R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 



FARQUHAR'S SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 



Amaryllis Hippeastrum, New Hybrids. 



AMARYLLIS. 



ACHIMENES. 



Profuse blooming tender perennials for greenhouse or conservatory 

 decoration during Summer. The scaly tubers should be potted in the early 

 Spring in a compost of turfy loam, leaf mould and sand. They should be 

 grown in a moist, warm temperature, shaded from the sun until they begin 

 to bloom, when they should be kept cooler to prolong the duration of the 

 flowers. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



These grand new seedlings were raised in New England by a 

 noted hybridizer and far surpass the older varieties in size and 

 beauty of bloom. The plants are very \'igorou3 in growth and 

 exceedingly free-flowering. 

 Magnifica. Tall, with magnificent flowers of skj' blue with white 



throat. 

 Swansoni. ]\Iauve, mottled blue with a white throat. 

 Dainty Queen. Pure white with lavender eye. 

 Supreme. Mammoth flowers of hght blue, white eye. 



Per doz., $1.50; per 100, $12.00. 



STANDARD VARIETIES. {Home-grown Bulbs.) 

 Margherita. Pure wliite, large-flowered. 

 Ambroise Verschaffelt. ^^Tiite veined with lilac. 

 Galathea Improved. Violet, large-flowered. Per doz., SI. 35; 

 per 100, $10.00. 



ACIDANTHERA. 



Bicolor. A valuable bulbous plant for greenhouse or open 

 ground. Each flower stalk produces from four to eight widely 

 e.xpanded fragrant flowers, of creamy white color with broad 

 violet-maroon blotches. The flowers are very lasting and being 

 borne on long stems are excellent for bouquets and table decora- 

 tions. The bulbs should be treated hke GladioU. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



AGAPANTHUS. (African Lily.) 



Handsome Summer and Autumn flowering plants, throwing 

 up large umbels of twenty to thirty blossoms. They should be 

 grown in pots or tubs, in sandy soil well enriched. The 

 plants should be di^•ided before the.y become overcrowded 

 in the pot or tub. They are particularly suitable for piazza or 

 terrace decoration, and may also be forced in the greenhouse. 



Culture. The bulbs should be placed where they will be always slightly moist and warm- 

 under the benches of a greenhouse, for example; do not pot up the bulbs before the 

 flower buds appear; when first potted give very little water and promote growth by giving 

 moderate bottom heat. 



Hippeastrum. New Hybrids. (Viitata.) The finest race of Amaryllis 

 in cultivation; exceeding, in the size and fine form of their flowers as well 

 as in the diversity of colors and markings, all former hybrids. The seg- 

 ments are of nearly uniform size, giving the flowers a regular trumpet 

 form. Sl.OO each; $10.00 per doz. 



Belladonna major. {Belladonna Lily.) A free-flowering fragrant variety. 

 The flowers, which are white, flushed and tipped with deep rose, are borne 

 on stems 2 to 2^ ft. high. Extra large bulbs. 25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. ; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Equestris. Scarlet, with broad white stripes, extending from the throat 

 to half way up the segments. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



FormosiSSima. {Jacobean Lily.) Dark crimson. 20 cts. each; $1.75 per 

 doz. $12.00 per 100. _ 



Hallii. Hall's Amarylhs, now known as Lycoris squamigera. A rare bul- 

 bous plant with attractive fohage and bright flowers. Rosy lilac, fragrant, 

 .3 or 4 inches across, flowers in August. The foliage appears in Spring, 

 disappears in June, and is foUowed two months later by the naked flowers. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Johnsoni. {Barhadoes Spice Lily.) Enormous bright crimson flowers 

 with a white stripe through each segment; magnificent. 50 cts. each; 

 $5.00 per doz. 



Lutea. Sternbergiq, {Mount Etna Lily.) Bright golden-yellow; hardy if 

 well covered during the Winter. {Cannot supply.) • 



Vallota purpurea. {Scarborough Lily.) A beautiful free-flowering Summer 

 and Autumn blooming Amaryllis producing strong spikes of brilliant scarlet 

 flowers. If a number of bulbs are planted in a 10-inch pot they form very 

 decorative plants for the piazza or lawn. They also make excellent house 

 plants. 85 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; 



Zephyranthes. Beautiful dwarf bulbous plants; very eflfective for plant- 

 ing in masses in May and flowering with great profusion during the Sum- 

 mer. 



Rosea. Beautiful rose-pink flowers, three to four inches across. 10 cts. 



each; 85 cts. per doz.; $6..50 per 100. 

 Candida. {Fairy Lily.) Pure white, delicately scented. 5 cts. each; 

 50 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Umbellatus. 

 Umbellatus 

 doz. 



Fine blue. 30 cts. 

 albus. T^hite. 30 



each; $3.00 per doz. 

 cts. each; $3.00 per 



Amaryllis zephyranthes rosea. 



