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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



SEEDS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



Farquhar's Perfection Calceolaria 



ANGELONIA 



5373 



Pkt. 



grandiflora. A pretty and graceful greenhouse peren- 

 nial, flowering the first season from seed. The com- 

 pact plants are covered with pale mauve flowers 

 throughout the winter months. Fine plant for conser- 

 vatory decoration. 15 in $0 25 



ASPARAGUS 



5380 plutnosus nanus. An excellent pot-plant for conser- 

 vatory decoration or for cutting, on account of its 

 very graceful, finely cut fohage. It will remain fresh 



in water three to four weeks after being cut Pkt. 



100 seeds $1. 25.. $0 25 



5385 Sprengeri. Drooping variety, invaluable for suspended bas- 

 kets or table decoration. The fronds frequently measure 

 3 to 4 feet m length oz. $1.00. . 25 



BROWALLIA 



5386 Jamesoni (Streptosolen jarnesoni). An excellent winter- 

 flowering vine, with bright orange, tubular-shaped flowers. 



Very showy as a pot-plant 50 



For other Browallias, see Nos. 1400 to 1405 



CALCEOLARIA 



Our strains of Calceolaria have a wide reputation. They are the 

 result of constant selection and cross-fertilization of the best flowers, and 

 no pains are spared to maintain their excellence. The flowers are of 

 large size, of rich and varied colors, including self-colors, spotted, blotch- 

 ed, and laced. 



Pkt. 



5390 Farquhai-'s Perfection Mixed. Large pkt. .11 00 



5395 Small pkt 50 



5396 profusa Clibrani. Another remarkable hybrid of extremely 



hght and graceful habit, bearing its large sprays of rich 

 golden yellow flowers most profusely 75 



5397 profusa Hybrids. The result of a cross between C. profusa 



and Sutton's Perfection. It has the same habit as C. profusa, 

 but the flowers are larger and range from yellow to reddish 

 bronze. 2 to 3 ft 75 



5398 Cotswold Hybrid. Considered one of the finest Hybrid 



Calceolarias. The flowers are much larger than C. profusa 

 Clibrani, and vary in color from lemon-yellow and golden 

 yellow to brown, often lightly spotted 75 



ABUTILON 



(Chinese Belifiower; Flowering Maple) 



Perpetual flowering greenhouse shrubs of easiest cultivation 

 and invaluable for summer bedding or conservatory decora- 

 tion. Seeds sown in March produce flowering plants the first 

 season. 3 to 4 ft. 



5330 Farquhar's Choice Hybrids. From a splendid col- Pkt. 

 lection, including shades of white, yellow, pink, 

 and crimson $0 25 



ACACIA 



Tender shrubs with graceful foliage and beautiful ra- 

 cemes of flowers. Seeds should be soaked in hot water before 

 being sown. 8 to 10 ft. Pkt. 



5340 armata. Very handsome yellow variety $0 25 



5345 Baileyana. Long sprays of bright yellow 

 flowers which are excellent for cutting. A rapid grow- 

 er. Good floweriQg plants may be had the second 



j'ear from seeds 25 



dealbata (A. decurrens dealbata). Silver Wattle. A 

 charming species with large, silvery, fern-like foliage. 

 Flowers bright yeUow and sweetly scented 25 



ACHIMENES 



Finest Mixed. Prof use - blooming, tuberous -rooted 

 greenhouse plants valuable for pots or hanging - 

 baskets. The flowers vary considerably in size and 

 are of the most brilliant colors. 1 to 2 ft 50 



AGATHAEA 



5367 coelestis, Farquhar's Giant. Blue Daisy. A great 

 improvement on the type, the plants being more vig- 

 orous and producing much larger flowers. Makes an 

 excellent pot-plant for conservatory decoration .... 25 



AMARYLLIS 



5370 New Hybrids. The largest and finest race of Ama- 

 ryllis, with immense flowers varying in color from 

 salmon to deep crimson, generally striped and feath- 

 ered with white 50 



Celsia arcturus. See page 77 



