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



Primula Chinensis. Farquhar's Columbian Prize No. 6665. 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS. Chinese Primrose. Our Primulas received the Medal and Diploma at the World's 

 Columbian Exposition. Since that time our strains have been steadily improved and are acknowledged to be the 

 finest sold in the United States. 



Harvard University Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass., A r ov. 14, igo2. 

 Messrs. R. cf J. Farquhar &° Co. : 



Gentlemen : For the last ten years I have grown Chinese Primroses from your seed. The seeds always 

 germinate quickly and produce strong, vigorous, compact plants. The flowers are produced abundantly, and a 

 splendid feature about them is that they stand zvell above the foliage. Your Chiswick Fed and Farquhar's Giant 

 White are especially good. Farquhar's Improved Blue is the best blue Primrose in cultivation. Your Primula 

 Stellala is very fine, especially the white variety, for which I received last year a First Class Certificate of Merit 

 from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Yours respectfully, 



ROBERT CAMERON, Superintendent. 



No. Pkt. 



6665 Farquhar's Columbian Prize Mixed. 

 The plants are of sturdy growth, produc- 

 ing large, thick flowers, which are beauti- 

 fully fringed, and carried on erect stems 

 well above the foliage. For size, substance, 

 and beautiful colors this strain is unexcelled. 

 The smallest seedlings should be carefully 

 grown, they often give the best flowers, 



500 seeds, 3.00 .75 



6670 Farquhar's Special Mixture. Large 

 fringed flowers, including nearly all the 

 best named sorts 50 



6675 Farquhar's Giant Pink. This is perhaps 

 the most beautiful Primula in cultivation. 

 The flowers are fringed, very large and of 

 most fascinating bright pink color. New, 1. 00 



6680 Farquhar's Improved Blue. Flowers 

 of large size and deep blue color : the 

 finest blue sort 75 



6685 Farquhar's Giant Red. The most intense 



red variety ; flowers very large . 1 .00 



6690 Farquhar's Giant Salmon. Very large 



flowers ; color soft and pleasing 



•75 



No. Pkt. 



6695 Farquhar's Giant White. Large flowers 



of great substance and perfect form . . .75 

 6700 Farquhar's Yellow. New. A yellow 

 Chinese Primrose is a most unexpected 

 novelty ; the flowers are of good size and 



fringed 1. 00 



6705 Farquhar's Comet. Flowers lustrous 

 crimson, of large size and finely fringed, 



one of the best sorts 75 



6710 Alba Magnifica. Pure white fringed 



flowers, with well-defined yellow eye . . .50 

 6715 Farquhar's Improved Chiswick Red. 

 Crimson-scarlet, beautifully fringed flowers 



of massive appearence 50 



6720 Farquhar's Double Mixed. The double 

 varieties are very useful for cutting ; they 

 are also adapted to window decoration 

 because of their long lasting quality. The 

 flowers are large and of charming colors, .75 



6725 Farquhar's Double Blush 75 



6730 Farquhar's Double Crimson 75 



6735 Farquhar's Double Carnation-Striped .75 



6740 Farquhar's Double Pink 75 



6745 Farquhar's Double White 75 



