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



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No. 

 9095 



Pkt. 



VERBENA Montana. Dwarf hardy perennial with 

 loyely rose colored flowers blooms the first season if 

 sown early; height one foot 



.05 



VERONICA. (Speedwell.) Showy, hardy perennials 

 of easy culture and thriving in any good soil. 

 8100 Gentianoides- Violet; very beautiful. Two feet. .10 

 8102 Longifolia. Showy spikes of rich blue, lasting from 



July to September. Height, three feet 05 



8105 Spicata. Bluish-violet spikes. One foot 05 



VINCA. 



V1NCA. Beautiful perennial bedding plants, flowering 

 f-reely the first season from seed if sown in February or 

 March in heat. They have dark green Laurel-like 

 foliage and handsome pink and white single flowers. 

 They are most effective for beds and borders and bloom 

 from early summer until frost. The seed is of slow 

 germination. Height, one foot. 



8110 Finest Mixed Ounce, $1 00 



8115 Bright Rose " 1.00 



8120 Pure White " 1.00 



8125 White with Rose Eye " 1.00 



VIOLA CORNUTA. See Patsies, Tufted, No. 6090. 



ANNUAL WALLFLOWER. No. 8215. 



.05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 



VIOLET. (Viola Odorata.) The single-flowered vari- 

 ties only can be raised from seeds, these however 

 are very fragrant and quite hardy. 



8150 Finest Mixed Ounce, £1.00 .10 



8160 Semperflorens. Deep blue ... " .75 .10 



8165 The Czar. Very large; dark blue 10 



8170 White Czar. White; large flower 10 



8175 VIRGINIAN STOCK. Early, free-flowering hardy 



annual. Height, six inches. Mixed red and white . .05 



8180 VISCARIA, Finest Mixed. Showy and free- 

 blooming hardy annuals, allied to the Lychnis, suitable 



for smaU beds and borders. One foot 05 



8185 Cardinalis. Flowers scarlet 05 



8190 Oculata Ccerulea. Blue with white eye 05 



WAHLENBERGIA, or Platycodon. (Japanese 

 Balloon Flower.) Magnificent hardy perennials of 

 erect bushy growth and bearing a profusion of large, 

 bell-shaped flowers, varying in color from pure white 

 to deep violet. 

 8195 Grandiflora. Deep blue, balloon-like flowers. 



Height, three feet 05 



8200 — Alba. White 05 



8205 — Nana. Blue. Eighteen inches 10 



8210 — Ccerulea Plena. Double blue 15 



8212 —Alba Plena. Double white 10 



WALLFLOWER. Half-hardy perennials of delicious 

 fragrance. If sown in heat in March or April good 

 plants will be obtained for flowering during the follow- 

 ing winter in a cool greenhouse or they may be kept in 

 cold frames and bloomed in the spring and early summer. 

 The Early Parisian variety may be treated as an annual, 

 if sown in heat in February or March, the plants will 

 bloom freely during the summer and autumn. 

 8215 Early Parisian, or Annual. Light brown; fragrant .10 

 8217 Single. Finest Mixed. Colors yellow to maroon . .05 

 8220 — Blood-Red. Very rich color . 10 



8222 — Primrose-Yellow. A lovely shade 10 



8223 Double Branching, Finest Mixed. All colors . .10 



Pkt. 



.05 



No. 



8225 WHITLAVIA Grandiflora. Showy hardy annual 

 with dark blue bell-shaped flowers ; very floriferous 

 and excellent for small beds or ribbon borders. One ft. 



8230 — Alba. White; very beautiful in combination with 



the preceding 05 



W1GANDIA. Stately and decorative half-hardy peren- 

 nials with large, beautifully-veined leaves frequently 

 three feet long by one-and-a-half in width ; excellent 

 for sub-tropical beds and lawn groups. Seeds sown in 

 heat in February or March produce fine plants for 

 planting out in May or June. 



Caracasana. Lilac. Six feet 



Imperialis. Very ornamental. Six feet . . . 



8235 

 8240 



.06 

 .05 



8245 XERANTHEMUM. Finest Double Mixed. Pro- 

 fuse blooming hardy annuals with Everlasting flowers; 

 useful for winter bouquets ; colors pure white and 

 deep purple. Height, eighteen inches 05 



YUCCA. (Adam's Needle.) Splendid, hardy plants 

 for shrubbery or lawn groups ; thriving in any soil ; 

 hardy perennials. Four feet. 



8250 Filamentosa. Magnificent spikes of creamy white 



flowers ; leaves with thread-like filaments on their edges .10 



8255 Gloriosa. Large, stately, creamy white flower spikes .10 



8260 ZAUSCHNERIA Californica. (Humming Bird 

 Trumpet.) A very attractive hardy perennial with 

 bright vermilion, Fuchsia-like drooping flowers. 

 Height, eighteen inches 20 



8265 ZEA JAPONICA VARIEGATA. (Striped 



Japanese Maize.) Beautifully striped green and 

 white foliage ; annual. Five feet .... Ounce, .10 



8270 Gracillima Variegata. (Miniature Maize.) Long 

 slender foliage beautifully striped. Height, four feet . 

 Quadricolor. Leaves bright green, white, sulphur- 

 yellow and rose striped. New 



8272 



.06 

 .05 

 .10 



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