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R. & J. Farquhar & Co.^ Seed Merchants^ Boston. 



BEaONIA, TUBEROUS. This highly 

 ornamental class of beautiful free- 

 flowering plants, with their graceful, 

 large, pendulous and upright flowers is 

 invaluable for greenhouse or open gar- 

 den, and the strains now offered con- 

 tain the finest and newest hybrids. 



195 Lalng's. This famous strain contains 



the largest and most beautiful varieties 

 in existence; splendid mixed, 25 



196 Red Shades. Mixed 15 



197 White Shades. Mixed 15 



198 Yellow and Orange. Mixed, 15 



199 Single mixed. Large; very fine, ... .25 



200 Double mixed. Best sorts; extra, . . , .30 



201 Double and Single mixed; extra 25 



202 Begonia Rex. Beautiful, large, varie- 



gated leaves; mixed 25 



BELLIS PERENNIS Double Daisy. 

 Favorite dwarf perennial; one of the 

 most charming spring flowers. ^ ft. 



203 Double. Finest mixed. Oz., $4.00, . . .10 



204 .. Red Flowering. " 4.00, . . .10 



205 .. White Flowering. " 4.00, . . .10 



206 ..Longfellow. Uncommonly large, dark 



rose flowers on long stalks; valuable 

 for bouquets, 10 



207 Snowball. New; long stemmed; pure 



white; very beautiful 15 



208 BIDENS Atrosangulnea. Dahlia Zim- 



apani. Flowers deep purple, large 

 and handsome. A half-hardy perennial, 

 but if started early in heat and trans- 

 planted, blooms the first year. 2 ft.,. . ,05 



209 BOCCONIA Japonica. Highly decora- 



tive, hardy perennial, with glaucus, 

 tig-shaped leaves. 6 ft., 10 



210 BRACHYCOME Iberidifolia. Swan 



liiver Daisy. Elegant, dwarf, very free- 

 blooming annual of bushy habit; flow, 

 ers blue, like a small Cineraria in form. 

 \tt., . . 05 



211 .. Alba. Flowers white. ^ ft., 05 



BROWALIjIA. Very pretty, free-bloom- 

 ing plants for greenhouse decoration, 

 also admirable for the open garden in 

 summer; excellent for bouquets. Light, 

 rich soil. 1^ ft. 



212 Abbreviata. Deep rose, fine for pot 



culture, 10 



213 Elata Alba. White. Per oz., $1.00, . . .05 



214 .. Cserulea Grandiflora. Blue. Per 



oz., Sl.OO 05 



215 Roezli. Large flowers, some white, 



some pale blue; most desirable and 

 beautiful for pot culture 10 



216 Zerwlakowski. Deep blue, very tine, . .05 



217 BRYONOPSIS Laciniosa Erlthro- 



carpa. Beautiful climber, bearing in- 

 numerable small, green fruits, chang- 

 ing in color, as they ripen, to bright 

 scarlet striped; annual. 10 ft., 05 



218 CACAIjIA Coccinia. Tassel Flower. 



Verv i)retty, free-flowering, hardy an- 

 nual; upright, tassel-shaped, scarlet 

 flowers. 1 ft. Per oz., 40c., 05 



219 Liutea Yellow. 1ft. Per oz.,40c.,. . .05 



220 CALiAMPEIjIS Scabra. Eccremo- 



carpus. Splendid climber with orange 

 flowers. Seed sown early in heat, and 

 transplanted, will blossom in the 

 garden the same season. Half-hardy 

 perennial. 10 ft., 10 



121 CALANDRINIA Umbellata. Lovely, 

 hardy annual, of creeping habit; 

 flowers crimson-violet, very numerous. 

 I ft. Per oz., $1.00. 05 



NO. PKT. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



Our seeds of this noble flower are the 

 finest in cultivation. The strains from which 

 the seed is saved are unexcelled, and have 

 gained numerous first prizes. 



Seed should be sown twice,— in early spring, 

 and in August or September, for succession. Use 

 a light sandj^ loam, and cover the seed very light 

 Give water in a fine spray so as not to wash out 

 the seed. Transplant singly when large enough, 

 into 2^ inch pots. Tender perennials. Ih lo 3 ft. 



222 McCullough's Prize, Large Flower- 



ing. The size and profusion of the 

 flowers are remarkable, while the rich- 

 ness and variety of the markings are 

 indescribably beautiful. jNIixed, in 

 great variety, 50 



223 Hybrlda Grandiflora Tigrina. Spot- 



ted flowers; brilliant, 50 



224 William's Prize, Mixed. Fine English 



strain, 50 



225 Dwarf, Large-Flowering. Habit com- 



pact, with superb flowers of finest 

 shades; selfs and spotted. Extra fine 

 iiTiixed. \h ft., 50 



226 Rugosa, or Shrubby. For bedding 



only; adapted for moist, partially 

 shady situations; innumerable small 

 flowers, <;ellow, brown, etc. 1 ft., . . . .50 



CALENDULA. {Marigold.) Splendid 

 hardy annuals, the lar^e, star-shaped 

 fiowers being produced continuously. 

 Valuable alike for the fiower-garden 

 or winter-blooming in-doors, Unsur- 

 passed for cut flowers. 1 ft. 



227 Officinalis, fl. pi., Le Proust. Xan- 



keen colored. \er\ fine and constant. 

 Per oz., 20c., . . . .' 05 



228 .. Meteor. Striped flowers of light 



orange, double; petals striped; very 

 beautiful and an universal favorite. 

 Per oz., 20c 05 



229 .. Orange King. The best type of the 



large, deep orange class; most beauti- 

 ful double flowers, 05 



230 .. Prince of Orange. Double. Beautiful 



deep orange; a gem. Per oz., 30c 05 



231 .. Ranunculoides. Garden Marigold. 



Double orange, 05 



232 .. Superba. Deep yellow; dark eve; 



double; fine. Per oz., 20c .* . .05 



233 Pluvialis. Caj^e MaHgold. White, . . .05 



234 Mixed. Verv fine varieties and colors. 



Per oz , 20c., 05 



CALLIOPSIS, or Coreopsis. Excel- 

 lent, showy, hardy plants, of rich and 

 charming colors, 'and long duration in 

 bloom. 



235 A-kinsoni. Yellow and brown; tine, .05 



236 Atrosangulnea. Dark crimson, ... .05 



237 Bicolor. Golden yellow, with brown 



centre. Per oz., 50c., 05 



238 .. Speciosa. Dark; splendid 05 



239 Cardaminifolla. Fine, ricb crimson. 



] ft. I'er oz , 40c., 05 



240 Coronata. Yellow, large, fine; 2 ft. 



Per oz., 40c., 05 



241 Drummondi. Yellow and red. 2 ft. 



Per oz.,40c., 05 



242 Marmorata. Marbled, 05 



243 Nigra. Dark rod. Per oz., 40c 05 



244 Finest Mixed, TaU. Per oz., 40c., . . .06 



245 Finest Mixed, Dwarf. Per oz., 40c., . .05 



240 CALLIRHOE Involucrata. Very 



showy, large, scarlet, Xinu^/i-like flow- 

 ers; begins to bloom early, and bears 

 profusely till frost; hardy annual. Uft., .05 



247 Llneariloba. Dark lilac — c arm i"ne; 



dwarf: spreading. A gem for rocker- 

 ies. borders, etc.. • 05 



248 Pedata Nana Compacta. Rose. 1 ft., . .05 



