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SEEDS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



ABUTILON. {Chinese Bell-Flower or Flowering Maple. ) Pkt. 

 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 splendid 

 collection, the colors include shades of white, yellow, 

 pink and crimson 25 



ACACIA. 



Tender shrubs with graceful foliage and beautiful ra- 

 cemes of flowers. 8 to 10 ft. The seeds should be 

 soaked in hot water before being sown. 



armata. Yellow, very handsome ... ... .... 15 



Baileyana. Long sprays of bright yellow flowers 

 which are excellent for cutting. This variety is of rapid 

 growth, and good flowering plants may be had the sec- 

 ond year from seeds . . ... .... 15 



dealbata. {Silver-Wattle.) A charming species with 

 larg& silvery fern-hke foliage. Flowers bright yellow 

 and sweetly scented . . ... ... ... .... 15 



floribunda. A popular variety with lovely orange-red 

 flowers ... ... ... ... ... .... 10 



lophantha superba. Flowers yellow, dehcate green 

 fohage ... ... ... ... ... .... 10 



ACHIMENES. 



Profuse blooming tuberous-rooted greenhouse plants 

 valuable for pots or hanging baskets. The flowers vary 

 considerably in size, and are of the most briUiant 

 colors. 1 to 2 ft. 



Finest mixed 50 



AGATHEA. 



eoelestis. {Blue Daisy. ) Tender perennial with pretty 

 blue daisy-like flowers. 1 ft. ... ... .... 15 



eoelestis Farquhar's Giant. A great improvement 

 on the type, the plants being more vigorous and pro- 

 ducing much larger flowers, makes an excellent pot plant 



for conservatory decoration 23 



AMARYLLIS. 



Hippeastrum. New Hybrids. The largest and finest 

 race of Amaryllis, with immense flowers varying in color 

 from salmon to deep crimson, generally striped and 

 feathered with white ... ... 



5372 ANGELONIA grandiflora alba. A pretty and grace- Pkt. 

 ful 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. ... .... 25 



5375 ARALIA Sieboldi. {FatsiaJaponica.) Elegant green- 

 house shrub, with large glossy leaves. 3 ft. New 

 seeds are not ready before March or April 25 



ASPARAGUS. 

 5380 plumosus nanus. An excellent pot plant for conserva- 

 tory decoration or for cutting, on accoimt of its very 

 graceful, finely cut foliage. It will remain fresh in water 

 three or four weeks after being cut. 100 seeds, $1.25 .25 



5385 Sprengeri. Drooping variety, invaluable for suspended 



baskets or table decoration. The fronds frequently 

 measuring 3 to 4 ft. in length . . . Oz., $1.00; . 15 



5386 BROWALLIA Jamesoni. {Streptosolon.) An excel- 



lent Winter-flowering vine, with bright orange tubular- 

 shaped flowers. Very showy as a pot plant . . .... 50 



For other Br owallias, see Nos. 1400-1406. 



CALCEOLARIA. Greenhouse Annuals. 



Our strains of Calceolaria have a wide reputation. They are the 

 result of constant selection and cross-fertihzation 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 Fapquhap's Perfeetion Mixed. Large packet, $i .00 



5395 Small packet 50 



5396 profusa Clibrani. Another remarkable hybrid of ex- 



tremely light and graceful habit, bearing its large sprays Pkt. 

 of rich golden-yellow flowers most profusely ... .75 



5398 Cotswold Hybrid. Considered one of the finest Hy- 

 brid Calceolarias. The flowers are much larger than 

 Clibrani, and vary in color from lemon-yellow and gol- 

 den-yellow to brown ; of ten lightly spotted ... 



5400 Buttercup. A striking Hybrid with huge golden-yel- 

 low flowers, prolific in blooms over a long period. One 

 of the most valuable plants for conservatories. 



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Calceolaria Farquhar's Pedection. (Plaats from Farquhar's Seeds grown by Mr. J. Canning, Ardsley, N. Y.) 



