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R. & /. FAKQUHAR &* CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



7235 

 7255 



No. Pkt. 



7215 SIDALCEA Candida. A beautiful hardy perennial 

 Mallow with large single white flowers ; height three- 

 and-a-half feet . . • . • • . . . . ■ . • . .10 



SILENE. (Catchfly.) Free-blooming hardy plants of 

 easiest cultivation useful for beds and borders. 



7220 Armeria Mixed. Hardy annual, colors white, pink 



and red ; one foot • . .05 



7230 Pendula. Dwarf Rose. Very bright, excellent for 



spring bedding : six inches • . .05 



— Dwarf White 05 



Shafta. Beautiful dwarf perennial bearing a profu- 

 sion of crimson-red flowers ; height six inches 05 



7260 Virginica. Free-flowering hardy perennial, intense 



crimson; one foot 10 



7262 S1LPHIUM Perfoliatum. (Compass Plant.) 



Stately, hardy perennial with handsome yellow flowers 

 in corymbose heads ; useful for backgrounds of herba- 

 ceous borders or planting among shrubs. Six feet . . .10 



7265 SMILAX. (Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides.) A 



popular greenhouse climber with small dark green, 

 shining foliage of great value for floral decorations. 

 Flowers white, fragrant , tender perennial. Ten feet . .10 



SNAPDRAGON. See A ntirrhinum, No. 465. 



No. Pkc 



STAT1CE. (Sea Lavender.) Handsome plants with 

 large flower heads which are everlasting and useful 

 when dried for winter bouquets. One to two feet. 



7295 Annual Varieties, Finest Mixed 05 



7300 Perennial Varieties, Finest Mixed 05 



7305 Macrophyila Atrocoerulea. Deep blue, greenhouse 



perennial. Two feet 10 



7315 STELLAR1A Graminea Aurea. Dwarf, hardy 

 perennial with fine golden yellow foliage ; very useful 

 for edgings and carpet bedding. Three inches 10 



7320 STENACT1S Speciosa. Showy, free-flowering, 

 hardy perennial with purple star-shaped flowers ; excel- 

 lent for cutting. Two feet 10 



STEVIA. Elegant greenhouse perennials producing 

 very graceful sprays of tiny flowers exceedingly valu- 

 able for cutting. They bloom the first year from 

 seeds and are valuable for summer and winter cultiva- 

 tion. Height, two feet. 



7325 Eupatoria. White 05 



7330 Lindleyana. Blush white; fragrant 05 



7335 Purpurea. Purple 05 



7340 Serrata. Pure white ; very fine 05 



STOCK. (Gilliflower.) The charming colors, delight- 

 ful fragrance and free-blooming character of the stocks 

 have made them favorite plants for both summer and 

 winter cultivation. They are very effective for beds 

 and borders and their handsome flower spikes are in- 

 valuable for bouquets and floral decorations. 



Our Seeds are grown and saved in the most careful 

 and skillful manner by celebrated European growers 

 from the finest strains in existence ; with the exception 

 of such Florists' varieties as are now produced of super- 

 ior excellence in the United States. 



SOLANUM ROBUSTUM. 



No. Pkt. 



SOLANUM. Interesting fruit-bearing decorative plants 

 for the conservatory or sub-tropical beds. 



7275 Capsicastrum Nanum. (Jerusalem Cherry.) A 

 very ornamental plant for winter decoration in the 

 greenhouse or window. It is of compact branching 

 habit with small dark green leaves and numerous bright 

 scarlet berries. Seeds sown in February or March 

 produce fine plants for autumn fruiting; tender 

 perennial. One foot 05 



727*'» Robustum. A noble plant for sub-tropical beds with 

 large spiny bronze-colored leaves of massive appear- 

 ance ; tender perennial. Six feet 10 



7278 Warscewiczoides. Large, purple leaves with long 



spines; excellent for foliage beds. Four feet 10 



7280 SOLDANELLA Alpina. (Money Leaf.) Hardy 

 perennial of dwarf habit, with pretty blue drooping 

 flowers. Six inches 10 



7285 SOLIDAGO Latifolia. (Golden Rod.) Hardy 

 perennial with dense heads of deep golden yellow 

 flowers. Two feet 05 



7290 STACHYS Lanata. Hardy perennial, having woolly 

 silvery foliage; used for edging beds and borders; 

 flowers purple. Fifteen inches ' y o 



LARGE FLOWBRING TEN-WKBK STOCK. 



LARGE-FLOWERING DOUBLE TEN-WEEK 

 VARIETIES. Highest grade, pot-grown Seed. 



The best variety for early summer blooming, produc- 

 ing massive pyramidal flower-spikes of brilliant colors 

 and delightful fragrance. Height one foot. 

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