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



No. 4842. Farouhar's Pink Annum. Lupin. Of old-fash- 

 ioned flowers none is more worthy of attention than the Lupin. 

 This variety is one of the prettiest annual sorts, growing about 

 two feet in height, and producing handsome spikes of salmon- 

 pink flowers. The flowers are particularly useful for cutting, 

 lasting a week or longer in water. .Sowings should be made 

 in April or May, and again in July for succession. Oz., .50; 

 pkt., .10. 



No. 4847. LupiNus DoUGLA.si. This new perennial is a cross 

 between the annual and perennial varieties, height three feet, 

 spikes of bloom one foot in length, of various shades of pink, 

 purple, blue, and white. If sown early in spring will flower 

 the first year. Oz., .30; pkt., .10. 



No. 4852. Lupinus Polyphyllus Aureus. A lovely new 

 color in the perennial Lupin, the flowers are a fine clear yel- 

 low, and will make a valuable addition to these popular plants. 

 Pkt., .25; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



No. 5040. Meconopsis integrifolia. a large yellow flow- 

 ered Poppy from Thibet, the most striking introduction of re- 

 cent years. The plant forms a rosette of hairy oblanceolate 

 leaves, from the centre of which a stout stem arises bearing 

 from six to ten large, pure yellow flowers six to nine inches in 

 diameter. These are much more durable than the usual Poppy 

 flowers, individual blooms remaining on the plant from ten 

 days to a fortnight. Pkt., .50. 



No. 5085. E\ANs' Boston CiANT Mignonette. Pronounced 

 by our leading florists the "finest Mignonette grown,"' and 

 extensively used throughout the country for forcing. When 

 sown out of doors for summer flowering, it produces spikes of 

 the largest size, and is now the favorite summer Mignonette in 

 Newport and other summer resorts. Oz., $1.50; 1.4 oz., .50; 

 pkt., .25. 



No. 5106. MiGNONETiE Lmproned M.\chet. Machet has 

 been acknowledged to be one of the most valuable varieties of 

 large flowering, sweet-scented Mignonette, for florists' and 

 amateurs' use, ever introduce.d. The strain now offered has 

 been obtained through careful selection for a number of years 

 by a specialist in Northern Europe. It is of robust growth 

 and very hardy, producing large, broad flower spikes of a 

 reddish-green color and agreeable fragrance. Oz., $1.00; 

 large pkt., .15. 



Evans' Boston Giant Mignonette 



No. 6579. Physalis Bunyardi 

 ( New Hybrid) . This graceful plant 

 produces freely rich scarlet seed 

 capsules at each joint, and grows 

 1% to 2 feet high. They are not 

 so large as " Francheti," but much 

 more elegant, and are pointed and 

 of a bright scarlet color. It will 

 prove to be most useful for house 

 decoration. Pkt., .25. 



Nasturtium, Queen of Tom Thumbs. No. 5415. 



