R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. BEDDING PLANTS. 



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DELIVERY 

 MAY TO JULY. 



BEDDING PLANTS. 



* An asterisk denotes varieties suitable for Vases and Window Boxes. 



Our Bedding Plants are grown in greenhouses especially constructed to produce compact, stocky plants, 

 jrown at a low temperature, and are of the hardiest possible character. 



These are not forced, but 



Begonia Luminosa. 



*Achryanthes. 

 — Crimson 

 —Yellow 



Ornamental foliage plants. 



Doz. 100 



$1.50 $10.00 



k Begonia Luminosa. 

 crimson-bron?e. . . 



Deep scarlet flowers; foliage 



Doz. 

 82.50 



100 



$18.00 



*Ageratum, Princess Pauline. Bright blue ... 2.00 14.00 



— Fraseri. Beautiful shade of blue 3 .00 20.00 



Alternanthera. Bright foliage plants of dwarf 

 habit. Used extensively for edging and design 

 bedding. 



—Dwarf Scarlet. ... 1 .50 10 .00 



—Dwarf Yellow. 1 .50 10 .00 



— Turvel. Foliage bright red v ... 1 .50 10 .00 



*Alyssum, Dwarf White. Sweet-scented ... 1.00 8.00 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon.) For bedding and cut 

 flowers these plants are ideal, our strain being 

 particularly fine. White, Pink, Yellow, Red or 

 Mixed 1.50 10.00 



Asters, American Branching and Giant Comet. 

 White, Pink, Crimson, Light Blue and Dark 

 Blue: each color separate ... ... ... .50 3.50 



*Begonia. Gloire de Chatelaine. Exquisite clear 



pink; fine for bedding 2 .50 18 .00 



— Newport Gem. A popular variety for bedding, 



beautiful shade of pink 2 .50 18 .00 



— Vesuvius. Bright crimson, blooms all Summer 2.50 18.00 

 — Tuberous-Rooted. Plants. May be grown in 

 partial shade or in the full sunlight if kept moist. 

 They bloom continually from July until frost and 

 produce a gorgeous effect. Pink, Crimson, Yel- 

 low, White and Mixed 5 00 35 .00 



*Browallia Speeiosa Major. Beautiful perpetual- 

 flowering variety with bright violet-blue flowers. . . 



Caladium Esculentum. Enormous rich green 

 leaves. An effective plant for massing or border- 

 ing in connection with subtropical effects. [Growing. 

 Pkmts. ) ' 



Caladiums. Fancy leaved. See page 100. 



Calceolaria. Golden Bedder 



Calendula Orange King. {Pot Marigold.) Flowers 

 golden yellow, fine for cutting, very free flowering. . 



Carnations. Strong plants out of 3-in. pots for Sum- 

 mer flowering. White Matchless, white; Belle 

 Washburn, red; Laddie, pink; Maine Sunshine, 

 yellow ... 



— Marguerite, Mixed 



CoekseomD Ostrich Plume. Crimson and Gol- 

 den Yellow 



*Coleus Versehaffelti. Red foliage 



— Golden Bedder. Yellow foliage 



— Firebrand. Velvety, fiery crimson. A very fine 

 bedding plant 



— Queen Victoria. Cardinal-red with golden bor- 

 der 



Cosmos. Pink, Red and White. Early-flowering. 



Cyperus. See Aquatics, page 117. 



3.00 20.00 



3 . 00 22 . 00 



2.50 



18.00 



1.50 



12.00 



3.50 



25.00 



2.00 



15.00 



2.00 



15.00 



1.25 



8.00 



1.25 



8.00 



1.25 8.00 



1.25 

 1.25 



8.00 

 8.00 



