66 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. 
PZEONIES. 
We import each season the best varieties of this magnificent plant. ' Cal va 
Hardy Herbaceous Varieties, Named. Lach, .5o. YS) 
— — Large Roots. Various colors, mixed. Each, .50. 
— — Flowering Roots. Various colors, mixed. Each, .25. 
— — Large Double White. Large flowers; extra fine variety. Each, .50. 
Tenuifolia flore pleno. Double, crimson. Foliage fern-like. Each, .50. 
Japanese Tree Pzonies. (Pzony Moutan.) Growing the size ofa large 
shrub, increasing in size year after year. Each, $1.00 to $2.00. 
NAMED HERBACEOUS PZONIES. 
The undernoted named varieties are among the finest in cultivation. ATA il ¢ 
Each. Each. ; IK i 
Dorchester. Cream-tinted . $0.60; Madame Breon. Purple. . $0.35 we 
Festiva Maxima. White . .60|Madame Lebon. Deeprose.  .35 
Francois Ortegal. Crimson. .35 | Norfolk. Soft pink . ; .60 
Grandiflora. Bright pink. .  .60/Perfection. Fleshcolor . .  .60 
Louis Van Houtte. Crimson. .50|Rubra Superba... . ._ .60 
Add ro cents each for postage uf ordered by mazl. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS P£0NY. 
SMILAX, 
Well known and beautiful climbing plant, extensively used for decoration. It is 
very easy of cultivation and does well in greenhouse, conservatory or window. 
Bulbs. Each, .15; doz., 1.00; by mail, each, .20. 
TIGRIDIA. (Shell Flower.) 
Curious and beautiful shell-like flowers about four inches in diameter, flowering 
from July to October. The bulbs can be planted about the middle of May, and 
taken up in October and kept over winter in dry sand. 
Conchiflora. Orange, with crimson spots. Each, .05; doz., .50. 
Grandiflora. Very large; deep crimson. Each, .o5; doz. .so. 
Grandiflora Alba. Large ivory-white flowers, spotted with 
maroon and rosy lake incentre. Each, .o5; doz., .5o. 
Pavonia. Red, with crimson spots. Each, .05; doz., .5o. 
Mailed free. 
TRITOMA UVARIA GRANDIFLORA, 
Commonly known as Red Hot Poker. A splendid summer and autumn-flower- 
ing plant, with stately and magnificent spikes of rich orange-red, tubular flowers; 
effective among shrubbery. 
Each, .25; doz., 3.00. Strong plants, .50; by mail, each, .60. 
TUBEROSES. 
One of the most delightfully fragrant flowers. Invaluable for bouquets, button. 
holes, and wherever cut flowers are in demand. Before potting the bulbs, remove 
the small offsets. Use good, rich loam, and start in a hot-bed or forcing-pit. They 
should not be set in the garden till June. 
Our Tuberose Bulbs are grown with great care, and invariably give 
excellent satisfaction in New England, being specially grown with 
the view of flowering early. 
Excelsior Double Pearl. arge flowering bulbs; spike two-and- 
a-half to three feet high, with large and very double flowers, 
favorite sort. Each, .05; doz., .30; 100, 2.00. 
Excelsior Double Pearl; Mammoth Bulbs. Specially ‘selected. Each, .06 
doz., .40; 100, 3.00. 
Tall Double. Very free-blooming; splendid. Each, .05; doz., .30; 100, 2.00 
Albino. Single=Flowering. Sometimes called Ovange-flowered. Excellent 
for bouquets. Each, .o5; doz., .50; 100, 2.50. 
Mailed free at single prices ; per dozen, by mail, add 10 cenis for postage to dozen prices. 
ZEPHYRANTHES OR FAIRY 
LILIES. 
Very beautiful dwarf bulbous plants, growing about 
one foot high; very effective for planting in masses or beds. 
They are a species allied to the Amaryllis. They are also 
suitable for pot culture. 
Atamasco. White suffused with flesh color, 
hardy. Each, .o5; doz., .50. 
Candida. (Peruvian Swamp Lily.) Pretty 
little white Windflower. Each, .05; doz., 
.50. 
Rosea. Beautiful large rose-colored flowers, 
\ about three inches across. Each, .o5; doz., 
50. 
) Treatea. (Fairy Lily of the South.) Frag- 
-f rant, pure white flowers. Each, .o5; doz., 
- 50. TALL DOUBLE TUBEROSE. 
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