R. & J. FARQUIIAR & CO '8 SEED CATALOGUE. 



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No. Pkt. 



AGERATUM — Continued. 

 160 MEXICANUM. Blue; flowers large and numer- 

 ous, 1% ft Oz., .40 .05 



165 — album. White; 1.% ft. . . '• .50 .05 



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 170 

 172 



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180 

 200 



205 

 210 



215 

 225 



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270 



272 



275 



Ageratum Elue Perfecticr.. No. 16G. 



— Blue Perfection. Dark blue ; large 



and free-blooming; one of the best; 

 I 1 /^ ft Oz., I. OO 



— Dwapf Blue, Little Dorrit. Lovely 



azure blue shade, free-flowering; superb 

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



— Dwarf Swanley Blue. Deep blue, 



large flowers, excellent bedding sort; 

 9 inches ....... Oz., .75 



— Dwarf White. Pretty for edgings; 



9 inches Oz., .60 



— Dwarf Yellow. 9 in. . . ' l .60 



AGROSTEMMA. Cg-i.i-Rosa. Rose of 

 Heaven. Beautiful, free-blooming hardy 

 annual; flowers bright rose-color, excellent 

 for cutting; I 1 •> ft., July to Sept. Oz., .25 



— ALKA. White . . . . ' . '' .25 

 CORONARIA ATROSANGUINEA. Mullein Pink 



or Rose Campion. Showy hardy perennial, 

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



Oz., .25 



— ALBA. White " .25 



HYBRID A WaLKERI. Hardy perennial ; large 



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



V 8 oz., 1. 00 



ALOXSOA. Mask Flozver. Showy half- 

 hardy annual, suitable for small beds and 

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

 • bed and plant out in May. 

 FINEST Mixed. Scarlet, rose, and white. 



Oz., .30 



ALOYS I. \ citriodora. Lemon- Scented 

 Verbena. Greenhouse evergreen with fra- 

 grant foliage 



ALSTRtEMERIA auraxtiaca. Handsome 

 lily-like hardy perennial with elegant clus- 

 ters of orange-colored flowers borne on erect 

 slender stems, valuable for cutting; 3 ft., 

 June to Aug. Protect with leaves or straw 

 during winter . 



Hybrid Sorts Mixed. Pale yellow to 

 orange-red 



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 280 



Pkt. 



285 



295 

 300 



305 



320 



325 

 350 



355 

 367 



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175 



380 



395 



400 



405 

 410 



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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 June until November; 6 

 inches .... ^4 lb., $1.00; Oz., .35 



— COMPACTUM. Profusely covered with 



small white flowers; very compact; 4 

 inches Oz., .50 



— I'ROCUMBENs. 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 f t 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 ; 1 ft., July to Sept. . Oz., .60 



AMMOBIUM alatum grandiflorum. 

 Winged Everlasting, Splendid annual, 

 with white everlasting flowers ; useful for 

 bouquets and as dried flowers; 2 1 /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 'ts 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. liar dy perennial; rich blue; 



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



ANEMONE coronaria. JVind Flower. 

 Half-hardy spring-flowering perennials ; 

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

 Single Caen Varieties. Many colors . 



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