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FARQUHAR'S HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR PRESENT SOWING 



For Complete List See Our Garden Annual 



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 September. Pkt. 

 3 ft ioz., .50; » .15 



5945 Pyrenaicum. Flowers large, pure yellow. 3 ft.. .15 



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

 5955 ADONIS Vernalis. One of the best spring flowering peren- 

 nials; large yellow blossoms. 1 ft J- oz., .25; 10 



5965 AGROSTEMMA Coronaria Atrosanguinea. (Mullein 



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

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



1 oz.. .25; .10 



5970 Coronaria Alba. Similar to the preceding; with white 



flowers i oz., .25; .10 



5972 Flos-Jovis. (Flower of Jove.) Deeppink. 1ft. J oz., .30; .10 



5985 ALYSSUM. Saxtile Compactum. (Cold Diisl). Valuable 

 hardy perennial of spreading gro^vth, producing masses of 

 bright yellow flowers in spring. 9 in J-oz.,.25; .10 



5990 Saxatile Silver Queen. A new variety with lovely pale 



lemon-colored blossoms 9 in J oz., .60; .25 



6005 ANCHUSA. Italica. A popular sort with dark blue 



flowers resembling Borage. June to August. Excellent 



for bees i oz., .60; .\Q 



6006 Italica Dropmore Variety. A grand improvement 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 ■;- oz., .40; .25 



6015 ANTHEMIS Tinctoria Kelwayi. A greatly improved strain 

 of this handsome perennial with bright yellow daisy-like 

 flowers; June to September. 1 ^ f t J- oz., .30; .10 



5925 ACHILLEA Ptarmica, The Pearl. One of the finest peren- 

 nials, blooming all Summer; the flowers are borne in clus- 

 ters on long stems, and are of purest white. 1 \ ft. .25 



6130 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. Oz., $1.00; J oz., .30- 10 



6135 A'RMEklA Maritima. (Thrifl or Sea Pink.) A pretty edg- 

 ing plant with deep pink flowers; May to Septeinber. 1 ft. 10 



6145 ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. (BuUerfly-weed.) 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 J oz., .50; .15 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 



6030 Farquhar's Giant Long-spurred Hybrids. These hybrids 



comprise the best and brightest colors as well as many new 



and beautiful combinations of charming and striking con- 

 , trasts 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. J oz., $1.25; .50 

 6032 Selected Hybrids Mixed. A beautiful strain of Columbines 



comprising many colors. Oz., $3.50; \ oz., $1.00; { oz., .60; .25 

 6040 Californica hybrida. Petals golden-yellow, sepals and spurs 



crimson; inagnificent. 2 ft } oz.. $1.25; .25 



6045 Canadensis. The small scarlet and yellow native species. 



4 oz., .75, .10 

 6050 Chrysantha. Pale yellow, long-spurred flowers. 2 ft. 



i oz., $1.00; .15 

 6060 Coerulea. (Rocky Mountain Columbine.) Exquisite variety 



with pale blue and white flowers, long spurs. 3 ft. 



} oz., $1.00; .25 

 6065 Coerulea White. (Rocky Mountain White Columbine.) The 



best long-sjiurred white 25 



6067 Farquhar's Pink. Beautiful pink long-spurred flowers. 3 ft. .25 

 6070 Glandulosa. Dark blue with white corolla, flowers 3 in. 



across. A superb sort. 1 ft 25 



6075 Haylodgensis. (Caerulea hybrida.) Large-flowered hybrids 



with long spurs; shades of blue, white and yellow. 3 ft. .20 

 6095 Skinneri. (Mexican Columbine ) Large scarlet and yellow 



flowers; long spurs. 2 ft J oz., .75; .25 



6115 Farquhar's Double Hybrids Mixed. Our selection, contains 



only the finest forms of the double Columbine. . \ oz., $1.00; .25 

 6120 Single Mixed. In great variety Oz., $1.50; .10 



ASTER {Michaelmas Daisy) 



These showy hardy perennials are easily raised from seeds and if 

 sown early in Spring are likely to bloom the following Autumn. They 

 inay also be sown from May to July. Pkt. 



6170 Alpinus. Purple, large yellow centre. 1 ft J- oz., .50; $ .15 



6185 Novae Angliae. Bright violet-purple. 4 ft i oz., $1.00; .15 



6190 Ptarmicoides. Distinct variety with pure white flowers; use- 

 ful for cutting, li ft i oz., .75; .15 



6195 Sub-coeruleus. A grand species from India, with giant 

 flowers mauve-colored with bold orange centre, borne on 

 long straight stems. The flowers are from two to three 

 inches in diameter, and the plants commence blooming 

 very early in the season. 2 ft j oz., .60; ^5 



Aquilegia. Farquhar's Giant Long-Spurred Hybrids 



ASTER.— (Continued) 



6205 New Hybrids Mixed. .Many beautiful shades. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 



k oz., $1.25; % .25 



6230 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. .25 



6235 Latisquama. Flowers pink, slightly tinged with lavender; 



finest of the section. August and September. 5 ft 25 



6245 CALLIRHOE Verticillata. (Poppy Mallow.) Elegant hardy 

 Mallow of easy culture and spreading growth blooming all 

 Summer; large crimson Linum-like flowers. 1 1 ft. i oz., .75; .10 



CAMPANULA {Bell-flower) 



6250 Carpatica. (Carpathian Blue Bell.) Neat hardy perennial 

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



Summer; splendid for mixed borders. 8 in } oz., .60; . 10 



6255 Carpatica Alba. (White Carpathian Bell.) White. 



-J oz., 60; .10 

 Campanula Grandifiora, see Platycodon. 7430-7440. 

 6260 Glomerata. (Clustered Bell-Jlower.) Dense clusters of funnel- 

 shaped violet-blue flowers. July and August. IJ ft. 



J oz., .75; .15 

 6262 Glomerata dahurica. Deep violet-blue, large truss. IJ ft. 



1-16 oz., $1.00; .15 

 6265 Grandis. (Creat Bell-Jlower .) Large saucer-shaped violet- 

 blue flowers. 1 i f t ...._. .15 



6268 Lactiflora coerulea. A handsome variety, with flowers in 

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



J oz., $1.25; .25 



