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HARDY 
OLD-FASHIONED HARDY GARDEN 
$ 21eHn 
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Delphinium Chinensis. 
This charming hardy Larkspur should be better known. 
The flowers run in shades of blue, many of remarkable 
brilliance, also pure white, and they are not excelled in 
beauty by any hardy flower. Those who like the blue 
Bachelor’s Button for cutting will prize still more this 
very graceful and beautiful larkspur. <A bed of tall lark- 
spur (see Delphinium, Farquhar’s Hybrids, page 126), 
with D. Chinensis interspersed or used for a border, is 
most effective. Per doz., $1.50; per 100, $10.00. 
R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE. 
PERE NN eh oR ANE. 
FLOWERS. 
The favorites of the old-time gardens are coming to the 
front, and deservedly so. No feature of the garden can 
be more satisfactory than a well-arranged Hardy Plant 
sorder, producing from April to November a continuous 
succession of charming flowers, much more interesting 
than the usual greenhouse assortment, and-equally valu- 
able for garden embellishment and cutting purposes. The 
Hardy Plants have the advantage of greaterspermanency, 
requiring only cultivation enriching, a slight mulch during 
winter, and occasional checking of the more robust growers 
to keep the plantation in good condition for years. 
Where early flowers are desired we advocate the intro- 
duction of groups of Narcissi, Scillas, which bloom in 
April and May and should be planted in October, as well 
as Montbrietias, the hardier species of Giadioli and Lilies 
for summer blooming, and which may be planted in 
spring. 
_We limit our list to varieties which have been found 
generally hardy and most desirable for the severe climate 
of New England. 
FARQUEAR’S; COLLECTION. OF 
HARDY FLOWERS. 
For purchasers who may not be familiar with the differ- 
ent sorts we offer the following collection for succession of 
bloom from early spring until November: 
12 distinct species or varieties, our selection $1.50 
25 ee ce ee ce -f ce 2.75 
50 ce ce ee ce eé ce 5-00 
IOO ce ce et ce te ee : 2 9.00 
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Achillea Ptarmica Fl. Pi. ‘* The Pearl.” 
Masses of white flowers; blooms all summer. 
Doz., $1.50; 
100, $10.00, Ar cae 
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