R. & J. P^ARQUHAR & CO.'S SEP:d CATALOGUE. 



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No. 



Pkt. 



3965 



3975 

 3980 



3985 



4000 



4010 

 4015 

 4020 



4025 

 4035 



4040 



4045 

 4050 



4055 



4060 

 4065 

 4070 



4075 



4080 

 4086 



4090 



GODETIA. Splendid hardy annuals with 

 large mallow-like flowers, varying from pure 

 white to all shades of pink and crimson. They 

 grow rapidly, flower abundantly, and are ex- 

 ceedingly showy. For summer displays at 

 the seashore or in the mountain they are 

 unsurpassed ; they are also desirable to cut 

 for vase decorations; I to i^^ ft., July to Oct. 



Finest Mixed Oz., .25 



Duchess of Albanv. Satiny pure white, 



Oz., .30 

 Gloriosa. Deep crimson ; splendid new 



sort Oz., .50 



Lady Albemarle. Flowers crimson, edged 



with lilac Oz., .30 



GOURDS, ORNAMENTAL. Luxuriant 

 climbing annuals, useful in covering arbors, 

 fences, or slopes, and bearing gourds which 

 are of interesting forms and colors ; 10 to 

 IS ft. 

 Finest Mixed. In great variety. 



Lb.. 2.00; Oz.. .25 



Collection of 12 Varieties 



Angor.a. Fruit large; spotted white, Oz., .30 

 Apple-Shaped. Small fruit, striped yellow 



and dark green Oz., .30 



Botfle-Shaped. Fruit yellowish white with 

 circles of dark green .... Oz., .25 

 Dipper-Shaped. The fruit is of slender, neck- 

 like form for two-thirds of its length, widen- 

 ing at the apex in the form of a bowl. In 

 tropical countries, the pulp being removed, 

 the shells are dried and used by the natives 



as dippers Oz., .25 



Dish-Cloth. Chinese Loofa, or Sponge 

 Gourd. A very ornamental climber, with 

 large, deep, golden-yellow flowers, exten- 

 sively grown in China and Japan. Fruit 

 large and elongated, with a spongy network 

 of tough fibre inside, which when dried is 

 used by the Japanese to form the soles of 

 sandals. It is also used like a 

 sponge for bathing . . Oz., .25 .05 

 Eg(J-Shaped. a Japanese gourd 

 with small, white fruit resembling 



an egg Oz., .25 .0; 



Gooseberry. Small, dark green 

 fruit, resembling gooseberries; 

 fine climber .... Oz., .50 .0; 

 Hercules' Club. Fruit 4 ft. long, 



white Oz., .25 .05 



Lemon-Shaped. Fruitsmall, Oz.,.40 .05 

 Orange-Shaped. Small, Oz., .25 .05 

 Pear-Shaped. Striped; very pretty. 



Oz., .25 .05 

 Serpent-Shaped. Fruit striped 

 like a serpent; 3 to S ft. in length 

 and very slender, changing to 

 carmine when ripe . . Oz., .25 .05 

 Sugar-Trough. Large, pumpkin- 

 shaped fruit; shells used as water 

 calabashes .... Oz., .25 

 Turk's Turban. Turban-shaped 

 fruit, beautifully striped with red. 

 Oz., .25 

 GRASSES, Ornamental. See No. 



8440. 

 GREVILLEA robusta. Silk Oak. 

 This is one of our most useful dec- 

 orative plants, easily raised from 

 seed, and ot remarkably rapid 

 growth. Its graceful evergreen, 

 fern-like foliage combines admira- 

 bly with palms and other massive 



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No. Pkt. 



leaved plants. It is a charming table plant, 

 and can be employed in many ways, either 

 in the conservatory or summer garden. 



Oz., 1. 00 .15 

 GYPSOPHILA. Baby's Breath. Free-flower- 

 ing, hardy plants ; extremely light and grace- 

 ful, easy of cultivation, and most useful for 

 bouquet and cut-flower work; \\'n ft., June 

 to Sept. 

 4105 elegans. Hardy annual; small white flow- 

 ers in light, airy sprays . . . Oz., .25 .05 

 4107 — -rosea. Delicate pink ... " .25 .05 

 4110 muralis. Hardy annual; bright rose, " .50 .05 

 41 15 paniculata. Tiny white flowers in light 



panicles; hardy perennial; 2 ft. Oz., 40 .05 

 4130 HEDYS.'^RUMcoronarium. French Honey- 

 suckle. Showy perennials; flowers red or 

 white; 2 ft., July to Sept. Mixed colors, 



Oz., .25 05 

 HELENIUM. Sneezeweed. Hardy peren- 

 nials with yellow composite flowers; named 

 after the beautiful Helen of Troy; 3 to 4 ft. , 

 Sept. to Oct. 

 AUTUMNALE. Yellow; large heads, 1.4 OZ., .50 .15 



Hoopesii. Yellow 15 



HELIANTHEMU.M alpestre. Sun Rose. 

 Hardy trailing perennial with bright yellow 

 flowers, suitable for rock work or edgings; 

 6 inches, June to July .... Oz., .50 .05 

 HELIANTHUS. Sunflower. The larger va- 

 rieties are useful in forming backgrounds of 

 large beds or borders and for distant effects, 

 while the smaller sorts may be planted with 

 scarlet Salvia, Cannas and other tall bed- 

 ding plants, besides being excellent for cut- 

 ting. Hardy annuals. 

 4140 ARGYROPHYLLUS. Texas Silver Queen. Sil- 

 very, woolly leaves; small, single yellow 

 flowers: 5 ft Oz., .20 .05 



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 4133 



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Godetia. No. 3965. 



