NOVELTIES —R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. V. 
FLORAL NOVELTIES, VARIOUS, 189. 
The Descriptions given of Novelties are those of the Introducers. 
LADY WASHINGTON ASTER. 
No. 982. 
Packet, .20. 
AGERATUM, FORGET-ME-NOT; NEW DWARF. A 
pretty, free-flowering, compact variety, recommended for low beds 
and borders. Flowers are a fine deep blue, freely and constantly 
produced. A genuine acquisition. No. 187. PkKt., .15. 
ALYSSUM, WHITE FLEECE. A dwarf, fragrant Sweet 
Alyssum of great beauty. Begins to bloom early and continues 
throughout the season a fleece-like mass of white. Particularly 
desirable for dwarf beds and edgings. No. 292. Pkt., .10. 
ANCHUSA AFFINIS. A fine addition to this pretty class. 
Flowers very freely borne on loose sprays. In appearance they 
suggest a fine Forget-Me-Not, but are much larger. Color deep 
blue wtth white centre. Very pretty, quite hardy and easily 
grown. Start the seeds in heat; blooms about three months after 
sowing. Highly recommended. No. 389. Pkt., .20. 
ASTER, FARQUHAR’S IMPERIAL PRIZE, MIXED. 
We recommend these Asters highly to those who desire to get 
from one packet of seeda representation of all the best classes of 
large-flowering Asters. Only the finest in cultivation are included, 
embracing the latest improvements in the Victoria, Comet, Pzony- 
Flowered, Rose-Flowered, Prize Emperor and other races, and 
the best colors of these. They are the cream of the Asters. 
Mixed. No. 1420. Pkt., .15. 
ASTER, GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. One of the most 
beautiful Asters ever grown The flowers are large, full, perfectly 
double and finely imbricated. The color is rich crimson, almost 
identical with that of the lovely General Jacqueminot Rose. 
Height, 2 feet. There are over one hundred seeds in a packet. 
No. 882. Pkt., .20. 
ASTER, BLUE PRINCE, A grand and stately Aster, with 
flowers xearly four inches across ; of a lovely shade of dark blue; 
height, 2 feet. No. 1162. Pkt., .15. 
ASTER, DWARF VICTORIA, SULPHUR YELLOW. 
The Victoria Asters are so generally and favorably known that it 
is needless to extol them here. This new variety is quite unique 
in color, and forms a valuable addition to the varieties hitherto 
cultivated. No. 1387. Pkt., .10 
ASTER, LADY WASHINGTON. No Aster offered is more 
beautiful than this superb tall sort. The very large, perfectly 
double flowers are white, most charmingly shaded with pale rose, 
and are produced in such numbers that each individual plant is in 
eee payoliect of rare elegance and attractiveness. No. 982. 
Kt., 20. 
ASTER, COMET, DEEP MAUVE. Quite new and charm- 
ingly pretty color in these much-admired Comet Asters. The 
flowers are full and double, with their long, narrow petals prettily 
curled. No. 813. Pkt., .20. 
ASTER, COMET, DELICATE ROSE. This new variety has 
a beautiful silky gloss; the flowers are very charming, perfectly 
double, and of faultless shape. No.797. Pkt., .10. 
ASTER, GIANT COMET, WHITE. The handsomest of all 
Comet Asters; much prized for cutting; flowers double, exquis- 
itely formed and snow-white. No flowers introduced in recent 
years are more popular than the Comet Asters. The plants attain 
a height of about 18 inches, with large Chrysanthemum-like 
flowers having long, wavy petals. No. 843. PkKt., .10. 
COMET ASTER. 
Packet, .10. No. 843. 
ASTER, GIANT COMET, THE BRIDE. This splendid va- 
riety is of larger and more robust growth than the type, and 
nothing more lovely can be imagined. White changing to rose is 
the nearest description one can give of the beautiful coloring, the 
flowers at first being pure white, changing later to rose; highly 
recommended. No. 841. Pkt., .10. 
ASTER, GIANT COMET, SULPHUR YELLOW. A French 
novelty; described as quite a distinct and startling color among 
Comet Asters. No. 842. Pkt., .15. 
ASTERS, MIGNON. NEW COLORS. We are able to offer 
three fine additions to this class. By many the Mignon Asters are 
esteemed the most beautiful of all for cutting and floral work. Of 
very refined form and exceedingly attractive in the garden : — 
MiohtiBlues Noy gco7saie stelle tue) ol cilomiel tet ehke Coste t O 
Peach Blossom. No. 1008.........4.s++-. Pkt., .10 
Rose, White Veiled. No. rorr...... SAK 10 
ASTER, SEIMPLE’S BRANCHING WHITE. Very tall and 
quite late; immense flowers on fine long stems; much used by 
tone ie one of the most showy asters grown. No. 1269. 
t., .10. 
ASTER, MISS MARY J. SEFMPLE. Color, shell pink, a 
charming and beautiful shade, rarely found among flowers. The 
plants are very elegant, being quite tall with numerous blossoms 
on long stems. Flowers of extra large size, with long, fringing 
petals. No. 1267. Pkt., .10. 
ASTER, PERFECTION, VERMILION SCARLET. One of 
the most brilliantly colored varieties among tall Asters; the flowers 
are almost dazzling in their beauty; in habit and doubleness, per- 
fect. No 1132. Pkt., .10. 
ASTER, SCHMIDT’S NEW SCARLET. 
very large flowering. double scarlet. One of the most effective in 
our collection. If planted in combination with our White Pearl 
Aster, either in beds or borders, the effect is excellent. Hand- 
some for cutting. No. 1262. Pkt., .20. 
ASTER, VICK’S BRANCHING. Unequalledfor cutting. The 
term éranching fitly describes the habit of the plant, throwing out 
its branches so numerously as to make this habit a marked feature. 
Flowers of extraordinary size, graceful and handsome; borne on 
long stems. ixest mixed colors. No. 1281. Pkt., .10. 
Pink. No. 1282. Pkt., .10. 
White. No. 1283. Pkt., .10. 
ASTER, WHITE LADY. Two distinct features characterize this 
beautiful Aster, viz.,a hitherto unapproached freedom of flowering 
and a distinct and lovely form of growth. It is of free, long- 
branching habit, the elegant flowers borne on neat stalks, sur- 
mounted by graceful, semi-globular flowers. Color, snow-white. 
A tall growing, 
No. 1417. Pkt., .15. 
ASTERS, STANDARD VARIETIES, Etc. See pages 27, 
28, and 29. 
ASTER, PERENNIAL, NEW LARGE-FLOWERING. No 
autumn flowering plants are more artistically beautiful than these, 
with their magnificent display of brilliant, star-like flowers. The 
hybrids offered include a variety of beautiful colors. Choicest 
mixed. No, 1447. Pkt., .15. 
