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R, & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



Farquhar's Prize Mixed Canterbury Bells 



HARDY CARNATIONS 



A delightful class of fragrant, hardy plants blooming profusely 

 during May and June. They are indispensable for the hardy border 

 and for cutting. It is advisable to protect them with a hght covering 

 of piae boughs or coarse straw during winter. 1 to 2 ft. ^^^ 



6425 Grenadin Scarlet. Double flowers. Early. 2ft $0 25 



6430 Grenadin White. 2 ft 25 



6435 Fai-quhar's Prize Strain, Mixed. Our 



Prize Strain is particularly adapted to garden planting 

 and includes only the best types in a great variety of 

 colors 34oz. .11.50. . 25 



6440 Fine Mixed J^oz. -11.25. . 15 



6442 Aliwoodi. A new hybrid race of perpetual-flowering 

 garden Carnations from England, valuable for border 

 and rockery planting. The clove-scented flowers are 

 produced in great abundance from May until frost and 

 are distinguished for their handsome colors and mark- 

 ings 1 00 



6450 plumarius, Double Mixed. Pheasant-eye Pink. An 

 old-time favuriti- for the hardy border. The flowers 

 have the stroimc-t >|>ii'c fragrance 3^oz. .$1.00. . 25 



6452 plumarius, Single Mixed 15 



For other Perennial Varieties, see Dianthus, Nos. 6632 to 6646; 

 also Carnation, Nos. 1585 to 1610 



6460 CASSIA marilandica. American Senna.. A hardy plant 

 of shrub-like gl•o^\i:h, with large panicles of yellow pea- 

 shaped blossoms. July, August. 4 ft }ioz. 50c . . 15 



6465 CATANANCHE caerulea. Lovely blue flowers. Jime to 



August. 2 ft 15 



6470 caerulea bicolor. Blue with white margin 15 



6475 CENTAUREA babylonica. A most desirable hardy peren- 

 nial with slum y vdluw tlnwers. 3ft >ioz. 75c.. 15 



6485 montana. Pen mnul Cmnjloirer. Large, deep purple, blos- 

 soms. Very showy. June, July. 2 ft J^oz. 75c. . 15 



CANTERBURY BELLS 



(Campanula) 



ShoTS'y, hardy biennials, gro^ang in pjrramidal form and 

 bearing many large, bell-shaped flowers. Very effective in mixed 

 borders and in shrubberies. Seedhngs raised in May or June 

 bloom the f oUowong summer. Keep the young plants dry over 

 winter to prevent cro-mis from rotting. Do not cover with 

 wet leaves or manure. 23-i ft. 



6325 Farquhar's Prize iVIixed. a combma- pkt. 



tion of the finest colors including single and cup- 

 and-saucer varieties Moz. $1.00. .$0 25 



SINGLE CANTERBURY BELLS (C. Medium) 

 6330 Pink 6340 Blue 6355 Mixed 



6335 Mauve 6345 White 



Each of the above varieties and Mixed, pkt. 10 cts.; 

 1/402. 60 cts. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES 



6360 Blue i^^oz. $1.00. . 15 



6365 White Moz. $1.00. . 15 



6370 Pink 3|oz. $1.25. . 15 



6375 Mixed i^oz. $1.00. . 15 



CUP-and-SAUCER VARIETIES (C. Medium Calycanthema) 



6380 Pink. A charming color. 6386 Lavender 6395 White 

 6385 Blue 6390 Mauve 6400 Mixed 



Each of above colors and Mixed, pkt. 15 cts.; i/goz. $1.00 

 6405 Collection of 8 Separate Varieties, our selection 75c. 



CANDYTUFT (Iberis) 



Free-flowering dwarf evergreen perennials blooming in 

 early spring. Suitable for rockwork and the edges of herba- 

 ceous borders. 



6410 gibraltarica. White, shaded with pink. 1ft Pkt. 



Hoz. 60c. .$0 15 



6415 SempervirenS. A very hardy variety, with 



glossy, deep green fohage which is evergreen; flow- 

 ers white. Valuable for spring gardens or rock- 

 eries 340Z. $1.75.. 25 



6416 Tenoreana. Flowers white, tinged with lilac. 8 to 



10 in i/^oz. 50c. . 25 



6486 CEPHALARIA tatarica. Large heads of sulphur- 

 yellow flowers. 4 ft 15 



6495 CERASTIUM tomentosum. Snow -in -Summer. 



The fohage of this hardy perennial is perfectly 

 white and its dense, matted gro-wth makes it valu- 

 able for edgings and rockeries. 4 in 15 



6496 Biebersteini. Fohage silver;,^ white. Smothered 



with snow-white flowers in early summer. 8 in. . . 15 

 6498 CHEIRANTHUS Allioni. Sihenan Wallfloiver. An 

 exceedingly sho-ny rock and border plant with 

 bright orange flowers. Continues to bloom all sum- 

 mer if the seed-pods are removed. 1 ft 



Moz. $1.00. . 25 

 6500 llnifolius. Alpine Wallflower. A charming dwarf 

 alpine, producing freelj^ its pretty mauve, fragrant 

 flowers. May, June. 1 ft 25 



6503 CHELONE hybrida Torreyi. Extremely showy 



bedding plant of the Pentstemon family, with bril- 



hant scarlet flowers. Jime to August. 2 ft 



Koz. 75c. . 15 



6504 hybrida, Mixed. The colors var>' from hght pink 



to deep red and violet. 2 ft 3^oz. 60c. . 15 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



6510 Shasta Daisy. A large, free-blooming hybrid from 



California. Flowers white. Jtme. 2 ft 15 



6515 King Edward VII. Flowers pure white . The hand- 

 somest of all the Maximum varieties. July. 3 ft. 25 



6517 Mrs. C. Lowthian Bell. One of the most beau- 

 tiful of this class, vAth. enormous white flowers. 

 Very- late. 2 ft 25 



6520 maximum. Moon-penny Daisy. A hardy Daisy 

 wth large white flowers; excellent for cutting. 

 June. 3 ft Hoz. 60c. . 15 



6526 leucanthemum praecox, White Lady. A new 

 hardy white Marguerite producing a good percen- 

 tage of double flowers from seed 25 



