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A\ 6r> J. FARQUHAR &> CO.'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE. 



SCHIZOSTYLIS 



Coccinea (Kaffir Lily or Crimson Flag). An excellent half-hardy 

 plant for winter forcing, with long slender Gladiolus-like spikes of- 

 deep Scarlet flowers. The bulbs are usually planted in the open 

 ground in spring, taken up in autumn, potted and placed in the 

 greenhouse, where they will bloom for months. Ready for delivery 

 in November $0.05 



Each. Per Doz. Per 



$0.30 $2.00 



drop. 



SNOWDROPS. Galanthus. 



These well known favorites are among the hardiest and 

 earliest of Spring flowers. The bulbs should be planted 

 three inches deep ; they thrive in almost any soil and situa- 

 tion. 



Per Doz. Per ioo 



Single Flowering £0.15 si. 00 



Double Flowering 20 1.50 



Elwes' Giant Flowering, flowers white 

 tipped with green, of large size, the finest 

 of all Snowdrops . . 20 1.50 



SNOWFLAKE. Leucujum. 



The Snowflakes produce flowers like monstrous snow- 

 drops on stems about a foot high. They are perfectly 

 hardy and have the odor of Violets. 



Each. Per Doz. 



Spring Snowflake (Z. Vernum), white, 



drooping flowers $0.05 $0.50 



Summer Snowflake (Z. yEstivictn), white .05 .50 



SPARAXIS. 



Charming little bulbous plants for pot culture in the conservatory or window, closely 

 resembling Ixias, but dwarfer and more compact. Eight to twelve bulbs may be planted in 

 a six-inch bulb pan covering them one inch. 



Each. Per Doz. Per ioo 



Choice Named Sorts, the most beautiful grown ........ SO. 05 SO. 50 S3. 00 



Choice Sorts, Mixed, in great variety 02 .20 1.50 



SPIRAEA. Astilbe. 



Ready for delivery in November. 



^^If ordered sent by mail, add 10 cents for postage. 



Each. Per Doz. Per ioo 



Japonica. One of the best plants for winter and spring forcing. Its 

 rich dark green fern-like foliage is surmounted with a profusion of 

 pure white flowers, rising in erect feathery panicles of long dura- 

 tion. It is equally valuable as a decorative pot plantand for cutting. 

 Being perfectly hardy, it succeeds well in the open garden blooming 

 early in summer. Large clumps $0.10 $1.00 $6.00 



Nana Compacta Multiflora ( Grand ifora). A variety of Japonica 

 of dwarf and compact growth and the flowers somewhat larger ; 

 excellent for forcing 10 1.00 0.00 



Astilboides Floribunda. The habit of growth is dwarf and com- 

 pact, with erect, long flower sprays of purest white in delicately 

 formed panicles ; a very graceful plant 15 1.50 8.00 



Aurea Reticulata. The dark green leaves are veined with golden 

 yellow; flowers white; a charming plaut for forcing and outdoor 

 cultivation 20 2.00 12.00 



Filipendula Flore Pleno, flowers double, in dense panicles of 



white; hardy and forces well 15 1.25 8.00 



Palmata, a beautiful hardy variety with large, rosy crimson, feathery 



flowers; very elegant when forced '20 2.00 15.00 



