BULBS, PLANTS, SEEDS, AND SUNDRIES. 



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SCHIZOSTYLIS. 



CocciXEA. {Kaffir Lily or Crimson Flag.') An excellent half-hardy plant for winter forcing, with long 

 slender Gladiolus-like spikes of deep-scarlet flowers. The bulbs are usually planted in the open ground in 

 spring, taken up in autumn, potted, and placed in the greenhouse, where they will bloom for months. Ready for 

 delivery in iVovemder. Per dozen, 50 cents; per 100, $3.00. 



SNOWFLAKE. {Leucojum.) 



The Snowflakes produce flowers like monstrous Snowdrops on stems about a foot high. They arc perfectly 

 hardy and have the odor of Violets. 



Per Do/-. Per loo. 



Spring Sxowflake. (/.. Vemum.) White, drooping flowers $0.30 $2.00 



Summer Snowfi.ake. (Z. ^-Eslivnm.) White .40 2.50 



SP[R.E:A. {Ast/lbe.) 



READY FOR DELIXERV IN NOVEMBER. 



If ordered sent by /nail, add 10 cents for postage. 



Each. PerDoz. Per 100. 

 Japonica. One of the best plants 



for winter and spring forcing. 



Its rich, dark-green, fern-like 



foliage is surmounted with a 



profusion of pure white flowers, 



rising in erect feathery panicles 



of long duration. It is equally 



valuable as a decorative pot 



plant and for cutting. Being 



perfectly hardy, it succeeds well 



in the open garden, blooming 



early in summer. Large clumps $0.10 $1.00 $5.00 

 CoMPACTA MuLTiFLORA. {Grand- 



ifora.) A variety of japonica 



of compact growth, and the 



flowers somewhat larger; ex- 

 cellent for forcing 10 i.oo 6.00 



AsTiLBOiDES Floribunda. The 



habit of growth is dwarf, with 



erect, long flower sprays of pur- 

 est white in delicately formed 



panicles; a very graceful plant .15 1.50 

 Hybrida Gladstone, lYew . . .25 2.50 

 Hybrida Washington, A^e2u . .25 2.50 



8.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 



Spiraea Japonica. 



These new Spiraeas, " Gladstone " and " Washington," were awarded the Silver Banksian Medal at the Temple 

 Show, London, May, 1899. They are vastly superior to all former sorts for forcing. They bloom profusely; the 

 flowers are feathery and of snowy whiteness, borne on erect stems 18 inches in height. 



Each. Per Doz. Per 100. 

 Aurea Reticulata. The dark-green leaves are veined with golden yellow; flowers 



white; a charming plant for forcing and outdoor cultivation $0.20 $1.50 $8.00 



Pai.MATA. a beautiful hardy variety, with large, rosy crimson, feathery flowers; very 



elegant when forced 15 1,25 7.00 



SPARAXIS. 



Chjirming little bulbous plants for pot culture in the conservatory or window, closely resembling Lxias, but 

 dwarfer and more compact. Eight to twelve bulbs may be planted in a six-inch bulb-pan, covering them one inch. 



Choice Named Sorts, the most beautiful grown 

 Choice Sorts, Mixed, in great variety . . . 



Per Doz. 



Per 100. 



$0.30 



$2.00 



.15 



.75 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co.: Fairlawn, Newport, R.L, Jan. 6. 



Gentlemen : — The bulbs you sent me were remarkably fine. The Lily-of-the-Valley was the best I have ever 

 seen, producing 13 to 14 1)ells on a spike. Everything sent was highly satisfactory. 



Yours very truly, Harry J. Westley, 



Gardener for I. T. Burden, Esq. 



