NOVELTIES —R. & J. FARQUHAR & COVS SEED CATALOGUE. ix 
LOBELIA GERARDI,. 
Packet, .20. No. 4808. 
LOBELIA GERARDI, MIXED. A magnificent border plant 
producing on long spikes, elegant, large flowers of most atttactive 
colors; the foliage is dark green usually with red stem, its dark 
tints contrast agreeably with the vivid colors of the flowers. The 
plants attain a height of over two feet; the variety is one which 
will quickly take a foremost place among our hardy border peren- 
nials. All colors mixed. No. 4808. Pkt., .20. 
HELIANTHUS CUCUMERIFOLIUS ‘‘STELLA.’’ Very 
handsome, new, free-blooming single annual Sunflower. The 
plant is about four feet high, and its golden-yellow, dark-centred 
flowers are large, very handsomely formed, and, being freely pro- 
duced on long sprays, are excellent for cutting; is easily grown 
and makes a handsome specimen. Hardy annual. No. 4152. 
Pkt., .10. 
HIBISCUS, QUEEN OF SUMMER. One of the finest novelties 
which we recommend with the utmost confidence. The large, 
showy, pink flowers are beautifully marked inside with deep purple 
and are very freely produced. In the flower garden they arrest 
admiring attention at once, and as they bloom continually till 
frost, their value for decorative purposes and for cutting will be 
appreciated. The plants, about three feet in height, —may be 
grown as single specimens or in masses, and nothing is more 
suitable to enliven garden borders. Seed should be started early 
in heat. Highly recommended. No. 4272. Pkt., .20. 
HIBISCUS MOSCHUETOS. Showy August flowering plant. 
Flowers large, and produced in great abundance for many weeks. 
Is perfectly hardy and forms a valuable addition to the list of 
border perennials. Height about four feet. No. 4267. Pkt.,. 10. 
HIBISCUS, CRIMSON EYE. A remarkably showy plant with 
immense white flowers with centre of deep velvety crimson. No. 
4266. Pkt.,.10. 
HOLLYHOCK, MIKADO STRAIN. The most showy and free- 
flowering Hollyhocks in existence, blooming magnificently the 
same season as sown. ‘The plants grow from four to six feet high, 
are many-branched and are literally covered with bloom. The 
flowers are single or semi-double with the usual /afamese or 
ragged edges. All are beautifully striped or marked with white, 
etc. Moégt attractive and highly recommended. No. 4342. 
PKt.¢\-15- 
MALLOW PINK; LAVATERA. A remarkably showy annual 
with attractive, large, rosy-pink flowers, reminding one of a single 
Hollyhock. Grows about two-and-a-half feet high. No. 4637. 
Pkt., .10. 
MARIGOLD, DOBBIES’ SCOTCH PRIZE. Saved from prize 
flowers only by a celebrated grower in Scotland, whose flowers are 
constantly prize-winners. Dwarf in habit, very free, with large, 
full, semi-globular flowers, striped in the most beautiful manner ; 
unsurpassed for exhibition. No. 4986. Pkt., .10. 
TIARIGOLD, LEGION OF HONOR. A single dwarf Marigold 
of telling beauty. The pretty foliage forms a compact back- 
ground, through which arise the very pretty yellow and brown 
blossoms in great numbers. A very pretty novelty. No. 4978. 
Pkt., .10. 
MARIGOLD, PRIDE OF THE GARDEN, A very pretty, 
new, golden-yelldw double Marigold, very dwarf and free-flower- 
ing; it blooms the whole season and is one of the best hardy an- 
nuals of its color. No. 4982. Pkt., .10. 
MORNING GLORY, NEW IMPERIAL JAPANESE. 
Packet, .10. 
No. 4487. 
MORNING GLORIES, NEW IMPERIAL JAPANESE, 
(Ipomza Imperialis,) The flowers of this charming, hardy, 
climbing annual are of giganticsize, exquisite variety of colors and 
with magnificent marbled foliage. The flowers measure from four 
to six inches across and, being of good substance, they remain 
much longer open than the ordinary Morning Glories; the colors 
are limitless in variety and very beautiful. Of easy culture, and if 
sown early will produce magnificently. Choicest mixed. No. 
4487. Pkt., .10. 
MORNING GLORIES, DOUBLE-FLOWERED. (Ipomza 
Purpurea Flore Pleno.) This first double-flowered Morning 
Glory is of rapid growth and produces its flowers very freely 
They are white with a slight spot of red or of blue at the base of 
the larger petals. About eighty per cent. true from seed. No. 
4447. Pkt., .10. 
MIGNONETTE, GOLDEN GEM. This new variety has beau- 
titul large spikes of golden-yellow, fragrant flowers. It blooms 
very freely, and is unsurpassed for bouquets, flower beds, garden 
borders. Highly recommended. No. 5097. Pkt.. .15 
MIGNONETTE, ALLEN’S DEFIANCE. One of the greatest 
acquisitions. When cultivated with proper care, the spikes grow 
from 12 to 15 inches long, with a fragrance even more delightful 
than that of the common, sweet Mignonette; for bouquets it is 
invaluable, as owing to the great strength of the spikes, they 
frequently retain their grace and fragrance two weeks after cutting: 
No. 5067. Pkt., .15. 
MIGNONETTE, GOLDEN MACHET. The justly popular 
Machet Mignonette is so favorably known as to need no in- 
troduction: the plants of the new Goldex Machet Mignonette 
are of strong, compact habit and bear long, massive spikes 
crowded with golden-yellow, fragrant blossoms. No. 5008. 
Pkt., .10. 
MIMULUS HYBRIDUS, ‘‘ DIADETD1.’’ A distinct, free- 
blooming Mimulus of compact form and stiff and rigid stem, the 
flowers are large, richly colored and diversified, while the foliage 
is of a dark sombre-green, quite distinct from al! others of the 
family. No. 5162. Pkt., Se 
MYOSOTIS PALUSTRIS GRANDIFLORA, New Giant- 
Flowering Forget=Me=Not. The largest flowering and 
handsomest variety of the true Forget-Me-Not yet introduced, 
the flowers are clear blue with yellow eye, large, and produced on 
long, stout stems, rendering the variety desirable for cut flowers; 
charming for frames, or out-of-doors in clumps, beds, borders, etc. 
No. 5277. Pkt., .10. 
MYOSOTIS STRIATA, New Striped=-Flowered Forget- 
Me=Not. Quite distinct and pretty; flowers white, striped with 
blue. No. 5282. Pkt., .10. 
NASTURTIUM, TOM THUMB, CHAMELEON. A singular 
and very attractive variety with flowers of various shades, mainly 
buff or coppery bronze. Free and constant bloomer. Charming 
for low beds, borders, etc. Fragrant and very desirable for vases 
No. 5347. Pkt., .10. 
NASTURTIUM, HYBRIDS OF MADAME GUNTER. These 
hybrids contain shades of rose, salmon, bright-red and others 
entirely new among Nasturtiums, they are climbers and are free 
and continuous in blooming; the foliage is mostly dark; an inter- 
esting novelty, but for decorative purposes not so handsome 
or varied in color as our Kent-Grown Tall Nasturtiums. No. 
5627. Pkt., .10 
NASTURTIUM, SCARLET AND GOLD. In this desirable 
addition to our list of tall Nasturtiums the flowers are large, open 
and marked very distinctly and beautifully. Nothing finer is 
shown in the family than their prettily contrasting colors, bright 
scarlet and deep golden yellow. Highly recommended. No. 5512. 
Oz,, .25; Liberal Pkt., .10. 
