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



FARQUHAR'S SHORE AND MOUNTAIN COLLECTION OF 



FLOWER SEEDS. 



A FINE ASSORTMENT AND QUANTITIES SUFFICIENT FOR A LARGE GARDEN 



FREE BY MAIL FOR $I.OO. 



Among the thousands of visitors to the seashore and mountain 

 resorts of New England, many come tc us inquiring what seeds are 

 most suitable for their summer gardens. Our purpose in offering 

 this collection is to save such purchasers the disappointment of 

 selecting and cultivating varieties auite unsuited to their purpose. 

 It has been our aim to make the a«sortmei\c Aarge and varied, wi'-.h 

 ample quantity of the more important flowers. Wf have also borne 

 in mind the fact that flowers suitable for cutting are preierred, and 

 nearly all are available for bouquets or vase decoration. 



The collection includes 3^ lb. Farquhar's Columbian Prize 

 Sweet Peas, i oz. Farquhar's Kent Strain Tall Nastur- 

 tiums, % oz. Large Fragrant Mignonette, and a liber?! 

 packet of each of the following, namely : Sweet Alyssum, Early- 

 Flowering Asters, Clarkia, Dwarf Morning Glory, Corn- 

 flower, Chinese Pinks, Eschscholtzia, Godetia, Single 

 Miniature Sunflower, Annual Lupins, Mallows, Marigolds, 

 Nemophila, Drummond's Annual Phlox, Isles of Shoals 

 Poppies, Scabious, Mourning Bride, Zinnia. A'so One Special 

 Packet Farquhar's Bouquet Mixture of Flower Seeds 

 mixed from over a hundred varieties of the best cutting flowers. 



One Special Packet Flower Seeds for Wild Gardens, mixed from over two hundred splendid 



annuals. 



Full Cultural Directions on each Packet. 



FARQUHAR'S MIXED FLOWER SEEDS FOR BOUQUETS, 



VASES, ETC. 



This mixture produces a most charming variety of flowers for cutting purposes. We have had grown in large 

 quantities seeds of many of the choicest Hardy Annuals for this mixture specially in order to give customers a variety 

 of flowers of unapproachable excellence and beauty. 



Every desirable color and tint is included, and the variety is endless. Most of the sorts begin to bloom early 

 and continue until the end of the season. These seeds can be grown by any one and in any common garden soil. 



Full cultural directions are printed on each package. 



Large Packet, post-paid $0.10 



Three Packets, to one address, post-paid, for .25 



One-oot ce Packet, post-paid . 40 



FLOWER SEEDS FOR WILD GARDENS. 



SPLENDID MIXTURES OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED BEAUTIFUL VARIETIES. 



These mixtures contain many beautiful and interesting Annuals, furnishing a profusion of bloom from early 

 summer until frost. They are intended to produce a display without the care necessary to regularly-kept flower beds. 

 We sell annually large quantities of these seeds for beautifying the surroundings of seashore and country hotels 

 and residences. They not only beautify the grounds, but afford many varieties of flowers useful to cut for house 

 decoration; and owing to the large number of varieties comprising the Mixtures, one finds some new sort of bloom 

 almost every day, and it is most interesting to watch for them. 



Dwarf Wild Garden Flower Seeds. Half-ounce packet with full directions, 15 cents; six for .75, 

 post-paid. 



Tall Wild Garden Flower Seeds. Half-ounce packet with full directions, 15 cents; six for .75, post- 

 paid. 



