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R. cr>/. FARQUHAR &> CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 



"No. 

 615 



620 



622 



623 

 625 



630 



640 



♦ •,4.") 



650 



662 



653 

 656 



Pkt. 

 AR1STOLOCHIA Elegans. Handsome greenhouse 

 climber, with curiously-shaped flowers ; reddish-purple 



veined with white, the eye being golden yellow 10 



Sipho. (Dutchman's Pipe.) A well-known hardy 

 climber of luxuriant and rapid growth, with large heart- 

 shaped leaves, and curious pipe-shaped yellowish- 

 brown flowers. Thirty feet 10 



ARMERIA Cephalotes. (Thrift, or Sea Pink.) A 

 pretty hardy perennial for edgings, with showy pink 



blossoms. One foot 05 



— Alba. White blossoms 05 



Formosa. Large rosy-crimson flowers. One-and-a- 

 half feet • 05 



Maritime Laucheana. Fine crimson. One-and-a- 

 half feet . • • 05 



ARTEMISIA Gracilis. A hardy annual much 

 esteemed for its fine bluish-green foliage. One-and-a- 

 half feet 05 



ASCLEPIAS Curassavica. (Swallow Wort.) 

 Half-hardy perennial with brilliant scarlet flowers; 



should be protected in winter. Two feet 05 



Tuberosa. Flowers orange-red, very showy; an excel- 

 lent hardy perennial for borders and grouping in 



shrubbery. Two feet 10 



ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. A graceful plant 

 with tinely-cut feathery foliage; valuable for conserva- 

 tory decoration or cutting ; naif-hardy perennial. Two 



American 



Branching Aster. 



ASTERS. 



Our Asters are grown for us by specialists from the 

 finest strains in the world, and are unrivalled. 



No. Pkt. 



AMERICAN BRANCHING. (Semple's, or Vick's 

 Branching.) A free-growing Aster of robust, erect 

 habit ; producing large, feathery blossoms, resembling 

 Japanese Chrysanthemums ; one of the finest for 

 cutting. Height, three feet. 

 Finest Mixed ( 



673 

 675 

 676 

 677 

 678 

 679 



^3.00 ; Y% ounce, .50 



.10 



3.50 



' .60 



.10 



3.50 



' .60 



10 



3.50 



« .60 



10 



3.50 



' .60 



.10 



3.50 



' .60 



.10 



680 

 690 



6!)5 



feet 



.50 



660 

 665 



672 



Sprengeri. The drooping, feathery foliage of this 

 variety makes it invaluable for hanging baskets as well 



as bouquet use 50 



ASPERULA Azurea Setosa. Hardy annual, with 

 numerous sweet-scented, blue flowers remaining long 

 in bloom. One foot 05 



Hexaphylla. White; hardy perennial 05 



Odorata. (Sweet Woodruff.) Hardy perennial: 

 thriving in partial shade and producing in May 

 numerous pure white, sweet-scented blossoms ; the 

 leaves and flowers are fragrant when dried and are 

 used to perfume clothes. Height, nine inches .... 

 ASPHODELUS Albus. Hardy perennial, with white, 

 stately flower spikes of great beauty. Two feet . . . 



Lutea. Yellow, fragrant flowers Four feet ... 



O.- 



OB 

 06 



Crimson 



Dark Blue 



Light Blue 



Rose-Pink .... ... 



White 



BETTERIDGE'S Improved Quilled. The fines: 

 form of Aster, having quilled or tubed-shaped petals ; 

 flowers large and quite double. Height, two feet. 



Collection of Twelve Distinct Varieties 40 



Collection of Six Distinct Varieties 25 



Finest Mixed l /s ounce, .30 .05 



BOLTZE'S Dwarf Bouquet. The plants are of 

 dsvarf, pyramidal form, and very free-flowering, fre- 

 quently bearing fifty or more flowers on a plant. Height, 

 nine inches. 



700 Collection of Six Distinct Varieties 30 



705 Finest Mixed Ounce, $3.00; % oz., .50 .10 



BOSTON FLORISTS'. A fine variety with large, full 

 flowers, the outer petals of which are gracefully re- 

 curved. The plants attain a height of about two feet, 

 branching freely from near the ground, so that the 

 flowers have long stems. 

 Finest Mixed Oz., f2.50 



710 

 712 

 716 

 720 

 730 

 736 

 7+0 



Brilliant Rose 

 Dark Blue . . 

 Light Blue . . 

 Peach Blossom 

 Scarlet .... 

 White 



3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



l /s ounce, .40 .10 



" .50 .10 



" .50 .10 



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" 50 .10 



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