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R. &•>/. FARQUHAR &* CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION. 



No. 



Pkt. 



150 

 165 



160 



165 

 170 

 175 

 180 

 185 



190 — 



AGERATUn. Half-hardy annuals ; valuable for bedding 

 purposes ; most suitable for planting in combination 

 with Geraniums, Coleuses and Marigolds ; may be 

 kept like perennials. 



Conspicuum. White: two feet 



Lasseauxi. Rose ; excellent for bouquets. One-and-a- 

 half feet ... 



Mexican um. Blue; flowers large and numerous. 

 One-and-a-half feet . . . • Ounce,. 30 



— Album. White. One-and-a-half feet . . ." .30 



— Dwarf Blue. Compact habit. Nine inches " .40 



White. Compact. Mine inches ..." .40 .05 



Yellow. Nine inches 05 



— Blue Perfection. Dark blue; large and free- 

 blooming ; one of the best Ageratums. One-and-a 

 half feet. Ounce, $1.00 



Little Dorrit. Lovely azure blue shade; very 

 free-blooming, excellent dwarf variety for bedding. 

 Six inches • . . . • 10 



05 



05 



05 

 05 

 05 



10 



195 AGERATUM Mexicanutn. Swanley Blue. Deep 



blue; large. Nine inches 05 



200 AGROSTEMMA Coeli Rosea. (Rose of Heaven.) 



Very beautiful free-flowering hardy annual of easy 

 cultivation. Flowers bright rose ; excellent for cutting. 

 One-and-a-half feet Ounce, .20 



— Alba. White. One-and-a-half feet . . " .20 

 Coronaria Atrosanguinea. (Rose Campion.) 



Hardy perennial; dark blood red; very beautiful. 

 Two feet • i . Ounce, .20 



— Alba. White. Two feet . " .20 



— Flos Jovis. (Jove's Flower.) Bright rose. Two 

 feet Ounce, .20 



Hybrida Walkeri. Hardy perennial : large, brilliant, 

 pink flowers. One foot , ... .15 



205 

 210 



215 



220 



225 



.05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 



05 



ALONSOA. Very showy half-hardy annuals; suitable 

 for small beds and borders. Sow in hot-bed and plant 

 out in May. Height, one foot. 

 235 Finest nixed. Shades of scarlet, rose and white , . . .05 



240 Albiflora. White; free-blooming 05 



245 Grandiflora. Scarlet ; large flowers 05 



250 Linifolia. Scarlet 05 



265 Warscewiczii. Orange-scarlet; very beautiful 05 



270 ALOYSIA Citriodora. (Len.on-Scented Ver- 

 bena.) 10 



272 ALSTROBnERIA Aurantiaca. Handsome Lily-like 

 hardy perennial, with clusters of rich orange-colored 

 flowers borne on erect slender stems. One of the 

 finest hardy plants for cutting purposes; protect with 

 leaves or straw during winter. Height, three feet . . 

 Finest Mixed Hybrids. Many beautiful shades, 

 varying from straw-yellow to orange-red. Three feet 



275 



.10 

 .10 



Jamaica Plain, Mass., March 25. 

 Messrs. R . &"J. Farquhar &f Co., 



Gentlemen : — The A ntirrhinutns which I have just exhibited 

 before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and which received 

 the highest award in competition, were raised from your seeds. 

 They proved the finest I ever grew and 7uere much admired. 



J 'ours truly, C. S. 



ALYSSUM BENTHAMI. 



No. 



280 



Pkt. 



285 



290 

 295 



300 

 305 



315 

 320 



325 

 330 

 335 

 350 



355 



360 

 365 



ALYSSUM Benthami. The well-known hardy annual 

 " Sweet Alyssum,''' so much prized for edging beds 

 and borders, as well as for bouquet use. Its fragrant 

 white blossoms are very lasting and are produced in 

 profusion till late in autumn. Height, six inches 

 Ounce, .30 .05 



— Com pactum. A dwarf-growing variety densely 

 covered with small, white fragrant flowers ; exten- 

 sively used for edgings. Height, four inches . Oz., .50 .06 



— Procumbens. (White Carpet.) Very dwarf and 

 spreading habit ; white fragrant flowers . . . Oz., .60 .06 



Little Gem. A Sweet Alyssum with pure, white 

 blossoms and very dwarf and dense growth. It is, 

 perhaps, the finest sort for geometrical flower beds 

 and borders ; commencing to bloom early and continu- 

 ing \SS\ host. Height, four inches . . . . Ounce, .75 



Argenteum. White; perennial; one foot 05 



Saxatile Compactum. Showy spring-blooming, 

 hardy perennial ; producing masses of golden yellow 

 flowers. Height, nine inches ...... Ounce, .60 .05 



AMARANTHUS. Stately and highly decorative 

 annuals, with long racemes of curiously formed flowers 

 and brilliantly colored Coleus-like leaves. 



Bicolor Ruber. Brilliant carmine-scarlet. Height, 

 two feet • .05 



Caudatus. (Love-Lies "Bleeding. ) Erect, with 

 long, drooping crimson racemes. Height, two 

 feet Ounce, .20 .05 



Cruentus. (Prince's Feather.) Upright, with 

 dark-red feathery flowers; three feet ........ .05 



Henderi. Foliage beautifully striped, rose, yellow and 

 olive green. Two-and-a-half-feet 05 



Melancholicus Ruber. Rich dark-red foliage. Two 

 feet 05 



Salicifolius. (Fountain Plant.) Long, slender 

 leaves, edged and pointed with orange, carmine and 

 bronze : graceful and beautiful. Three feet 06 



Tricolor Splendens. (Joseph's Coat.) Foliage 

 beautifullv variegated; scarlet, yellow and green ; two 

 feet Ounce, .20 .05 



— Giganteus. A large growing form of A . Tricolor 

 Splendens. Height, four feet 05 



Finest Mixed. Many beautiful sorts . . Ounce, .25 .05 



367 AMARYLLIS Hippeastrum, (New Hybrids.) The 



largest and finest race of Amaryllis in existence. The 

 flower spikes usually carry three or four splendid 

 trumpet-shaped blossoms varying in color from salmon 

 to deep crimson, and frequently beautifully striped and 

 feathered with white 50 



370 AMBROSIA Mexicana. Yellow, sweet-scented hardy 



annual; much esteemed for bouquets. One foot . . . .05 



375 AMMOBIUM Alatum Grandiflorum. Free-grow- 

 ing annual, with white everlasting flowers ; very useful 

 for bouquets and as a dried flower. Height, two-and- 

 a-half feet • 05 



380 AMPELOPSIS Veitchii. (Japanese Woodbine, 

 or Boston Ivy.) This is the best hardy vine for 

 covering brick or stone buildings, to which it clings 

 firmly. It now covers many of our finest buildings, 

 completely hiding their masonary by its dense, green 

 foliage, which in autumn turns to rich scarlet ; hardv 

 perennial • . . . Ounce, .25 .05 



PLANTS sent by express or mail. See page 25. 



385 ANAGALLIS Grandiflora. (Pimpernelle.) Showy, 

 dwarf, hardy annual ; suitable for edging beds or rock- 

 work ; height, six inches. Finest mixed 06 



