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



4I45 

 4150 



4152 



4165 

 4167 



4170 



4185 



4187 



4190 



4192 

 4«93 



4«y4 



Helianthus Cucumerifolius. No. 4150. 



Pkt. 



CaUFORNICUS FLORE PLENO. Double Call- 

 fornian Suiijlower. Large, deep yellow 

 flowers of perfect form ; 5 ft. . . Oz., .20 .05 

 CUCUMERIFOLIUS. Miniature Sunflmver. 

 One of the finest Sunflowers, producing a 

 profusion of small, elegant, bright yellow, 

 single flowers with a black centre. It 

 comes into bloom in July and continues till 

 frost; splendid for cutting; 4 ft. . Oz., .30 .05 

 — STELLA. Similar to the foregoing, but 

 having flowers nearly twice as large, 



Oz., .40 .05 

 G1.A.NT Russian. Large, single flowers; 6 ft. 



lb., .75; oz., .10 .05 



GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS FLORE PLENO. Large, 

 double, globe-shaped flowers of rich yellow 

 color; 7 ft Oz., .25 .05 



NA.NUS FLOKE PLENO. Plant of compact 

 growth with large, double, deep yellow 

 flowers; 3 ft Oz., .30 ,05 



Henry Wilde. Flowers of medium size, 

 yellow with black disc; 9 ft. . . Oz., .20 .05 



Primrose Queen. Large, single flowers of 

 delicate primrose yellow; one of the most 

 beautiful sorts; 5ft Oz., .30 .05 



UNiFLORUs GiGANTEUs. Each plant bears one 

 enormous single flower, yellow with a dark 

 centre, measuring usually a foot or more in 

 diameter; 10 ft Oz., .25 .05 



HELL\NTHUS, Perennial Varieties. 



decapetalus. Elegant sulphur yellow, sin- 

 gle flowers; 6ft 10 



Maxim iliani. Flowers clear yellow, with 

 several rows of large ray petals and full 

 centre; continues in bloom late in the 

 autumn; 6ft 10 



RlGlDUS. Golden yellow; very showy and 

 valuable for cutting; 6 ft 25 



No. Pkt. 



HELICHRVSUM. Everlasting Fhiver. 

 Showy annuals for beds or borders ; useful 

 as dried flowers for winter bouquets, for 

 which use the blooms should be cut before 

 they are fully open, and hung up to dry 

 with the flowers downward, which stiffens 

 the stems; 2 ft., July to Octcber. 



4195 Collection of 12 Varieties 50 



4200 Double, Finest Mixed. The colors include 

 pure white, shades of yellow, pink, scarlet, 

 crimson, and purple Oz., .50 .05 



4205 ANGUSTI FOLIUM. White foliage, fine plant 



for edgings; I ft 10 



4210 HELIOPSIS L.IJVIS. Oratige Suiijloxver. 

 Handsome autumn-flowering hardy peren- 

 nial, producing masses of deep orange-yel- 

 low flowers, invaluable for cutting; suitable 

 for the back of flower-beds, or border plant- 

 ing among shrubs ; 5 ft 10 



HELIOTROPE. Delightfully fragrant green- 

 house perennial; excellent for bedding or 

 indoor cultivation and particularly useful for 

 cutting; |io ft. 



4215 Finest Mixed ic 



4220 Dark Sorts, Finest Mixed ic 



4230 Lemoine's Giant Hybrids. Mixed colors . .21; 



4240 Snowball. Large, pure white, fragrant 



flowers IC 



4245 HELIPTERUM, Mixed Colors. Pretty ^z/^r- 

 lasting annuals with dense masses of white 

 or yellow flowers; adapted to light soils; I ft. .ic 

 HELLEBORU.S. Christinas and Lenten 

 Roses. Remarkably hardy plants, blooming 

 from December to April. In our climate 

 they should be protected with a frame to 

 prevent the flower buds being injured by 

 frost or ice, and to promote full development 

 of the flowers; perennials; l ft. 



4250 New Hvhrids Mixed. Pure white to crim- 

 son-purple 25 



4257 HESPERIS matronalis Mixed. Rocket. 

 Hardy perennials with lilac-purple or white 

 flowers; 3 ft., June to July . . . Oz., .30 .05 



Double Helichrysum. No. 4195. 



