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



AQUATIC PLANTS. 



NELUMBIUM. {Lotus.) Hardy. 



Album Striatum. Flowers pure white, edges of petals striped and tipped with rosy-carmine. Each, $1.50. 

 Luteum. {American Lotus.) Superb yellow flowers and massive foliage. Height, six to eight feet. Each, .75; 



extra large riots, each, $1.50. 

 Kermesinum. A distinct and beautiful variety with large crimson flowers. Each, $1.00. 

 Speciosum. {Egytian Lotus.) Flowers often a foot in diameter and standing well above the surface of the 



water, of a beautiful deep rose color and very fragrant. Flowering roots, each, .75 ; extra large roots, each. $1 .50. 



NYMPH^EA.-Hardy Varieties. 



Alba. {White English Water Lily.) Large; continuous bloomer. Each, .50. 



Candidissima. Flowers pure white; very numerous. Each, .50. 



Gladstoniana. Improved variety of N. Alba with glistening white flowers. Each, .50. 



Laydekeri Lilacea. French hydrid; flowers lilac-rose, shaded bright carmine, tea-rose fragrance. Each, $1.00. 



Laydekeri Purpurata. Flowers large, wine-red color, shaded crimson, stamens bright red. Each, $1.00. 



Marliacea Chromatella. Hardy; flowers clear yellow. Each, .50. 



Marliacea Albida. Best white. Each, .75. 



Marliacea Rosea. Rose; a gem. Each, $1.00. 



Marliacea Carnea. Flesh tint. Each, .75. 



Odorata. The fragrant pond lily. Each, .20. 



Odorata Gigantea. Large, white, free-flowering, fragrant. Each, .20 



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Odorata Maxima. Large, massive, cup-shaped flowers; the petals are broad and of the purest white, being so 



numerous as to make the flowers appear double. The sepals are bright green. Each, .25. 

 Odorata Rosea. {The Hardy Cape Cod Pink Water Lily.) One of the most beautiful flowers; deep pink; 



highly fragrant; shell-like. It is absolutely hardy and worthy of very wide cultivation. Each, .50. 

 Odorata Sulphurea. Large yellow fragrant flowers, leaves mottled reddish purple. Each, .50. 

 O. Luciana. This variety is identical with N. O. Caroliniana, save in color, which is rosy carmine. Each, $1.25. 

 PYGM/EA {syn. tetragona). A gem. The smallest species in cultivation; leaves dark green above, with occasional 



brown blotching, reddish beneath; flowers white with yellow stamens, \ x /-2 to 2^ inches across. Each, .30. 

 Helvola {syn. A 7 , pygmcea Helvola). Sulphur-yellow flowers; leaves green, early stage reddish, blotched with 



brown; adapted for growing in aquariums or tubs. Each, .30. 

 Richardsonii. Immense white flowers eight inches in diameter and quite double, standing well above the water. 



The sepals and outer petals droop, giving the flowers a globular form. Each, .50. 

 Robinsoni. The large, floating flowers of this distinct and striking variety are difficult to describe, but may be said 



to have a ground color of yellow overlaid with purplish red, the general effect being dark orange red. The 



foliage is dark green, spotted with chestnut above, dark red on the under side. Each, $1.00. 

 Wm, DOOGUE. Flowers cup-shaped, shell-pink color, sepals royal pink. Each, $3.00. 



NYMPH^EA. — Tender Varieties. 



Capensis — Thunb. Flowers rich sky blue; sepals green outside, whitish within, flushed blue. Each, .75. 



Ccerulea, or Stellata. Clear, light blue; delicately scented; blooms constantly till frost. Each, .50. 



Devoniensis. Brilliant rosy red; very large; often ten to twelve inches across; magnificent. Each, .50. 



Dentata. The largest white, with long, pointed buds. Each, .50. 



Gracilis. Large white flowers, golden-yellow stamens, and a fragrance resembling Lily of the Valley. Each, $1.00. 



KEWENSIS. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy with a few brown blotches; young leaves more spotted on surface 

 and purplish on underside. Flowers six to eight inches across; light pink; petals broadly ovate; sepals light 

 brownish green outside, rosy red inside. Each, $1.50. 



Mexicana. A valuable addition to this class of Nymphaeas, closely resembling N. Flava. The flowers are rich 

 golden yellow, five inches in diameter; produced freely through the season until frost. New Mexico. Each, .30. 



Mrs. C. W. Ward. Flowers from eight to ten inches in diameter, and borne on stout stems fifteen inches above 

 the water. Color deep rosy-pink with golden-yellow stamens, a most desirable variety for cutting. Certificated 

 at New York by the Society of American Florists, also by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Each. $2.50. 



O'Marana. Leaves bronzy-green; flowers large rosy red; stamens orange-red. Each, $2.50. 



Pulcherrima. Flowers ten to twelve inches in diameter, bright violet hue, resembling in color those in N. Gigantea, 

 excepting the bases of the petals and the stamens, which are deep yellow. The buds are long, pointed, and 

 irregularly striped with chocolate-red. Leaves bronzy-green, slightly blotched red. Each, $2.00. 



Rubra. Brilliant crimson, large cup-shaped flowers; very free bloomer. Each, $1.00. 



Kubra-Rosea. Splendid deep rosy-carmine flowers, ten to twelve inches in diameter. Each, $1.50. 



/ wzibarensis. Flowers deep purple, sepals green outside, purple within, margined with red. Each, $2.00. 



/ wzibarensis Azurea. Deep, rich, azure blue; one of the largest and best. Each, .50. 



ZANZIBARENSIS-ROSEA. Beautiful deep rose; very choice. Each, .50. 



Wm. Stone. No color in Water Lilies is more attractive than blue, and in this variety we have one of the most 

 distinct and pleasing of this shade, the color being a rich violet-blue shaded amaranth; stamens purple with deep 

 yellow centre. The flowers open early in the day and remain open until late evening. Each, $2.00. 

 If ordered by mail, add ten rents each to above prices for postage. 



VARIOUS AQUATICS. 



LlMNANTHEMUM [NDICUM. {Water Snow/lake.) A pretty floating species with roundish light green leaves and 



pure white beautifully fringed flowers. By mail, .30. Each, .20. 

 Water Hyai [NTH, or Water Orchid. {Pontederia.) Very interesting and beautiful; floats on the surface of 



the water and produces fine spikes of light rosy lilac, orchid-like flowers. By mail, .25. Each, .15. 

 Water Poppy. {Limnocharis Humboldtii.) Flowers beautiful, clear yellow with black stamens; must be grown 



in shallow water: does splendidly in a tub; very attractive. By mail, .30. Each, .15. 

 Cyperus Papyrus. {Egyptian Paper Plant.') Produces a number of slender stems, surmounted by dark-green, 



shining plumes. By mail, .30. Each, .25. 



