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R. &> J. FARQUHAR «5r» CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



No. 



Pkfc 



SINGLE SWEET WILLIAM. 



N# 



Pkt. 



SWEET WILLIAM. (Dianthus Barbatus.) Showy 



hardy biennials of easiest culture ; admirable for clumps 

 among shrubs or borders. Height, eighteen inches. 



7905 Single, Finest Mixed. Splendid colors . .Oz., .50 .05 



7910 Double, Finest Mixed • • • . 



7915 Auricula=Eyed, Mixed Colors 



7920 Dark Crimson. Rich dark shade 



7925 Pure White. Excellent for cut flowers . . 



.75 .10 

 .75 .10 

 .50 .05 

 .50 .05 



TAQETES. See Marigold Nos. 4920— 4987. 



7930 THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. A tall growing hardy 

 perennial with Clover-like leaves and magnifictnt 

 spikes of golden yellow pea-shaped flowers ; height five 

 feet 10 



THUNBERGIA. Charming climbing annuals of rapid 

 growth, excellent for window boxes, hanging baskets 

 and vases ; five feet. 



7945 Finest nixed. Flowers white, yellow and orange 

 with black eyes Ounce, .60 



7950 Alata. Yellow with black eye ' 



7955 —Alba. White with black eye 



7960 Aurantiaca. Orange with black eye . . ' 



7965 Bakeri. White 



to 

 75 

 75 

 75 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



TORENIA. A most beautiful genus of free-flowering 

 tender annuals. If started in heat in February or 

 March they commence to bloom in June and continue 

 until frost. They are now extensively used for 

 summer bedding as well as for conservatory decora- 

 tion in pots; height ten inches. 



7970 Bailloni. Flowers golden, yellow with purple throat .10 



7975 Fournieri. Flowers sky blue, with three large dark 



blue spots and a bright yellow throat ? 4 ' oz., $1.00 .10 



7980 — Grandiflora. A very large flowering form of the 



preceding y K oz., $1.25 .15 



7985 Compacta. A dwarf form of T. Fournieri with 



large flowers; excellent for bedding . "% oz., $2.00 .15 



7990 — White Wings. Blush white with yellow throats, 



very beautiful 15 



7992 TRACHELIUM Coeruleum. A splendid perennial 

 hardy with slight protection during winter, producing 

 showy bell-shaped blue flowers ; height two feet . . . .1q 



7995 TRIDAX. Bicolor Rosea. A half hardy annual bear- 



ing a profusion of showy bright pink Daisy-like flow- 

 ers with yellow centres ; one foot 10 



TRITOMA OR KNIPHOFIA. (Flame or Fire 

 Lily.) Magnificent hardy perennial bearing large 

 spikes of brilliant flowers three to four feet in height. 

 Unsurpassed for lawn or shrubbery groups. They 

 should be mulched during winter. 



7996 Corallina. Bright scarlet shading to orange ; three 



feet . . . . • • 15 



7997 Uvaria Grandiflora. Scarlet and orange yellow; 



four feet 15 



TROLLIUS. (Giant Double Buttercup or Globe Flow- 

 er.) One of our most handsome hardy perennials flow- 

 ering in the early summer with delicate foliage and 

 handsome globular flowers; height eighteen inches. 



8000 Fortunei Flore Pleno. Orange-scarlet, large and 



beautiful • 20 



8002 Japonicus Flore Pleno. Bright golden yellow large 



flowers 20 



8005 TROP/EOLUM Canariense. (Canary Creeper.) 



Elegant half-hardy annual climber with delicately cut* 

 leaves and lovely bright yellow fringed flowers; ten 



feet • • 05 



8015 TUNICA. Saxifraga. Hardy perennial of dwarf 

 spreading growth, studded with light pink flowers from 

 July to October , six inches 05 



8020 TYD/EA. Hybrida Grandiflora. Handsome green- 

 house perennial, allied to the Gloxinia, producing 

 many large handsome flowers of beautiful colors. They 

 should receive the same culture as Gloxinias 25 



8025 VALERIANA. Finest Mixed. Showy hardy peren- 

 nials with flowers having the fragrance of Mignonette, 

 three feet 06 



8030 VENIDIUM. Calendulaceum. Half-hardy annual 

 of dwarf spreading growth bearing a profusion of large 

 single Marigold-iike yellow flowers ; nine inches . . . .05 



8035 VERBASCUM Olympicum. (Mullein.) A hardy 



biennial variety from the Levant with large silvery 

 white leaves and large spikes of vellow flowers ; five 



feet ....'• 05 



8040 Panosum. Sulphur yellow ; large woolly leaves ; six 



feet ... • 06 



VERBENA, FARQUHAR'S MAMMOTH HYBRIDS. 



No. 



Pkt, 



8045 



8050 



8055 

 8070 

 8075 

 8080 



8082 



8085 

 8090 



VERBENA. The Verbena is one of the most decorative 

 and easily grown bedding plants. If started in heat in 

 March the seedlings begin to bloom in June and con- 

 tinue until frost. Plants raised from seeds are 

 stronger and flower more freely than those grown from 

 cuttings. Half-hardy perennial ; one foot. 



Farquhar's Mammoth Hybrids. A strain of very 

 vigorous growth producing trusses of large flowers of 

 brilliant and varied colors Ounce, 3 00 .10 



Auricula=Flowered, Finest nixed. Large flow- 

 ers with distinct white eve in the centre of each 

 floret '...-.. . Ounce, 2 50 .10 



Fine Mixed. Choice colors in great variety " 1.50.05 



Large-flowered Blue " 2.00.10 



— Pink " 2-00 .10 



— Scarlet Defiance. The finest scarlet sort, intense 

 color Ounce, 3.00 .10 



— White. (Candidissima.) Pure white, splendid 

 variety . • Ounce, 2.00 .10 



— Striped. Many cloors " 2.00.10 



— Golden-Foliag'ed. Mixed colors .10 



