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



No. Pkt. 



6578 PHYSALIS Fraxcheti. Japanese Winter 

 Cherry. A large and ornamental variety of 

 the Ground Cherry or Strawberry Tomato. 

 The fruit is large, deep red in color, edible, 

 and enclosed in enormous balloon-shaped 

 husks of brilliant orange-red. A very showy 



hardy annual; rVft 10 



6580 PHYSOSTEGIA speciosa. Beautiful hardy 



• perennial growing 18 inches in height and 



bearing in July spikes of charming pink 



flowers 10 



PLATYCODON. See Wahlenbergia, No. 8195. 

 6590 POINSETTIA pulcherrima. A very orna- 

 mental greenhouse shrub, producing large 

 heads of brilliant scarlet bracts most valu- 

 able for house and conservatory decoration 

 during winter. If sown in February or 

 March the seedlings produce splendid scar- 

 let tops by December . . 100 seeds, 2.00 .50 

 POLEMONIUM. Jacob's Ladder, or Greek 

 Valerian. Hardy perennials with deeply- 

 cut foliage and clusters of handsome flow- 

 ers; thriving in any good soil; 2 ft., May 

 to August. 

 6595 CCERULEUM GRANDIFLORUM. Beautiful spikes 



of deep blue flowers .... Oz., .50 .10 



6600 album. Pure white . . . " .75 .10 



6605 Richardsoxii. Large deep blue flowers, 



Oz., 1. 00 .10 

 PORTULACA. Charming dwarf annuals for 

 sunny situations or light soils, producing 

 flowers of most brilliant colors in great pro- 

 fusion; July to October, 6 inches. 

 6610 Double, Finest Mixed, 



Oz., 5.00; Vi oz., 1.50 .10 



6615 — Collection of 8 Varieties 50 



6620 Single, Finest Mixed, 



i.ilb., 1.50; oz.. .50 .05 

 6625 — Collection of 8 Varieties .... .40 



6627 — Rose Oz., .60 .05 



6630 — Scarlet " .60 .05 



6635 — White " .60 .05 



6640 — Yellow " .60 .05 



6645 POTENTILLA, Double Hybrids, Finest 

 Mixed. Splendid hardy perennials with 

 ornamental foliage and brilliant flowers, 

 chiefly shades of yellow and red. borne in 

 great profusion from July until frost. They 

 prefer a sandy loam. 2 ft. ..... .25 



6650 Single, Finest Mixed . . 10 



PRIMULA, OR PRIMROSE. Hardy axd 

 Half-Hardy Varieties. 

 6785 acaulis grandiflora, Finest Mixed. 

 Large- Flowering Garden Primrose. A 

 splendid strain; flowers of large size and 

 containing many bright and beautiful 

 colors 25 



6787 — Yellow. Yellow English Primrose. The 



best sort for forcing and bunching for 

 corsage bouquets 25 



6788 — CCERULEA. Blue Primrose. A new color 



in Primroses obtained by the famous Eng- 

 lish hybridizer, Mr. G. F. Wilson. The 

 flowers vary from pale lavender to deep 

 blue • - 2 5 



6790 auricula A lovely race of Primula with 

 large umbels of velvety flowers of many 

 beautiful colors, chiefly yellow, crimson, 

 maroon, and purple, frequently edged with 

 gray or green. Seed saved from show 

 flowers. Finest mixed 2^ 



6800 FORBESI. Baby Primrose. A much adver- 

 tised variety producing delicate sprays of 

 small lavender-colored flowers. Although 

 pretty for bouquets, th flowers are too 

 small for general usefulness 25 



No. Pkt. 



PRIMULA — Continued. 

 6805 Japoxica, Fixest Mixed. Showy peren- 

 nial producing several whorls of large 

 flowers on their erect stems, the flowers 

 varying from white to crimson; 15 inches, .10 

 6815 obcoxica graxdiflora. Splendid for win- 

 ter and spring blooming in cool green- 

 house; fknvers varying from white to lilac 

 and growing in large clusters on erect 

 slender stems. Handsome as a pot plant 



and exquisite for cutting;, 1 ft 25 



6817 fimbriata. Flowers finely fringed, .25 



6818 carmixea. Bright carmine . . .50 



6825 Sieboldii, New Large Flowerixg Varie- 

 ties. Finest Mixed. Free blooming 

 variety, excellent for pots, with large and 

 beautiful clusters of flowers, colors white 

 to rosy crimson ; 1 ft c .50 



PRIMULA POLYANTHUS VARIETIES. 

 Elatior. Charming spring-flowering peren- 

 nials with most fascinating and richly 

 colored velvety flowers. They are of easiest 

 cultivation succeeding best in partial shade; 

 9 inches; April to May. 

 Farquhar's Giaxt Fancy. Finest Mixed. 

 The flowers are of large size supported on 

 stout stems well above the leaves in splen- 

 did clusters. The colors are brilliant, 

 ranging from white to deep maroon; the 

 yellow, rose, and crimson shades being par- 

 ticularly fine. These larger forms are most 

 desirable for winter flowering in the con- 

 servatory y± oz., 2.00 .25 



6837 Farquhar's Giaxt White 25 



6840 Farquhar's Giaxt Yellow 25 



6842 Farquhar's Blue. New 50 



6845 Gold Laced. Flowers of brilliant colors 



with distinct yellow edges . . Oz., 3.00 .10 

 6847 Choice Mixed Oz.. 1.50 .10 



6830 



Primula Obconica Grandiflorum. No. 6015. 



