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The Camborne / Redruth / Hayle Gazette April 2017


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Exhibition explores the rich daffodil heritage in Cornwall


By STEPHANIE GREATOREX


AN exhibition exploring the history of Corn- wall’s daffodil industry is being staged by the Archives and Cornish Studies Service. ‘Dazzling Daffodils’ features material from Cornish archives, including items never seen on public display. Among a range of photos and documents from the Cornwall Record Of- fice, the Cornish Studies Library, Penlee House and Falmouth Spring Flower Show archive is material borrowed from the La- narth archive. Lanarth, in St Keverne, was once home to P D Williams, Cornwall’s ‘Daffodil King’ in the 1920s and 1930s. Mr Williams, a cousin of J C Williams of Caerhays, was famed for the daffodils he bred and his variations sold – and still sell today – across the world. The archive contains evidence of the inter- national interest in daffodils between the First and Second World Wars, with Ameri- can invoices being paid in gold after the 1929 Wall Street Crash, and pictures and certifi- cates showing P D Williams’ success in Dutch flower shows. Also on display are wa- tercolours of some of P D Williams’ daffodils. Chloe Phillips, learning lead for the ser- vice, said: ‘We are delighted to be displaying such a seasonal exhibition this year and are particularly excited to show some of P D Williams’ amazing personal archive for the first time. Research for the exhibition has also uncovered photos and treasures from our own collections, so we really hope people embrace this celebration of a different type of Cornish gold.’


A WATERCOLOUR of the narcissus variety ‘Ozan’, painted by Frank Galsworthy. Picture courtesy of the Lanarth Archive


The exhibition runs at the Cornish Studies


Library in Redruth until Saturday, April 15, during library opening hours.


DAFFODIL pickers carrying their fully laden baskets of the flowers. Outs Tea


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DAFFODIL pickers at work near Wadebridge, North Cornwall, in 1968. Pictures above and below courtesy of the Cornish Studies Library


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