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



FARQUHAR'S SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 



Amaryllis Hippeastrum, New Hybrids. 



AMARYLLIS. 



CultUrG. 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 httle water and promote growth by giNOng mod- 

 erate bottom heat. 



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

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

 as in the diversity of colors and markings, all former hj'brids. The se^r- 

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

 form. 75 cts. each; $8.00 per doz.; $60.00 per 100, 



Belladonna major. {Belladonna Ldly.) 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. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $12.00 per 100.' 



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

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



Formosissima. {Jacobean Ldly.) Dark crimson. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Hallii. HaU's Amaryllis, now known as Lycoris squamigera. A rare bul- 

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

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

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

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



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

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

 $5.00 per doz. ; .«35.00 per 100. 



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

 well covered during the winter. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 



Vallota purpurea. (Scarborough Lily. ) A beautiful free-flowering summer 

 and autumn blooming AmarylHs producing strong spikes of brilliant scarlet 

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

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

 pkints. 25 cts. each; .$2..50 per doz.; .?20,00 per 100. 



Zephyranthes. Beautiful dwarf bulbous plants; very effective 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; 65 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

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

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



ACHIMENES. 



Profuse blooming tender perennials for greenhouse or con- 

 servatory decoration during summer. The scaly tubers should 

 be potted in the early spring in a compost of turfy loam, leaf 

 mould and sand. Thej^ 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. The colors comprise white, shades of hlac, mauve and 

 red. 



Celestial, white and hlac; yellow centre; Dazzle, bright 

 vermilion; Edmund Bossier, white striped lilac; Haa^- 

 eana, hlac, white centre; Ingramii, red; Longiflora, 

 clear blue, hght centre; Louis van Houtte, blue; Marguer- 

 ite, pure white; Patens major, mauve and violet; Unique, 

 violet-red, yellow centre. 



Each of the above separate colors, $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Mixed Varieties. All colors. 75 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR. 



A valuable bulbous plant for greenhouse or open ground. 

 Each flower stalk produces from four to eight widely expanded 

 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 decorations. 

 The bulbs should be treated like Gladioli. 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. Thej' should be 

 grown in pots or tubs, in rich sandj^ soil well enriched. The 

 plants should be divided before they become overcrowded 

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

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



UmbellatUS. Fine blue. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz, 

 Umbellatus albus. White. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Amaryllis zephyranthes rosea. 



