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



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FARQUHAR'S TALL 

 RAINBOW MLXTURE. 



No. 5457. The most 

 showy and varied in 

 color of all Running 

 Nasturtiums; the mix- 

 ture includes thirty of 

 the choicest named va- 

 rieties of tall Nastur- 

 tium and Tropsolum. 

 In common with our 

 Kent-grown strain, 

 this Rainbow Mixture 

 is distinguished by the 

 richness of color and 

 size of the flowers, 

 which exhibit every 

 shade of rose, salmon, 

 bright red, bronze, ma- 

 roon, pale yellow, etc., 

 self-colored, spotted, 

 and striped; exceed- 

 ingly fragrant and 

 flower freely until 

 severe frost ; cannot be 

 surpassed for covering 

 trellises, fences, rail- 

 ings, balconies, etc. 

 Lb., 1.50; 141b., .50; 

 oz., .20; liberal pkt., 

 .10. 



FARQUHAR'S 

 DWARF RAINBOW 

 MIXTURE. 

 No. 5318. This mixture 

 contains an assortment 

 of the choicest dwarf 

 Nasturtiums similar in 

 the range and variety 

 of colors to the pre- 

 ceding. They are de- 

 sirable for beds, bor- 

 ders, rockeries, and 

 wild garden effects. 

 They are of dwarf 



growth and should not be used for climbing purposes. 

 They bloom freely from June until checked by severe 

 frost. Lb., 1.50., Vi 'b., .50; oz., .20; liberal pkt., .10. 

 No. 8534. Pennisetqm Mackophvllum Atrosan- 

 GUINEA. Crimson J oitntain Grass. This beautiful 

 ornamental Grass grows about 4 feet high, forming 

 fine symmetrical plants with fiU.ige of rich coppery- 

 bronze and tawny crimson plumes. A splendid grass 

 for bordering beds of Cannas or other large foliage 

 plants. 4 pkts., .50; pkt., .15. 

 PHLOX DRUMMONDI. Farquhar's Perfection. The 

 mo'^t profuse blooming of all the Phloxes, the com- 

 pact, bushy plants being densely covered with flowers. 

 No. 6540. Finest Mixed. Oz., 1.50; ^4 oz., .50 .15 

 No. 6541. Pink ... " 1.50; " .50 .15 

 No. 6542. Scarlet . . " 1.50; " .50 .15 

 No. 6543. White ... " 1.50; " .50 .15 



FARQUHAR'S RAINBOW NASTURTIUMS. 



No. 6196. Poppv, Shirley Selected. A much 

 improved strain of this beautiful Poppy with an almost 

 endless variety of colors, from pure w-hite, pink, terra- 

 cotta, salmon and red to brilliant crimson, a great many 

 of the flowers being beautifully striped or edged with 

 white. i,i lb., 1.50; oz.. .50; V2 oz., .30; pkt., .10. 



No. 6182. Poppy, Aij.miral. This single p?eony-flow- 

 ered Poppy is of surprising beauty. The flowers are 

 pure white, with a broad band of brilliant scarlet 

 around the top, occupying a full (|uarter of the corolla. 

 These two colors form an extremely telling contrast, 

 similar to that seen in the variety Danebrog. 3 pkts., 

 .50: pkt., .20. 



No. 6824. Primula obconica gigantea. A new hy- 

 brid resembling P. ob':onica, but with larger foliage 

 and flower trusses, the latter running in the same 

 colors as in P. obconica. Pkt., .25. 



