R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. 
SEEDS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
ABUTILON. (Chinese Bell-Flower or Flowering Maple.) Pkt. 
5330 
— 5840 
5345 
—-5346 
5350 
5355 
— §360 
5365 
5367 
5370 
Perpetual flowering greenhouse shrubs of easiest culti- 
vation, and invaluable for Summer bedding or conserva- 
tory decoration. Seeds sown in March produce flower- 
ing plants the first season. 3 to 4 ft. 
Farquhar’s Choice Hybrids. Saved from a splendid 
collection, the colors include shades of walle, yellow, 
pink and crimson .... 
ACACIA. 
Tender shrubs with graceful foliage and beautiful ra- 
cemes of flowers. 8 to 10 ft. The seeds should be 
soaked in hot water before being sown. 
armata. Yellow, very handsome 
Baileyana. Long sprays of bright yellow nomen 
which are excellent for cutting. This variety is of rapid 
growth, and good flowering plants may be had the sec- 
ond year from seeds .. 
dealbata. (Silver-Wattle.) A charming species with 
large: silvery fern-like foliage. Flowers bright yellow 
and sweetly scented 
floribunda. A popular variety with lovely ‘orange-red 
flowers 
lophantha superba. Flowers yellow, delicate ereen 
foliage ae Rae ace Hao Sve 
ACHIMENES. 
Profuse blooming tuberous-rooted greenhouse plants 
valuable for pots or hanging baskets. The flowers vary 
considerably in size, and are of the most brilliant 
colors. 1 to 2 ft. 
Finest mixed see pe: Sore aes hier 
AGATHEA. 
ceelestis. (Blue Daisy.) Tender perennial with pretty 
blue daisy-like flowers. 1 ft. 
celestis Farquhar’s Giant. A ‘great improvement 
on the type, the plants being more vigorous and pro- 
ducing much larger flowers, makes an excellent pot plant 
for conservatory decoration ee rar ms 
AMARYLLIS. 
Hippeastrum. New Hybrids. The largest and finest 
race of Amaryllis, with immense flowers varying in color 
from salmon to deep crimson, generally striped and 
feathered with white is sete ests a 
Calceolaria Farquhar’s Perfection. Plants from Farquhar’s Seeds grown by Mr. a Canning, Ardsley, N. Y.) 
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5372 ANGELONIA grandiflora alba. A pretty and grace- Pkt. 
ful greenhouse perennial, flowering the first season 
from seed. The compact plants are covered with pure 
white flowers throughout the Winter months. Fine 
plant for conservatory decoration. 15 in. 
5375 ARALIA Sieboldi. (Fatsia Japonica.) Elegant green- 
house shrub, with large glossy leaves. 3 ft. New 
seeds are not ready before March or April 
ASPARAGUS. 
5380 plumosusnanus. An excellent pot plant for conserva- 
tory decoration or for cutting, on account of its very 
graceful, finely cut foliage. It will remain fresh in water 
three or four weeks after being cut. 100 seeds, $1.00; 
5385 Sprengeri. Drooping variety, invaluable for suspended 
baskets or table decoration. The fronds frequently 
measuring 3 to 4 ft. in length pats Oz., $1.00; 
5386 BROWALLIA Jamesoni. (Streptosolon.) An excel- 
lent Winter-flowering vine, with bright orange tubular- 
shaped flowers. Very showy as a pot plant .. fae 00 
For other Browallias, see Nos. 1400-1406. 
CALCEOLARIA. Greenhouse Annuals. 
Our strains of Calceolaria have a wide reputation. They are the 
result of constant selection and cross-fertilization of the best. flowers 
and no pains are spared to maintain their excellence. The-flowers 
are of large size, of rich and varied colors, including self-colors, 
spotted, blotched and laced. 
5390 Farquhar’s Perfection Mixed. Large packet, $1.00 
5395 Small packet ene ee ee ae SOO) 
5396 profusa Clibrani. Another remarkable hybrid of ex- 
tremely light and graceful habit, bearing its large sprays Pkt. 
of rich golden-yellow flowers most profusely 75 
5397 Veitchii. A new hybrid variety for conservatory dee 
oration. The plants attain a height of about 3 feet and 
are of sturdy growth with quite large Ey woute 
flowers : ..1.00 
5407 “The Bronze Age. 2 A Showy, wench carrying tages: 
branching heads of mahogany-bronze flowers. As a 
greenhouse plant it is invaluable for its glorious color- 
ing and length of time it continues in bloom . OO 
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