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



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No. Pki. 



GLOBE AMARANTH— Continued. 



3915 Orange Ounce, .40 .05 



3920 White " .30 .05 



3922 GLOBULARIA Trichosantha. A very handsome 

 greenhouse perennial, with bright blue flowers in 

 globular heads. Six inches 10 



GODETIA, LADY ALBEMARLE. 



GODETI A. Splendid hardy annuals with large Mallow- 

 like flowers, varying from pure white to all shades 

 of pink and crimson. They grow rapidly, flower 

 abundantly and are exceedingly showy. For summer 

 displays at the seashore or in the mountains they are 

 unsurpassed ; they are also desirable to cut for vase 

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



3965 Finest Mixed Ounce, .30 .05 



3975 Duchess of Albany. Satiny pure white 05 



3980 Gloriosa. Deep crimson ; splendid new sort 05 



3985 Lady Albemarle. Flowers crimson edged with lilac. .05 

 3990 narchioness of Salisbury. Rosy crimson with 



light margin 05 



3995 White Pearl. Dwarf variety; pure white 05 



No. 



Pki. 



DIPPER-SHAPED GOURD. 



GOURDS, Ornamental. Luxuriant climbing annuals 

 useful in covering arbors, fences or slopes and bearing 

 gourds which are of interesting forms and colors. Ten 

 to fifteen feet. 

 4000 Finest nixed. In great variety .... Ounce, .40 .05 



4010 Collection of Twelve Distinct Varieties 40 



4015 Angora. Fruit large; spotted white 05 



4020 Apple-Shaped. Small fruit, striped yellow and dark 



green 05 



4025 Bottle-Shaped. Fruit yellowish white with circles 



of dark green 05 



4035 Dipper-Shaped. The fruit is of slender neck-like 

 form for two-thirds of its length, widening at the apex 

 in the form of a bowl. In tropical countries the pulp 

 being removed, the shells are dried and used by the 

 ■atives as dippers. .05 



GOURDS — Continued. 



4040 Dish-Cloth. (Chinese Loofa, or Sponge 

 Gourd.) A very ornamental climber with large, deep, 

 golden yellow flowers extensively grown in China and 

 Japan. Fruit large and elongated with a spongy aet- 

 work of tough fibre inside, which when dried is used 

 by the Japanese to form the soles of sandals. It is 

 also used like a sponge for bathing 06 



4045 Egg-Shaped. A Japanese gourd with small, white 



fruit resembling an egg 06 



4050 Gooseberry. Small, dark green fruit resembling 



gooseberries; fine climber 05 



Hercules' Club. Club-shaped fruit, four feet long, .05 



Lemon-Shaped. Fruit small 05 



Orange-Shaped. Small . . .05 



4055 

 4060 

 4065 



PEAR-SHAPED GOURD. 



4070 Pear-Shaped. Striped; very pretty 06 



4075 Serpent-Shaped. Fruit striped like a serpent; three 

 to five feet in length and very slender; changing to 



carmine when ripe 05 



4080 Sugar=Trough. Large pumpkin -shaped fruit ; shells 



used as water calabashes. .05 



4085 Teasel. Small fruit, covered with spines 05 



4086 Turk's Turban. Turban-shaped fruit, beautifully 



striped with red 05 



GRASSES, Ornamental. See No. 8440. 

 4090 GREVILLEA Robusta. (Silk Oak.) This is one 



of our most useful decorative plants easily raised from 

 seed and of remarkably rapid growth. Its graceful 

 evergreen fern-like foliage combines admirably with 

 palms and other massive-leaved plants ; it is a charm- 

 ing table plant and can be employed in many ways, 

 either in the conservatory or summer garden 10 



GYPSOPHILA. (Baby's Breath.) Free-flowering, 



hardy plants ; extremely light and graceful , easy of 



cultivation, and most useful for bouquet and cut-flower 



work. Height, eighteen inches. 



4105 Elegans. Hardy annual ; small, white flowers in light, 



airy sprays 05 



4107 — Rosea. Delicate pink 05 



4110 Muralis. Hardy annual ; bright rose 05 



4112 Acutifolia. Hardy perennial; rose 05 



4113 Cerastioides. White ; hardy perennial. Nine inches .10 

 4115 Paniculata. Tiny white flowers in light panicles; 



hardy perennial. Two feet 05 



HAWKWEED. See Crepis No. 3065. 



4130 HEDYSARUn Coronarium. (French Honey- 

 suckle.) Showy perennials ; flowers red or white. 

 Two feet. Mixed colors 06 



HELENIUfl. (Sneezeweed.) Hardy perennials with 

 yellow composite flowers; named after the beautiful 

 Helen of Troy. 



4132 Autumnale. Yellow ; large heads. Three feet . . .10 



4133 Hoopesii. Yellow. Two feet 10 



4136 HELIANTHEnUn Alpinum. (Sun Rose.) Hardy 

 trailing perennial with bright yellow flowers ; suitable 

 for rockwork or edgings. Height, six inches 05 



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Nampa, Idaho, March 13, 1899. 

 Messrs. R. &>J. Farquhar 6r> Co., 



Dear Sirs : — / have for more than a dozen years used seeds 

 front your house and have always found them up-to-date and 

 " seeds that grow" and best of the kind. 



Yours very truly, R. Jf. 



