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R. & J. FARQUHAR & Co., BOSTON. 

 SPIRv^AS. {AsiUbe.) 



Ready in November. {By express or freight only.) 



NEW VARIETIES. 



The following Spiraeas or Astilbe Arendsii are most deco- 

 rative plants for the hardy border, forming massive clumps 

 with an abtmdance of flower spikes. They are also inval- 

 uable for pot culture. 



Rubens. New. This variety should prove a Each 1 Doz. 

 most valuable acquisition for forcing being 

 of strong growth and producing long featherjl 

 flower panicles of clear pink which color is' 

 retained when forced .|$o.40 j S4.50 



Brunhilde. Featherj^ panicles of creamv- 

 rose tinged with lilac 



Kremhieldi. Salmon-rose; beautiful 



Pink Pearl. Graceful spikes of pyramidajj 

 form; flowers delicate rose .... 



Salmon Queen. Flowers salmon-rose 



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STANDARD VARIETIES. 



Spiraea, Queen Alexandra. 



TRILLIUMS. {Wood Lily or Trinity Flower.) 



Very beautiful, hardy, native plants, dehghting in moist shady 

 situations. Height, one foot. 



Grandiflorum. {Giant American Wood Lily.) 

 Flowers pure white, changing to delicate rose 



Erectum. The common purple-flowered wood lily, 

 one of the earliest 



Erythrocarpum. Large white flowers . . . . 



Sessile Album. A very fine white variety from CaU- 

 fomia, having beautifully mottled leaves 



Sessile Rubra. Flowers reddish-purple .... 



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TROP/EOLUM. 



Charming climbing plant for pot cultivation in the conservatory 

 window; with delicate foliage and elegant flowers. The plants are 

 usually trained over balloon-shaped trellises. Plant three or four 

 bulbs in an eight-inch pot, covering them one and a half inches. 



Jarrattii. {Tricolorum.) Scarlet, yellow, and black. Each, 15 

 cents; per dozen, Si. 50; per 100, $12.00. 



VALLOTA PURPUREA. {The Scarborough Lily.) 



A beautiful free-flowering summer and autumn blooming Ama- 

 ryllis producing strong spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. If a number 

 of bulbs are planted in a lo-inch pot they form very decorative plants 

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

 25 cents; dozen, §2. 50; per 100, $20.00. 



WATSONIA. 



Ardernei. This new white variety was recently introduced from 

 South Africa and is likely to become very popular. The bulbs 

 resemble gladioli, sending up stems to a height of 3 to 4 feet, each 

 stem bearing about a dozen snow-white flowers. Fine for forcing 

 in the greenhouse or planting out doors in spring like the gladioli. 

 Each, 15 cents; dozen, $1-25; per 100, $9. 00. 



Japonica. One of the best plants 

 for winter and spring forcing. Its 

 rich, dark-green, fern-like foliage 

 is surmounted with a profusion 

 of pure white flowers, rising in 

 erect feathery panicles. Large 

 clumps 



Hybrida Gladstone. A large flowering varietj- 

 with immense trusses of snow-white flowers 

 borne on long stalks. Excellent for forcing and 

 as a cut-flower is unequalled 



Peach Blossom. A splendid new variety of branch- 

 ing habit with large sho'tty sprays of delicate pink 

 flowers, excellent for forcing 



Palmata. A beautiful hardy variety, -^-ith large, 

 rosy-crimson, feathery flowers; very elegant when 

 forced 



Queen Alexandra. A very beautiful variety produ- 

 cing dense compact spikes of clear pink flowers. 

 Awarded a Silver Medal by the Mass. Hort. 

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