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AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION, 
AGERATUII. Half-hardy annuals ; valuable for bedding 
purposes; most suitable for planting in combination 
with Geraniums, Coleuses and Marigolds; may be 
kept like perennials. 
150 Conspicuum. White: twofeet........ +e. 
155 Lasseauxi. Rose; excellent for bouquets. One-and-a- 
half feet... . Oca. Org 0-5 O-0 O50 Ged ONG o 
160 Mexicanum. Blue; flowers large and numerous. 
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165 — Album. White. One-and-a-halffeet....... 
170 — Dwarf Blue. Compact habit. Nineinches.... 
175 —— White. Compact. Nine inches. ...... 
180 —— Yellow. Nineinches............- 
185 — Blue Perfection. Dark blue; large and free- 
blooming; one of the best Ageratums. One-and-a 
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190 — Little Dorrit. Lovely azure blue shade; very 
free-blooming, excellent dwarf variety for bedding. 
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195 AGERATUM Mexicanum. Swanley Blue. Deep 
blue; large. Nine inches... . 
200 AGROSTEMMA Celi Rosea. (Rose of Heaven.) 
Very beautiful free-flowering hardy annual of easy 
cultivation. Flowers bright rose; excellent for cutting. 
One-and-a-halffeet. ... 
205 — Alba. White. One-and-a-half feet. ....... 
210 Coronaria Atrosanguinea. (Rose Campion.) 
Hardy perennial; dark blood red; very beautiful. 
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220 — Flos Jovis. (Jove’s Flower.) Bright rose. Pwo 
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225 WHybrida Walkeri. Hardy perennial: large, brilliant, 
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pink flowers. 
ALONSOA. Very showy half-hardy annuals; suitable 
for small beds and borders. Sow in hot-bed and plant 
outin May. Height, one foot. 
235 Finest [Mixed. Shades of scarlet, rose and white. . 
240 Albiflora. White; free-blooming. ........ 
245 Grandiflora. Scarlet; large flowers. ........ 
250, Linifolia.. "scarlet. '. 0. caeiepen seers Gee 
265 Warscewiczii. Orange-scarlet; very beautiful. ... 
270 ALOYSIA Citriodora. 
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(Lemon=Scented Ver- 
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272 ALSTRCEMERIA Aurantiaca. Handsome Lily-like 
hardy perennial, with clusters of rich orange-colored 
flowers borne on erect slender stems. One of the 
finest hardy plants for cutting purposes; protect with 
leaves or straw during winter. Height, three feet. . 
275 Finest Mixed Hybrids. Many beautiful shades, 
varying from straw-yellow to orange-red. Three feet 
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Jamaica Plain, Mass., March 25, 1899. 
Messrs. R. & J]. Farquhar & Co., 
Gentlemen:— The Antirrhinums which I have just exhibited 
before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and which received 
the highest award in competition, were raised from your seeds. 
They proved the finest I ever grew and were much admired. 
Yours truly, c. 
S. 
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- ALYSSUM BENTHAMI, 
280 ALYSSUM Benthami, The well-known hardy annual 
““ Sweet Alyssum,” so much prized for edging beds 
and borders, as well as for bouquet use. 
white blossoms are very lasting and are produced in 
profusion till late in autumn. Height, six inches 
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— Compactum. A dwarf-growing variety densely 
covered with small, white fragrant flowers; exten- 
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sively used for edgings. Height, four inches . Oz., .50 . 
290 — Procumbens. (White Carpet.) Very dwarf and 
spreading habit; white fragrant flowers . 
Little Gem. A Sweet Aiyssum with pure, white 
blossoms and very dwarf and dense growth. It is, 
perhaps, the finest sort for geometrical flower beds 
and borders; commencing to bloomearly and continu- 
img tillfrost. Height, four inches. . . . Ounce, .75 
Argenteum,. White; perennial; onefoot. .....- 
Saxatile Compactum. Showy spring-blooming, 
hardy perennial; producing masses of golden yellow 
flowers. Height, nine inches. ... . . Ounce, .60 
300 
305 
AMARANTHUS. _ Stately and highly decorative 
annuals, with long racemes of curiously fcrmed flowers 
and brilliantly colored Coleus-like leaves. 
Bicolor Ruber. Brilliant carmine-scarlet. 
two feet. sae ie 
Caudatus. (Love=Lies-Bleeding.) Erect, with 
long, drooping crimson racemes. Height, two 
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Cruentus. (Prince’s Feather.) Upright, with 
dark-red feathery flowers; three feet. .....+.. 
Henderi. Foliage beautifully striped, rose, yellow and 
olive green. Two-and-a-half-feet. .....++..- 
Melancholicus Ruber. Richdark-red foliage. Two 
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Salicifolius. (Fountain Plant.) Long, slender 
leaves, edged and pointed with orange, carmine and 
bronze: graceful and beautiful. ‘Three feet. ... - 
Tricolor Splendens. (Joseph’s Coat.) Foliage 
beautifully variegated; scarlet, yellow and green; two 
feete So Be ie fel oh aye Maite’ Intec kerion in OUDGE Sty 
— Giganteus. A large growing form of A. Tricolor 
Splendens. Height, fourfeet. ....-..-.+-.-+-. 
Finest Mixed. Many beautiful sorts. . Ounce, .25 
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367 AMARYLLIS Hippeastrum, (New Hybrids.) The 
largest and finest race of Amaryllis in existence. The 
flower spikes usually carry three or four splendid 
trumpet-shaped blossoms varying in color from salmon 
to deep crimson, and frequently beautifully striped and 
feathered with white. ... 
370 AMBROSIA Mexicana. Yellow, sweet-scented hardy 
annual; much esteemed for bouquets. One foot 
AMMOBIUM Alatum Grandiflorum. Free-grow- 
ing annual, with white ever/asting flowers; very useful 
for bouquets and as a dried flower. Height, two-and- 
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380 AMPELOPSIS Veitchii. (Japanese Woodbine. 
or Boston Ivy.) This is the best hardy vine for 
covering brick or stone buildings, to which it clings 
firmly. It now covers many of our finest buildings, 
completely hiding their masonary by its dense, green 
foliage, which in autumn turns to rich scarlet ; hard 
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3885 ANAGALLIS Grandiflora. (Pimpernelle.) Showy, 
dwarf, hardy annual; suitable for edging beds or rock- 
work; height, six inches. Finest mixed. .....- 
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