R. «Sl J. FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON. BEDDING PLANTS 



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SUMMER BEDDING PLANTS 



Delivery May to July 



Our Bedding Plants are grown in greenhouses constructed to 

 produce compact, stocky plants. These are not forced, but 

 grown at a low temperature, and are of the hardiest character. 

 An asterisk* denotes varieties suitable for vases and window-boxes. 

 ^ACHYRANTHES {Iresine). Ornamental foli- 

 age plants. Doz. 



Crimson $1 50 



Yellow 1 50 



*AGERATUM, Princess Pauline. Bright blue 2 00 



Fraseri. Beautiful shade of blue 2 25 



ALTERNANTHERA. Bright foliage plants 

 of dwarf habit. Used extensively for 

 edging and design bedding. 



Dwarf Scarlet 1 



Dwarf Yellow 1 



Turvel. Foliage bright red 1 



*ALYSSUIVI, Dwarf White. For edging. 

 Sweet-scented 1 



50 

 50 

 50 



100 

 $10 00 

 10 00 

 14 00 

 16 00 



10 00 

 10 00 

 10 00 



00 



00 



ANTIRRHINUM. Snapdragon. For bedding 

 and cut-flowers these plants are ideal, our 

 strain being particularly fine. White, 



Pink, Yellow, Red, or Mixed 



Weld Pink. One of the most beautiful va- 

 rieties. An exquisite salmon-pink, shad- 

 ing to orange in the throat 2 00 



Farquhar's Glow. Brilliant orange-scar- 

 let or flame color. A lovely shade under 

 artificial light 2 00 



ASTERS, American Branching, White, 

 Pink, Crimson, Light Blue and Dark 



Blue. Each color separate 50 



Giant Comet, White, Pink, Crimson, 

 Light Blue and Dark Blue. Each color 50 



1 75 12 00 



15 00 



15 00 



3 50 

 3 50 



5 00 40 00 



*BEGONIA, Chatelaine Supreme. Clear, 

 silvery pink. Strong, vigorous habit, fine 

 for bedding. Blooms all summer 2 50 18 00 



Luminosa. Deep scarlet flowers. Foliage 



crimson-bronze 2 50 18 00 



Tuberous-rooted, Plants. May be grown 

 in partial shade or in the full sunlight if 

 kept moist. They bloom from July until 

 frost and produce a gorgeous effect. Pink, 

 Crimson, Yellow, White, and Mixed. . 

 BELLIS perennis. See DAISY. 



^BROWALLIA speciosa major. Beautiful perpetual- Doz. 

 flowering variety with bright violet-blue flowers. $3 00 



CALADIUM esculentum. Enormous rich green 

 leaves. An effective plant for massing or border- 

 ing in connection with subtropical effects. Grow- 

 ing plants 3 50 



Fancy-leaved $1.00 each. .10 00 



CALENDULA, Orange King. Pot Marigold. Flow- 

 ers golden yellow. Fine for cutting. Very free 

 flowering 1 50 



CARNATION, Marguerite, Mixed 2 00 



CENTAUREA candidissima (C. Cineraria). Nar- 

 row white foliage 1 50 



COCKSCOMB, Ostrich Plume, Crimson and 



Golden Yellow 2 00 



*COLEUS, Verschaffelti. Crimson-red foliage 1 25 



Golden Bedder. Yellow foliage 1 25 



Firebrand. Velvety, fiery crimson. Fine for bed- 

 ding 1 25 



Queen Victoria. Cardinal-red, with golden border 1 25 



100 

 $20 00 



25 00 



12 00 

 15 00 



10 00 



15 00 



8 00 

 8 00 



8 00 

 8 00 



Begonia Luminosa 



Doz. 100 



COSMOS, Pink, Red, and White. Early-flowering.Sl 25 $8 00 

 CYPERUS. See Aquatics, page 131. 



DAISY, English. Pink and White 1 50 10 00 



Paris Golden. For bedding and cut-flowers 3 50 25 00 



Boule de Neige (Mrs. F. W. Sander). Double 



white 3 50 25 00 



DIANTHUS Heddewigi. Japanese Pink. Mixed 



Colors 2 00 15 00 



DAHLIA, Coltness Hybrids. A splendid new class 

 of dwarf bedding Dahlias growing about 18 

 inches high, with colors ranging from light to 

 dark red, also yellow. The plants are very bushy 

 and bloom continuously all summer. For cut- 

 ting they are invaluable and as a bedding plant 



they have few equals. Plant 15 inches apart 4 00 



*DRAC^NA indivisa. Graceful centre plant for 

 vases; withstands the sun. 



5-in. pots $1.00 each. .10 00 



6-in. pots $1.50 each. .15 00 



*FICUS elastica. Rubber Plant. Makes a good vase 

 centre. Plants from 5-in. pots, $2.00 each; 6-in. 

 pots, $3.00 each. 

 'i'FUCHSIAS. In variety 3 50 25 00 



GERANIUMS 



$3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100, except where otherwise priced 

 We offer only the best bedding varieties in hardy, compact, stocky plants, grown in a cool greenhouse, for delivery May 15 to July, 

 stock should not be confounded with stock offered at lower prices, which is generaUy forced at a high temperature. 



This 



^DOUBLE VARIETIES 



Alphonse Ricard. The finest large-flowering red bedding variety. 



Flowers semi-double, bright vermilion-scarlet. 

 Beaute Poitevine. The best semi-double, salmon-pink bedder; 



enormous flowers. , 

 Paul Crampel. One of the brightest bedding varieties; flowers 



vermilion-scarlet. 

 Jean Viaud. Brilliant rose-pink with white throat. Magnificent 



semi-double flowers in trusses. 

 La Favorite. Large double pure white flowers. 

 Mrs. Lawrence. A beautiful shade of bright salmon-pink. Very 



attractive. 

 Mme. Landry. A charming variety with large trusses of semi- 

 double flowers; color, deep salmon-pink. 

 Radio Red. Dazzling dark scarlet; large showy trusses. 

 S. A. Nutt. The standard dark red Geranium; double; brilliant deep 



scarlet blooms, with maroon shading. Stands the sim best of any. 



^DOUBLE IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS 



Etincelant. Dazzling red. 



Rycroft's Surprise. A lovely shade of soft pink. 



Souvenir de Charles Turner. Rich pink. 



*VARIEGATED-LEAVED SORTS 

 Mme. Salleroi. A dwarf variety rarely over 6 inches high. Foliage 

 green bordered white. Fine for edgings. 



SCENTED VARIETIES 



^Capitatum. Rose-scented. The old-fashioned variety with very 



pungent cut leaves. 

 =i'Skelton-leaved. 

 GERANIUMS in Standard Form: Alphonse Ricard. Red. 



Beaute Poitevine. Pink. $5.00 each. 



