R. Gr J. FARCUHAR &* COJS SEED CATALOGUE. 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 



ACIDANTHERA 

 BICOLOR. 



A valuable new bulbous flowering 

 plant for greenhouse or open-ground 

 cultivation. Each flower stalk pro- 

 duces from four to eight widely ex- 

 panded very fragrant flowers, of creamy 

 white color with broad violet-maroon 

 blotches. The flowers are of very 

 lasting character, and being borne on 

 long stems are most excellent for 

 bouquets and table decorations. The 

 bulbs should be treated in the same 

 manner as . Gladioli both for forcing 

 and open-ground cultivation. Each, 

 25 cents. 



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DOUBLE-FLOWERED BEDDING BEGONI 



ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR. 



NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERED BEDDING 

 BEGONIAS. 



These have the habit of the single Begonia Vernon, now 

 very extensively used in carpet and ribbon bedding. The flow- 

 ers being quite double, they are much superior for massing and 

 are of much longer duration. Each, .25, the set of three 

 varieties, .60'. 

 Boule de Neige. Foliage light green, flowers pure white, 



sometimes lightly tinted with pink : light yellow stamens ; 



a gem. 

 iNancy. Foliage deep green, flowers very double, clear light 



pink ; stamens yellow. 

 Triomphe de Lorraine. Foliage deep green ; flowers dark 



scarlet with deep yellow stamens ; large and very double. 



SINGLE BEDDING BEGONIAS. 



Erfordia White. Dwarf variety with small white flowers 

 borne in great profusion ; an excellent sort for design 

 bedding. 



Each, .25 cents 

 Erfordia Pink. Similar to the preceding except the flowers, which are blush pink. Each, 25 cents 

 Goliath. A magnificent Begonia of the Semperflore7is type, with luxurious leaves and large apple-blossom flowers ; 



one of the best of the recent French hybrids. Each, 25 cents. 

 Mammoth. Similar in habit to Goliath, but having iridescent deep pink flowers of large size, great substance 



and beauty. Each, 25 cents. 

 Profusion. This is of the Fuchsioides type, with large foliage, and as its name indicates, a profusion of delicate 



shell-pink flowers. Each, 25 cents. 

 Vesuvius. The finest of the Fuchsioides varieties with large leaves and numerous deep red flowers ; a fine new 



sort either for winter blooming or summer bedding. Each. 25 cents. 

 Rex Varieties. Large, bronze-green and silvery leaves, usually red on the under side ; very handsome. Kach, 



20 cents; per doz., $2.00. Larger plants, 50 cents to $1.00 each. 

 Bouvardia. Elegant shrubby plants for autumn and winter blooming, of great value for cut flowers. 

 Alfred Neuner. Double waxy white flowars in large corymbs. 

 Davidsoni. Large flowers; single blush white. 



Elegans. Single Scarlet. President Garfield. Double flesh-pink. 



Rosea flultiflora. Clear salmon-rose. Plants, each, .15: per doz., $1.50. 



