R. &•/. FARQUHAR &- CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds. 



No. 292. ALYSSUM WHITE FLEECE. A dwarf , fragrant 

 Sweet Alyssum of great beauty. Begins to bloom early and con- 

 tinues throughout the season a fleece-like mass of white. Par- 

 ticularly desirable for dwarf beds and edgings. Pkt.. .10. 



No. 415. ANEMONE ST. BR1QID. The Irish Anemone. 

 At recent exhibitions in Europe, particularly in London, this 

 strain of Anemone Coronaria, has received marked attention. 

 The flowers are large and mostly semi-double, containing many 

 brilliant shades of scarlet-blue and purple. They have a splendid 

 effect massed in pans, or they may be planted out of doors in 

 May for early summer blooming. They are exquisite for cut- 

 flower use. Seeds sown in February or March in heat, produce 

 plan ts which bloom the first year. Per pkt., .25. Roots of 

 Bngid Anemones. Per doz., .50; per 100, $3.00. 



No. 471. ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS CORAL RED. A 

 beautiful new shade of this popular flower with large, massive, 



tall flower spikes; very effective as a border plant and for cut- 

 flower use. Pkt., .10. 



No. 47G. ANTIRRHINUM NANUM GRANDIFLORUM, 

 GOLDEN QUEEN. A compact and dense growing new vari- 

 ety, which becomes completely covered with large brilliant golden 

 yellow blossoms, making a solid mass of color which continues 

 until frost. An admirable plant for ribbon beds. Pkt., . 10. 



No. 477. ANTIRRHINUM NANUM GRANDIFLORUM, 

 QUEEN OF THE NORTH. A pure white form of the fore- 

 going, most valuable for bedding purposes. Pkt., .10. 



No. 526. AQUILEGIA CHRYSANTHA FLORE PLENO. 



A very pretty double-flowered form of this lovely Columbine, 

 growing about three feet in height and producing numerous 

 branched flower stalks crowned with double and semi-double 

 golden yellow flowers. Pkt., .20. 



ARCTOTIS GRANDIS. 



No. 598. ARCTOTIS GRANDIS. Remarkably handsome new 

 annual from South-West-Africa, forming profusely branched 

 bushes of about 2 to 2)^ feet in height and breadth, with soft 

 and whitish leaves. Its flowerheads, borne on long stems and 

 rising well above the foliage, are large and showy, from 2% to 3 

 inches across ; the ray florets being pure white on the upper sur- 

 face are embellished by a narrow yellow zone at their base; 

 reverse of petals pale lilac. Being of very easy culture, the 

 plants produce their splendid flowers most abundantly and in con- 

 stant succession from early summer to the autumn. Pkt. , .20. 



GENERAL JACQUEMINOT ASTER. 



LADY WASHINGTON ASTER. 



No. 982. ASTER, LADY WASHINGTON. No 



Aster offered is more beautiful than this superb tall 

 sort. The very large, perfectly double flowers are 

 white, most charmingly shaded with pale rose, and 

 are produced in such numbers that each individual 

 plant is in itself an object of rare elegance and 

 attractiveness. Pkt., .20. 



No 882. ASTER, GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. One of the 



most beautiful Asters ever grown. The flowers are large, full, 

 double and finely imbricated. The color is rich crimson, almost 

 identical wit h that of the lovely General Jacqueminot Rose. 

 Height, 2 feet. Pkt., .20. 



No. 1162. ASTER, BLUE PRINCE, A grand and stately 



Aster, with flowers nearly four inches across ; of a lovely shade 

 of dark blue. Height, 2 feet. * Pkf., .15. 



No. 2192. CANDYTUFT GIANT HYACINTH=FLOWERED 

 WHITE. A new selection of English Long White Candytuft, 

 which produces tall flower-spikes of enormous size and splendid 

 form, now offered for the first time. It is claimed to be the 

 finest strain in existence. Pkt., .10. 



No. 2382. CARNATION, GIANT MARGUERITE SUL- 

 PHUR YELLOW. A yellow form of this hardy and early- 

 flowering race of Carnations is most desirable. Pkt.* .25. 



CINERARIA HVBRIDA ORANDIFXORA STEIXA. 



No. 2845. CINERARIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA 



STELLA. A strain of large flowered Cinerarias, with qmilled 

 or twisted petals similar in shape to the true single Cactus 

 Dahlias. Pkt., .50. 



