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SEEDS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



ABUTILON. Chinese Bell-Flower or Flowering Maple. 

 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. 

 5330 Farquhar's Choice Hybrids. Saved from a splen- 

 did collection, the colors include shades of white, Pkt. 

 yellow, pink, and crimson. . ... ... ... .25 



ACACIA. 



Tender shrubs with graceful foliage and beautiful 

 racemes of flowers. 8 to 10 ft. The seeds should 

 be soaked in hot water before being sown. 

 5340 Armata. Yellow, very handsome. ... ... .15 



5345 Baileyana. Long sprays of bright yellow flowers 



which are excellent for cutting. This variety is of 

 rapid growth, and good flowering plants may be had 

 the second year from seeds. ... ... .... 15 



5346 Dealbata. Silver-Wattle. A charming species with 



large silvery fern-like foliage. Flowers bright yellow 



and sweetly scented. ... ... ... .... 15 



5350 Floribunda. A popular variety with lovely orange- c> 



red flowers ... ... ... ... ... . . . \& 



5355 Lophantha Superba. Flowers yellow, delicate green 



foliage. ... . . ... ... ... ... 10 



ACHIMENES. 



5360 Profuse blooming tuberous-rooted greenhouse plants 

 valuable for pots or hanging baskets. The flowers 

 vary considerably in size, and are of the most bril- 

 liant colors. 1 to 2 feet 



Finest Mixed. 50 



AGATHEA. 

 5365 Ccelestis. Blue Daisy. Tender perennial with pretty 



blue daisy-like flowers. 1 ft. ... ... .... 15 



5367 Ccelestis 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 ... ... .25 



AMARYLLIS. 

 6370 Hippeastrum New Hybrids. The largest a,nd 

 finest race of Amarylhs, with immense flowers varying 

 in color from salmon to deep crimson, generally striped 

 and feathered with white ... ... ... .... 50 



5372 ANGELONIA GRANDIFLORA ALBA. A pretty and 

 graceful greenhouse perennial, flowering the first season 

 from seed. The compact plants are covered with pure 

 white flowers throughout the winter months. Fine Pkt. 

 plant for conservatory decoration. 15 in. ... .25 



5375 . ARALIASIEBOLDL FatsiaJaponica. Elegant green- 

 house shrub, with large glossy leaves. 3 ft. New 

 seeds are not ready before March or April. ... ... .25 



ASPARAGUS. 

 5380 Plumosus Nanus. 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; .25 

 5385 Sprengeri. Drooping variety, invaluable for sus- 

 pended baskets or table decoration. The fronds fre 

 quently measuring 3 to 4 ft. in length. .. . Oz., $1.00; -25 

 5.386 ' BROWALLIA JAMESONI. Slreplosolon. An ex- 

 cellent winter-flowering vine, with bright orange tubu- 

 lar-shaped flowers. Very showy as a pot plant 50 



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. First size packet, .11.00 



5395 Second size packet .. ... ... ... ... .50 



BEDDING VARIETIES. Half-hardy perennials. 



5400 Rugosa or Shrubby Mixed. Charming bedding 

 plants for partial shade or slightly moist situations. 

 The colors range from yellow to brown. 



5402 Golden Glory. A hardy hybrid variety with large 

 rich yellow flowers. Useful as a greenhouse plant. . . . 



5405 Rugosa Yellow. Well-known bedding variety 



5407 The Bronze Age. A showy variety carrying loose 

 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. 



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Calceolaria Farquhar's Perfection. (Plants from Farquhar's Seeds grown by Mr. J. Canning, Ardsley, W.Y.) 



