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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. 



FARQUHAR'S HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS. 



Fop Complete List See Our Garden Annual. 



Aquilegia. Farquhar's Giant Long-Spurred Hybrids. 



5925 ACHILLEA ptarmica. The PearL One of the finest 

 perennials, blooming all Summer; the flowers are borne 

 in clusters on long stems, and are of purest white. I5 ft. Pkt. 



1-16 oz., SI. 50; .25 

 ACONITUM. (Monkshood.) Hardy perennials with showy 

 spikes of hood-shaped flowers; invaluable for planting in 

 shady beds or borders. 



5935 napellus. Large dark blue flowers. August and Septem- 

 ber. 3 ft. i oz., $.75; .15 



6945 pyrenaicum. Flowers large, pure yellow. 3 ft. .. .15 



5946 Wilsoni. Light blue flowers in large trusses; very late. 4ft .25 



5965 AGROSTEMMA coronaria atrosanguinea. (Mullein 

 Pink. I An old-fashioned perennial with silvery-white 

 foliage and dark crimson flowers; June to August. 2 ft. 



i oz., S.35; .10 



5970 coronaria alba. Similar to the preceding; with white 



flowers. i oz., .35; .10 



5972 Flos-Jovis. (Flower of Jove.) Deep pink. 1 ft. i oz., .40; .10 



5985 ALYSSUM. saxatile eompactum. (Gold Dust.) Valuable 

 hardy perennial of speading gi"owth, producing masses of 

 bright yellow flowers in Spring. 9in. ... i o^-. -35; .10 



5990 saxatile Silver Queen. A new variety with, lovely pale 



lemon-colored blossoms. 9 in. ... ... ... .25 



6006 ANCHUSA. italica Dropmore Variety. A grand im- 

 provement on the type. The plants are more vigorous 

 in growth with larger flowers of a lovely shade of gentian 

 blue; June to September. 3 to 4 ft. ... i oz., .25; .25 



6008 

 6015 



6130 



6135 

 6145 



6030 



6032 

 6040 

 6045 

 6050 

 6060 



6065 



6067 

 6070 



6075 



6095 



6115 



6120 



6170 

 6180 

 6185 

 6190 



6205 



6"210 



6230 



6235 

 6245 



6250 

 6255 

 6260 



6262 

 6265 



6268 



ANCHUSA.— Continued. 



italica Opal. Large, pale blue flowers ; very beautiful ; June 

 to August. 3 to 4ft i oz., SI. 00; 



ANTHEMIS tinetoria Kelwayi. A greatly improved 

 strain of this handsome perennial with bright yellow daisy- 

 like flowers; June to September. IJ ft. | oz., .40 



ARABIS alpina. (Rock Cress.) Very early-flowering 

 hardy perennial with erect spikes of pure white flowers; 

 valuable for edgings and rockeries. 6 to 9 in. J in., .50; 



ARMERIA formosa. (Thrift or Sea Pink.) A pretty edg- 

 ing plant with deep pink flowers; May to September. 1 ft. 



ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. (Butterfly-u-eed.) One of the finest 

 native perennials with compact umbels of brilliant orange- 

 red flowers. Invaluable for border or shrubbery groups; 

 July and August. 2 ft. 



AQUILEGIA. {ColuynUne.) 



Farquhar's Giant Long-spurred Hybrids. These hy- 

 brids comprise the best and brightest colors as well as 

 many new and beautiful combinations of charming and 

 striMng contrasts in the same flower. This strain includes 

 shades of blue, lavender, pink, scarlet, yellow and white of 

 the large-flowered and long-spurred forms. 2 ft. ioz.,S1.50; 



Selected Hybrids Mixed. A beautiful strain of Colimi- 

 bines, comprising many colors, i oz., SI. 25; ^ oz., S.75; 



californica hybrida. Petals golden-yellow, sepals and 

 spurs crimson; magnificent. 2 ft. | oz., SI. 25; 



canadensis. The small scarlet and yellow native species. 



i oz., Sl.OO; 



chrysantha. Pale yellow, long-spurred flowers. 2 ft. 



i oz., SI. 50; 



coerulea. (Rocky Mountain Columbine.) Exqmsite va- 

 riety with pale blue and white flowers; long spurs. 3 ft. 



5 oz., SI. 50; 



coerulea White. (Rocky Mountain White Columbine.) 

 The best long-spurred white ... ... ... ... 



Farquhar's Pink. Beautiful pink long-spurred flowers. 3 ft. 



glandulosa. Dark Jjlue -n-ith white corolla, flowers 3 in. 

 across. A superb sort. 1 ft. . . . ... ... ... 



Haylodgensis. (Coerulea hybrida.) Large-flowered hybrids 

 with long spurs; shades of blue, white and yellow. 3 ft. 



Skinneri. (Mexican Columbine.) Large scarlet and yel- 

 low flowers; long spurs. 2 ft. | oz., Sl.OO; 



Farquhar's Double Hybrids Mixed. Our selection con- 

 tains only the finest forms of the double Columbine. 



i oz., Sl.OO; 



Single Mixed. In great variety ... i oz., .75; 



ASTER. {Michaelmas Daisy.) 



These showy hardy perennials are easily raised from seeds 

 and if sown early in Spring are likely to bloom the follow- 

 ing Autumn. They may also be sown from May to July. 



alpinus. Purple, large yellow centre. 1ft. ... ... 



bessarabieus. Large, purple flowers. 2 ft 



Novae angliae. Mixed. 4 It. 



ptarmieoides. Distinct variety with pure white flowers; 



Pkt. 



.25 



10 



.10 

 .10 



.15 



useful for cutting. 1| 

 New Hybrids Mixed. 



ft. 

 Many beautiful shades. 



i oz., ./o; 



2 to 3 ft. 

 oz., Sl.OO; 



compact; 



AUBRETIA deltoidea grandiflora. Very 

 flowers lavender-blue. Spring flowering. 4 in. ... 



BOLTONIA asteroides. One of the showiest of our native 

 perennials closely resembling and allied to the hardy 

 Asters; flowers pure white. August and September. 6 ft. 



latisquama. Flowers pink, sUghtly tinged with lavender; 

 finest of the section. August and September. 5 ft. ... 



CALLIRHOE verticillata. (Poppy Mallow.) Elegaift 

 hardy Mallow of easy culture and spreading growth, bloom- 

 ing all Summer; large crimson Linum-Uke flowers. 1^ ft. 



J oz., S.50; 



CAMPANULA. (Bell Flower.) 



carpatica. (Carpathian Blue Bell.) Neat hardy perennial 

 gromng in compact tufts; flowers clear blue; in bloom all 

 Summer; splendid for mixed borders. 8 in. } oz., .50; 



carpatica alba. (White Carpathian Bell.) White. 



. i oz., .50; 



Campanula grandiflora, see Platycodon. 7430-7440. 



glomerata. (Clustered Bell-flower.) Dense clusters of fun- 

 nel-shaped violet-blue flowers. July and August. 1^ ft. 



i oz., Sl.OO; 



glomerata dahurica. Deep violet-blue, large truss. IJ ft. 



grandis. (Great Bell-flower.) Large saucer-shaped violet: 

 blue flowers. H ft. ... ... ... ... ... 



lactiflora coerulea. A handsome variety with flowers in 

 loose heads, pale lilac, shaded white; July and August. 3 ft 



i oz., Sl.OO; 



.50 

 .25 

 .25 

 .15 

 .15 



.25 



.25 

 .25 



.25 



.20 



.25 



.25 

 .10 



.15 

 .10 

 .15 



.15 



.25 



.25 



.25 

 .25 



,10 



.10 

 .10 



.15 

 .15 



.25 



.25 



