50 



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



Xo. 



2935 



2937 



2940 



2955 



2957 

 2960 



2965 



2982 



COBEA — Continued. 



— FLORE albo. White . . . Oz., 2.00 



MACROSTEMMA. Purple flowers with corolla 



. divided and curious long-stalked anthers , 



COCCIXEA Indica. Handsome annual 



climber, with white flowers and scarlet fruit; 



8 ft 



COCKSCOMB. See Celosia, No. 2465. 



COLEUS. Splendid bedding plants, with 

 beautifully colored and handsomely marked 

 foliage. They are easily raised from seed 

 if kept in a warm temperature. Tender per- 

 ennials; i]4 to 2 ft. 

 New Large-Leayed Varieties. Superb 



colors and markings 



Finest Mixed Hybrids . . 



COLLINSIA, Finest Mixed. Charming 

 hardy annuals adapted to dry situations ; 

 flowers white, lilac, and purple; June to 

 Sept., 1 ft *Oz., 30 



COLEOMIA COCCINEA. Fine hardy annual; 

 scarlet and yellow; fine plant for bees; June 

 to Oct., \}/ 2 ft Oz., .30 



COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia, No. 490. 



COMMELTNA Sellowlana. Half-hardy 

 perennial with beautiful cobalt-blue flowers 

 and having tuberous roots which may be kept 

 over winter like dahlias; July to Oct., 

 1 3*2 ft *4 oz., 1. 00 



CONVOLVULUS major. See Ipomcea Pur- 

 purea, No. 4445. 



CONVOLVULUS minor. Dwarf Morn- 

 ing Glory. Early-blooming hardy annuals, 

 with very brilliant flowers ; splendid for sea- 

 shore and mountain gardens; 1J2 ft., June 

 to Sept. 



Pkt. 



Xo. 



Pkt. 



CONVOLVULUS — Continued. 

 .25 2985 — Finest Mixed. Shades of rose, crimson, 



violet, and white Oz., .25 



2 5 2990 — Blue. Rich indigo .... " .25 

 3015 MAURITANICUS. Charming half-hardy peren- 

 nial of trailing habit, with light blue flowers 

 IO suitable for hanging-baskets and vases. 



Oz., .80 

 COREOPSIS. See Calliopsis, No. 1905. 

 3025 COSMIDIUM BuRridgtanum. Showy, hardy 

 annual with large orange-brown flowers, re- 

 sembling Calliopsis; 2 ft., July to Oct. 



Oz., 25 



COSMOS. This is one of our most useful and 

 beautiful autumn flowers. To get it in bloom 

 early, the seed should be sown in May in the 

 open ground where the plants are desired to 

 bloom, and the seedlings allowed to grow 

 and flower without being transplanted. 



•°5 

 •°5 



.10 



■°5 



•5° 



•°5 

 •°5 



,10 



earliest strain of 

 sown in Mav in 



Park Ave., Montreal, Can. 



Messrs. R. e° J. Farqtihar or Co. : 



Gentlemen ; Cosmos, usually considered too 

 late a plant to flower in our northern climate, 

 bloomed beautifully in September and Octo- 

 ber from June sown seed of Farquhar's 

 E0.7 h'-Flozi'ering Hybrids. 

 Yours very truly, 



S YDXE Y MITCHELL. 



3032 Farquhar's Early-Flowering Hybrids. The 



Cosmos in existence. If 

 the open ground, it usu- 

 ally blooms by the 

 first or second 

 week in July. 

 The colors in- 

 clude pure white, 

 shades of lilac, 

 rose, and crim- 

 son. Our seed is 

 grown in Massa- 

 chusetts and has 

 frequently r i p - 

 ened and been 

 gathered before 

 the ordinary Cos- 

 mos had begun 

 to bloom. Finest 

 mixed; 4 ft. 

 Oz., 1.25; pkt., .10 



3033 Farquhar's 

 Early Flower- 

 ing Pink. 



Oz , 1.50: pkt., .10 



3034 Farquhar's 

 Early Flower- 

 ing White. 



Oz., 1.50; pkt., .10 



3036 Mammoth, 

 Finest Mixed. 

 The largest flow- 

 ered class, flow- 

 ers usually 4 in. 

 across. 



Oz., .50; pkt., .10 

 — Pink. 



Fair! a: n , Newport, R.I. 

 Messrs. R. <T 'j. Farquiiar d: Co. : 



Dear Sirs: I am very much pleased 

 with your tnz/ Early Flowering Cos- 

 mos. It commenced to bloom about the 

 first of July ami continued until fast . 

 The flowers are of large size and fine 

 colors. It is decidedly the most useful 

 Cosnws I haze met with. 



Yours ~cery truly. 



p. vglgcardsox. 



Farquhar's Early Flowering Cosmos. No. 3032. 



Oz., .75; pkt.,.IO 



303S — Red. 

 Oz., .75; pkt., .10 



3°39 — White. 

 Oz., .75; pkt., .10 



