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Title: Farquhar's catalogue of seeds 1900 : plants, bulbs tools fertilizers, sundries
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: R. & J. Farquhar Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Flowers Seeds Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Aquatic plants Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Trees Massachusetts Boston Catalogs
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : R. & J. Farquhar
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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; very ornamental and usefulfor cutting. Three feet 05 3790 — Purpurea. Blue. Three feet 05 3795 GAURA Lindheimera. Half-hardy perennial;flowering the first season from seed and producinglong sprays of white, red-tinted flowers. It is mostuseful for vases, the slender-stemmed blossoms flutter-ing like butterflies. Height, two feet . . Ounce, .40 .05 3800 GAZANIA Splendens. A handsome plant for edg-ings and hanging baskets; flowers yellow with a blackzone near the eye, and a white spot at the base of eachpetal. Six inches 10 3802 GENISTA Andreana. A handsome variety of Broom;flowers crimson and yellow; half-hardy perennial; ashowy pot plant. Twofeet 25 3805 Canariensis. Yellow ; greenhouse perennial. Two ft. .05 3810 GENTIANA Acaulis. (Blue Gentian.) Dwarf,hardy herbaceous perennials, with large, deep blueflowers ; suited to moist and shady situations Fourinches 05 3815 — Lutea. Yellow flowers in whorls; hardy perennial. Four feet 05 48 R. &* J. FARQUHAR d^ CO.S SEED CATALOGUE.
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GLOXIANA, FARQUHARS GIANT ERECT. No. Pkt. 3820 GERANlUn Apple=Scented. (Pelargonium Odoratissimum.) This sort is highly esteemed forbouquets on account of its ferny, fragrant foliage.One foot 15 3830 Ivy=Leaved. Splendid plants for hanging pots and vases 20 3835 Show Pelargonium. Seed saved from the best sorts • . • 50 3840 Zonale, Single nixed. Splendid bedding and pot plants 10 3845 — Double nixed. In great variety 25 3850 — Gold and Bronze. Beautifully colored and variegated leaves 20 3852 GERARDIA Hybrida Mixed. The seeds of this half-hardy perennial should be sown early in heat and theplants treated as annuals. They will bloom freely thefirst season, growing two feet in height, and producinghandsome spikes of flowers varying from light pink todark purple; splendid for cutting 15 3855 GESNERIA, Finest nixed. Beautiful tuberous-rooted greenhouse plants, with richly marked velvetyleaves and handsome long spikes of brilliant flowers,mostly shades of yellow and scarlet. One fo

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