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



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No. 

 3600 



3605 

 3608 

 35IO 

 3612 



3615 

 3625 

 3630 



3 6 35 

 3650 



3655 



3675 



3680 

 3685 



3690 

 3695 



37*3 



37*5 



37*7 

 37i8 

 37*9 

 3720 



373o 



3755 

 3758 

 3760 



37 6 5 



Pkt. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA — Continued. 

 CALIFORNICA. Bright yellow, large. 



Y A lb., 1. 00; oz., .40 .05 



— alba. Pure white " 4° -°5 



FLORE PLENO. Double white, " .60 .05 



— CARMINEA. Rose-color ....'" .60 .05 



— Golden West. Bright yellow; very large. 



Oz., 1. 00 .10 



— Mandarin. Orange-scarlet . . " .60 .05 



— Rose Cardinal. Deep rose . . " .75 .05 

 CROCEA. Deep rich orange ..." .40 .05 



— FLORE PLENO. Double deep orange. 



Oz., .60 .05 

 maritima. Bright yellow with orange centre. 



Oz., .60 .05 



EUCALYPTUS globulus. Australian 

 Blue Gum Tree. This half-hardy tree is 

 used with us as a pot plant, its bluish foliage 

 contrasting beautifully with palms and other 

 foliage plants Oz., .40 .05 



EUPATORIUM FRASERT. Fine, hardy per- 

 ennial, blooming the first season from seed 

 and producing clusters of white flowers; fine 

 for cutting; 2 ft., August to October ... .05 

 PURPUREUM. Deep pink 10 



EUPHORBIA heterophylla. Mexican 



Fire Plant. Showy annual with large 



glossy leaves, which in midsummer become 



tipped with orange-scarlet ; 4 ft. Oz., 1.25 .10 



variegata. White and green bracts; useful 



for bouquets; l% ft Oz., .40 .05 



EUTOCA viscida. Extremely showy, hardy 

 annual, with pretty deep blue flowers; 1 ft., 

 July to Sept : Oz., .40 .05 



FEVERFEW. See Matricaria, No. 5015; 

 also Pyrethrum, No. 6860. 



FERNS. Hardy Varieties, Finest Mixed. 

 Useful plants for decorating shady nooks,— 

 rockworks, or borders on the northerly sides 



of buildings 25 



Greenhouse Varieties, Finest Mixed. 



Fine sorts 25 



Maiden-Hair Varieties. Finest Mixed . .25 



— adiantum cuneatum 25 



gracillimum 25 



Sword Varieties. Finest mixed 25 



FORGET-ME-NOT. See Myosolis, No. 5235. 



FOUR-O'CLOCK. See Mirabilis^o. 5195. 



FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis, No. 3415. 



FUCHSIA. These are not difficult to raise 

 from seed if given a warm temperature. The 

 plants bloom the first season if started early. 

 They are admirably suited to partially shaded 

 situations. 

 Double and Single Varieties, Mixed . .50 



GAILLARDIA. Blanket Flower. Very 

 showy, hardy plants; useful for beds, borders, 

 and cut flowers, commencing to bloom in 

 June and continuing until severe frost. They 

 are of large size and great durability, and 

 embrace many beautiful shades of yellow, 

 orange, and crimson; 2 to 4 ft. 



ANNUAL VARIETIES. 



pi riA. Single, mixed colors; 2 ft. .Oz., .40 .05 



— Amblyodon. Single, deep red ; 2 ft. " .40 .05 



— Lorenziana. Double, mixed colors; 2 ft. 



Oz., .50 .05 



Golden Gem. Double, pure yellow. 



Oz., .60 .05 





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Gaillardia picta. No. 3755. 



GAILLARDIA PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 



No. 



Pkt. 



These are handsome summer and autumn flow- 

 ering plants, quite hardy and easily grown. 

 It is advisable to mulch them with straw 

 during winter; 3 ft. 

 3770 grandiflora, New Hybrids Mixed. Shades 



of yellow and red Oz., .80 .10 



3775 — ■ maxima. Yellow, very large . " .75 .10 

 3780 — SUPERBA. Crimson and yellow . " .75 .10 



3785 GALEGA officinalis alba. Hardy peren- 

 nial, with white pea-shaped flowers; very 

 ornamental and useful for cutting; 3 ft., 

 June to September . .' 05 



3790 — PURPUREA. lflue 05 



3795 GAURA Lindheimeri. Half-hardy peren- 

 nial; flowering the first season from seed 

 and producing long sprays of white, red- 

 tinted flowers. It is most useful for vases; 

 the slender-stemmed blossoms fluttering like 

 butterflies; 2 ft Oz., .40 .05 



3802 GENISTA Andreana. A handsome variety 

 of Broom; flowers crimson and yellow; 

 half-hardy perennial; a showy pot plant; 2 ft. .25 



3805 CANARIENSIS. Yellow; greenhouse perennial; 



2 ft 10 



