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



BULBS, ROOTS, AND TUBERS. 



FOR SUMMER AND AUTUMN FLOWERING. 



ACHIMENES. 



Profuse blooming tender perennials for greenhouse or con- 

 servatory decoration during summer. The scaly tubers should be 

 potted in the early spring in a compost of turfy loam, leaf mould, 

 and sand. They should be grown in a moist, warm temperature, 

 shaded from the sun until they begin to bloom, when they should 

 be kept cooler to prolong the duration of the flowers. The colors 

 comprise white, shades of lilac, mauve, and crimson. 



Doz. Per ioo. 

 Named Varieties. The finest sorts . . . . $1.00 $6.00 

 Mixed Varieties. All colors 75 4.50 



ADONIS VERNALIS. 



Hardy perennial plant with beautiful cup-shaped yellow 

 flowers and delicately divided leaves; height, 6 inches. Each, 

 10 cents; per dozen, $1.00; per 100, $6.00, 



Achimenes. 



ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR. 



A valuable new bulbous plant for greenhouse or open 

 ground. Each flower stalk produces from four to eight 

 widely expanded fragrant flowers, of creamy white color 

 with broad violet-maroon blotches. The flowers are very 

 lasting, and being borne on long stems are excellent for 

 bouquets and table decorations. The bulbs should be 

 treated like Gladioli. Each, .25; doz., $2.50. 



Alstroemeria Aurantiaca. 



ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR. 



AGAPANTHUS. 



{African Lily.) 



Handsome summer and autumn flowering 

 plants, throwing up large umbels of twenty 

 to thirty blossoms. They should be grown in 

 pots or tubs. They are particularly suitable for 

 piazza or terrace decoration, and may also be 

 forced in the greenhouse. 



UMBELLATUS. Fine blue. Each, .25; $2.50 



per doz.; by mail, .35 each. 

 UMBELLATUS ALBUS. White. Each, .20; $2.00 



per doz.; by mail, .30 each. 



ALSTRGEMERIA 

 AURANTIACA. 



A beautiful summer-flowering tuberous 

 plant, growing about three feet high, and bear- 

 ing large clusters of handsome, lily-like flowers, 

 deep orange, spotted with crimson, very beauti- 

 ful and excellent for cutting. Set the roots six 

 inches deep and protect during winter with a 

 heavy covering of leaves or litter. Per doz., 

 .75; per 100, $5.00. 



