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



Farqubar's Prize Balsam. No. 1465. 



No. Pkt. 



BALSAM. Showy and easily grown tender 



annuals, succeeding best in sunny situations 



where there is rich loam and moisture; 



July to Sept., I to iVt' ft. 



1465 Farquhar's Prize Mixed. Flowers large, 



very double and perfect in form; superb 



colors Oz., 2.00 .25 



1470 Improved Camellia-Flowered Collec- 

 tion OF 6 Varieties 60 



147s Finest Mixed .... Oz., i.oo .10 



1490 Farquhar's Perfectio.n White. Large 

 flowers, very double, resembling small 



Camellias Oz., 2.00 .25 



1495 Farquhar's Perfection Pink. Oz., 2.00 .25 

 1500 Rose-Flowered, Finest Mixed. Flowers 

 mostly self-colored, very full and double, 



Oz., .80 .10 

 1505 — Collection of 12 Varieties ... .65 



1510 — Collection of 6 Varieties 35 



1515 — Blood Red Oz., i.oo .10 



1517 — Rose " i.oo .10 



1520 — White. "Snowball" ..." i.oo .10 

 AUBRIETIA. Hardy perennials of dwarf, 

 compact growth, suitable for rockwork and 

 herbaceous borders; April, 4 inches. 



1450 Bougainvillei. Light violet 10 



1455 Leichtlinii. Deep rose; very beautiful . .25 



1600 



1605 

 1610 



1615 

 1650 



No. Pkt 



AURICULA. See Primula 



Auricula, No. 6790. 

 BACHELOR'S BUTTON. 

 SeeCentaurea, No. 2585. 

 1460 BALLOON VINE. Car- 

 diuspermum Halicaca- 

 bum. Rapid-growing an- 

 nual climber, with white 

 blossoms and seed vessels 

 like miniature balloons; 

 • succeeds best in light, 



warm soil; 8 ft. Oz., .25 .05 

 1530 BAPTISIA Australis. A 

 fine hardy perennial, pro- 

 ducing spikes of pea- 

 shaped blue flowers 6 

 inches in length; June- 

 July. 2V'2 ft. . Oz., .50 .10 

 1535 BARTONIA AUREA. One 

 of the brightest hardy 

 annuals, flowers golden 

 yellow; thrives in partial 

 shade; June to Oct., iV& 



ft Oz., .25 .05 



1540 BEAN, Scarlet Runner. 

 Hardy annual climber, 

 scarlet flowers; July- 

 Sept., &ft. . Qt., .40 .05 

 1545 — White Runner " .40 .05 

 1550 — Painted Lady. Pink 



and white . . " .60 .05 

 BEGONIA, Tuberous. 

 The value of the single- 

 flowered Tuberous Bego- 

 nias for bedding purposes 

 has been fully established, 

 and the gorgeous effects 

 they have produced have 

 readily given them pre- 

 cedence over the more 

 ordinary bedding plants. 

 Seeds sown in February 

 or March will produce 

 nice plants for planting 

 out in June. The dou- 

 ble varieties succeed best when grown 

 as pot plants, and are adapted to con- 

 servatory and piazza decoration; I ft. 

 Farquhar's Giant-Flowered Single, 

 Collection of 8 Colors. A new strain 

 with erect flowers of large size and circular 

 form, the broad petals overlapping and 

 often beautifully fringed. We put up this 

 collection from seeds grown for us by 

 special agreement with the foremost 

 grower in Europe, and we believe that 



nothing finer exists 2.00 



Farquhar's Giant-Flowered Single 



Mixed 50 



Farquhar's Superb Double. The flowers 

 are of superb rosette form, of large size, 



and of great variety of colors 1. 00 



New Crested, Mixed Colors. A new race 

 in which the flowers are crested or bearded, .50 



FIBROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. 

 Bedding King. A new variety from France 

 growing 10 to 12 inches high, with small, 

 round, greenish-brown leaves ; the whole 

 plant being covered with charming white 

 flowers. In France, it is considered the 

 best white sort for bedding purposes . . .50 



