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



Bfo. Pkt. 



AGERATUM — Continued. 

 i6o Mexicanum. Blue; flowers large and numer- 

 ous, \y-2, ft Oz., .30 .05 



165 — ALBUM. White; 1% ft. . . " .30 .05 



Ageratum Blue Perfection. No. 166. 



166 — Blue Perfection. Dark blue ; large 



and free-blooming; one of the best; 



iVa ft Oz., i.oo .10 



170 — Dwarf Blue, Little Dorrit. Lovely 



azure blue shade, free-flowering; superb 



for edgings; 6 inches . . Oz., .75 .10 

 172 — Dwarf Swanley Blue. Deep blue, 



large flowers, excellent bedding sort; 



9 inches Oz., .75 .10 



175 — Dwakf White. Pretty for edgings; 



9 inches Oz., .60 .05 



r8o — Dwarf Yellow, gin. . . " .60 .05 



200 AGROSTEMMA. Cceli-Rosa. Rose of 

 Heaven. Beautiful, free-blooming hardy 

 annual; flowers bright rose-color, excellent 

 for cutting; I Va ft., July to Sept. Oz., .25 



205 — ALBA. White '' .25 



2IO coronaria atrosanguinea. Mullein Pink 

 or Rose Campion. Showy hardy perennial, 

 dark blood-red; 2 ft., June to Sept. 



Oz., .25 



215 — ALBA. White " .25 



225 hybrida Walkeri. Hardy perennial; large 

 bright pink flowers; i ft., June to Sept. 



Vsoz., 1.25 



ALONSOA. Mask Flower. Showy half- 

 hardy annual, suitable for small beds and 

 borders; I ft., July to Oct. Sow in hot- 

 bed and plant out in May. 

 235 Finest Mixeu. Scarlet, rose, and white. 



Oz., .30 



270 ALOYSIA CITRIodora. Lemon-Scented 

 Verbena. Greenhouse evergreen with fra- 

 grant foliage 10 



«75 ALSTRCEMERIA. Hybrid Sorts Mixed. 

 Handsome, lily-like hardy perennials with 

 elegant clusters of flowers borne on erect, 

 slender stems, ranging from pale yellow to 

 orange-red, valuable for cutting; 3 ft , June 

 to Aug. Protect with leaves or straw dur- 

 ing winter. 



% oz., .75 .25 



.05 

 •OS 



.05 

 •OS 



2S 



.05 



No. 

 280 



Pkt 



285 

 295 

 300 

 30s 



ALYSSUM Benthami. Sweet Alyssum. 

 This well-known hardy annual is much 

 esteemed for edgings as well as for bouquets. 

 Its fragrant white blossoms are borne in 

 profusion from June until November; 6 

 inches .... ^,1 lb., $1.00; Oz., .30 .0^ 



— COMPACTUM. Profusely covered with 

 small white flowers; very compact; 4 

 inches Oz., .50 .10 



— PROCUMBENS. Little Gem. Very dwarf, 

 dense and spreading; the best sort for 

 design bedding ; 4 inches . Oz., .60 .lo 



ARGENTEUM. Hardy perennial ; foliage sil- 

 ver)-, flowers yellow ; 6 inches, April to 



June Oz., .60 .10 



Saxatile COMPACTUM. Gold Dust. Hardy 

 perennial, of spreading habit and producing 

 masses of golden yellow flowers; 9 inches, 

 April lo June Oz., .60 10 



AMARANTHUS. Stately and highly decor- 

 ative annuals with long racemes of interest- 

 ing flowers, and brilliantly colored coleus- 

 like leaves. July to Oct. 

 320 caudatus. L.ove- Lies- Bleeding. Erect plant 

 with long drooping crimson racemes; 2 ft. 



Oz., .25 .OS 

 325 CRUENTUS. Prince's Feather. Dark-red 



feathery flowers ; 3 f t. . . . Oz., .25 .og 

 350 SALICIfolius. L'ountain Plant. Long slen- 

 der leaves, edged and tipped with orange, 

 carmine, and bronze, graceful and beauti- 

 ful; 3 ft Oz., .75 .05 



355 TRICOLOR SPLENDENS. Joseph's Coat. Fol- 

 iage green, beautifully variegated with 

 scarlet and yellow ; 2 ft. . . Oz., .40 .0§ 



367 AMARYLLIS hippeastrum, New Hy- 

 brids. The largest and finest race of 

 Amaryllis. The flower spikes usually carry 

 three or four splendid trumpet-shaped 

 blossoms varying in color from salmon to 

 deep crimson, generally striped and feath- 

 ered with white ; 3 ft 50 



370 AMBROSIA Mexicana. Yellow, sweet- 

 scented hardy annual, much esteemed for 

 bouquets ; I ft., July 10 Sept. . Oz., .60 .05 



375 AMMOBIUM alatum grandiflorum. 

 Winged Everlasting. Splendid annual, 

 with white everlasting flowers ; useful for 

 bouquets and as dried flowers; 2V2 ^'.> July 

 to Oct Oz., .25 .05 



380 AMPELOPSIS Veitchii. Japanese Wood- 

 bine, or Boston Lvy. This is the best hardy 

 vine for covering brick or stone buildings, 

 to which it clings firmly. It now overs 

 many of our finest buildings, completely 

 hiding their masonry by its dense, green 

 foliage, which in autumn turns to rich 

 scarlet; hardy perennial. . ,. Oz., .40 .10 



395 ANCHUSA Barrelieri. Attractive hardy 

 perennial, with leep blue flowers resembling 

 large Forget-Me-Nots ; useful for bouquets; 

 2 ft., June to Sept. ... ^4. oz., .30 .10 



400 Capensis. Hardy annual; azure blue; 1^2 ft. 



Oz., .30 .05 



405 Italica. Hardy perennial; deep blue; 2 ft. 



Oz., .50 .05 



410 sempervirens. Hardy perennial; rich blue; 



1 1,2 ft.. May Oz., .50 .05 



ANEMONE CORONARIA. Wind Flower, 

 Half-hardy spring-flowering perennials; 

 shades of blue, red, and white ; 9 inches. 

 415 Single Caen Varieties. Many colors . .05 



