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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



FARQUHAR'S FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING 

 PLANTS FOR WINTER DECORATION 



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Farquhar's Giant Cyclamen 



ANTHERICUM Mandaianum. A compact foliage plant; excellent 

 for hanging-pots. The long, narrow leaves droop gracefully and 

 are deep green with creamy white centre stripe. Plants in 

 2J^-in. pots, 35c. each; 3J^-in. pots, 50c. each. 



ANTIRRHINUM majus. Snapdragon. (Ready in September.) 

 Ceylon Court, pure yellow; Cheviot Maid, pink; Geneva 

 Pink, rose; Afterglow, bronze; White Rock, pure white. 

 Strong plants in 23^-in. pots, $18.00 per 100. 



ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Climbing Lace Asparagus. 

 Bright green, finely pinnate, fern-like foliage; very lasting. 

 Plants in 3^-in. pots, S3.50 for 10, S25.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, 

 75c. each. 

 Sprengeri. Drooping, feathery sprays; excellent for hanging-pots 

 and baskets. Plants in 3J4-in. pots, $3.50 for 10; $25.00 per 100. 



ASPIDISTRA lurida. A very hardy, decorative house plant with 

 long, wide, green leaves. Valuable for hallways or other dark 

 places in the house, where other plants fail from lack of sun. 

 Plants in 6-in. pots, $2.00 each. 



AZALEA indica. Popular plants with large, showy flowers. In- 

 valuable for conservatory or window-garden. 

 Empress of India. Double; salmon-rose, suffused carmine and 



white. 

 Fred Sanders. Double; salmon-pink. 

 Mme. Van der Cruyssen. Carmine-rose. 

 Professor Walters. Single; salmon-pink. 

 Vervaeneana. Double; salmon-pink, margined white. 

 Each of the above Azaleas, bushy plants, 10 to 12-in. crowns, $2.50 each 



Azalea indica, Hexe (Firefly). Double; bright scarlet-crimson 

 Bushy plants, 10-in. crowns, SI. 50 each. 



BEGONIAS. October and November delivery. ^- 



Chatelaine Supreme. A distinct improvement over its parent, 

 the well-known Chatelaine, with the same general habit but 

 much more vigorous, with beautiful silvery pink flowers. Plants 

 in 5-in. pots, $1.00 each. 



Christmas Cheer Red. A large-flowered Begonia, rich crimson- 

 scarlet in color. Plants in 3J^-in. pots, 35c. each; S3. 00 for 10. 



Luminosa. Deep scarlet flowers; foliage crimson-bronze. Plants 

 in 334-in. pots, S3. 00 for 10; 5-in. pots, 75c. each. 



Melior. Of all the winter-blooming plants, this variety is the most 

 lavish in its production of flowers. The flowers are of a bright, 

 salmon-rose color, growing in large, gracefully drooping panicles. 

 Plants in 5-in. pots, $1.50 each. 



Pri madonna. Showy variety. The flowers are of good size; 

 color, clear rose, shading to carmine. Plants in 3}^-in. pots, 35c. 

 each; $3.00 for 10. 



BUDDLEIA asiatica. Winter Lilac. (Ready in September.) An 

 elegant pot-plant, suitable for general decorative purposes and 

 cut-flowers. Flowers pure white, deliciously fragrant. Plants 

 in 5-in. pots, $1.00 each. 

 hybrida, Eva Dudley. A charming plant of hybrid origin bearing 

 numerous cylindrical flower clusters of delicate lavender-pink 

 with intense orange centre. Very fragrant. Plants in 33^-in. 

 pots, 75c. each; $6.50 for 10. 

 Farquhari. This is a most valuable acquisition for the conserva- 

 tory. The fragrant flowers are pink and are borne in cylindrical, 

 tail-like clusters during December and January. Plants in 

 33^-in. pots, 50c. each; $4.50 for 10. 



CALCEOLARIA hybrida, Farquhar's Perfection. (Ready in 

 November.) Large-flowered strain of rich and varied colors. 

 50c. each; $4.50 for 10. 

 Pink Beauty. (Ready in November.) Large pink flower clusters. 



Plants in 3^-in. pots, 75c. each; $7.00 for 10. 

 Stewarti. (Ready in November.) A beautiful variety of compact 

 growth, bearing a great profusion of large sprays of bright yellow 

 flowers. Invaluable for the conservatory. Plants in 33^-in. 

 pots, 75c. each; $7.00 for 10. 

 Lymani. (Ready in November.) A handsome new hybrid with 

 velvety red blooms. It forms a low bushy plant with a wealth 

 of flowers. Plants in 33^-in. pots, 75c. each; $7.00 for 10. 



CAMPANULA isophylla. Star of Bethlehem. Beautiful plant 

 covered with star-shaped flowers, admirably adapted for hang- 

 ing-pots. Blue or White, plants in 3J^-in. pots, 75c. each. 



CROTONS. The Croton, with its highly colored foliage, is indis- 

 pensable for conservatory decoration. Strong plants in variety, 

 in 3J^-in. pots, S1.00 each. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. (Ready in October.) The following va- 

 rieties are grown in pots for decorative purposes and are offered 

 in color only, without names. Pink, White, Bronze, and 

 Yellow. $1.50, $2.00, and $2.50 each. 



CINERARIA. (Ready in October.) This strain includes the richest 

 and brightest self-colors, as well as perfectly marked, ringed and 

 margined forms of all colors. Plants in 3J^-in. pots, 50c. each, 

 $4.00 for 10; 5-in. pots (for December delivery), $1.50 each. 



CYCLAMEN, Farquhar's Giant. The flowers of this magnificent 

 strain are of extraordinary size and of great substance. Dark 

 Salmon; Light Salmon; Salmon-Scarlet; Snow Queen, 

 white; Pride of Cincinnati, pink; Soft Rose, Carmine Eye; 

 Deep Rose, Carmine Eye; Deep Blood-Red. Plants in 5-in. 

 pots, $1.50 each; 6-in. pots, $2.00 each; 7-in. pots, $2.50 each. 

 Notice. — Prices on Cyclamen Plants will be advanced after 

 November 1. 



DRACAENA Massangeana. Leaves green, striped yellow in centre. 



Plants in 5-in. pots, $2.50 each. 



Mme. Eugene Andre. The fully developed leaves are bronze, 



changing to intense rosy crimson. Plants in 5-in. pots, $2.00 each. 



Mme. Margaret Storey. Dark green foliage; top leaves pink 



when in good color. Plants in 5-in. pots, $2.50 each. 

 Sanderiana. A graceful variety with glaucous green leaves, edged 



creamy white. Plants in 23-^-in. pots, 35c. each; $3.00 for 10. 

 terminalis. Foliage olive-green, striped with carmine and pink; 

 young leaves bright crimson. Plants in 3J^-in. pots, $1.00 each. 



Calceolaria hybrida, Farquhar's Perfection 



