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



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$7.00 





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9.00 





25 



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25 



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25 



9.00 





•25 



9.00 



GLOXINIAS. 



These are desirable summer-flowering plants for both green- 

 house and window. For cutting purposes they may be %ery 

 successfully grown during summer in cold frames, with the glass 

 shaded with whitewash or slats to moderate the heat of the sun. 



Each. Doz. 



L.^rge-Flowering Varieties, .Mixed . .10 $1.00 

 Large-Flowering, in separate shades, as 

 follows : 



Red with white border .... .15 



Spotted 15 



Blue 15 



Red 15 



Blue with white border 15 



White 15 



White with blue border 15 



HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 



.\ hardy summer-flowering Hyacinth producing erect spikes 

 of pure white, bell-shaped flowers. 3 ft. in height. It is very 

 effective when planted in clumps among shrubs. Per doz.. .30; 

 per TOO. $2.00: per i.ooo. $12.00. 



MADEIRA VINE. 



A favorite tuberous-rooted climbing plnnt with dense and 

 beautiful shining fohage and of very rapid growth, twining on 

 strings to a great height or forming garlands in many fanciful 

 forms. It will grow anywhere, but does best in a warm, shel- 

 tered, sunny location. It is also a very pretty plant for tiaining 

 around the windows in the house. Per doz.. .40: per 100, 

 $2.50. 



MILLA BIFLORA. 



One of the loveliest bidbous plants; most desirable on account of its immense pure waxy-white flowers, which 

 are liorne in clusters of two to three, on a flower-stalk twelve to eighteen inches high. The petals are very thick 

 and firm, and the flowers will keep in water for a week after cutting. A sing'e bulb will produce as many as six 

 flower-stalks. Per doz.. .50; per 100, $3.00. 



MONTBRETIA. 



Hardy border plants with elegant and gracefully branched 

 Gladiolus-like flowers which are now much prized for cutting 

 during summer. The colots vary from clear yellow to rich 

 scarlet, and the plants grow about 2 feet in height. Plant 

 the bulbs five inches deep and protect them during winter 

 with liberal mulching. 



Gloxinia Large Flowering. Bulbs. 



Doz. 100. 1,000. 

 .20 $1.00 $6.50 

 .35 2.00 16.00 





Ckocosml«flora. Orange-scarlet . 

 Etoile de Feu. Rich scarlet, yellow c'tre 

 Germania. New hybrid, being the re- 

 sult of a cross between Crocosmia aurea 

 imperialis and a Montbretia. having the 

 large, perfect bright! orange-colored 

 flowers of the former and the hardiness 

 of the latter. It is much freer in bloom 

 than any other of this family . . . 

 Golden Sheaf. Clear yellow, beautiful, 

 Rayon d'Or. Deep yellow, very large, 

 RosE.\. Bright salmon-rose - . . . 

 Transcendent. Large golden-yellow 

 flowers, outside bright red .... 

 PoTTSll. Bright yellow, flushed with red. 



ORNITHOGALUM. 



.\rabicli.m. {.Ira/'iiin Star of Bcihlchcm.') An effective 

 variety with large heads of fragrant star-shaped flowers, 

 white with black eye, borne on erect stems 18 inches high: 

 excellent for forcing and winter cultivation. Per doz., 

 .40; per 100. $2.50. 



.50 



10. oo 





.20 



1.25 



8.50 



.20 



1.25 



S.50 



■35 



2.00 



15.00 



•25 



1.50 



12.00 



•15 



1. 00 



6.00 



