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



Tall Antirrhinum, No. 462. 



Nova Scotia Nursery, Halifax, N.S., Feb. 6, 1903 



writ. 



The Sweet Pea Seed had from you last year was 

 very satisfactory ; in truth, we never had finer ." 



No. 



420 



45° 



45 2 



455 



460 



462 



465 

 47c 



47i 

 472 



473 



475 

 480 



485 

 486 

 487 



488 



490 



495 

 500 



5o5 

 5io 



5i5 



520 



525 

 S30 



Pkt. 

 ANEMONE — Continued. 

 St. Brigid. Irish Poppy Anemone. Mixed 

 colors . . . ic 



ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA. Hardy perennial, 

 with bright yellow daisy-like flowers ; 1V2 



ft., June to August Oz., .30 



— Kelwayi. An improved form of A. 

 tinctoria, with larger flowers . Oz., .60 



.05 



10 



10 



10 



ANTHERICUMliliago. St. Bernard's Lily. 



Splendid hardy perennial with elegant 



spikes of pure white, lily-like flowers, which 



are fragrant and excellent for cutting; 1% 



ft., May to August .... Oz., .60 



liliastrum. Larger than the preceding, 



with a green spot on each segment of the 



flower; very fine border plant . Oz., 1.00 



ANTIRRHINUM. majus. Snapdragon. 

 If sown under glass in February or March 

 Antirrhinums commence to bloom in July 

 and continue until late in the autumn. The 

 tall sorts are extremely useful for massed 

 beds and border groups; they are also 

 extensively grown under glass for cutting 

 during winter, for which purpose pure white 

 and yellow varieties are most esteemed. 

 The dwarf sorts are admirably adapted for 

 ribbon borders and edgings. 



Collection of 12 Tall Varieties; 2 ft. 



Collection of 6 Tall Varieties . . 



Tall Varieties, Finest Mixed, Oz., . 



— Coral Red .„..., " 



— Rose ........ ct 



— Scarlet . " 



— White ..,...," 



— Yellow ...,.,. u 

 Dwarf Finest Mixed, 8 inches, " 



— Scarlet. '-Firebrand 5 ' , '•' 



— Pure White. " Queen of the 



North " " 



— Yellow, " Golden Queen " " 



AQUILEGIA Columbine. Elegant hardy 

 perennials of easiest cultivation, blooming 

 profusely from May to August. They are 

 suitable for herbaceous borders and groups 

 among shrubs, preferring rather moist soil. 

 Seeds may be sown in the open ground in 

 spring. They may also be sown in July, 

 shaded from the sun, and the plants will 

 bloom next season; i 1 !* to 3 ft. 



Farquhar's Choice Hybrids. Our Hybrids 

 comprise the best and brightest colors as 

 well as many new and beautiful combina- 

 tions of colors of charming and striking 

 contrast in the same flower. The strain 

 includes shades of blue, mauve, lavender, 

 rose, scarlet, orange, yellow, and white, 

 of the large-flowered and long-spurred 

 forms .... Oz., 3.00; % oz., 1.00 .25 



Collection of 12 Varieties 50 



Single Varieties, Finest Mixed, Oz., .75 .10 

 Double Varieties, Finest Mixed.'' .75 .10 

 alba flore pleno. Double white, " .50 .05 

 Californtca hybrida. Petals golden yellow, 

 sepals and spurs crimson, magnificent; 2 



ft M oz., 1.25 .25 



canadensis. Scarlet mixed with yellow; i 1 /^ 



ft Oz., .80 .05 



chrysantha. Beautiful bright yellow; 2 ft., 



Oz., 2.00 .10 



— grandiflora alba. White, long spurs. 



14 oz., 1.25 .25 





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50 



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60 



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60 



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60 



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75 



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75 



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75 



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