R. &> J. FARQUHAR &* CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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No. Pkt. 



ANCHUSA. Very attractive hardy plants of easy culti- 

 vation, with flowers resembling large Forget-Me-Nots ; 

 excellent for cut flowers and bouquets. 

 390 Angustifolia. Blue; hardy perennial. Two feet . . .05 

 395 Barrelieri. Deep blue; hardy perennial. Two feet . .10 

 400 Capensis. Azure blue; hardy annual. One-and-a-half 



feet 05 



405 Italica. Flowers deep blue ; valuable for bees ; showy, 



barely perennial. Two feet 05 



410 Sempervirens. Rich blue; hardy perennial. One- 

 and-a-half feet • 05 



415 ANEMONE Coronaria. (Single Poppy Anemone.) 

 Showy half-hardy tuberous plants ; nine inches. Mixed 

 colors 05 



420 Japonica. The beautiful deep-rose Japanese Anemone 

 which flowers so profusely in autumn. Height, three 

 feet • 10 



425 — Alba. (Honorine Jobert.) The white Japanese 

 Anemone; excellent for cut flowers. Height, three 



feet 10 



{Seeds of Japanese A nemones are of slow germination 

 and require skilful treatment ; amateurs are tliere/ore 

 advised to purchase plants.) 



435 Sylvestris. (Snowdrop Windflower.) White; 



charming, spring-flowering perennial. Six inches. . . .05 



440 ANGELONIA Grandiflora. A charming greenhouse 

 perennial ; bearing beautiful spikes of blue, fragrant 

 flowers ; valuable as a pot plant for house or conserva- 

 tory. One-and-a-half feet 25 



445 ANTHEMIS Arabica. Yellow, hardy annual; blooms 



freely and continuously. Height, one foot 10 



450 Tinctoria. Yellow, hardy perennial. One-and-a-half 



feet 10 



455 ANTHERICUM Liliago. (St. Bernard's Lily.) 



A splendid hardy perennial, with elegant spikes of 

 white, fragrant Lily-like flowers; excellent for cutting. 



Height, one-and-a-half feet- 05 



460 Liliastrum. (St. Bruno's Lily.) Flowers white 

 with a green spot on each perianth segment ; hardy 

 perennial. One-and-a-half feet 10 



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ANTIRRHINUM DWARF. 

 No. Pkt. 



ANTIRRHINUM. Great improvement has recently 

 been made in the varieties of this popular perennial. 

 The white primrose, yellow and rose self-colors are 

 now extensively used for winter cultivation un der glass ; 

 the flower spikes being very decorative and of long 

 duration. The Antirrhinum is one of our most showy 

 and useful plants for the summer garden, continuing 

 in bloom the whole season. It flowers the first year 

 from seed. Height, one to two feet. 



465 Collection of Six Distinct Varieties. Tall 25 



470 Tall Varieties, Finest Mixed. Height, two feet . .05 

 472 — Rose 05 



No. 



ANTIRRHINUM — Continued. 



473 — Scarlet. Brilliant shade 05- 



475 — White. Beautiful pure white 05- 



480 — Yellow. Delicate primrose-yellow 05- 



485 Dwarf Varieties, Finest flixed. The dwarf sorts 



are excellent for bedding purposes 05 



486 — Scarlet • 05 



487 — White 05- 



488 - Yellow 



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AQUILEG1A DOUBLE. 



No. * Pkt. 



AQUILEGIA. (Columbine.) Elegant, hardy peren- 

 nials, of easiest cultivation ; blooming profusely from 

 May to July. They are suitable lor herbaceous borders 

 and shrubberies, preferring a moist, sunny situation. 

 Height, one-and-a-half to three feet. 

 490 Farquhar's Choice Hybrids. Our Hybrids com- 

 prise the best and brightest colors as well as many new 

 and beautiful combinations of co.ors of charming and 

 striking contrast in the same flower. The strain 

 includes shades of blue, mauve, lavender, rose, scarlet, 

 orange, yellow and white, of the large-flowered and 



long spurred forms • 25 



495 Collection of Twelve Splendid Varieties 50 



500 Single Varieties, Finest Mixed • . . . .0& 



505 Double Varieties, Finest Mixed OS 



510 Alba Flore Pleno, Double white 05 



515 Californica Hybrida. Large flowers ; petals golden 

 yellow; sepals an d spurs crimson ; magnificent. Height 



two feet 10 



520 Canadensis. Orange-red. One-and-a-half feet . . . .05 

 525 Chrysantha. Beautiful bright yellow. Two feet . . .10 

 530 — Grandiflora Alba. White : long spurs . . . • . .10 

 535 Coerulea. A most beautiful variety, with large violet- 

 blue and white flowers. Two feet 10 



540 Glandulosa Major. Large, deep-blue flowers with 



pure white centre. Two feet . . • 10 



542 Haylodgensis. (Coerulea Hybrida.) Beautiful new 



variety; flowers blue and yellow 10' 



545 Jaetschaui. Large yellow blossoms with red spurs . . .10 

 547 Nivea Grandiflora. Pure white. Two-and-a-half feet . .05 

 550 Olympica. Flowers mauve-blue; bell-shaped. One- 

 and-a-half feet • 10 



560 Skinneri. Large scarlet and yellow flowers. Two feet .10 

 565 Stuarti. Enormous dark blue flowers with white 



corolla ; splendid Two feet 20 



572 Truncata. Brilliant orange-scarlet and yellow. One- 

 and-a-half feet • 10 



575 Vernaeneana Atroviolacea. Double ; dark violet. 



Three feet 10" 



590 ARABIS Alpina. One of the earliest spring-flowering, 

 hardy perennials, of dwarf-spreading habit and pro- 

 fusely covered with pure white blossoms. It makes an 

 elegant contrast with the golden-yellow flowers of 

 Alyssum saxatile compactum, coming at the same 

 season. Height, six inches 



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595 ARALIA Sieboldii. An elegant greenhouse plant, 

 with broad, glossy, green leaves 



.10 



600 ARDISIA Crenulata. Charming greenhouse ever- 

 green shrub of compact, upright growth, with dark- 

 green Laurel-like leaves and small, deep-red berries. .25 



605 ARGEMONE Grandiflora. (Prickly Poppy.) 



Hardy annual, with flowers like the White Iceland 

 Poppy and Thistle-like leaves, spotted with white ; very 

 beautiful. Two feet 05> 



