R. & J. FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON. NEW AND RARE PLANTS 



Japanese Flowering Cherries (Pmnus or cerasus) 



We Americans are just beginning to appreciate the marvellous loveliness of the Flowering Cherries 

 which centuries of painstaking, beauty-loving Japanese have evolved from their native wildings. The 

 difficulties of adaptation to this chmate have been largely overcome, and these handsome trees are rapidly assuming 

 importance in our parks and private gardens. The annual blooming of the Japanese Cherries in Potomac Park at 

 Washington is becoming the occasion of something Uke a national pilgrimage, comparable to the Japanese Feast 

 of the Cherry Blossoms. They are quick-growing, very early-flowering trees, about the size of our common Spray of Japanese 

 sour cherry, but imbelievingly prolific in flowers of enormous size and inexpressible dehcacy of habit and color. Flowering Cherries 



Beni Higan. spring Cherry. Very early-flowering variety, 

 with lovely pink flowers. A highly ornamental and useful dwarf 

 flowering tree somewhat smaller than the type. 3 to 4 ft., 

 $4.50 each. 



Kofugen {James H. Veitch). A tall, late-blooming variety 

 with rosy red flowers freely produced. tJseful as an ornamental 

 lawn tree. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



Sargenti (P. sermlata sachalinensis). Yama Cherry. A very 

 fine form with single, rose-colored blooms early in spring. 

 This splendid tree is of uniform and symmetrical habit, a 

 valuable addition to the garden. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



Shirotae (P. Lannesiana Sirotse). 

 tree and one of the finest white sorts. 

 double. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



A vigorous ornamental 

 Flowers large and semi- 



WfatCI'erL A charming variety with very large ornamental 

 flowers, semi-double, bright rosy pink in color, and exceedingly 

 showy in the early spring and very desirable either as a speci- 

 men or in groups. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



YedOGnsiSi Yoshino Cherry. A splendid sort, vigorous in 

 growth, covered early in the season with masses of beautiful 

 double flowers, in color pure white shading to pink. An in- 

 dispensable variety. 3 to 4 ft., $4.50 each. 



Collection: One plant each of the above 6 varieties for. 



.$25.00 



New Hardy Asters 



Farquhar's New and Rare 

 Hardy Perennials 



NEW HARDY ASTERS 



The twelve new varieties of Hardy ^Vsters we offer below have been propagated 

 from stock imported from Europe where in recent years the Hardy Aster has received 

 great attention. We have selected the following twelve sorts for their exceptional 

 merit. Visitors at our Nurseries in Dedham during September and October were 

 enthusiastic over this wonderful collection. 



Ethel Ballard. A lovely shade of fight pink. Very free. Midseason. 

 Grey Lady. Exquisite shade of lavender-pink; large, semi-double flowers. 

 Heather Glow. Fine rosy pink, with a large golden yellow eye. 

 King of the Blues. Rich deep blue with golden yellow centre. 

 Little Boy Blue. A charming variety with bright blue, semi-double flowers. One 

 of the earliest to bloom. 

 Mother of Pearl. Of strong, branching habit, and bears profusely large, pale mauve 

 blooms, shading to white at the centre, giving a pearly mauve effect. 



Barr's Pink. Of the Novse-Anglise type, growing from 4 to 5 feet high. Flowers 



bright pink in color. 

 Perry's White. The finest white yet raised. Remarkably free-blooming. 

 Royal Blue. Large flowers of rich purplish blue, with golden yellow central disc. 

 Sam Banham. Pure white with yellow centre; very large trusses. 

 Snowdrift. Dwarf-growing variety with large, snow-white, semi-double flowers. 

 Wonder of Colwall. Very large, semi-double flowers of clear lavender. 

 Each of the above Hardy Asters, 60 cts. each; $5.00 for 10 



Collection: One plant each of above 12 varieties for $5.50 



Collection: One plant each of 6 of above varieties, our selection, for 2.75 



