R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. 



ASTERS. AMERICAN BEAUTY. This remarkable class of 

 Asters has large full flowers with incur\'ed petals on stout stems 

 from fifteen to eighteen inches in length, and a longer flowering 

 season than any other Aster. 



196 Purple. A rich shade. Pkt. 25 cts. ; .3 pkts. 60 cts. 



197 Pink. A handsome rose-pink. Pkt. 25 cts.; 3 pkts., 60 cts. 



198 White. Very large pure white. Pkt. 25 cts. ; 3 pkts., 60 cts. 



199 Lavender. A pleasing shade. Pkt. 25 cts. ; 3 pkts. 60 cts. 



2 55 ASTER Debutante. A beautiful pure white, dehoately feathered 

 Aster, coming into bloom three to four weeks earlier than the 

 popular Comet Asters. IJ ft. Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 



ASTERS, CALIFORNIA GIANTS. Superb Asters of the 

 Crego type, the petals being beautifully twisted and interlaced 

 and borne singly on rigid upright stems. 2i ft. 



Light Blue. A beautiful color; monstrous flowers. 



Peachblossom. A very delicate shade. 



Rose. Charming bright rose-pink in color. 



Each of the above colors, 50 cts. per pkt. ; 3 pkts., $1.25. 



235 CALENDULA. Farquhar's Improved Orange. A selected 

 strain of this splendid Calendula with enormous orange flowers, 

 perfectly double and beautifully formed; remains in bloom until 

 quite late in the Fall, i oz., 75 cts.; pkt., 25 cts. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. The following new California Poppies are 

 distinguished for the beauty and bnlliance of their coloring. 



281 Lovely. Rose-pink, suffused salmon. Pkt., 20 cts. 



282 Orange Flame. Vivid orange-scarlet. Pkt., 20 cts. 



283 Scarlet Beauty. Fiery deep scarlet. Pkt., 20 cts. 



284 ESCHSCHOLTZIA ccespitosa. A charming dwarf variety 



with small golden-yellow flowers borne in great profusion. 

 Splendid for edging and rockwork. Pkt., 25 cts. ; 3 pkts., 60 cts. 



286 GAILLARDIA grandiflora "Dazzler." A striking new variety 

 in this popular perennial. The color is a bright golden yellow 

 with rich maroon-red centre. Pkt., 20 cts. 



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Calendula. Farquhar's Improved Orange 



Aster, American Beauty. 



2S7 GEUM, Lady Stratheden. This beautiful new perennial is a 

 counterpart of the well-known varietj' Mrs. J. Bradshaw but 

 with rich golden-yellow flowers. Pkt., 25 cts. 



290 HOLLYHOCK. "Sensation." This new member of the 

 Hollyhock family has monstrous flowers, uniformly double 

 of clear silvery salmon-pink borne on stately stalks. Visitors 

 at our Nurseries when this Hollyhock was in bloom ren;iarked 

 about the unusual and striking color of this beautiful variety 

 whichisentirely distinct from any we have ever seen. Pkt., -SI. 00. 



292 HOLLYHOCK. "Exquisite." The flowers of this new double 

 Hollyhock are very large and possess the charming feature that 

 every petal is exquisitely curled and fringed. Each white 

 margined petal is marked with a large blotch ranging in color 

 from pink to red, violet and purple, suggesting the markings of 

 the Pelargonium. Mixed, Pkt., 25 cts. 



295 LARKSPUR. Farquhar's "Victory." A striking annual 

 variety of compact branching habit attaining a height of about 

 18 inches. The plants come into bloom about July and from 

 that time until frost they are covered with bright blue flowers 

 which are of exceptional value for cutting purposes. Pkt., 25 

 cts., ioz.,85cts.; i oz., $1.50. 



300 LOBELIA. Farquhar's Brilliant. A distinct and beautiful 

 Lobelia of spreading growth particularly adapted for hanging- 

 baskets and window boxes. The flowers are of an intense deep 

 blue with white eye and are produced in great abundance. Pkt. 



302 LUPINUS polyphyllus. "Six-Hills-Scented." The range 

 of color and fragrance of this strain of hardy lupinus attracted 

 much attention at the Flower Shows in England the past season 

 and received an "Award of Merit" from the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. The colors in the mixture run from light to deep blue, 

 also rose and white. Pkt., 25 cts.; 3 pkts., 60 cts. 



