FARQUHAR'S 



RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



MAILED FREE AT OUNCE AND PACKET PRICES TO ANY 



ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES. 



In Ordering Please give the Numbers Only. 



The minimum charge for Seeds by weight is 10 cents. Fractions of an ounce and quarter 



pounds, where not quoted, will be charged at a slight advance 



on the ounce and pound rates. 



The measurements given in the notes indicate the height of the plants, and the months their time of flowering. 



No. 



20 



25 



30 



55 



60 



65 



67 



70 



Pkt. 

 ABOBRA VIRIDIFLORA. A charming climb- 

 ing gourd for the summer garden, with 

 glossy dark-green leaves and pretty scarlet 

 fruits; half-hardy perennial, 10 ft. The 

 roots are tuberous and may be kept over 

 winter like Dahlias .... Oz., $0.60 .05 

 ABUTILON. Chinese Bell-Flower. Per- 

 petual-blooming greenhouse shrubs of eas- 

 iest cultivation, valuable for summer bedding 

 as well as for winter decoration; 3 to 4 ft. 

 Seeds sown in March produce flowering 

 plants the first season. 



Farquhar's Choice Hybrids. Flowers 

 large, in great variety of colors, including 

 white, yellow, pink, and crimson; also 



beautiful variegated forms 25 



Fine Mixed. In great variety 10 



ACACIA. Half-hardy shrubs with graceful 

 foliage and beautiful racemes of flowers, 

 mostly shades of yellow; 8 to 10 ft., March 

 to May. The seeds should be soaked in 

 hot water before being sown. 

 armata. Yellow; very handsome . . . .10 

 lophantha superba. Yellow; delicate 



foliage 10 



ACANTHUS latifolius. Stately, hardy 

 perennial, with large decorative leaves and 

 handsome, tall flower spikes; excellent for 

 lawn groups; 3 ft., July-Aug. . Oz., .50 .10 

 mollis. The rich, massive leaves of this 

 plant are supposed to have suggested the 

 Corinthian style of architecture; flowers 

 white; hardy perennial; 2 ft. . Oz., .50 .10 

 ACHILLEA Ptarmica flore pleno. 

 Sneezewort. One of the best hardy peren- 

 nials, blooming all summer; pure white 

 double flowers, excellent for cutting; i%ft., 



June to Oct y 8 oz., 1.00 -25 



Pearl. An improved form of the pre- 

 ceding, with much larger flowers; pure 



white Vs oz., 2.00 .25 



ACHIMENES Finest Mixed. Handsome 

 tuberous-rooted greenhouse plants; very 

 free blooming; 2 ft. The seeds offered are 

 from a splendid collection, the colors com- 

 prising shades of mauve, lilac, crims t ./i, and 

 white 25 



No. 



80 

 82 



85 



Pkt. 



90 



95 



100 



105 

 no 



125 



130 

 135 



140 



150 



155 



ACONITUM, Monk's Hood. Hardy peren- 

 nials with showy spikes of hood-shaped 

 flowers; 4 ft., June to Sept. 

 Napellus. Blue Oz., .75 



— flore albo. Pure white . " 1.25 



PYRENAICUM. Yellow . . . . 1/± oz., .75 



ACROCLINIUM. Showy annuals with ever- 

 lasting flowers of great value for winter 

 decorations. The flowers should be picked 

 before they expand and hung with the tops 

 downward to dry; 1 ft., July to Oct. 

 album. Single white .... Oz., .25 



— flore pleno. Double white " .25 

 roseum. Single rose .... " .25 



— flore pleno. Double rose . " .25 



ADENOPHORA Potanini. Elegant hardy 

 perennial with numerous large, bell -shaped, 

 drooping flowers 1*4 inches in diameter and 

 of a beautiful light-blue color; 2 ft., June, 



July 



centre O2 



,10 

 .10- 



.25 



•OS 

 .05 

 •OS 



•05 



■25 



115 ADLUMIA cirrhosa. Mountain Fringe. A 

 charming hardy biennial climber, blooming 

 the first season, with delicate light-green 

 foliage and clusters of rosy-lilac flowers; 15 

 ft., June Oz., 1.25 .10 



ADONIS ^STiVALis. Flos Adonis. Showy 

 hardy annual with deep-green feathery foli- 

 age and scarlet flowers of long duration; 1 



ft., July, Aug Oz., .25 .05 



autumnalis. Pheasant's Eye or Rose a 

 Ruby. Annual; flowers crimson with dark 



.25 .05 



vernalis. One of the best spring flowering 

 hardy perennial; large yellow blossoms; I 

 ft., April, May Oz., .25 .05 



AGATHEA ccelestis. Blue Daisy. Green- 

 house perennial with neat blue daisy- like 

 flowers; 1 ft y 8 oz., .50 .10 



AGERATUM. These half-hardy annuals are 

 most useful for bedding purposes. The 

 taller sorts combine well with geraniums, 

 coleuses, and marigolds, while the dwarf 

 sorts are excellent for edgings. They 

 bloom continuously throughout the summer. 

 conspicuum. Pure white; 2 ft.. Oz., 2.00 .10 

 Lasseauxi. Rose-colored; 1V2 ft., Oz., 1.00 .10 



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