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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 



FARQUHAR'S SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 



Amaryllis Hippeastrum, New Hybrids. 



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 vermihon, dwarf; Rosea elegans, Rose; 

 Dr. Carey, Pale rose, large; Edmond Boissier, white shaded, 

 hlac; Longiflora, clear blue; Margarita, pure white; Mauve 

 Perfection, clear mauve; Patens Major, mauve -with violet 

 shading; Violaeea, violet with carmine shading, dwarf; Vivid, 

 scarlet. 



Each of the above separate colors, Sl.OO per doz. ; S6.00 per 100. 

 Mixed Varieties. All colors. .75 per doz. ; S5.00 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; SI. 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 

 in the pot or tub. They are particularly suitable for piazza or 

 terrace decoration, and may also be forced in the greenhouse. 



AMARYLLIS. 



Culture. The bulb3 should be placed where they will be always slightly moist and 

 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; $8.00 per doz.; $60.00 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 2i 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. .25 each; $2.50 per doz. 



Formosissima. {Jacobean Lily.) Dark crimson. .15 each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 •SS.OO per 100. 



Hallii. Hall's AmarylUs, now known as Lycoris squamigera. A rare bul- 

 bous plant with attractive foliage and bright flowers. Rosy hlac, 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. 

 .25 each; $2.50 per doz. 



Johnsoni. {Barbadoes Spice Lily.) Enormous bright crimson flowers 

 with a white stripe through each segment; magnificent. .50 each; $5.00 per 

 doz.;S35.00per 100. 



Lutea Slernbergia. {Mount Etna Lily.) Bright golden j'eUow; 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 biilhant scarlet, 

 flowers. If a number of bulbs aie planted in a 10-inch pot they form verj' 

 decorative plants for the piazza or lawn, Thev also make excellent house 

 plants. .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. 



Canaida. {Fairy Lily.) Pure white, deUcately scented. .05 each; 

 .40 per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



Umbellatus. Fme blue. .25 each; $2.00 per doz. 

 Umbellatus Albus. White. .25 each; $2.00 per doz. 



AmaiylUs Zephyranthes Rosea. 



