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



ZINNIA, FARQUHAR'S EXHIBITION PRIZE. 



No. Pkt. 



ZINNIA. Most desirable and decorative annuals for beds 

 and mixed borders. The dwarf varieties from their 

 compact and dense growth are particularly useful for 

 beds, while the tall sorts are well adapted for inside 

 rows in ribbon borders. Hardy annuals of easy culture, 

 blooming from July until frost. 



8275 Farquhar's Exhibition Prize, Mixed. Saved 



from the finest double flowers and comprising the most 



brilliant and beautiful colors. Height, two ft. Oz. 1.00 .05 



8280 Large Double, Collection of Ten Distinct Colors .50 



8285 — Collection of Six Distinct Colors 30 



8290 — Bright Rose. Beautiful soft shade . Ounce, 1.00 05 



8295 — Carmine. Brilliant color " 1.00 .05 



8300 — Dark Crimson " 1.00 05 



8305 — Dark Purple " 1.00 .05 



8315 — Flesh Pink " 1.00 .05 



8320 — Golden=Ye!low. Rich and beautiful " 1.00.05 



8325 — Lemon-Yellow " 1.00 .05 



8330 — Lilac " 1.00 .05 



8335 — Scarlet. Intense shade " 1 00 .05 



8340 — Striped or Zebra. Many colors . " 1.00 .05 



8345 — White . . " 1 00 .05 



8350 Dwarf, Farquhar's Prize Double, Finest 



Mixed. Flowers of large size and splendid colors ; 



very numerous. Height, fifteen inches . Oz. 1.O0 .05 



8351 — Large=Flowered, Double Collection of Six 



Distinct Colors 30 



8355 — Bright Rose Ounce, 1 00 .05 



8360 — Crimson " 1.00 .05 



8365 — Dazzling Scarlet. Very brilliant . " 1 00 .05 



8370 — Flesh Pink " 1 00 .05 



8380 - Orange. Rich golden yellow . ... " 100 05 



8385 — Purple " 1.00 .05 



8390 — Violet " 1.00 .05 



8395 — White « 1.00 .05 



8400 — Yellow " 1.00 .05 



8405 Giant or Robusta, Finest Mixed. The largest 



of all zinnias; flowers double; many brilliant colors. 



Height, three feet Ounce, 1.25 .05 



8415 Curled and Crested. A strain having large, double 



flowers, the petals of which are curiously twisted and 



curled ; many colors mixed 05 



8420 Haageana Flore Pleno. (Mexican Zinnia.) A 



dwarf variety with small, double, orange-colored flowers .05 

 8425 Liliput, Double Mixed. Interesting little plants 



with small globular flowers. Height, nine inches . . .05 

 8430 Tom Thumb, Finest Mixed. A charming variety 



with small, well-formed, double flowers of brilliant 



colors 05 



ORNA11ENTAL GRAS5ES. 



The perennial varieties many of which has beautifully variegated 

 foliage are valuable for borders and clumps on lawns or among 

 shrubs. The annual sorts are chiefly grown for their elegant flow- 

 er panicles which are useful in bouquet work and for dried flowers. 

 They should be cut before being fully expanded. 



No. Pkt. 



8440 Collection of Twenty=five Distinct Varieties. . .75 



8445 Collection of Twelve Distinct Varieties 40 



8450 Finest Mixed. Many sorts . . .. ]o5 



8455 Agrostis Nebulosa. One of the most elegant annual 



sorts, one foot . .05 



8460 Andropogon Argenteus. Hardy perennial with 



silvery plumes, very ornamental in groups ; three feet .05 

 8465 Animated Oats. (Avena Sterilis) The long sen- 

 sitive awns readily expand and contract causing the 



seed to move about; annual; eighteen inches 05 



8470 Anthoxanthum Gracile. For edgings annual. ... 05 

 8475 Arundo Donax Variegata. Stately hardv peren- 

 nial with long drooping green and white striped leaves ; . 



excellent for lawn clumps, height nine feet 10 



8480 Briza Gracilis. (Small Quaking Grass.) Deli- 

 cate and beautiful for bouquets ; annual one foot . . . .05 



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SRIZA MAXIMA. 



8485 — Maxima. Large Quaking Grass. Elegant 



panicles with large spikelets, excellent for bouquets 

 and dried flowers. Annual one foot • . .05 



8490 Bromus Brizaeformis. Large drooping panicles 



useful for bouquets ; annual, two feet 05 



8500 Coix Lachryma (Job's Tears.) A strong broad 

 leaved grass with large.shining pearly seeds. Annual, 

 three feet 05 



8505 Erianthus Ravenna?. A hardy perennial Grass re- 

 sembling the Pampas, with beautiful foliage and fine 

 silveryplumes ; excellent for lawn specimens. Blooms 

 the first year from seed if sown early. Height eight 

 feet ....... .10 



8510 Eragrostis Elegans. (Love Grass.) Elegant for 

 bouquets and for use with Everlasting flowers ; annual 

 one foot • 06 



8515 Eulalia Japonica Foliis Vittatis. This is one of 

 our finest hardy perennial Grasses, with long graceful 

 leaves, dark green and white striped. It is one of the 

 most beautiful for forming clumps, and thrives in any 

 good soil. Height four feet • 10 



8517 — Zebrina. (Zebra Grass.) The plant resembles 

 the preceding in habit of growth but differs in variega- 

 tion. The dark green leaves are barred or crossed at 

 intervals with broad markings of yellowish white. 

 Few variegated plants equal this in beauty 10 



8520 Gynerium Argenteum. (Pampas Grass.) Half- 

 hardy perennial with magn ificent silvery plumes bloom- 

 ing the secondyear from seed ; height ten feet 05 



HORLEUM JUBATUM. 



