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



No. 



3965 



3975 

 3980 



5985 



4000 



4010 



4015 

 4020 



4025 

 4035 



4040 



Godetia. No. 3965. 



Pkt. 



GODETIA. Splendid hardy annuals with 

 large mallow-like flowers, varying from pure 

 white to all shades of pink and crimson. They 

 grow rapidly, flower abundantly, and are ex- 

 ceedingly showy. For summer displays at 

 the seashore or in the mountain they are 

 unsurpassed; they are also desirable to cut 

 for vase decorations; 1 to 1% ft-j July to Oct. 



Finest Mixed Oz., .25 



DrcHESS of Albany. Satiny pure white, 



Oz., .30 

 Gloriosa. Deep crimson; splendid new 



sort 



Oz., .50 .0: 



Lady Albemarle. Flowers crimson, edged 



with lilac 



Oz., T,0 .O; 



•J J 



4045 

 4050 



4055 



4060 



4065 



GOURDS, Ornamental. Luxuriant climbing 

 annuals, useful in covering arbors, fences, 

 or slopes, and bearing gourds which are of 

 interesting forms and colors; 10 to 15 ft. 



Finest Mixed. In great variety, 



Lb., 2.00; oz., .25 



Collection of 12 Varieties 



Angora. Fruit large; spotted white. Oz., .30 



Apple-Shaped. Small fruit, striped yellow 

 and dark green Oz., .30 



Bottle-Shaped. Fruit yellowish white, with 

 circles of dark green .... Oz., .25 



Dipper-Shaped. The fruit is of slender, neck- 

 like form for two-thirds of its length, widen- 

 ing at the apex in the form of a bowl. In 

 tropical countries, the pulp being removed, 

 the shells are dried and used by the natives 

 as dippers Oz., .25 



Dish-Cloth. Chinese Loo/a, or Sponge 

 Gourd. A very ornamental climber, with 

 large, deep, golden-yellow flowers, exten- 

 sively grown in China and Japan. Fruit 

 large and elongated, with a spongy net- 

 work of tough fibre inside, which when dried 

 is used by the Japanese to form the soles 

 of sandals. It is also used like a sponge 

 for bathing Oz., .25 



Egg-Shaped. A Japanese gourd with small, 

 white fruit resembling an egg . Oz., .25 



Cji'O-eberry. Small, dark green fruit, re- 

 sembling gooseberries; fine climber, 



Oz., .50 



Hercui t>' Club. Fruit 4 ft. long, white. 



•°5 



•°5 



Oz.. 



Lemon-Shaped. Fruit small 

 Orange-Shaped, Small 



No. 



4070 

 4075 



40S0 

 4086 



4090 



•-:> 



4105 



4107 

 4110 



4115 

 4130 



4132 

 4133 

 4135 





Pear-Shaped Gourd. No. 4070. 



Pkt. 



•°5 



•°5 



•°5 

 •05 



10 



4140 



GOURDS — Continued. 

 Pear-Shaped. Striped; very pretty. Oz., .25 

 Serpent-Shaped. Fruit striped like a ser- 

 pent; 3 to 5 ft. in length and very slender; 

 changing to carmine when ripe . Oz., .25 

 Sugar-Trough. Large, pumpkin-shaped 

 fruit ; shells used as water calabashes, 



Oz., .25 

 Turk's Turban. Turban-shaped fruit, beau- 

 tifully striped with red .... Oz., .25 

 GRASSES, Ornamental. See Xo. 8440. 



GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. Silk Oak. This 

 is one of our most useful decorative plants, 

 easily raised from seed, and of remarkably 

 rapid growth. Its graceful evergreen, fern- 

 like foliage combines admirably with palms 

 and other massive-leaved plants. It is a 

 charming table plant, and can be employed 

 in many ways, either in the conservatory or 

 summer garden Oz., 1.00 



GYPSOPHILA. Baby s Breath. Free-flower- 

 ing, hardy plants; extremely light and grace- 

 ful, easy of cultivation, and most useful for 

 bouquet and cut-flower work; i 1 ^ ft., June 

 to Sept. 

 elegans. Hardy annual; small white flow- 

 ers in light, airy sprays . . . Oz., .25 

 — rosea. Delicate pink ... : ' .25 

 mlralis. Hardy annual; bright rose, " .50 

 paniculata. Tiny white flowers in light 

 panicles; hardy perennial; 2 ft. . Oz., .40 



HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM. French Honey- 

 suckle. Showy perennials; flowers red or 

 white; 2 ft., July to Sept. Mixed colors. 



Oz., .25 

 HELEXIUM. Sneeze-cveed. Hardy peren- 

 nials with yellow composite flowers ; named 

 after the beautiful Helen of Troy ; 3 to 4 ft., 

 Sept. to Oct. 

 autl'.mnale. Yellow; large heads, % oz., .50 

 Hoopesii. Yellow 10 



HELIANTHEMUM alpestre. Sun Rose. 

 Hardy trailing perennial with bright yellow 

 flowers, suitable for rockwork or edgings; 

 6 inches, June to July .... Oz., .50 



HELIANTHUS. Sunflower. The larger va- 

 rieties are useful in forming backgrounds of 

 large beds or borders and for distant effects, 

 while the smaller sorts may be planted with 

 scarlet Salvia. Cannas and other tall bed- 

 ding plants, besides being excellent for cut- 

 ting* Hardy annuals. 

 ARGYROPHYLLUS. Texas Silver Queen. Sil- 

 very, woolly leaves; small, single yellow 

 flowers; 5 ft Oz., .20 



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 .05 



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