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



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FARQL^HAR'S NEW AND SELECT CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



What the P.tony is to the garden in May and the Rose in June — the Cactus Dahha is from July until frost. Its 

 unique elegance of form and the charming brilliancy of its surprising colors easily give it first rank among autumnal 

 flowers for decorative usefulness, especially for table decoration. 



GROWING PLANTS. Derivery May and June. 



Each, .20; per doz., $2.00; per 100, $12.00; 



Alpha. A fancy cactus, white 

 ground speckled and striped 

 freely with purple, crimson 

 and lilac: very profuse. 



Aunt Chloe. Very dark, the 

 younger florets being quite 

 black. 



Clara Strf.dwick. Clear bright 

 salmon, shading to yellow at 

 the base of petals. Large 

 blooms with the very narrow- 

 est petals of great length. 



Edith Waters. Rosy pink, 

 a charming new shade. 



Fairy. Deep rosy pink, shad- 

 ing to white at the tips. 



Gabriel. Ground color bright 

 crimson, the upper half of each 

 floret being snow-white and 

 abruptly cur\-ed inwards; 

 florets very long, narrow and 

 abundant. 



Jealousy. Clear yellow. 



J. F. Hi'DSON. Long narrow 

 curling florets, lovely carmine 

 rose, with yellow shading 



by mail, each, .25: per 

 rate, 25 at 100 rate. 



six, $1.25; per doz., $2.50. Six at dozen 



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from the centre. 

 H. Jackson. The finest and largest dark sort in 



cultivation; intense blackish maroon; extra long nar- 

 row pointed petals. 



Keynes White. A finely formed pure white. 



Kriemhilde. Soft apple blossom pink, shading to 

 white in the centre. A beautiful flower of pleasing 

 form. 



Mrs. J. J. Crowe. Large and lovely, clear canary 

 yellow flowers, made up of a great profusion of very 

 long narrow petals and appearing like Chrysanthe- 

 mums. 



Mrs. Mawley. Clear yellow, very large, full and 

 finely formed flower, with long and fine petals, which 

 slightly incurve. 



Mrs. Winst.\nley. One of the best; flowers of large 

 size, with narrow petals, yellow at the disc, shading 

 gradually to soft scarlet. 



Monarch. Orange scarlet shaded with carmine, base 

 of petals yellow. 



P. W. TULI.OCK. Light salmon-red tinted purple, large 

 incurved blooms. 



Kriemhilde Cactus Dahlia. 



Radiance. Orange-scarlet, with petals passing to 



yellow at the base; petals long, termir.'ting in a 



needle point. 

 Richard Dean. Red, heavily tipped with white, large 



incurved flower. 

 Rosixe. Rose; long, claw-like petals. 

 Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to a purplish 



tinge on the tips of the petals; rich showy color and 



perfect in form. 

 -Sandpiper. Bright orange-scarlet. 

 Spotless Queen. Pure white, free flowering and of 



good habit. 

 Stella. Rich vivid crimson, with long petals curled to 



a point. A large, bold flower, stiff stem, good habit 



and free flowering. 

 Up-TO-D.\TE. Coral pink, veined with yellow; long, 



narrow curling petals. 

 Vesta. Rosy-pink, with centre of lighter shade. 

 Viscountess Shekbrooke. Bright reddish terra-cotta, 



suffused with apricot; petals long and narrow, pro- 

 ducing a light and elegant effect. 



