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A\ & J. FARQUHAR fr CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



HARDY CARNATIONS. 



No. Pkt. 



HARDY CARNATIONS. For the Open Garden. 



Fragrant and beautiful, free-flowering perennials. It 



is advisable to protect them with a light covering of 



pine boughs or coarse straw during winter. 



2395 Double, Fine Mixed Ounce, $2.00 .10 



2400 — Prize Strain Mixed 20 



2405 — White 15 



2410 Plumarius Cyclope Double. Splendid strain of 



double, hardy garden pink. Mixed colors . . • . . . .40 



2415 — Her Majesty. Fine; double; white 50 



2420 — Mrs. Sinkins. Double ; soft rose 50 



2430 — Scoticus Flore Pleno. (Paisley Pink.) Finest 



double mixed; seed saved from stage flowers only . . .50 

 2433 — Semperflorens Flore Pleno. New, perpetual, 



double, pheasant-eye pink ; finest mixed 25 



2435 — Virginal. Double; pure white 25 



2440 CARYOPTERIS Mastacanthus. Showy, hardy 

 herbaceous plant growing two feet high, and bearing 

 along the stems feathery blue flowers ; fragrant. . . . 



.10 



2445 CASTILLEJA Indivisa. Splendid hardy perennial, 

 with brilliant scarlet flower-bracts. Height, one-and- 

 a-half feet .15 



CASTOR BEAN. See Ricinus, No. 6925. 



DWARF COCKSCOMB. 



No. Pkt. 



2450 CATANANCHE Coerulea. Hardy perennial; 



flowers blue, everlasting. Three feet 05 



Mixed. Bright-colored everlastings 05 



CATCHFLY. See Silene, No. 7220. 



2460 CEDRONELLA Cana. Hardy perennial; fragrant, 



purple, Salvia-like flowers. Two feet 05 



CELOSIA, or Cockscomb. Showy annuals of easy 



cultivation ; producing large, brilliant, comb-like flower 



heads. They prefer a light soil, and should not be 



allowed to become crowded if a dwarf habit is desired. 



2465 Dwarf, Finest Mixed ....... % Ounce, .40 .05 



2475 — Copper " .75 .05 



2480 — Dark Crimson " .75 



2500 — Golden Yellow \ Ounce, 75 



2505 — Light Yellow " .75 



2510 — Rose " .75 



2515 — Scarlet " .75 



2520 — Violet " .75 



2522 — Empress. Crimson-purple; dark 



foliage " .75 .05 



2523 — Glasgow Prize. Dwarf ; dark foli- 



age, and large' rich crimson combs . . " 1.00 .10 



2524 — Vesuvius. Flame color and crimson ; 



splendid " 1.00 



2525 — Collection of Twelve Distinct Varieties . . 



2530 — Collection of Six Distinct Varieties 35 



2535 Tall, Finest Mixed. Height, one-and-a-half 



feet % Ounce, .45 .05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.10 

 .60 



CELOSIA PLUMOSA. 

 No. Pitt 



2540 Plumosa, Finest Mixed. Showy annuals, with 



brilliant plume-like flowers. Oue-and-a-half feet oz. .80 .05 



2545 — Crimson Ounce, .80 .05 



2550 — Golden Yellow • . . . " .80 .05 



2555 — Scarlet " .80 .05 



2565 Thompson's Superb. Splendid strain, with bright 



red and dark foliage ; flowers crimson 10 



2567 CELSIA Arcturus. (Cretica.) Half-hardy perennial, 

 with bright yellow flowers ; easily raised from seed ; 

 splendid for conservatory decoration. Height, two- 

 and-a-half feet 10 



CENTAUREA, White=Leaved Varieties. (Dusty 

 Miller.) Half-hardy perennials of dwarf growth, 

 with silvery leaves ; splendid for ribbon-bedding. 



) Candidissima. Thick, white leaves. Height, one 



foot % Ounce, (about 1,000 seeds) .60 .10 



Clementei. Silvery leaves 10* 



Gymnocarpa. White, fern-like leaves; very grace- 

 ful. Height, one-and-a-half feet. Splendid bedding 

 plant Ounce, .80 .10 



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 2573 



