R. & J. FARQUHAR 6- CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



helianthus cucumerifolius Semiplenus. 

 No. 4153. HELIANTHUS CUCUMERIFOLIUS SEMI- 

 PLENUS. This variety marks the starting point of a new 

 class of great beauty, and wiil doubtless become very popular. 

 The flowers are flat, double in the centre and surrounded by a 

 double circle of large petals. The latter are either white, 

 sulphur-yellow or dark-yellow, while the centre is generally 

 darker. Pkt., .t5, 



No. 6106. niQNONETTE IMPROVED MACHET. Machet 

 has been acknowledged to be one of the most valuable varieties of 

 large-flowerim?, sweet-scented Mignonette, for florists' and ama- 

 teurs' use, ever introduced. The strain now offered has been 

 obtained through careful selection foranumber of years by a spec- 

 ialist in Northern Europe. It is of robust growth and very hardy, 

 producing large, broad flower spikes of a reddish-green color, 

 and agreeable fragrance. Ounce, $1.00 ; Large Pkt., .15. 



PARQUHAR'S RAINBOW MIXTURE ; TALL NASTUR- 

 TIUM. The most showy and varied in color of all Running 

 Nasturtiums; the mixture includes thirty of the choicest named 

 varieties of tall Nasturtiums and Tropxnloms. In common with 

 our Kent-grown strain, this Rainbow Mixture is distinguished 

 by the richness of color and size of the flowers, which exhilit 

 every shade of rose, salmon, bright-red, bronze, maroon, pale- 

 yellow, etc., self-colored, spotted, and striped; exceedingly fra- 

 grant, and flower freely for a long time ; cannot be surpassed 

 for covering trellises, fences, railings, balconies, etc. Recom- 

 mended to all lovers of this most beautiful climbing annual as 

 the best mixture obtainable. 

 No. 5457. Liberal Pkt., .10: ounce. .25. 



EVANS BOSTON GIANT MIGNONETTE. 



No. 5085. EVANS' BOSTON GIANT MIGNON- 

 ETTE. Pronounced by our leading florists the 

 "finest Mignonette grown." We have again pur- 

 chased of Mr. Charles Evans the entire seed crop 

 cf his splendid new Mignonette, which has caused 

 so much surprise and admiration of the Boston 

 Flower Market. 



Waltham, Mass., Dec. 20, 1900. 

 Messrs. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 



Dear Sirs : — I herewith send you the entire crop of my "Evans' 

 Boston Giant Mignonette" seed harvested during the present year; 

 I have sold none to any other party. 



Yours very truly, Chas. Evans. 



Boston, Mass., July 19, 1899. 

 Mr. Charles Evans has surprised the market with his new 

 Mignonette. Nothing like it has ever been seen here, and he 

 readily sold all he could cut at his own price. 



John Walsh, Manager, 



Boston Flower Market. 



Boston, Mass., July 19, 1899. 

 I have used from fifteen to twenty dozen of "Evans' Boston Giant 

 Mignonette" daily, and can say truthfully it is the finest and most 

 fragrant Mignonette grown. Thomas f. Galvin. 



Boston, Mass., July 19, 1899. 

 The "Evans' Boston Giant lNf-.gnonette" is vastly superior to 

 any other sort the florists use. The erect flower spikes are of enor- 

 mous size, dense and fragrant. It sells at sight. I have sold from 

 fifteen to thirty dozen daily. Wm. E. Doylh. 



Ounce, $3.00; one-fourth ounce, $1.00 ; Pkt,, .20. 



