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



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No. 



537 



S40 

 542 



545 

 547 

 550 



560 



565 

 572 

 575 

 590 



595 

 598 



605 



Pkt. 

 AQUILEGIA— Continued. 

 CCERULEA FLORE ALBO. Rocky Mountain 

 White Columbine. Similar to the last but 

 with pure white flowers; the best white 



sort % oz., 1.25 .25 



GLANDULOSA. Dark blue with white corolla, 

 flowers 3 inches across; 2 ft. A superb 



sort 50 



HAYLODGENSIS. Cotrulea hybrida. Large- 

 flowered hybrids with long spurs; blue, 

 white, and yellow; 3 ft. . ^4 oz., 1.25 .25 

 Jaktschaui. Large yellow blossoms with 



red spurs; 2 ft •!4 oz-j i-oo .10 



NivEA grandiflora. Pure white; 2I2 ft- 



Oz . .40 .05 

 Olympica. Delicate mauve-blue flowers, 

 with white corolla; large and charming; 



iy2ft Oz., 1. 00 .10 



Skinneri. Mexican Columbine. Flowers 

 large, with long spurs, scarlet and greenish 



yellow; 2 ft % oz., 2.00 .25 



Stuarti. Enormous dark blue flowers with 



white corolla; 2 ft 50 



TRUNCATa. Orange-scarlet with yellow; 



splendid; 1^2 ft % oz., .75 .25 



Verv.inea.na atroviolacea. Double 

 flowers; dark violet; 3 ft. . Oz., i.oo .10 

 ARABIS ALPINA (albida). Rock Cress. 

 Very early flowering hardy -perennial, with 

 erect spikes of pure white flowers; April- 

 May, 6 to 9 inches .... Oz., 1.00 .10 

 ARALLA Sieboldii. Fatsia Japonica. Ele- 

 gant greenhouse shrub, with large glossy 



leaves 1,000 seeds, i.oo .10 



ARCTOTIS grandis. Splendid annual from 

 South Africa, with large Ulac Daisy-like 

 flowers, zy-i to 3 inches across; July to Oct., 



2y2 ft % oz., .50 .15 



ARGEMONE grandiflora. Prickly poppy . 

 Hardy annual with white Poppy-hke flowers 

 and glaucous leaves; very showy; 2 ft. 



Oz., .30 .05 



No. Pkt. 



620 ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho. A well-known 

 hardy climber of luxuriant and rapid growth 

 with large heart-shaped leaves and curious 

 pipe-shaped yellowish-brown flowers; 30 ft. 



V4 oz., 1.50 .25 



622 ARMERL\ cephalotes (FORMOSA). Thrift 



or Sea Pink. This is the finest species of 

 Thrift and is easily raised from seeds; hardy 

 perennial with showy deep pink flowers; 

 I ft Oz., .50 



623 — ALBA. White " .50 



650 ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Milkweed or Swal- 

 low- IVort. Hardy perennial with umbels 

 of very showy orange-red flowers; excellent 

 for border and shrubbery groups; 2 ft. 



14 oz., .75 



652 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS nanus. An excel- 



lent pot-plant for conservatory decoration 

 or cutting on account of its very graceful, 

 finely cut foliage. It will remain fresh in 

 water for three or four weeks after being cut. 

 100 seeds, i.oo 



653 Sprengeri. Drooping feathery foliage; in- 



valuable for hanging baskets and bouquets. 

 Oz. (about 400 seeds), .75 

 655 ASPERULA azurea setosa. A charming 

 little hardy annual with clusters of fragrant 

 blue flowers, useful for bouquets; July- 

 Sept., I ft Oz., .30 



665 ODORATA. Sweet Woodruff. Pretty hardy 

 perennial, thriving in partial shade; flow- 

 ers white; May-June; 9 inches. The 

 leaves and flowers when dried have an 

 odor like new hay, and when laid among 

 clothes perfume them and keep away in- 

 sects Oz., 80 



670 ASPHODELUS albus. Asphodel. Hardy 



perennial with stately spikes of beautiful 

 white flowers suitable for borders and shrub- 

 beries; May-June; 2 ft. . . % oz., 1.50 



671 LUTEUS. Yellow, sweet-scented; June-July, 



4 ft Oz.. 1.50 



.05 

 .05 



IS 



.25 



■25 



•OS 



.25 



ANNUAL CLIMBERS. 



Collection of 8 varieties. 



This collection comprises 

 eight varieties of the best 

 hardy annual climbers suit- 

 able for covering fences, 

 railings, tree - stumps, lat- 

 tices, arbors, etc. The 

 selection is also one of the 

 best to make a screen for 

 unsightly places. 



Collection of 8 Varieties, 40 cents. 

 3 Collections, I.OO. 



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Arctotis Grandis. No. S98. 



