R- & J, FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON. NEW AND RARE PLANTS 



Japanese Flowering Cherries 



We Americans are just beginning to appreciate the marvellous loveliness of the Flowering Cherries 

 which centuries of painstaking, beauty-loving Japanese have evolved from their native wildings. They are quick- 

 growing, very early-flowering trees, unbelievingly prohfic in flowers of enormous size and inexpressible delicacy 

 of habit and color. 



Avium al bo-plena. Handsome, medium-sized, orna- 

 mental tree bearing large, double white flowers. One of the 

 most beautiful flowering shade trees. 4 to 5 ft., $4.50 each. 



BenNHigan. Spring Cherry. Very early-blooming variety 

 with lovely, small, blush-pink flowers. A highly ornamental 

 dwarf-flowering tree. 4 to 5 ft., $4.50 each. 



Kofugen (James H. Veilch). A tall, late-blooming variety 

 with charming, rosy red flowers freely produced. Useful as a 

 specimen, ornamental lawn tree. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



Kwanzan (Sekizan). This showy variety forms a spreading, 

 bushy tree if given room to develop. The flowers are borne in 

 drooping clusters, are very large and double, and deep old-rose 

 in color. A rare variety. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



Pink Tree, Double. Ornamental flowering tree of 

 medium height, invaluable for shade planting, with double 

 flowers of a most pleasing shade of pink. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



Shidare-Higan (P.subhirtellapendula). Weeping Cherry. 

 One of the earhest of all Flowering Cherries, bearing deep pink, 

 single blooms in the greatest profusion. The gracefully arch- 

 ing branches droop almost to the ground and the flowers are 

 produced before the leaves appear in spring. 2-yr. heads, 

 grafted on 5 to 6-ft. stems, $7.50 each. 



YedoenSIS. YosMno cherry. A splendid, quick-growing 

 sort, covered early in the season with fragrant, double flowers, 

 in color, pure pink shading to blush-white. Eventually forms a 

 spreading crown more than 50 feet through. 4 to 5 ft., $4.50 each. 



New Hardy Asters 



Farquhar's New and Rare 

 Hardy Perennials 



For complete list of Hardy Perennial Plants, see pages 111 to 130 



NEW HARDY ASTERS 



The twelve new varieties of Hardy Asters we offer below have been propagated 

 from stock imported from Europe where in recent years the Hardy Aster has received 

 great attention. We have selected the following twelve sorts for their exceptional 

 merit. Visitors at our Nurseries in Dedham during September and October were 

 enthusiastic over this wonderful collection. 



Barr's Pink. Of the Novse-Anglise type, growing from 4 to 5 feet high. Flowers 

 bright pink in color. 

 Belgian Queen. Large, pure lavender flowers on loosely branching sprays. 



• Brigiitest and Best. Large clusters of single bright lavender-pink flowers, 

 the most brilliant. 

 Dainty. Masses of light pink flowers of medium size. Very showy. 

 Grace Sweet. Large, light blue flowers. Very distinct and beautiful. 

 Little Boy Blue. A charming variety with bright blue, semi-double flowers. 



the earliest to bloom. 

 Louvain. Delicate light pink flowers in large panicles. Very free-flowering. 

 Mallnes. A lovely shade of clear blue, with golden central disk. 

 Mother of Pearl. Of strong, branching habit, and bears profusely large, pale mauve 



blooms, shading to white at the centre, giving a pearly mauve effect. 

 Royal Blue. Large flowers of rich purplish blue, with golden yellow central disk. 

 Sam Banham. Pure white with yellow centre; very large trusses. 

 Wonder of Colwall. Very large, semi-double flowers of clear lavender. 

 Any of the above Hardy Asters, 60 cts. each; $5.00 for 10 



Collection: One plant each of above 12 varieties for $5.50 



Collection: One plant each of 6 of above varieties, our selection, for 2.75 



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