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



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Xo. 

 4H5 



4I5 



4I5 2 



4165 

 4167 



4170 



4185 

 4187 



4190 



Helianthus Cucumerifolius. No. 4150. 



Pkt. 



CALIFORNICUS FLORE PLENO. Dotlble Call- 

 fornian Sunflower . Large, deep yellow 

 flowers of perfect form ; 5 ft. . Oz., .20 



CUCUMERIFOLIUS. Miniature Sunflower. 

 One of the finest Sunflowers, producing a 

 profusion of small, elegant, bright yellow, 

 single flowers with a black centre. It 

 comes into bloom in July and continues till 

 frost; splendid for cutting; 4 ft. . Oz., 40 



— stella. Similar to the foregoing, but 

 having flowers nearly twice as large, 



Oz., .40 



Giant Russian. Large, single flowers; 6 ft. 



lb., .75; oz., .10 



GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS FLORE pleno. Large, 

 double, globe-shaped flowers of rich yellow 



O2 



.2: 



flowers; 3 ft. 



.0: 



■05 



color; 7 ft. 



NANUS flore pleno. Plant of compact 

 growth with large, double, deep yellow 



Oz., .30 



Henry Wilde. Flowers of medium size, 

 yellow with black disc; 9 ft. . . Oz., .20 



Primrose Queen. Large, single flowers of 

 delicate primrose yellow; one of the most 



•05 



•OS 

 •°5 



beautiful sorts; 5 ft. 



. Oz., .30 .0: 



untflorus GIGANTEUS. Each plant bears one 

 enormous single flower, yellow with a dark 

 centre, measuring usually a foot or more in 



diameter; 10 ft. 



Oz., 



4192 

 4193 



4194 



HELIANTHUS, Perennial Varieties. 

 DECAPETALUS. Elegant sulphur yellow, sin- 

 gle flowers; 6 ft 



Maximilian!. Flowers clear fellow, with 

 several rows of large ray petals and full 

 centre; continues in bloom late in the 

 autumn; 6 ft 



RIGIDUS. Golden yellow; very showy and 

 valuable for cutting; 6 ft 



.10 



.10 

 .2; 



Xo. Pkt. 



HELICHRYSUM. Everlasting Flower. 

 Showy annuals for beds or borders ; useful 

 as dried flowers for winter bouquets, for 

 which use the blooms should be cut before 

 they are fully open, and hung up to dry 

 with the flowers downward, which stiffens 

 the stems; 2 ft., July to October. 



4195 Collection of 12 Varieties 50 



4200 Double, Finest Mixed. The colors include 

 pure white, shades of yellow, pink, scarlet, 



crimson, and purple Oz., .50 .05 



4205 angustifolium. White foliage, fine plant 



for edgings; 1 f t 10 



4210 HELIOPSIS L.FA'IS. Orange Sunflozoer. 

 Handsome autumn-flowering hardy peren- 

 nial, producing masses of deep orange-yel- 

 low flowers, invaluable for cutting; suitable 

 for the back of flower-beds, or border plant- 

 ing among shrubs ; 5ft 10 



HELIOTROPE. Delightfully fragrant green- 

 house perennial; excellent for bedding or 

 indoor cultivation and particularly useful for 

 cutting; l% ft. 



4215 Finest Mixed 10 



4220 Dark Sorts, Finest Mixed 10 



4230 Lemoine's Giant Hybrids. Mixed colors . .10 

 4240 Snowball. Large, pure white, fragrant 



flowers 10 



4245 HELIPTERUM, Mixed Colors. Pretty ever- 

 lasting annuals with dense masses of white 

 or yellow flowers; adapted to light soils; I ft. .10 

 HELLEBORES. Christ tn as and Lenten 

 Roses. Remarkably hardy plants, blooming 

 from December to April. In our climate 

 they should be protected with a frame to 

 prevent the flower buds being injured by 

 frost or ice, and to promote full development 

 of the flowers; perennials; 1 ft. 

 4250 New Hybrids Mixed. Pure white to crim- 

 son-purple 25 



4257 HESPER1S matronalis Mixed. Rocket. 

 Hardy perennials with lilac-purple or white 

 flowers; 3 ft., June to July 05 



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Double Hel'chrysum. No. 4195. 



