ii R. & J. FARQUHAR &> CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



FatgoHMt's Superb Iiahge-F lowering 



(See Illustration on First Cover Page.) 



The Finest Produced in Europe at Minimum Prices, 



The great value of Tuberous- Rooted Begonias for Lawn Beds and 



Borders is now being appreciated. They bloom continuously from early 

 summer until frost, producing a profusion of large and gorgeous flowers. 

 Throughout Europe they are used very extensively, particularly in the beauti- 

 ful parks of Paris. 



They are of easiest cultivation, rarely attacked by insects or blight, and 

 succeed in any good soil which is kept moderately moist. 



The tubers we offer have been specially grown for us by two celebrated 

 European cultivators. We inspected the flowers produced by these tubers 

 when in Europe last summer, and we feel assured that they are not sur- 

 passed by any strain in commerce. 



SINGLE-FLOWERING VARIETIES. 



These are Best Adapted to Out=Door Planting. 



Per Doz. Per ioo. Per iooo 



MIXED, all colors. $0.50 $3.50 $30.00 



Separate Colors, White, Yellow, Orange, Rose, Scarlet, Crimson, each . . 0.60 4.00 35.00 



DOUBLE-FLOWERING VARIETIES. 



These should be Grown in Pots Under Glass. 



Per Doz. Per ioo. Per iooo. 



MIXED, all colors ... $1.00 $7.00 $60.00 



Separate Colors, White, Yellow, Orange, Rose, Scarlet, Crimson, each . . 1.25 9.00 80.00 



Six of a kind at dozen rate, 50 at hundred rate, 250 at 1000 rate. 



CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. — The tubers may be started in February or March, either singly in 

 small pots or set two inches apart in fiat boxes. The soil should be light, containing plenty of leaf mould and 

 sand. In planting, care should be taken to set the crown of the tuber, which is usually somewhat depressed, 

 upwards. The tubers should be covered half an inch with light soil and watered sparingly until they start, after 

 which more water may be given. The temperature should be 6o to 70 degrees. The started plants, when 

 intended for bedding purposes, may be transferred to the beds in the open ground early in June, by which time 

 they should be in bloom. These beds should be composed of light loam at least eighteen inches deep and well 

 enriched with stable dressing, which is the best known fertilizer for Tuberous Begonias. The plants should be 

 set ten or twelve inches apart. 



Although there is much to be gained by starting the tubers early as just described, they may be planted 

 unstarted in the open ground beds in the last week of May or later, with excellent results. 



They will thrive either in full sunshine or partial shade, but where fully exposed to the sun, the bei$ must 

 be kept moist. A wind-swept situation should be avoided. With ordinary care they bloom continuously and 

 abundantly until frost, after which the tubers may be dug up and stored in dry sand, in the same manner as 

 Dahlias are usually kept, for use the following year. 



What a Noted Grower Says of Our Tuberous-Rooted Begonias : 



Messrs. R. 6- J. Farquhar & Co. ° ak m// > & ahod y> Mass^ Sept. 26, 1901. 



Gentlemen : — The Begonias you sent me last spring are the finest I have ever groivn, 

 remarkable for their free floivering and for the size of their blooms. Many of the Flowers 

 have measured six and a quarter inches in diameter. 



Yours very truly, CHARLES SIMPKINS, Superintendent. 



