Rk. & J. FARQUHAR & COJS SEED CATALOGUE. ie a 
DAHLIA. 
By mail, remit 5 cents for postage. 
These grand, fall=-blooming plants delight in a sunny 
situation and rich soil. They should not be set out till May. 
Lift the bulbs immediately after the first frost, dry off and 
store during winter in dry sand in a warm place. 
Large Double Show, Named. Splendid standard var- 
ieties in a fine assortment of distinct colors. Each, 
.15; doz., 1.50. 
Small=Flowered Double, or Pompon. A very beauti- 
ful assortment of distinct named varieties. Flowers 
small, very doubleonlong stems. Each, .15; doz., 1.50. 
Single=-Flowering. From a fine collection. A fine 
assortment of distinct colors. Each, .15; doz., 1.50. 
Prize Exhibition Varieties. From the collection which 
has received the highest awards from the Massachu- 
setts Horticultural Society. The finest varieties in 
cultivation. Pompon 
or Large Show Var= 
ieties. Each, .20; doz., 
2.00. 
Cactus. Large double 
flowers with angular 
petals. / Eiachiue-2o:: 
doz., 2.00. 
DOUBLE SHOW DAHLIAS. 
DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS. (Bleeding Heart). 
_ _One of the most ornamental spring flowering plants, with handsome, drooping racemes of bright 
pink and white, heart-shaped flowers. 
Bulbs. Each, .15; doz., post-paid, 1.50. 
DODECATHEON /1EADIA. 
Perfectly hardy; of dwarf, neat habit; produces an immense head of large, cyclamen-like flowers 
of rare beauty and delicious fragrance; color, white, shading to amber tipped with carmine. 
Bulbs. Each, .10; doz., post-paid, 1.00, 
DIELYTRA SPECTA BILIS. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Mailed free at single and dozen prices. 
This superb flower is one of the most extensively grown bulbous plants that adorns 
our gardens in the fall. The soil should be rich, thoroughly forked, cultivated, and well 
drained. ‘The bulbs should be planted four inches deep and about six inches apart. 
Our Gladioli are grown with great care and will prove very superior in 
quality of flower, beauty and variety of color. The Prize Seedlings of 
Gandavensis, and the Lemoinei varieties are specially recommended. 
Extra Fine [lixed. All colors in splen- 
didtimixtune. Hach, Ogi) doz. n.25is 
100, 1.75. 
Farquhars’ Prize Seedlings [lixed. 
4 Of unsurpassed beauty. A large 
proportion of the flowers have white 
grounds, beautifully blotched, and 
é 4 striped with many charming colors. 
The variety is almost endless and 
includes colors and shades found 
only in this strain. Each, .o5; doz., 
5045, 100; 3,00. 
Extra [lixed, All Light, Striped, 
etc. Each, '04'; doz.,/.30'; 100). 2:00: 
— — Red Shades. Including scarlet, 
crimson, etc. Each, .04; doz., .25; 
100, I.50. 
— — White and Light Shades. Very 
finey Hach, ox. doz 440 * 100; 
3.00. 
— — Pink and Variegated. Each, 
04; doz., .40; 100, 3.00. 
— — Yellow Shades. Each, .04; 
doz., .40; I00, 3.00. 
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GLADIOLUS SNOW WHITE. 
FARQUHARS’ PRIZE SEEDLING GLADIOLUS, 
Snow White. The best White. The entire flower, isan almost paper-white. A faint line of rose on lower petal. 
Flowers, large, numerous, finely disposed on strong, upright stems. Each, .15; doz., 1.50, 
