R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. 
SEEDS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
5330 
5340 
5345 
5346 
5350 
5355 
5360 
5365 
5367 
5370 
ABUTILON. Chinese Bell-Flower or Flowering Maple. 
Perpetual flowering greenhouse shrubs of easiest culti- 
vation, and invaluable for summer bedding or conserva- 
tory decoration. Seeds sown in March produce flower- 
ing plants the first season. 3 to 4 ft. 
Farquhar’s Choice Hybrids. Saved from a splen- 
did collection, the colors include shades of white, 
yellow, pink, and crimson. 
ACACIA. 
Tender shrubs with graceful foliage and _ beautiful 
racemes of flowers. 8 to 10 ft. The seeds should 
be soaked in hot water before being sown. 
Armata. Yellow, very handsome. 
Baileyana. Long sprays of bright yellon flowers 
which are excellent for cutting. This variety is of 
rapid growth, and good flowering plants may be had 
the second year from seeds. 
Dealbata. Silver-Wattle. A 
large silvery fern-like foliage. 
and sweetly scented. 
charming species with 
Flowers bright yellow 
Floribunda. A popular variety with lovely. orange- 
red flowers ... 
Lophantha Superba. Flowers yellow, delicate green 
foliage. : ns nee 
“ACHIMENES. 
Profuse-blooming tuberous-rooted greenhouse plants 
valuable for pots or hanging baskets. The flowers 
vary considerably in size, and are of the most bril- 
liant colors. 1 to 2 feet 
Finest Mixed. ts REY: 
AGATHEA. 
Ceelestis. Blue Daisy. Tender perennial with pretty 
blue daisy-like flowers. 1 ft. Sul ay ve 
Ceelestis Farquhar’s Giant. A great improvement 
on the type, the plants being more vigorous and pro- 
ducing much larger flowers, makes an excellent Rot plant 
for conservatory decoration .. . int an rhe 
AMARYLLIS. 
Hippeastrum New Hybrids. The largest and 
finest race of Amaryllis, with immense flowers varying 
in color from salmon to ‘deep crimson, generally suiped 
and feathered with white ; a 
Calceolaria Fiauiars Perfection. 
10 
15 
15 
10 
.10 
.50 
15 
.50 
5372 
5375 
5380 
5385 
5386 
Our strains of Calceolaria have a wide reputation. 
ANGELONIA GRANDIFLORA ALBA. A pretty and 
graceful greenhouse perennial, flowering the first season 
from seed. The compact plants are covered with pure 
white flowers throughout the winter months. Fine 
plant for conservatory decoration. 15 in. 
ARasLIA SIEBOLDI. fatsia Japonica. Elegant green- 
house shrub, with large glossy leaves. 3 ft. New 
seeds are not ready before March or April. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Plumosus Nanus. Anexcellent pot plant for conserva- 
tory decoration or for cutting, on account of its very 
graceful, finely cut foliage. It will remain fresh in water 
three or four weeks after being cut. 100 seeds, 1.00; 
Sprengeri. Drooping variety, invaluable for sus- 
pended baskets or table decoration. The fronds fre 
quently measuring 3 to 4 ft. in length.:.. Oz., 1.00; 
BROWALLIA JAMESONI. Streptosolon. An ex- 
cellent winter-flowering vine, with bright orange tubu- 
lar-shaped flowers. Very showy as a pot plant. 
For other Browallias, see Nos. 1400-1406. 
CALCEOLARIA. Greenhouse Annuals. 
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They are the 
result of constant selection and cross-fertilization of the best flowers 
and no pains are spared to maintain their excellence. 
The flowers 
are of large size, of rich and varied colors, including self-colors, 
spotted, blotched, and laced. 
5390 Farquhar’ A AAO Mixed. First size Spee: 1.00 
5395 
5400 
5402 
5405 
5406 
Second size packet ... 
BEDDING VARIETIES. Half-hardy perennials. 
Rugosa or Shrubby Mixed. Charming bedding 
plants for partial shade or slightly moist situations. 
The colors range from yellow to brown. i 
Golden Glory. A hardy hybrid variety with tree 
rich yellow flowers. Invaluable as a greenhouse plant. 
Rugosa Yellow. The well-known golden-yellow bed- 
ding variety 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA. FL. PL. MIXED. Ora! 
mental greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Large, waxy 
flowers; excellent for cutting. : es ane 
(Plants from Farautia® s Seeds grown by Mr. 7. Cannings Ardsley, N. Y.) 
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