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R. cr./. FARQUHAR &. CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE
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623
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656
Pkt.
AR1STOLOCHIA Elegans. Handsome greenhouse
climber, with curiously-shaped flowers ; reddish-purple
veined with white, the eye being golden yellow 10
Sipho. (Dutchman's Pipe.) A well-known hardy
climber of luxuriant and rapid growth, with large heart-
shaped leaves, and curious pipe-shaped yellowish-
brown flowers. Thirty feet 10
ARMERIA Cephalotes. (Thrift, or Sea Pink.) A
pretty hardy perennial for edgings, with showy pink
blossoms. One foot 05
— Alba. White blossoms 05
Formosa. Large rosy-crimson flowers. One-and-a-
half feet • 05
Maritime Laucheana. Fine crimson. One-and-a-
half feet . • • 05
ARTEMISIA Gracilis. A hardy annual much
esteemed for its fine bluish-green foliage. One-and-a-
half feet 05
ASCLEPIAS Curassavica. (Swallow Wort.)
Half-hardy perennial with brilliant scarlet flowers;
should be protected in winter. Two feet 05
Tuberosa. Flowers orange-red, very showy; an excel-
lent hardy perennial for borders and grouping in
shrubbery. Two feet 10
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. A graceful plant
with tinely-cut feathery foliage; valuable for conserva-
tory decoration or cutting ; naif-hardy perennial. Two
American
Branching Aster.
ASTERS.
Our Asters are grown for us by specialists from the
finest strains in the world, and are unrivalled.
No. Pkt.
AMERICAN BRANCHING. (Semple's, or Vick's
Branching.) A free-growing Aster of robust, erect
habit ; producing large, feathery blossoms, resembling
Japanese Chrysanthemums ; one of the finest for
cutting. Height, three feet.
Finest Mixed (
673
675
676
677
678
679
^3.00 ; Y% ounce, .50
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3.50
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3.50
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690
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feet
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660
665
672
Sprengeri. The drooping, feathery foliage of this
variety makes it invaluable for hanging baskets as well
as bouquet use 50
ASPERULA Azurea Setosa. Hardy annual, with
numerous sweet-scented, blue flowers remaining long
in bloom. One foot 05
Hexaphylla. White; hardy perennial 05
Odorata. (Sweet Woodruff.) Hardy perennial:
thriving in partial shade and producing in May
numerous pure white, sweet-scented blossoms ; the
leaves and flowers are fragrant when dried and are
used to perfume clothes. Height, nine inches ....
ASPHODELUS Albus. Hardy perennial, with white,
stately flower spikes of great beauty. Two feet . . .
Lutea. Yellow, fragrant flowers Four feet ...
O.-
OB
06
Crimson
Dark Blue
Light Blue
Rose-Pink .... ...
White
BETTERIDGE'S Improved Quilled. The fines:
form of Aster, having quilled or tubed-shaped petals ;
flowers large and quite double. Height, two feet.
Collection of Twelve Distinct Varieties 40
Collection of Six Distinct Varieties 25
Finest Mixed l /s ounce, .30 .05
BOLTZE'S Dwarf Bouquet. The plants are of
dsvarf, pyramidal form, and very free-flowering, fre-
quently bearing fifty or more flowers on a plant. Height,
nine inches.
700 Collection of Six Distinct Varieties 30
705 Finest Mixed Ounce, $3.00; % oz., .50 .10
BOSTON FLORISTS'. A fine variety with large, full
flowers, the outer petals of which are gracefully re-
curved. The plants attain a height of about two feet,
branching freely from near the ground, so that the
flowers have long stems.
Finest Mixed Oz., f2.50
710
712
716
720
730
736
7+0
Brilliant Rose
Dark Blue . .
Light Blue . .
Peach Blossom
Scarlet ....
White
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
l /s ounce, .40 .10
" .50 .10
" .50 .10
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