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



No. 



3415 



3416 



3417 

 3420 



3425 



3430 



3435 

 3436 

 3437 

 3445 



345° 



3455 



3460 



3465 

 347° 



3472 



Digitalis Purpurea. No. 2435. 



Pkt. 



1.25 



.10 



•3° 



•05 



•30 



•°5 



•3° 



■05 



Cow- 





DIGITALIS. Foxglove. This favorite hardy 

 plant is of easy cultivation and most decora- 

 tive either in garden borders or in groups 

 among shrubs. It thrives in sun or partial 

 shade, and is excellent for semi- wild effects. 

 Seeds may be sown from April to July for 

 plants to bloom the next summer; June to 

 Sept. ; 3 ft. 

 gloxin^eflora, Mixed. Flowers spotted 

 in the throat Oz., .40 .05 



— ALBA. White, delicately spotted " .40 .05 



— rosea. Pink " .40 .05 



GRANDJFLORA. Yellow . . . . " .30 .05 



Ivery's Spotted. Maculata superba. Beau- 

 tiful spotted flowers of various colors, 



Oz., .50 .05 

 MONSTROSA. The tall spikes have a mon- 

 strous saucer-shaped terminal flower, 



Oz 

 PURPUREA. Common red Foxglove " 



— alba. White " 



Mixed. All colors " 



DODECATHEON media. American 



slip. Pretty, hardy perennial, with rosy- 

 purple flowers in shape resembling the 

 Cyclamen; succeeds best in partial shade; 

 1 ft., April and May 25 



DOLICHOS LABLAB. Hyacinth Bean. 

 Rapid-growing annual climber with clusters 

 of white or purple flowers. Mixed colors; 

 10 ft., July to Sept Oz., .25 .05 



DRAC7ENA. Highly decorative greenhouse 



plants with elegant leaves; valuable for 



vases and conservatory decoration. 



Ornamental- Leaved Varieties, Finest 



MIXED. Including the variegated and 



brilliant-colored sorts 25 



Austkalis. An excellent vase plant. 



% oz., 1 00 .25 

 INDIVISA. Long, slender leaves; valuable 

 for hanging baskets .... Oz., 1. 00 .10 



— Veitchii. like the preceding, but hav- 

 ing the back of the mid-rib deep red . . .25 



DRACOCEPHALl M Argunense. Showy, 

 hardy perennial, producing spikes of bright 

 blue Salvia-shaped flowers. It blooms the 

 first season if sown early; iJX ft., July to 

 Aug . ... .10 



No. 

 3485 



3490 



3500 



35°2 



55°5 



3525 



3530 

 35^5 



3595 



Pkt. 



ECHEVERIA metallica. Handsome suc- 

 culent plant with purplish glaucous leaves . .50 

 secunda. The best sort for mosaic beds, 

 the rosette-like plants having glaucous 

 foliage 25 



ECHINOCYSTIS lobata. California Cu- 

 cumber. One of the quickest growing an- 

 nual vines. The seeds should be sown in 

 autumn, or if sown in spring, first soaked in 

 warm water 24 hours; 20 ft. . . Oz., .60 .10 



ECHINOPS ritro. Globe Thistle. Splendid, 

 hardy perennial with white foliage and bright 

 blue thistle-like flowers; 3 ft. . . Oz., .60 .10 



EDELWEISS. Leontopodium Alpinum* The 

 interesting white-leaved plant, so eagerly 

 sought by tourists in the Swiss Alps, easily 

 grown in gardens; hardy perennial; 6 inches .25 



EREMURUS ROBUSTUS. Tall-growing peren- 

 nial resembling the Asphodel, rose-color 



spikes; 8 ft., June 25 



Turkestanicus. Reddish-brown; 5 ft. . . .25 



ERYNGIUM amethystinum. Handsome 

 thistle-like hardy perennial, with bright blue 

 flowers and bracts; 3 ft., July to Aug. 



y A oz., .75 .10 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. California Poppy. One 

 of the best hardy annuals, having delicate sil- 

 very foliage and large poppy-like flowers, 

 running chiefly in shades of yellow. It 

 blooms profusely from June until frost, and 

 is extremely beautiful for border edgings 

 and for large beds; I ft. 

 Finest Mixed. Shades of yellow, rose, and 

 white j^ lb., .75; oz., .30 .05 



Eschscholtzia Californica. No. 3600. 



