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



COPy/^/CHT 1 903 BY /? *y fAfffJ^/f tf-CO. 



No. 



4145 



4150 



4152 



4165 

 4167 



Helianthus Cucumerifolius. No. 4150. 



Califormcus FLORE PLENO. Double Cali- 

 fornian Sun/lo^ver. Large, deep yellow 

 flowers of perfect form; 5 ft. . Oz.. .20 



CUCUMERIFOLIUS. Miniature Sunflower. 

 One of the finest Sunflowers, producing a 

 profusion of small, elegant, bright yellow 

 single flowers with a black centre. It 

 comes into bloom in July and continues till 

 frost; splendid for cutting; 4 ft., Oz , .30 



— STELLA. Similar to the foregoing, but 

 having flowers nearly twice as large. 



Oz., .40 



Giant Russian. Large, single flowers; 6 ft. 

 Lb.. .75: oz,, .10 



GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS FLORE TLENO. Large, 

 double, globe-shaped flowers of rich yellow 

 color; 7 ft Oz., .25 



Hkt. 



.05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



•OS 



No. 

 4170 



Pkt. 



.05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 



■25 



4195 

 4200 



4205 



4210 



.50 



NANUS FLORE PLENO. Plant of compact 

 growth with large, double, deep yellow 

 flowers; 3 ft Oz., .30 



4185 Henrv Wilde. Flowers of medium size, 

 yellow with black disk; 9 ft. Oz., .20 



4187 Primrose Queen. Large, single flow- 

 ers of delicate primrose yellow; one of 

 the most beautiful sorts; 5 ft. Oz., .30 



4190 uniflorus GIGAnteus. Each plant bears 



one enormous single flower, yellow with 



a dark centre, measuring usually a foot 



or more in diameter; 10 ft. Oz., .25 



HELIANTHUS, Perennial Varieties. 



4192 decapetalus. Elegant sulphur yellow, 

 single flowers; 6 ft 



4193 Maximiliani. Flowers clear yellow, with 

 several rows of large ray petals and full 

 centre; continues in bloom late in the 

 autumn; 6 ft 



4194 RIGIDUS. Golden yellow; very showy 

 and valuable for cutting; 6 ft. . 



HELICHRVSUM. Everlasting Flower. 

 Showy annuals for beds or borders; use- 

 ful as dried flowers for winter bouquets, 

 for which use the blooms should be cut 

 before they are fully open, and hung up 

 to dry with the flowers downward, 

 which stiffens the stems; 2 ft., July to 

 October. 

 Collection of 12 Varieties .... 

 Double, Finest Mixed. The colors in- 

 clude pure white, shades of yellow, 

 pink, scarlet, crimson and purple. 



Oz., .50 

 Angustifolium. White foliage, fine 



plant for edgings; I ft 



HELIOPSIS L.KVls. Orange Sunflower. 

 Handsome autumn-flowering hardy per- 

 ennial, producing masses of deep 

 orange-yellow flowers, invaluable for 

 cutting; suitable for the back of flower- 

 beds, or border planting among shrubs; 



5 ft 



HELIOTROPE. Delightfully fragrant 

 greenhouse perennial; excellent for bed- 

 ding or indoor cultivation and particu- 

 larly useful for cutting; 1V2 ft. 



Finest Mixed 



Dark Sorts, Finest Mixed . . . . 

 Lemoine's Giant Hybrids. Mi\ed 



colors . ' • • 



4240 Snowball. Large, pure white, fragrant 



flowers 



4245 HELIPTERUM, Mixed Colors. Pretty 

 everlasting annuals with dense masses of 

 white or yellow flowers; adapted to light 



soils; I ft. ... 



HELLEBORUS. Christmas and Lenten 

 Roses. Remarkably hardy plants, bloom- 

 ing from December to April. In our climate ,. 

 they should be protected wilh a frame to 

 prevent the flower buds being injured by 

 frost or ice, and to promote full develop- 

 ment of the flowers; perennials; I ft. 

 New Hybrids Mixed. Pure white to crim- . 



son purple; 25 



HESPERIS MATRONALis Mixed. Rocket. 

 Hardy perennials with lilac-purple or white 

 flowers; 3 ft., June to July . . Oz., .30 .05 



.05 



4215 

 4220 

 4230 



.10 

 .10 



•25 

 .10 



.10 



4250 

 4257 



