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



No. Pkt. 



POPPY. Hardy Perennial \'arieties. 

 Papaver. Showy plants for mixed borders 

 and clumps among shrubs. The Iceland 

 Poppy will bloom the first season if sown 

 early in spring. All perennial Poppies may 

 be sown from June to August, to bloom the 

 following summer. 

 6215 Collection of 6 Perennial Sorts. All 



hardy 40 



6220 Alpine Poppy, Finest Mixed. P, Al- 

 pinum. Charming dwarf Poppies, with 

 delicate flowers, including yellow, pink, 

 scarlet, and white. May to August ; I ft. .10 



6225 White 15 



6230 Pink 15 



6232 Bracteatum. Very early, free-blooming; 

 large crimson flowers; May to July, 3 ft. 



Oz., .50 .10 



6235 



6240 

 6245 

 6250 

 6255 

 6260 



6265 

 6267 

 6270 



6272 



6273 

 6275 

 628^ 



Shades of 

 . Oz., 1. 00 

 V4 oz., .50 

 Vs oz., .50 

 14 oz., .50 

 Vs oz., .75 



.50 



No. 



Pkt. 



6290 



6305 



63'5 



Farquhar's Superb Iceland Poppies. No. 6235. 



Iceland Poppy. /-". Nudicauie. This beau- 

 tiful species will bloom the first season if 

 sown early in spring. Its delicate form and 

 bright colors render it desirable as a bor- 

 der plant, and exquisite for cutting. April 

 to Oct. ; I ft. 



— Farquhar's Superb Mixed 

 yellow, scarlet, and white . 



— Bright Yellow, Single . 

 Double .... 



— Pure White, Single . . 

 Double .... 



— Bright Orange-Scarlet, Single, 



14 oz 

 Double 



— Primrose Yellow ... % oz., .75 

 Oriental Poppv. P. Orienlale. Very 



early ; flowers orange-scarlet, with black 

 spots; May to July, 3 ft. . . Oz., I.50 



— New Hybrids. Pink, scarlet, and crim- 

 son .. . Oz., 2.00 



— ^^ Blush Queen. Pale pink . Vfe oz., .50 

 — 'Parkmanii. Deep scarlet . %oz.,..50 

 PILOSUM. Salmon-red; branching; June to 



Aug., 2 ft Vs oz., i.oo 



PASSIFLORA. Passion Flower. Orna- 

 mental climbing plants with numerous large 

 showy flowers useful in the conservatory and 

 garden in summer ; greenhouse perennials; 

 10 to 30 ft. 

 Ccerulea. Blue; half-hardy perennials . .10 



Incarnata. White, lilac rays lo 



Van Volxemi. Tacsonia. Scarlet ; mag- 

 nificent 25 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .25 



.10 

 .25 



6320 



6325 

 6327 



6330 



6331 

 6332 



6333 

 6335 



•25 



•25 

 .25 



.25 



.05 



PENTSTEMON. Although these are peren- 

 nials, they can easily be grown as annuals. 

 If sown in heat in February or March they 

 will flower freely the first year producing 

 large spikes of handsome flowers, very orna- 

 mental in the garden and admirable for cut- 

 ting. Hardy or half-hardy perennial; 3 ft,; 

 June to Oct. 



hybridus grandiflorus. Finest Mixed. 



Saved from large-flowered varieties of rich 



and varied colors . . . ^4 oz., 1. 00 



atropurpureus. Dark red with white 



throat .10 



digitalis. Large spikes of pure white flow- 

 ers, the throat spotted with violet . . . -lo 

 GLOXINIoides. Annual Fcntstemon. A 

 new varioty producing large spikes of 

 Gloxinia-like flowers often two inches 

 across and of most brilliant and varied 

 colors. If started early in heat they flower 

 in July continuing until frost, % oz., 1. 00 

 MURRAYANUS. Bright scarlet ; splendid . 

 pulchellus hybridus, Mixed. Shades of 



red and lilac 25 



SPECTABILIS. Blue and red; very beautiful, -lO 

 Wrightii. Bright scarlet; very fine 

 6340 PERILLA atropurpureis laciniatis. Half- 

 hardy annual with dark purple foliage re- 

 sembling Coleus; 2 ft Oz., .25 



PETUNIA. The Petunia is popular because 

 it is of easiest cultivation, blooms from early 

 summer continuously until frost, and is one 

 of the most showy and free-growing annu- 

 als; I to iV-i ft. 



Great care is exercised in the saving of 

 our Petunia seeds. The seed stocks are of 

 the finest strain in existence, and only such 

 plants as produce high grade flowers are al- 

 lowed to seed, those inferior being dis- 

 carded. 

 SINGLE BEDDING PETUNIAS. 

 Finest Mixed. A splendid strain produc- 

 ing flowers of medium size in great vari- 

 ety of colors. Very free-blooming and ex- 

 cellent for beds and masses . Oz., 1.25 

 Fine Mixed. Choice colors . " .75 

 Striped and Blotched. Very effective 

 strain for beds and borders; flowers beau- 

 tifully striped and mottled . Oz., I.50 



Crimson " .75 



White " i.oo 



Countess of Ellesmere. Rose with white 

 throat, small flower . . . Oz., l.oo 



nana COMPACTA MULTIFLORA. Inimitable 

 Dwarf. The flowers are beautifully striped 

 and completely cover the compact little 

 plants. Useful for edgings, 6 inches, 



14 oz., i.oo 



6390 GIANT OR GRANDIFLORA. Collec- 

 tion OF 12 Varieties i.oo 



Collection of 6 Varieties 60 



Finest Mixed. Giants of California. 

 Flowers of enormous size and superb 

 colors . . . Vs oz., 4.00; He oz., 2.25 



Crimson 



Striped and Blotched. Very large beau- 

 tifully striped flowers 



White. Snow Storm 25 



Yellow Throated. Intus Aurea. The 

 flowers are very large, of richest colors 

 with yellow throats 5** 



6350 



635s 

 6360 



6370 



6375 

 6376 



6385 



.10 

 .05 



.10 

 .01; 



.05 



6395 

 6400 



6405 

 6410 



6412 

 6415 



.25 



•25 



•25 

 •25 



