R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. BEDDING PLANTS. 



109 



BEDDING PUNTS. 



DELIVERY 

 MAY TO JULY. 



* An asterisk denotes varieties suitable for Vases and Window Boxes. 

 Our Bedding Plants are grown in greenhouses especially constructed to produce compact, stocky plants, 

 grown at a low temperature, and are of the hardiest possible character. 



These are not forced, but 



Begonia Luminosa. 



Ornamental fohage plants. 



*Achryanthes. 

 — ^Crimson 

 —Yellow 



*Ageratum, Princess Pauline. Bright blue 



— Fraseri. Beautiful shade of blue 



Alternanthera. Bright foliage plants of dwarf 

 habit. Used extensively for edging and design 

 bedding. 



—Dwarf Scarlet. 



— Dwarf Yellow. 



— Turvel. Foliage bright red 



*Alyssum, Dwarf White. Sweet-scented 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon.) For bedding and cut 

 flowers these plants are ideal, our strain being 

 particularly fine. White, Pink, Yellow, Red or 

 Mixed 



Asters, American Branching and Giant Comet. 

 White, Pink, Crimson, Light Blue and Dark 

 Blue: each color separate 



*Begonia. Gloire de Chatelaine. Exquisite clear 

 pink ; fine for bedding 



— Newport Gem. A popular variety for bedding, 

 beautiful shade of pink . . 



— Vesuvius. Bright crimson, blooms all Summer 



— Tuberous-Rooted. Plants. May be grown in 

 partial shade or in the full sunhght if kept moist. 

 They bloom continually from .Julv until frost and 

 produce a gorgeous effect. Pink", Crimson, Yel- 



Doz. 

 $1.50 



2.00 

 3.00 



1.50 

 1.50 

 1.50 

 1.00 



100 

 $10.00 



14.00 

 20.00 



10.00 

 10 00 

 10.00 

 8.00 



^Begonia Luminosa. 



crimson-bronze. . . 



Deep scarlet flowers; foliage Doz. 100 

 $2 . 50 $18 . 00 



.50 



3.50 



2.50 



18.00 



2.50 



18.00 



2.50 



18.00 



low, White and Mixed. 



5.00 35.00 



*Browallia Speeiosa Major. Beautiful perpetual- 

 flowering variety wit li bright violet-blue flowers. .. 3.00 20.00 



Caladium Esculentum. Enormous rich green 

 leaves. An efi'ective plant for massing or border- 

 ing in connection with subtropical effects. (Growing. 

 Plants.) 3.00 22.00 



Caladiums. Fancy leaved. See page 100. 



Calceolaria. Golden Bedder 2.50 18.00 



Calendula Orange King. (Pot Marigold.) Flowers 



golden yellow, fine for cutting, very free flowering. . 1 . 50 12 . 00 



Carnations. Strong i)lants out of 3-in. iiots for Sum- 

 mer flowering. White Matchless, wliite; Belle 

 Washburn, red; Laddie, i)ink; Maine Sunshine, 



yellow 3.50 25.00 



—Marguerite, Mixed 2.00 15.00 



Cockscomo Ostrich Plume. Crimson and Gol- 

 den Yellow 2.00 15.00 



*Coleus VerschafTelti. Red fohage 1.25 8.00 



—Golden Bedder. Yellow foliage 1.25 8.00 



— ^Firebrand. Velvety, fiery crimson. A very fine 



bedding plant 1-25 8.00 



— Queen Victoria. Cardinal-red with golden bor- 

 der 125 8.00 



Cosmos. Pink, Red and White. Early-flowering . 1 . 25 8 . 00 

 Cyperus. See Aquatics, page 117. 



