R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. ix 
HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOXES. 
Among hardy herbaceous plants none are more gorgeous and more easily grown than these. They are per- 
-fectly hardy, succeeding in any garden soil, and producing magnificent spikes of showy and lasting flowers, year 
after year with comparatively little care. The varieties we offer are among the finest in cultivation and comprise 
the best and most distinct colors. Height, two-and-a-half to three feet. 
PERENNIAL PHLOXES. Tall Varieties. 
_Alhambra. Beautiful rose, white centre. Le Mahdi. Violet-blue, shaded bronze. 
Ampithryon. Lilac, white centre. ‘ Lord Raleigh. Dark violet, purple centre. 
_Astier Rehu. Violet purple, white centre. Laniboire. Rosy scarlet, large violet centre. 
Bacchante. Carmine, purple eye. Montagnard. Dark rose; magnificent. 
~Coquelicot. Orange-scarlet, purple centre, brilliant. Madame Miolan Carvalho. Ivory white. 
Derviche. Dark lilac, purple centre. . | Rayonnant. Brilliant rosy crimson. 
Etoile. Rosy lilac, white eye. R.P. Struthers. Pink shaded magenta and orange, 
Fernand Cortez. Beautiful coppery bronze color. crimson eye. 
Hofgartner Starke. Violet purple, very large. William Muhle. Blush, carmine eye. 
Huxley. White, edged lilac, large. William Ramsay. Violet, splendid spike. 
Le Cygne. Pure white, large. 
Plants 24 inch pots for delivery in May. Each, .20; Dozen, 2.00. By mail, 5 cents each or 40 cents per 
dozen extra. 
PERENNIAL PHLOXES. New Dwarf Varieties. 
These usually come in bloom three or four weeks earlier than the Tall sorts, carrying splendid trusses of 
large flowers. Height, eighteen inches to two feet. 
Albatre. Pure white, large flowers. Guignol. Lilac, large white centre. 
Argon. Rosy scarlet, large flowers and spike. Jungfrau. Rose and white. 
“Candeur. Pure white, very dwarf. Parachute. Rosy lilac, white eye. 
-Colibie. Lilac with white edge. Rodin. Beautiful lilac. 
_-Esperance. Mauve, white centre. Suffrage. Lilac-mauve, rose centre. 
Fantasy. Lilac, marbled with white. Thebaide. Beautiful rose, very large. 
‘Fantome. Violet with large white centre. Tivoli. Reddish violet. 
‘Plants from 24 inch pots, for delivery in May. Each, .25; Dozen, 2.50. By mail, 5 cents each or 40 cents 
per dozen, extra. 
