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R. & J. FARQUHAR &•* CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



American 



No. 

 615 



620 



622 



623 



62."> 



630 

 640 



645 



650 



652 



653 

 655 



660 

 665 



670 

 672 



-4 



Pkt. 

 AR1STOLOCHIA Elegans. Handsome greenhouse 

 climber, with curiously-shaped flowers: reddish-purple 

 veined with white, the eye being golden yellow 10 



Sipho. (Dutchman's Pipe.) A well-known hardy 

 climber of luxuriant and rapid growth, with large heart- 

 shaped leaves, and curious pipe-shaped yellowish- 

 brown flowers. Thirty feet 10 



ARMERIA Cephalotes. (Thrift, or Sea Pink.) A 

 pretty hardy perennial for edgings, with showy pink 

 blossoms. One foot 05 



— Alba. White blossoms 05 



Formosa. Large rosy-crimson flowers. One-and-a- 

 half feet • .05 



Maritima Laucheana. Fine crimson. One-and-a- 

 half feet . • • 05 



ARTEMISIA Gracilis. A hardy annual much 

 esteemed for its fine bluish-green foliage. One-and-a- 

 half feet 05 



ASCLEPIAS Curassavica. (Swallow Wort.) 

 Half-hardy perennial with brilliant scarlet flowers ; 

 should be protected in winter. Two feet 05 



Tuberosa. Flowers orange-red, very showy; an excel- 

 lent hardy perennial for borders and grouping in 



shrubbery. Two feet 10 



ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. A graceful plant 

 with finely-cut feathery foliage; valuable for conserva- 

 tor}' decoration or cutting; half-hardv perennial. Two 

 fee't • 50 



Sprengeri. The drooping, feathery foiiace of this 

 variety mak< s it invalnabie for hanging baskets as well 



as bouquet use 50 



ASPERULA Azurea Setosa. Hardy annual, with 

 numerous sweet-scented, blue flowers remaining long 

 in bloom. One foot 05 



Hexaphylla. White; hardy perennial . .• 05 



Odorata. (Sweet Woodruff.) Hardy perennial: 

 thriving in partial shade and producing in May 

 numerous pure white, sweet-scer.tcd blossoms; the 

 leaves and flowers are fragrant when dried and are 



used to perfume clothes. Height, nine inches 05 



ASPHODELUS Albus. Hardy perennial, with white, 

 stately flower spikes of great beauty. Two feet . . . .1 ( > 



Lutea. Yellow, fragrant flowers. Four feet ,05 



Branching Aster. 



ASTERS. 



Our Asters are grown for us by specialists from tht 

 finest strains in the world, and are unrivalled. 



No. 



673 

 675 

 676 

 677 

 678 

 679 



680 

 690 

 696 



700 



705 



710 

 712 

 716 

 720 

 730 

 735 

 740 



Pkt. 

 AMERICAN BRANCHING. (Scrapie's, or Vick f « 

 Branching.) A free-growing Aster of robust, erect 

 habit ; producing large, f eathery blossoms, resembling 

 Japanese Chrysanthemums ; one of the finest for 

 cutting. Height, three feet. 



Finest Mixed Oz,«1.75; jounce, .50 .10 



Crimson " 2.00 " .60 .10 



Dark Blue " 2.00 " .60 .10 



Light Blue " 2 00 " .00 .10 



Rose-Pink ........ " 2.00 : 60 .10 



White " 2.00 «• .60 .10 



BETTERIDGE'S Improved Quilled. The finest 

 form of Aster, having quilled or tubed-shaped petals ; 

 flowers large and quite double. Height, two feet. 



Collection of Twelve Distinct Varieties 40' 



Collection of Six Distinct Varieties 25 



Finest Mixed . . . . jounce, .30 .05 



BOLTZE'S Dwarf Bouquet. The plants are of 

 dwarf, pyramidal form, and very free-ilowering, fre- 

 quently bearing fifty or more flowers on a plant. Height, 

 nine inches. 



Collection of Six Distinct Varieties 30 



Finest Mixed Ounce, $3.00; % z., .50 .10 



BOSTON FLORISTS*. A fine variety with large, full 

 flowers, the outer petals of which are gracefully re- 

 curved. The plants attain a height of about two feet, 

 branching freely from near the ground, so that the 

 flowers have long stems. 



Finest Mixed Oz., $2.50;^ ounce, .75 .10 



Brilliant Rose " 3.00 " 1.00 .10 



Dark Blue " 3.00 " 1.00 .10 



Light Blue " 3.00 '* 1.00 .10 



Peach Blossom " 3(H) " 1.00 .10 



Scarlet " 3 00 " 1.00 .10 



White '• 3.00 " 1.00 .10 



