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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



Evans' Boston Giant Mignonette. 



No. 5085. Evans' Boston Giant Mignon- 

 ette. Pronounced by our leading florists 

 the " finest Mignonette grown," and exten- 

 sively used throughout the country for forc- 

 ing. When sown out of doors for summer 

 flowering, it produces spikes of the largest 

 size, and is now the favorite summer Mig- 

 nonette in Newport and other summer 

 resorts. O/., 1.50; Vi oz., .50: pkt., .25. 



No. 5070. Mignonette, Pakquhar's Giant. One of the 

 finest Mignonettes yet introduced The plants are of com- 

 pact habit with giant trusses of brilliant reddish flowers, 

 sweetly scented. A splendid variety for forcing. Oz., i.oo; 

 Vi oz., .30; pkt., .15. 



No. 5106. Mignonette Improved Machet. Machet has 

 been acknowledged to be one of the most valuable varieties of 

 large flowering, sweet-scented Mignonette, for florists' and 

 amateurs' use, ever introduced. The strain now offered has 

 been obtained through careful selection for a number of years 

 by a specialist in Northern Europe. It is of robust growth 

 and very hardy, producing large, broad flower spikes of a 

 reddish-green color and agreeable fragrance. Oz., l.oo; 

 large pkt., .15. 



No. 5040. Meconopsis integrifoi.ia. A large yellow flow- 

 ered Poppy from Thibet, the most striking introduction of 

 recent years. The plant forms a rosette of hairy oblanceolate 

 leaves, from the centre of which a stout stem arises bearing 

 from six to ten large, pure yellow flowers six to nine inches in 

 diameter. These are much more durable than the usual Poppy 

 flowers, individual blooms remaining on the plant from ten 

 days to a fortnight. Pkt., .50. 



No. 5415. Nasturtium, Queen of Tom Thumbs. The 

 flowers of this charming novelty are of a rich bright crimson 

 which forms a very pretty contrast to the silver variegated 

 foliage, and is a strikingly handsome and useful bedding 

 plant. 3 pkts., .50; pkt., .25. 



No. 5532. Nasturtium, Tai.i. Ivy-Leaved. The ivy leaves 

 borne on very slender stems are of a dark metallic color, 

 which form a striking contrast to the crimson scarlet flowers. 

 An excellent variety for vases, hanging baskets, etc. Oz., 

 .20; pkt. 10. 



Meconopsis ' Iiitegrifolia. No. 504a 



