R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS. 



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7755 



7765 



7768 



7770 

 7775 

 7776 

 7780 

 7785 

 7790 



7800 

 7805 



7810 



7812 



7815 



7820 



7825 

 7826 



SUNFLOWER. 



Maximiliana. Flowers clear yellow with several rows of large 

 ray petals and full centre; continues in bloom late in the Autumn. Pkt. 

 6ft. . • •■ ioz., .40; .10 



Rigidus. Fine native variety, with rich golden-yellow flowers; 

 valuable for cutting. ... ... ... ... ... .... 15 



Annual Varieties, see Nos. 4210-4255. 



SWEET WILLIAM. {Dianthus Barhatus.) 



Showy hardy biennials of easiest culture; admirable for clumps 

 among shrubs or borders. 1| ft. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Giant Mixed. A magnificent strain of this popular 

 plant with very large flowers, and containing many attractive Pkt. 



shades. ;. ... Oz., $2.00; J oz., .60; .25 



Superb Mixed. In great variety. ... Oz., $1.25; 1^ oz., .40; .10 



Farquhar's Pink Beauty. Salmon J oz., .75; .15 



Farquhar's Scarlet Beauty. Bright scarlet ... i oz., .75; .25 



Dark Crimson. Rich dark shade. ... Oz., .75; i oz., .25; .10 



White. Excellent for cut flowers. . . . Oz., .75; i oz., .25; . 10 



Giant Auricula-Eyed. Various colors with clearly defined eyes. 



Oz., $1.50; ioz., .50; .10 



Double Fine Mixed. Joz., .75;.15 



TEUCRIUM Chamsedrys. Fine hardy plant for the herbaceous 

 border; flowers purple. 9 inches. ... ... ... .... 15 



THALICTRUM Adiantifolium. A graceful plant with finely 

 cut foliage resembling the Maidenhair fern; e.xtensively used 

 for bouquets. June and July. 1 ft. ... ... .... 15 



Dipterocarpum. Graceful species with pretty rosy-purple 

 flowers. 2 ft. 25 



THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. A tall growing hardy perennial 

 with clover-like leaves, and magnificent spikes of golden-yellow 

 pea-shaped flowers. June. 5 ft. ... ... ... .... 25 



Sweet William. 



TRITOMA Hybrida Express. The earliest of all the 

 Tritomas, producing an abundance of elegant orange- 

 scarlet flowers. 3 to 4 ft. ... 



Uvaria Grandiflora. Scarlet and orange-yellow flow- 

 ers. Aug. to Oct. 4 ft. ... ... I oz., .75; 



Stark's Hybrids. A new perpetual-flowering race, said 

 to bloom from June to October. The colors embrace 

 yellows and salmons to deep crimson. Height, 2 to 4 

 feet. 



7830 



Pkt. 

 .20 



.15 



.25 



7845 



7850 



7855 



TROLLIUS Europseus. {Glohe Flower.) A large- 

 flowered variety of the buttercup with bright yellow Pkt. 

 globular flowers. 2 ft. ... ... j oz., .50; . 15 



VALERIAN Red. (Valeriana Rubra.) Old-fashioned 

 perennial, adapted to wild gardens or large rockeries. 



2 ft. i oz., .15; 



White. A white form of the preceding. j oz., .15; 



VERBASCUM Olympicum. (Mullein.) Large white 

 silvery foliage; grand spikes of yellow flowers. 5 ft. 



J oz., .50; 

 VERONICA. (Speedwell.) 

 Elegant hardy perennials of easy culture and thriving in any good soil. 



7865 Amethystina. . Light blue. 2 ft. 



7870 Longifolia. Long spikes of rich blue flowers. 2 ft 



7875 Incana. Lovely shade of violet. U ft. 



7885 Spicata. Showy spikes of bright blue flowers. ... 



VIOLET. (Viola Odoraia ) 

 The single varieties only can be raised from seeds; these however, are very 

 fragrant and quite hardy. 



7890 The Czar. Very large, dark blue 



7895 White Czar. Pure white, large flowers. 



7900 Semperflorens. Deep blue \ oz., .50; 



7905 Odorata Mixed. Shades of blue and white | oz., .50; 



Viola Comula, see Pansies, Nos. 3275-3310. 



WALLFLOWER. 



Half-hardy perennials of delicious fragrance. If sown in heat in March or 

 April good plants will be obtained for flowering during the following Winter 

 in a cool greenhouse, or they may be kept in cold frames and bloomed in 

 the Spring and early Summer. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



7915 Blood Red. Rich color. J oz., .35; 



7920 Primrose Yellow. Fine Ught shade i oz., .35; 



7925 Mixed. Shades of yellow and rod \ oz., .25; 



7926 Collection of 8 varieties, separate. Our selection 



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 15 

 20 



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10 



.10 

 05 



7935 Double Mixed. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Splendid branching varieties. ... 

 Annual Wallflower, see Nos. 4730-4742. 



I oz., S1.25; .25 



Stokesia Cyanea. 



7940 YUCCA fllaraentosa. (Adam's Needle.) Splendid hardy plants for shrub- 

 bery or lawn groups, with elegant spikes of creamy-white flowers; leaves 

 with thread-Uke filaments on their edges. 4 ft. ... ... ... .15 



