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



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No. Pkt. 



AGERATUM — Continued. 

 160 Mexicanum. Blue; flowers large and numer- 

 ous, i 1 !' ft Oz., .40 .05 



165 — ALBUM. White; 1V2 ft. . . '• .50 .05 



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Ageratum Blue Perfection. No. 166 



166 — Blue Perfection. Dark blue ; large 



and free-blooming; one of the best; 



i 1 /^ ft Oz., 1. 00 



170 — Dwarf Blue, Little Dorrit. Lovely 



azure blue shade, free-flowering; superb 



for edgings; 6 inches . . Oz., .75 

 172 — Dwarf Swanley Blue. Deep blue, 



large flowers, excellent bedding sort; 



9 inches Oz., .75 



175 ■ — Dwarf White. Pretty for edgings; 



9 inches Oz., .60 



180 — Dwarf Yellow. 9 in. . . " .60 



200 AGROSTEMMA. Cceli-Rosa. Rose of 

 Heaven. Beautiful, free-blooming hardy 

 annual; flowers bright rose-color, excellent 

 for cutting; I Vl> ft., July to Sept. Oz., .25 



205 — ALBA. White '' .25 



2IO CORONARIA ATROSANGUINEA. Mullein Pink 

 or Rose Campion. Showy hardy perennial, 

 dark blood-red; 2 ft., June to Sept. 



Oz., .25 



215 — alba. White lt .25 



225 hybrida Walkeri. Hardy perennial; large 

 bright pink flowers; 1 ft., June to Sept. 



V 8 oz., 1.25 



ALONSOA. Mask Flower. Showy half- 

 hardy annual, suitable for small beds and 

 borders; 1 ft., July to Oct. Sow in hot- 

 bed and plant out in May. 

 235 Finest Mixed. Scarlet, rose, and white. 



Oz., .30 



270 ALOYSIA citriodora. Lemon-Scented 

 Verbena. Greenhouse evergreen with fra- 

 grant foliage 10 



275 ALSTRCEMERIA. Hybrid Sorts Mixed. 

 Handsome, lily-like hardy perennials with 

 elegant clusters of flowers borne on erect, 

 slender stems, ranging from pale yellow to 

 orange-red, valuable for cutting; 3 ft., June 

 to Aug. Protect with leaves or straw dur- 

 ing winter. 



i/i oz., .75 .25 



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285 



295 

 300 



305 



320 



325 

 3SO 



355 

 367 



37o 



375 



380 



395 



400 



405 

 410 



ALYSSUM Benthami. Sweet Alyssum. 

 This well-known hardy annual is much 

 esteemed for edgings as well as for bouquets. 

 Its fragrant white blossoms are borne in 



profusion from 

 inches 



June until November; 6 



415 



V± lb., $1.00; Oz., .35 

 - compactum. Profusely covered with 

 small white flowers; very compact; 4 



inches Oz., .50 



— procumbens. Little Gem. Very dwarf, 

 dense and spreading; the best sort for 

 design bedding ; 4 inches . Oz., .60 

 argenteum. Hardy perennial; foliage sil- 

 very, flowers yellow ; 6 inches, April to 



June Oz., .60 



Saxatile compactum. Gold Dust. Hardy 

 perennial, of spreading habit and producing 

 masses of golden yellow flowers; 9 inches, 

 April to June Oz., .60 



AMARANTHUS. Stately and highly decor- 

 ative annuals with long racemes of interest- 

 ing flowers, and brilliantly colored coleus- 

 Iike leaves. July to Oct. 

 caudatus. Love- Lies- Bleeding. Erect plant 

 with long drooping crimson racemes; 2 ft. 



Oz., .25 

 cruentus. Prince's Feather. Dark-red 

 feathery flowers ; 3 ft. . . . Oz., .25 

 salicifolius. Fountain Plant. Long slen- 

 der leaves, edged and tipped with orange, 

 carmine, and bronze, graceful and beauti- 

 ful; 3 ft Oz., .75 



tricolor splendens. Joseph's Coat. Fol- 

 iage green, beautifully variegated with 

 scarlet and yellow ; 2 ft. . . Oz., .40 



AMARYLLIS hippeastrum, New Hy- 

 brids. The largest and finest race of 

 Amaryllis. The flower spikes usually carry 

 three or four splendid trumpet-shaped 

 blossoms varying in color from salmon to 

 deep crimson, generally striped and feath- 

 ered with white ; 3 ft 



AMBROSIA Mexicana. Yellow, sweet- 

 scented hardy annual, much esteemed for 

 bouquets ; I ft., July 10 Sept. . Oz., .60 



AMMOBIUM ALATUM GRANDIFLORUM. 



Winged Everlasting. Splendid annual, 

 with white everlasting flowers ; useful for 

 bouquets and as dried flowers; 2% fT ., July 

 to Oct Oz., .25 



AMPELOPSIS Veitchii. Japanese Wood- 

 bine, or Boston Lvy. This is the best hardy 

 vine for covering brick or stone buildings, 

 to which it clings firmly. It now overs 

 many of our finest buildings, completely 

 hiding their masonry by its dense, green 

 foliage, which in autumn turns to rich 

 scarlet ; hardy perennial. . . Oz., .25 



ANCHUSA Barrelieri. Attractive hardy 



perennial, with leep blue flowers resembling 



large Forget-Me-Nots ; useful for bouquets; 



2 ft., June to Sept. . . . ^4 oz., .30 



Capensis. Hardy annual; azure blue; 1^2 ft. 



Oz., .30 

 Italica. Hardy perennial; deep blue; 2 ft. 



Oz., .50 



sempervirens. Hardy perennial; rich blue; 



l\ 2 ft., May Oz., .50 



ANEMONE CORONARIA. Wind Flower. 

 Half-hardy spring-flowering perennials ; 

 shades of blue, red, and white ; 9 inches. 

 Single Caen Varieties. Many colors . 



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