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



BEDDING PLANTS. 



We grow our Bedding Plants in greenhouses especially constructed to produce compact, stocky plants. They are 

 not forced, but grown at low temperature, and are of the hardiest possible character. Delivery May to July. 



Six at dozen rate, 25 at 100 rate. 



Per doz. Per loo. 



. $1.25 $8.00 



Abutilon. Sorts 



ACHYRANTHES, DaKK BlOOD-KEU . . .90 6.00 



— Bright Crimson 90 6.00 



— Green, Veined White 90 6.00 



Ageratum, Princess Pauline. Bhie, 



with white centre 75 5.00 



— Stella Gurney. Bright blue . . . .75 5.00 

 Alternanthera, Dwarf Scarlet . . .75 5.00 



— DvvARF Yellow 75 5.00 



Alyssum, White. .Sweet scented . . .60 4.00 



Antirrhinum, Mixed. Snapdragon . .90 6.00 

 Asters, American Branching, Farqu- 



har's Giant Comet, P.«ony Flow- 

 ered Perfection, Improved Vic- 

 toria, White, Pink, Crimson, and 



Blue; each color separate 50 3.00 



Begonia, Vernon. Flowers red, bronze 



foliage 1. 00 8.00 



— Vesuvius. Bright crimson, blooms 



all summer, one of the best bedding sorts, i .00 8.00 



— Erfordia. Rosy carmine, glossy dark 



green leaves i.oo 8.00 



— Tuberous-Rooted. May be grown 

 in partial shade or in the full sunlight if 

 kept moist. They bloom continually 

 from July until frost and produce a 



gorgeous eflfect. Strong plants . . . 1. 00 8.00 



— Rex. For shady situations .... 2.00 15.00 

 Brovvallia Speciosa Major. Clear 



blue 75 5.00 



Caladiu.m esculentum. Strong plants. i .00 8.00 

 Calceolaria Burbidgei. Grows to a 

 height of six feet, forming a dense, erect 

 bush. The foliage is of rich green sur- 

 mounted by erect trusses of clear canary 



yellow flowers 1.50 10.00 



Carnations. Strong plants out of 3-inch 

 pots for summer flowering. Enchant- 

 ress, light pink; Nelson Fisher, dark 

 pink; J. H. Manley, scarlet; Harry 

 Fenn, crimson; The Queen, white; Mrs. 

 M. A. Patten, variegated . Each, .25; 2.50 16.00 

 Carnations. Marguerite, Mixed . i.oo 8.00 

 Centaurea Gymnocarpa. Dusty Miller^ .90 6.00 



— Candidissima 90 6.00 



Cockscomb Dwarf. Various colors . . .75 5.00 

 CoLEUS, Verschaffelti. Red foliage, .90 6.00 



— Golden Bedder. Yellow foliage . .90 6.00 

 --Princess Royal. Bright red with 



golden edge 90 6.00 



— Fascination. Mottled, yellow, red 



and green 90 6.00 



Cosmos, Mammoth Pink, Red and 



White . 50 3.50 



Daisy, English. Assorted 50 3.50 



— Paris Golden. An admirable plant 



both for bedding and cut flowers . . i.oo 8.00 



Per 100. 



$8.00 



8.00 



?.oo 



Per do/,. 



Daisy, Paris White $1.00 



— Queen Alexandra i.oo 



Dianthus Heddewigi. Japan pink . .50 

 Echeveria Secunda Gi.auca. Blue- 

 green leaved, largely used in carpet bed- 

 ding I.oo 



Feverfew, Golden. Dwarf golden- 

 leaved 50 



— Double White. Valuable for cutting, .90 



Fuchsi.-v. In variety 1.25 



Heliotrope. Sorts i.oo 



Hollyhock, Double. Crimson, pink, 



purple, white, salmon, and yellow . . 2.00 



— Single. Mixed colors 2.00 



— Allegheny Mixed 2.00 



Lantana delicata. Rosy purple; trail- 

 ing I.oo 



Lemon Verbena. Very fragrant foliage, i.oo 



Lobelia, Dwarf Blue. For edgings . .60 



Lobeha Tenuoir. a beautiful new spe- 

 cies growing to 12 or 15 in. in height. 

 The flowers are of bright cobalt blue 

 about an inch in diameter, borne on 

 erect branching sprays 1.50 10.00 



Marguerite. See Daisy. Paris GoLhn. 



Marigold Dwarf French. Yellow and 

 maroon 



— Tall African. Lemon and orange 



Musa ENSETE. Abyssinian Banana 

 Larger Plants 



Nasturtium, Dwarf. Assorted colors . 



— Tall. Assorted colors 



Pansy, Large-Flowered Mixed . . 



— Giant Fancy. Finest stiains . 



PeNNISETUM RUEPPELIANUM. J'l<r/</c- 



Fountain Grass i .00 



•SO 



■SO 



Each. 



•.?5 



1.00 

 Doz. 

 .50 

 .50 



•35 

 .50 



•75 

 I.oo 



•75 

 I.oo 

 1.00 



Petunia, Single, .\ssorted colors . 



— Double. Choicest sorts . . 

 Pyrethrum Aureum. Golden Feather 

 RiCINUS. Castor Oil Bean. Sorts . 

 Salvia splendens. Brilliant scarlet 

 ScABiosA, Mourning Bride, or Sweet 



Scabious 75 



Stock, Double Ger.man. Assorted . .75 



— Perpetual Double White. F^xcel- 



lent for cutting 75 



SWAINSONIA galegifolia alka. Elegant 



white pea-shaped flowers 1.25 



rosea. Rosy pink 1.25 



Sweet William. Mixed colors ... i.oo 

 Verbena. Mammoth pink, red, white 



and blue 50 



Verbena Eli.e.n Wilmott. New large- 

 flowered pink \'erbena i .00 



Viola Cor.nuta. Mauve and white . . 1.50 

 Zinnia, Exhibition Prize 50 



TWO SUPERB FIBROUS ROOTED BEDDING BEGONIAS. 



7.00 



3^5o 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



12.00 

 12.00 

 1 2.00 



8.00 

 8.00 



4 CO 



3.00 

 3.00 



Doz. 



3-50 



10.00 



100. 



3.00 



3-0O- 

 2.50 

 4.00 



6.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



8. GO 



8.00 



5.00 

 5.00 



5.00 



8.00 

 8.00 



6.00 



3.00 

 8.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



NEWPORT SCARLET GEM. 



Awarded a Silver Medal by the Newport, R.L, Horti- 

 cultural Society. 

 Dwarf, seldom exceeding 6 inches in height, of vigor- 

 ous stocky growth. Flowers semi-double, deep scarlet, 

 remarkably floriferous; foliage metallic red. Useful for 

 carpet bedding or for edging where a brilliant display is 

 wanted throughout the entire summer. Newport Scarlet 

 Gem is destined to become one of our most popular 

 bedding Begonias. Doz., $1.00: 100. $8.00. 



GRACILIS. 



This magnificent Begonia is considered in Europe the 

 finest variety for groups. It is a vigorous grower, and is 

 in constant flower throughout the summer Equally 

 valuable for conservatory decoration. We illustrate on 

 page 48 a plant which had been in continuous bloom for 

 sixteen months. 

 White, Bright Red, and Rose Pink. Doz., $1.00; 



100, $8.00. 



Six at dozen rate, 25 at 100 rate. 



