Rk. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. 
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No. 
8095 VERBENA Montana. Dwarf hardy perennial with 
lovely rose colored flowers blooms the first season if 
sown early; height one foot. . . 
VERONICA. (Speedwell.) Showy, hardy perennials 
of easy culture and thriving in any good soil. 
8100 Gentianoides. Violet; very beautiful. 
8102 Longifolia. Showy spikes of rich blue, lasting from 
July to September. Height, three feet-. . 
8105 Spicata. Bluish-violet spikes. 
Two feet. . 
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VINCA. Beantiful perennial bedding plants, flowering 
freely 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 
trom early summer until frost. The seedis of slow 
ermination. Height, one foot. 
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SSE Ley RARE NC OSE 5, yo, eylerieh eh, ered ots 1.00 .05 
Pee ee tne, WES tin ater Labenahe. © heuedes {0c 1.00 .05 
8125 White with Rose Eye....... Ne 1.00 .05 
VIOLA CORNUTA. See Pansies, Tufted, No. 6090. 
VIOLET. (Viola Odorata.) Thesingle-flowered vari- 
ties only can be raised from seeds, these however 
are very fragrant and quite hardy. 
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‘8160 Semperflorens. Deep biue.. ..... oe Bell) 
8165 The Czar. Very large; dark blue.......... 10 
8170 White Czar. White; large flower.......... 10 
8175 VIRGINIAN STOCK. Early, free-flowering hardy 
y 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 small beds and borders. Onefoot........ 05 
8185. \Cardinalis. Flowersscarlet. 20.5. ss ee 05 
8190 Oculata Cerulea. Blue with whiteeye....... 05 
WAHLENBERGIA, or Platycodon. (Japanese 
Balloon -Flower.) Magnificent hardy perennials of 
erect bushy growth and bearinga profusion of large, 
bell-shaped flowers, varying in color from pure white 
to deep violet. 
8195 Grandiflora. Deep blue, balloon-like flowers. 
Heightwthreenteet)«) x eievet s+ derettesei so. oe fel ere O05 
8200 — Alba. White......... 2) CRITE Bie ae 05 
8205 — Nana. Blue. Eighteen inches. ........., 10 
8210 — Cerulea 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 lovelyshade........ 10 
8223 Double Branching, Finest Mixed. All colors. .10 
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ANNUAL WALLFLOWER. No. 8215. 
No. 
8225 WHITLAVIA Grandiflora. Showy hardy annual 
with dark blue bell-shaped flowers; very floriferous 
and excellent for small beds or ribbon borders. 
— Alba. White; very beautiful in combination with 
the preceding : 
WIGANDIA. 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 
lanting out in May or June. 
8235 Caracasana. Lilac. Six feet. ........+.-. 
8240 Imperialis. Very ornamental. 
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. ...... 
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 
8230 
flowers; leaves with thread-like filaments on their edges . 
Large, stately, creamy white flower spikes . 
8255 Gloriosa. 
8260 ZAUSCHNERIA Californica. (Humming Bird 
Trumpet.) A very attractive hardy perennial with 
bright vermilion, Fuchsia-like drooping flowers. 
Height, eighteen inches. ..... -. 
8265 ZEA JAPONICA VARIEGATA. (Striped 
Japanese Maize.) Beautifully striped green and 
white foliage; annual. Five feet. ......... 
8270 Gracillima Variegata. (Miniature Maize.) Long 
slender foliage beautifully striped. Height, four feet. . 
8272 Quadricolor. Leaves bright green, white, sulphur- 
yellow and rose striped. Mew. .....s.s2e+-. 
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J. W., Florist, Lowell, Mass., writes : 
March, 14, 1899. 
Oneft. . 
Pkt. 
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20 
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-**l understand you are doing a large 
business. You ought to for those that 
once grow your seeds will never grow 
from others.”’ 
