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



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7762 



7765 



7768 



7770 



7775 

 7776 

 7780 

 7785 

 7790 



7800 

 7805 



7810 



7812 

 7815 



7820 



7825 

 7826 



7830 



SUNFLOWER. 



Maximiliana. Flowers clear yellow with several rows of large Pkt. 



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



6 ft ioz., .50 .10 



Orgyalis. A tall-growing variety, with medium-sized single 



golden-yellow flowers during September (Crop failed.) 

 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. Ij ft. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



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

 plant with very large flowers, and containing many attractive 

 shades. Oz., .S2.00; \ oz., .60; 



Superb Mixed. In great variety. . . . Oz., .S1.25; i oz., .40; 



Farquhar's Pink Beauty. Salmon i oz., .75; 



Farquhar's Scarlet Beauty. Bright scarlet ... -J- oz., .75; 



Dark Crimson. Rich dark shade . . . Oz., .60; i oz., .20; 



White. Excellent for cut flowers . . . Oz., .60; \ oz., .20; 



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



Oz., $1.00; i oz., .35; 



Double Fine Mixed. J oz., .50; 



TEUCRIUM Chamsedrys. Fine hardy plant for the herbaceous 

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



THALICTRUM Adiantifolium. A graceful plant with finely 

 cut foliage resembling the Maidenhair fern; extensively used 

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



Dipterocarpum. Graceful species with pretty rosy-purple 

 flowers. 2 ft. ... ... ... ... ... ... 



THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. A tall growing hardy perennial 

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

 pea-shaped flowers. June. 5 feet. ... ... ... ... 



TRITOMA Hybrida Express. The earliest of all the Pkt. 

 Tritomas, producing an abundance of elegant orange- 

 scarlet flowers. 3 to 4 ft. . . . ... ... .... 20 



Uvaria Grandiflora. Scarlet and orange-yellow flow- 

 ers. Aug. to Oct. 4 ft ^ oz., .75; .15 



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

 to bloom from June to October. The colors embrace 

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

 feet. 



TROLLIUS Europseus. Globe Flower. A large 

 flowered variety of the buttercup with bright yellow 



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Sweet William. 



.25 



7845 VALERIAN Red. Valeriana Rubra. Old-fashioned 

 perennial, adapted to wild gardens or large rockeries. 



2 ft. ioz.,.15; 



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7850 

 7852 



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

 Officinalis. Hardy Garden Heliotrope. Large trusses 



.25 



7855 



7860 



globular flowers 2 ft. 



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Stokesia Cvanea. 



of pale pink flowers; fragrant. June. 4 ft. j oz., .Vo; 



VERBASCUM Olympicum. Mullein. Large white 

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



i oz., .30; 

 Panosum. Stately plant with large woolly leaves 

 and dense spikes of sulphur-yellow flowers. 6 ft. 



I oz., .25; 



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. I5 ft. 

 7880 Rosea. Bright rose-colored flowers. I5 ft. (Crop failed.) 

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



VIOLET. Viola Odorala. 

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

 fragrant and quite hardy. 



7890 The Czar. Very large, dark blue. 



7895 White Czar. Pure white, large flowers. 



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



7905 Odorata Mixed. Shades of blue and white ^ oz., .50: 



Viola Cornuia, see Pansics, Nos. 3275-3310. 



WALLFLOWER. 



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

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

 in a cool gi'eenhouse, or thej' may be kept in cold frames and bloomed in 

 the spring and early summer. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



791. "i Blood Red. Rich color. 



7920 Primrose Yellow. Fine hght shade 



792.i Mixed. Shades of yellow and red. 



792(1 Collection of 8 varieties, separate. Our selection 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 

 79.).'5 Double Mixed. Splendid branching varieties. ... 



Annual Wallflower, see Nos. 4730-4742. 

 7940 YUCCA fllamentosa. Adam's Needle. Splendid hardy plants for shrub- 

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

 with thread-like filaments on their edges. 4 ft. . . . 



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