98 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 
FARQUHAR’S SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 
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ACHIMENES. 
Profuse blooming tender perennials for greenhouse or con- 
servatory decoration during summer. The scaly tubers should 
be potted in the early spring in a compost of turfy loam, leaf 
mould, and sand. They should be grown in a moist, warm 
temperature, shaded from the sun until they begin to bloom, 
when they should be kept cooler to prolong the duration of the 
flowers. The colors comprise white, shades of lilac, mauve, and 
crimson. 
Argus, Mauve; Celestial, pure white, spotted violet; 
Dazzle, Bright vermilion, dwarf; Rosea elegans, Rose; 
Dr. Carey, Pale rose, large; Edmond Boissier, white shaded, 
lilac; Longiflora, clear blue; Margarita, pure white; Mauve 
Perfection, clear mauve; Patens Major, mauve with violet 
shading; Violacea, violet with carmine shading, dwarf; Vivid, 
searlet. . 
Each of the above separate colors, $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Mixed Varieties. All colors. .75 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR. 
A valuable bulbous plant for greenhouse or open ground. 
Each flower stalk produces from four to eight widely expanded 
fragant flowers, of creamy white color with broad violet-maroon 
blotches. ‘The flowers are very lasting and being borne on long 
stems are excellent for bouquets and table decorations, The 
bulbs should be treated like Gladioli. .15 each; $1.50 per doz. 
AGAPANTHUS. (African Lily.) 
Handsome summer and autumn flowering plants, throwing 
up large umbels of twenty to thirty blossoms. They should be 
grown in pots or tubs, in rich sandy soil well enriched. The 
plants should be divided before they become overcrowded 
ae aie in the pot or tub. They are particularly suitable for piazza or 
Amaryllis Hippeastrum, New Hybrids. terrace decoration, and may also be forced in the greenhouse. 
AMARYLLIS. Umbellatus. Fine blue. .25 each; $2.00 per doz. 
Culture. The bulbs should be placed where they will be always slightly moist and Umbellatus Albus. White. 25 each; $2.00 per doz. 
warm, under the benches of a greenhouse, for example; do not pot up the bulbs before 
the flower buds appear; when first potted give very little water and promote growth by 
giving moderate bottom heat. 
Hippeastrum, New Hybrids. (Vittata.) The finest race of Amaryllis 
in cultivation; exceeding in the size and fine form of their flowers 
as well as in the diversity of colors and markings, all former hybrids. The 
segments are of nearly uniform size, giving the flowers a regular trumpet 
form. .75 each; $7.50 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
Belladonna Major. (Belladonna Lily.) A free-flowering fragrant variety. 
The flowers which are white flushed and tipped with deep rose are borne on 
stems 2 to 2} ft. high. Extra large bulbs. .15 each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 
per 100. 
Equestris. Scarlet, with broad white stripes, extending from the throat 
to half way up the segments. .15 each; $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
Formosissima. (Jacobean Lily.) Dark crimson. .15 each; $1.50 per doz.; 
$8.00 per 100. 
Hallii. Hall’s Amaryllis, now known as Lycoris squamigera. <A rare bul- 
bous plant with attractive foliage and bright flowers. Rosy lilac, fragrant, 
3 or 4 inches across, flowers in August. The foliage appears in spring, 
disappears in June, and is followed two months later by the naked flowers. 
50 each; $5.00 per doz. 
Johnsoni. (Barbadoes Spice Lily.) YWnormous bright crimson flowers 
with a white stripe through each segment; magnificent. .50 each; $5.00 per 
doz.; $35.00 per 100. 
Lutea Sternbergia. (Mount Etna Lily.) Bright golden yellow; hardy if 
well covered during the winter. .05 each; .50 per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 
Vallota Purpurea. (Scarborough Lily.) A beautiful free-flowering summer 
and autumn blooming Amaryllis producing strong spikes of brilliant scarlet, 
flowers. If a number of bulbs are planted in a 10-inch pot they form very 
decorative plants for the piazza or lawn, They also make excellent house 
jlants. .25 each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
ZEPHYRANTHES. Beautiful dwarf bulbous plants; very effective for 
planting in masses in May and flowering with great profusion during the 
summer. 
Rosea. Beautiful rose-pink flowers, three to four inches across. .10 
each; .65 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Candida. (Fairy Lily.) Pure white, delicately scented. .05 each; 
-40 per doz.; $3.00 per 100. Amaryllis Zephyranthes Rosea, . 
