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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



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Farquhar's Prize Mixed Canterbury Bells 



HARDY CARNATIONS 



A delightful class of fragrant, hardy plants blooming profvisely 

 during May and June. They are indispensable for the hardy border 

 and for cutting. It is advisable to protect them with a light covering 

 of pine boughs or coarse straw during winter. 1 to 2 ft. p, 



6425 Grenadin Scarlet. Double flowers. Early. 2 ft SO 25 



6430 Grenadin White. 2 ft 25 



6435 Farquhar's Prize Strain, Mixed. Our 



Prize Strain is particularly adapted to garden planting 

 and includes only the best types in a great variety of 

 colors Moz. $1.50. . 25 



6440 Fine Mixed Moz. $1.25.. 15 



6442 Ailwoodi. A new hybrid race of perpetual-flowering 

 garden Carnations from England, valuable for border 

 and rockery planting. The clove-scented flowers are 

 produced in great abundance from May until frost and 

 are distinguished for their handsome colors and mark- 

 ings 1 00 



6450 plumarius, Double Mixed. Pheasant-eye Pink. An 

 old-time favorite for the hardy border. The flowers 

 have the strongest spice fragrance /^oz. $1.00 . . 25 



6452 plumarius, Single Mixed 15 



For other Perennial Varieties, see Dianthus, Nos. 6632 to 6646; 

 also Carnation, Nos. 1585 to 1610 



6460 CASSIA marilandica. American Senna. A hardy plant 

 of shrub-like gro'wth, with large panicles of yellow pea- 

 shaped blossoms. July, August. 4 ft )4fiz. 50c . . 15 



6465 CATANANCHE csrulea. Lovely blue flowers. Jtrne to 



August. 2 ft 15 



6470 csrulea bicolor. Blue with white margin 15 



6475 CENTAUREA babylonica. A most desirable hardy peren- 

 nial with showy yellow flowers. 3 ft J^oz. 60c . . 10 



6485 montana. Perennial Cornflower. Large, deep purple blos- 

 soms. Very showy. June, July. 2 ft J^oz. 75c. . 15 



CANTERBURY BELLS 



(Campanula) 



Showy, hardy biennials, growing in pyramidal form and 

 bearing many large, bell-shaped flowers. Very effective in mixed 

 borders and in shrubberies. Seedhngs raised in May or June 

 bloom the following sunomer. Keep the young plants dry over 

 winter to prevent cro\\Tis from rotting. Do not cover with 

 wet leaves or manure. 23^^ ft. 



6325 Farquhar's Prize iVIixed. a combma- pkt. 



tion of the finest colors including single and cup- 

 and-saucer varieties jfoz. $1.00 . . $0 25 



SINGLE CANTERBURY BELLS (C. Medium) 

 6330 Pink 6340 Blue 6355 Mixed 



6335 Mauve 6345 White 



Each of the above varieties and Mixed, pkt. 10 cts.; 

 V4oz. 60 cts. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES 



6360 Blue i^oz. $1.00. . 15 



6365 White J^oz. $1.00. . 15 



6370 Pink i|oz. $1.25. . 15 



6375 Mixed }2oz. $1.00. . 15 



€UP-and-SAUCER VARIETIES (C. Medium Calycanthema) 



6380 Pink. A charming color. 6386 Lavender 6395 White 

 6385 Blue 6390 Mauve 6400 Mixed 



Each of above colors and Mixed, pkt. 15 cts.; V^oz. $1.00 

 6405 Collection of 8 Separate Varieties, our selection 75c. 



CANDYTUFT (iberis) 



Free-flowering dwarf evergreen perennials blooming in 

 early spring. Suitable for rockwork and the edges of herba- 

 ceous borders. 



6410 gibraltarica. White, shaded with pink. 1 ft Pkt. 



Hoz. 60c.. $0 15 



6415 Sempervlrens. a very hardy variety, with 



glossy, deep green foliage which is evergreen; flow- 

 ers wiiite. Valuable for spring gardens or rock- 

 eries lioz. $1.75. . 15 



6416 Tenoreana. Flowers white, tinged with lilac. 8 to 



10 in Hoz. 50c. . 25 



6486 CEPHALARIA tatarica. Large heads of sulphur- 

 yellow flowers. 4 ft 15 



6495 CERASTIUM tomentosum. Snow -in -Summer. 



The foHage of this hardy perennial is perfectly 

 white and its dense, matted growth makes it valu- 

 able for edgings and rockeries. 4 in 15 



6496 Biebersteini. FoHage silvery white. Smothered 



with snow-white flowers in early summer. 8 in. . . 15 

 6498 CHEIRANTHUS Allioni. Siberian Wallflower. An 

 exceedingly sho^^'y rock and border plant with 

 bright orange flowers. Continues to bloom all sum- 

 mer if the seed-pods are removed. 1 ft 



Moz. $1.00.. 25 

 6500 linifolius. Alpine Wallflower. A charming dwarf 

 alpine, producing freely its pretty mauve, fragrant 

 flowers. May, June. 1 ft 25 



6503 CHELONE hybrida Torreyi. Extremely showy 



bedding plant of the Pentstemon famfly, with bril- 



hant scarlet flowers. June to August. 2 ft 



Vioz. 75c. . 15 



6504 hybrida, Mixed. The colors vary from hght pink 



to deep red and violet. 2 ft 3^oz. 60c. . 15 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



6510 Shasta Daisy. A large, free-blooming hybrid from 



California. Flowers white. J\me. 2ft 15 



6515 King Edward VII. Flowers pure white . The hand- 

 somest of all the Maximum varieties. July. 3 ft. 25 



6517 Mrs. C. Lowthian Bell. One of the most beau- 

 tiful of this class, with enormous white flowers. 

 Very late. 2 ft 25 



6520 maximum. Moonpenny Daisy. A hardy Daisy 

 with large white flowers; excellent for cutting. 

 June. 3 ft ^oz. 60c. . 15 



6526 leucanthemum praecox, White Lady. A new 

 hardy white Marguerite producing a good percen- 

 of double flowers from seed 25 



