82 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. SEEDS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
GESNERA. 
5630 Exceedingly showy bulbous greenhouse plants, with richly marked ; 
nee leaves and handsome BDIEES 0 of brilliant flowers. Finest Pkt. 
ixed. : i : mishgebse\ ts 
GLOXINIA. (Tender Perennials Y a 
5635 Farquhar’s Giant Mixed. Thisis the finest type of Gloxinia. 
The flowers are of enormous size, massive and upright in growth, 
with the throat wide open. The strain includes self-colors, 
spotted and marked sorts, embracing pure white, pink, scarlet, 
crimson, lilac, violet-purple and deep purple. First size packet, $1.00 
5640 Second size packet : ao Tag ee ae = 00 
5645 Farquhar’s Avalanehe. Pure white _. ee re Sensi 0) 
5650 Farquhar’s Sky Blue. a wl B50) 
5655 Farquhar’s Fire King. Brilliant searlet. ; Nee o0 
5657 Farquhar’s Meteor. Scarlet with white throat. .50 
5660 Farquhar’s Superb Spotted. Daneel sports the effect is 
soft and pleasing. any 50 
GREVILLEA. 
5665 Robusta. (Silk Oak.) The graceful evergreen, fernlike foliage 
combines admirably with palms and other massive-leaved plants. 
Excellent for table decoration. . ‘ Fae T\OZ-, 093 . LD 
HELIOTROPE. 
5670 Farquhar’s Giant Hybrids Mixed. ... ae i. 25 
5676 Midnight. Purpleshadingtoblue ... i 2 sat elo 
5680 Mixed. In great variety Ba hehe Bers, 210s 
IMPATIENS. Pennie Boles ) 
Charming plants for the house or conservatory, blooming continuously. 
The flowers vary in color from pink to red and are freely produced. 1 ft. 
5690 Sultani. Bright rosy carmine.. 25 
5696 Holsti Orange-Searlet. A handsome variety from East Africa. 
It is of robust growth and flowers very freely, forming compact 
bushes about 18 in. high. Fine for bedding.. 25 
5697 Holsti Hybrids. Includes many colors varying from lilac to 
ruby and pink to vermilion-scarlet. ... ¥ Dace. Ree D5 
KALANCHOE. 
5700 Flammea. Splendid gremnbeuse pe with 1 FATES heads of 
orange-scarlet flowers. 13 ft.. .50 
Gesnera. No. 5630. 
GERANIUM. 
5610 Apple-seented. This sort is highly esteemed 
for bouquets on account of its ferny, fragrant Pkt. 
foliage. 1 ft. Leas eee vey ANAS) 
5615 Show Pelargonium. Seed saved from the 
finest varieties Lhe ae uO) 
5620 New Varieties, Single. Shades of scarlet. .20 
LIBONTIA. 
5710 Floribunda. A handsome plant for house 
or conservatory decoration during Winter; 
flowers scarlet and yellow, tube-shaped. ft. 25 
MIMULUS. 
5715 Mosechatus. (Musk.) The well-known scented 
variety of Mimulus; useful for oe 
pots. Flowers yellow. 6 in. ALES 
For other varieties, see Nos. 7265 and 7270. 
MUSA. 
5720 Ensete. (Abyssinian Banana.) Of all plants 
available to us for sub-tropical effects, this 
is the most luxuriant. It is frequently grown 
here to a height of 15 feet and with leaves 8 ft. 
in length. Seeds sown in January or Feb- 
ruary produce good plants for Summer 
bedding. ... Per 100 seeds, $2.50; 
PHORMIUM. 
5730 Tenax Foliis Variegatis. (New Zealand Flaz.) 
Half-hardy perennial with long sword-shaped 
leaves, beautifully variegated; adapted to 
lawn and convervatory ‘decoration; flowers 
orange color. 6 ft. ao 
POINSETTIA. 
5735 Puleherrima. A very ornamental green- 
house shrub, producing large heads of bril- 
liant scarlet bracts, valuable for Winter deco- 
ration. If sown in February or March the 
seedlings produce splendid scarlet tops by 
December. .. ... Per 100 seeds, $1.50; .25 Gloxinia, Farquhar’s Giant Strain. 
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