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



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(jCRArllUlnb* We offer the best bedding varieties in existence. Hardy, compact, stocky plants, grown in a cool green- 

 house ; for delivery May 15 to July. This stock should not be confounded with stock offered at lower prices, which is 

 generally forced at a high temperature. E^ch, .15 ; doz., Si. 25 ; 100, S8.00. 25 plants and upwards at 100 rate. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Alphonse Ricard. A semi-double Bruant of special 

 merit; dwarf ; very vigorous habit; large, green foliage; 

 produces flowers in great masses; florets and trusses 

 are of enormous size, on very strong stalks: a profuse 

 bloomer; color bright vermilion-scarlet. 



Beaute Poitevine. A great favorite, and conceded 

 to be one of the best semi-double, light salmon-pink 

 bedders in existence; enormous flowers, aurora-pink, 

 shading to bright salmon in the centre. 



Double Gen. Grant, or Heteranthe. Color bright 

 vermilion-scarlet; full, round florets, borne in large 

 trusses on long stems; well branching, exceptionally 

 strong, and very \-igorous; distinct, clean, healthy 

 ibliage, with a profusion of bloom. 



Iean Viaud. The finest double pink Geranium. Brill- 

 iant rose-pink, with white throat, fresh and exquisite; 

 attracts attention everywhere. Magnificent semi- 

 double flower; trusses of enormous size, sometimes 

 measuring six inches in diameter, on long, rigid stems. 



La Favorite. The finest double white; pure color; 

 flower of enormous size; a continuous bloomer, the 

 plants being covered with flowers the entire season; 

 has beautiful foliage and finest habit. 



S. A. XuTT. The standard dark red Geranium; double; 

 brilliant deep scarlet, with maroon shading; compact, 

 vigorous grower; stand the sun best of any. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Drvden. Bright, soft crimson, pure white at the base 

 of petals, giving it a large white eye; very floriferous; 

 exceptionally clean, healthy and vigorous; foliage 

 slightly zoned. Magnificent as a bedder. 



L'Aube. Pure snow-white, retaining its purity the 

 entire season; large, round florets, magnificent trusses. 

 Its freedom of bloom, excellent habit of growth, and 

 iron-clad constitution make it a most satisfactory 

 variety, either as a pot plant or bedding variety. 



Queen of the West. Brilliant orange-scarlet; flow- 

 ers are large and produced in the greatest profusion 

 throughout the summer. Stands the sun well, and is 

 considered one of the best scarlet varieties for bedding. 



VARIEGATED. 

 Mme. Salleroi. a dwarf variety rarely over 6 inches 

 high; foliage green bordered white; fine for edging. 



DOUBLE IVY-LEAVED SORTS. 

 Achievement. Pure self-rose color with white eye. 

 Col. Baden Powell. The largest flower among Ivy 



Geraniums; color varies from pearl white to soft 



blush. 

 Etincelant. The finest scarlet variety. 

 Incomparable. Color rosy carmine. 

 Le Printemps. a beautiful and eft'ective rosy-pink. 

 Tolstoi. A distinct clear violet-mauve. 



CLIMBING AND TRAILING PLANTS. 



CoBEA Scandens. Each, .15; doz., $1.25. 



Ficus repens. Excellent for clothing the walls and pil- 

 lars of conservatories; also useful for vase and basket 

 work. 3 inch. Each, .35; per doz., $3.50. 



LoPHOSPERMUM ScANDENS. Pink. Each, .10; per 

 doz., $1.00; pei" IOC. $6.00. 



Maurandya Barclayana. Purplish blue. Each, .15; 

 per doz.. $1.50; per 100, $10.00. 



Each. Doz. 100. 



moonflower 15 $i.50$i0.00 



Nasturtium, Tall 10 .60 4.00 



Senecio Scandens. German Ivy . .15 1.25 8.00 



ViNCA. Trailing sorts 25 2.50 18.00 



PLANTS FOR VASES. 



Dracaena indivisa. Graceful centre plant for Each, 

 vases, bears the sun. Doz.. $5.00 50 



Ficus elasticus. Rubber Plant. Makes a good 



vase centre. 4-inch pot, .50; 5-inch ... .75 



Grevillea robust.^. Its graceful evergreen, fern- 

 like foliage combines admirably with palms and 

 other massive-leaved plants. Can be employed 

 in many ways, either in the conservatory or sum- 

 mer garden. Doz., $5.00 50 



Hydr.\ngea Ot.^KSA. The variety usually seen 

 in tubs, flowers, pink or bluish. Large plants 

 IN POTS for display this season. Each $1.25 to $2.00 



Plants in large tubs. Per tub, S6.00 to $10.00 



BAY TREES. {Laurus Nobilis.) 



Bay trees are perhaps the noblest and most useful of decora 

 tive evergreens, beiny equally serviceable both for out-of-door 

 decoration in summer and indoors in winter. 



STANDARD BAY TREES. 

 The price is based according to the diameter and height of 



crown. Heiijtit of stem from 3 to 3J4 feet. Each. 



26 inches diam. of crown $7- 50 



30 " i< 41 41 12.50 



36 " i< '1 ■! 15.00 



38-42 " >' ii 41 20.00 



PYRAMIDAL-SHAPED 

 -6 ft. high. 24 diam. 



6 " " 30 



7 " ■' 32-34 " 



-8 •' '• 36 " . 



BAY TREES. 



$7-50 

 12.50 

 20.00 

 25.00 



Pyrair.idal Bay Tree. 



BOXWOOD TREES. {Buxus Arborea.) 

 These are trained in the form of Pyramidal Bay Trees and 

 are used for similar purposes. They have been found to sur- 

 vive the winter out of doors on the Massachusetts coast, with 

 slight protection. 



Pyramidal. 3 to 3^2 ft. Each, $2.00; doz., $20.00. 



3i'2 to 4 ft. Each, $2.50; doz., $25.00. 4 to 5 ft. 



$5.00 to $6.00. Standards. 15-inch. diam. Each, 



$2.00; doz., $20.00. 18-inch diam. Each, $3.00; 



doz., $30.00. Bushes. 2V2 to 3 ft. Each, $1.50; 



doz., $15.00. 



Notice. — The measurements of the foregoing trees are ap- 

 proximately correct; slight variations are unavoidable. 



Standard Bay Tree. 



