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



CGPVfllBHT 1302 

 BY R.SJ.FBROUMAR <S 



Giant White Candytuft. No. 2190. 



No. 

 24OO 



2402 

 2405 



2410 

 2430 



Pkt. 



2445 



22^ 



5b 



2245 



HARDY CARNATIONS — Continued. 

 Double Prize Strain, Finest Mixed. The 

 best type of hardy border Carnation, fine 

 for cutting Oz., 4.00 .25 



— Fine Mixed " 2.00 .10 



— Early White Vienna. Ornamental and 

 useful for cutting Oz., 3.00 .25 



PLUMARIUS CVCLOPE, DOUBLE MIXED. A 



splendid race of double "Pheasant-Eye" 

 pinks. Very fragrant and hardy 50 



SCOTICUS FLORE PLENO. Paisley Pink. 

 This race of Scotch pinks is quite as 

 much in favor for winter forcing as for bor- 

 der cultivation. The flowers resemble the 

 true Carnation and have the strongest spice 

 fragrance 50 



CASTILLEJA indivisa. Half-hardy peren- 

 nial with brilliant scarlet flower bracts; 1 '.-, 

 ft.. July to Oct . .25 



CASTOR OIL BEAN. See Ricinus, No. 

 6925. 



CATCH FLY. See Silene, No. 7220. 



CANNA, Crozy's Large-Flowering Sorts. 

 This race of Cannas is remarkable for the 

 size and lasting quality of the flowers, and 

 being of compact habit they are invaluable 

 for sub-tropical bedding .... Oz., .50 .10 

 Dark-Leaved Varieties ... " .25 .05 



Xo. 



2165 

 2170 



2175 

 2185 



2190 



2195 

 2200 



2205 



2210 



2225 

 22^0 



22^2 



2465 

 2480 

 2500 



2 5°5 

 2510 



2515 

 2524 



2525 

 2530 



Pkt. 

 CANDYTUFT. Iberis. Showy hardy an- 

 nuals, useful for edgings and masses, and 

 most serviceable for cutting. If sown in 

 April they bloom from July to October. 

 They are frequently sown in autumn and 

 kept over winter in cold frames to bloom in 

 spring; 1 ft. 

 Finest Mixed. All colors . . . Oz., .25 .05 



Carmine " .40 .05 



Dark Crimson. Dunnett's Improved " .25 .05 

 Empress. A large-flowered white sort, with 

 broad, conical heads; extensively used for 



forcing Oz., .50 .05 



Giant White. Grand variety; producing 

 immense spikes of large, pure white flowers; 



excellent for cutting Oz., .50 .05 



ODORata. White; fragrant . . " .25 .05 



Purple. Rich shade " .25 .05 



Queen of Italy. Pink . . . . " .50 .05 

 Dwarf, Finest Mixed. Useful for edg- 

 ings Oz , .75 .05 



— ^OSE " .75 .05 



— White " .50 .05 



IBERIS. Candytuft. Perennial Vari- 

 eties. Free-flowering dwarf perennials, 

 suitable for rock work and the edges of her- 

 baceous borders. Height, 6 inches. 

 Gibraltarica. White shaded with pink. 



3^ oz., S1.00 .25 

 Prltti. White; very early . " 1.00 .25 

 semperyirens. White, glossy green foliage, 



Oz., .75 .05 

 CELOSIA, or Cockscomb. Showy annuals 

 of easy cultivation; producing large, brill- 

 iant, comb-like flower heads. They prefer 

 a light soil, and should not be allowed to 

 become crowded if a dwarf habit is desired. 

 Dwarf, Finest Mixed ... 34 oz -> -5° -°5 



— Dark Crimson. (Glasgozu Prize) " .75 .10 



— Golden Yellow . '. . . . " .75 .10 



— Light Yellow " .75 .10 



— Rose •' .75 .10 



— Scarlet " .75 .10 



— Vesuvius. Flame color and crimson; 

 splendid 3^ oz -» 1—5 .25 



— Collection of 10 Varieties 75 



— Collection of 6 Varieties 50 



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Dwarf Cockscomb. No. 2525. 



