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R. &° J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION. 



No. Pkt. 



AGERATUn. Half-hardy annuals ; valuable for bedding 

 purposes ; most suitable for planting in combination 

 with Geraniums, Coleuses and Marigolds ; may be 

 kept like perenn^ls. 



150 Conspicuum. White: two feet 05 



155 Lasseauxi. Rose ; excellent for bouquets. One-and-a- 

 half feet 05 



160 Mexicanum. Blue; flowers large and numerous. 



One-and-a-haTf feet . . . • . .05 



165 —Album. White. One-and-a-half feet 05 



170 — Dwarf Blue. Compact habit. Nine inches 05 



175 White. Compact. Nine inches 05 



180 Yellow. Nine inches 05 



185 — Blue Perfection. Dark blue; large and free- 

 blooming; one of the best Ageratums. One-and-a 



half feet 10 



190 — Little Dorrit. Lovely azure blue shade; very 

 free-blooming, excellent dwarf variety for bedding. 

 Six inches . ... . . c 10 



195 AGERATUM Mexicanum. Swanley Blue. 



blue; large. Nine inches 



Deep 



.05 



200 



205 

 210 



AGROSTEMMA Coeli Rosea. (Rose of Heaven.) 



Very beautiful free-flowering hardy annual of easy 



cultivation. Flowers bright rose ; excellent for cutting. 



One-and-a-half feet 05 



— Alba. White. One-and-a-half feet 05 



Coronaria Atrosanguinea. (Rose Campion.) 



Hardy perennial; dark blood red; very beautiful. 



feet 



.05 



215 — Alba. White. Two feet • .05 



220 — Flos Jovis. (Jove's Flower.) Bright rose. Two 



feet 05 



Hybr'ida Walkeri. Hardy perennial : large, brilliant, 

 pink flowers. One foot 15 



ALONSOA. Very showy half-hardy annuals; suitable 

 for small beds and borders. Sow in hot-bed and plant 

 out in May. Height, one foot. 

 Finest nixed. Shades of scarlet, rose and white . . . .05 



Albiflora. White; free-blooming 05 



Grandiflora. Scarlet ; large flowers 05 



Linifolia. Scarlet 05 



Warscewiczii. Orange-scarlet ; very beautiful 05 



225 



235 

 240 

 245 

 260 

 265 



270 ALOYS1A Citriodora. (Lemon-Scented Ver- 

 bena.) 10 



272 ALSTRGEHERIA Aurantiaca. Handsome Lily-like 

 hardy perennial, with clusters of rich orange-colored 

 flowi re home on erect slender stems. One of the 

 fm.-vt hardy plants for cutting purposes; protect with 

 leaves or straw during winter. Height, three feet . . .10 



275 Finest Mixed hybrids. Many beautiful shades, 



varying from straw-yellow to orange-red. Three feet .10 



Jamaica Plain, Mass., March 25, 1S99. 

 Messrs. A\ &*J. Farguhar cV Co., 



Gentlemen:— The Antirrhinums which I have just exhibited 

 lefore the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and which received 

 the highest award in competition, were raised from your seeds. 

 Tltey proved t lie finest T ever grew and were much admired. 



) ours truly, C. S. 



ALYSSUM BENTHAMI. 

 No. Pkt 



280 ALYSSUM Benthami. The well-known hardy annual 

 " Sweet Alyssum/' so much prized for edging beds 

 and borders, as well as for bouquet use. Its fragrant 

 white blossoms are very lasting and are produced in 

 profusion till late in autumn. Height, six inches 

 Ounce, .30 .05 



285 — Compactum. A dwarf-growing varie'.y densely 

 covered with small, white fragrant flowers; exten- 

 sively used for edgings. Height, four inches . Oz., .50 .05 



290 — Procumbeus. (White Carpet.) Very dwarf and 



spreading habit ; white fragrant flowers . . . Oz., .60 .05 



295 Little Gem. A Sweet Aiyssum with pure, white 

 blossoms and very dwarf and dense growth. It is, 

 perhaps, the finest sort for geometrical flower beds 

 and borders ; commencing to bioom early and continu- 

 ing till frost. Height, four inches . . . . Ounce, .75 



300 Argenteum. White; perennial; one foot 05 



305 Saxatile Compactum. Showy spring-blooming, 

 hardy perennial ; producing masses of golden yellow 

 flowers. Height, nine inches Ounce, .60 .05 



AMARANTHUS. Stately and highly decorative 



annuals, with long racemes of curiously farmed flowers 



and brilliantly colored Coleus-like leaves. 

 315 Bicolor Ruber. Brilliant carmine-scarlet. Height, 



two feet • .05 



320 Caudatus. (Love=Lies«Bleeding.) Erect, with 



long, drooping crimson racemes. Height, two 



feet • Ounce, .20 .05 



325 Cruentus. (Prince's Feather.) Upright, with 



dark-red feathery flowers; three feet ........ .05 



330 Henderi. Foliage beautifully striped, rose, yellow and 



olive green. Two-and-a-half-feet 05 



335 Melancholicus Ruber. Rich dark-red foliage. Two 



feet 05 



350 Salicifolius. (Fountain Plant.) Long, slender 



leaves, edged and pointed with orange, carmine anc: 



bronze: graceful and beautiful. Three feet 05 



355 Tricolor Splendens. (Joseph's Coat.) Foliage 



beautifully variegated; scarlet, yellow and green ; two 



feet Ounce, .20 .05 



360 — Giganteus. A large growing form of A . Tricolor 



Splende7is. Height, four feet 05 



365 Finest Mixed. Many beautiful sorts . . Ounce, .25 .05 



367 AMARYLLIS Hippeastrum, (New Hybrids.) The 



largest and finest race of Amaryllis in existence. The 

 flower spikes usually carry three or four splendid 

 trumpet-shaped blossoms varying in color from salmon 

 to deep crimson, and frequently beautifully striped and 

 feathered with white 50 



370 AMBROSIA Mexicana. Yellow, sweet-scented hardy 



annual ; much esteemed for bouquets. One foot . . . .05 



375 AMMOBIUM Alatum Grandiflorum. Free-grow- 

 ing annual, with white ez'erlasting flowers ; very useful 

 for bouquets and as a dried flower. Height, two-and- 

 a-half feet • 05 



380 AMPELOPSIS Veitchii. (Japanese Woodbine, 

 or Boston Ivy.) This is the best hardy vine for 

 covering brick or stone buildings, to which it clings 

 firmly. It now covers many of our finest buildings, 

 completely hiding their masonary by its dense, green 

 foliage, which in autumn turns to rich scarlet; hardy 

 perennial • . . . Ounce, .25 .05 



PLANTS sent by express or mail. See page 92. 



385 ANAGALLIS Grandiflora. (Pimpernelle.) Showy, 

 dwarf, hardy annual ; suitable for edging beds or rock- 

 work ; height, six inches. Finest mixed 06 



