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Title: Farquhar's garden annual : 1922
Year: 1922 (1920s)
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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erful Dahlia that has gaineda reputation. Produces mass of perfect flowers of a pleasing deepmauve pink that is usually referred to as orchid coloring. Flowers,of perfect form, on long stiff stems. S2.00 each. Mrs. John Bray. P. A very distinctive fancy pseony, white groundspeckled, striped and splashed with maroon, forming a good con-trast to the yellow disc. Stems long and stiff. Habit excellent. 50 cts.each. Mrs. C. Flood. D. The finely formed blooms are a rare t;nt of deli-cate shell-pink and are borne on long stiff stems holding the flowers-in a graceful manner. S2.50 each. Mrs. Gertrude Darling. D. A show>-. free-flowering variety withlarge blooms of deep orange-buff shading to a deeper tone at thecenter. SI.50 each. Mrs. Thomas Bush. P. Color reddish-salmon tinted to primroseyellow at centre and tipped rose. Flowers of immense size on longstems. 50 cts. each. Myra Valentine. D. An immense flower with large broad petals;color, a beautiful shade of copperj--bronze. S3.00 each.
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Decorative Dahlia, Bonnie Brae. R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. DAHLIAS. 103 NEW AND RECENT DAHLIAS.-Con^m^ed. N, C. 4. D. Unusually hard Dahlia to describe as this is about equallydivided with scarlet and white. Florets are more or less stripedthe whole length with yellow and white, while some are slightly cloudedwith yellow and tipped with light cream. The reverse side of thepetals is white with yellow shadings. The whole flower is simplybeautiful and unusually attractive. $1.25 each. Nobilis. D. An immense flower of fine formation in color a purewhite, petals tipped with cherry-red. SI.00 each. Patrick OMara. D. Pure gold or orange buff with suggestion of pinkat the outer edge of the petals. Robust grower with fine stems.$1.00 each. Paul Michael. D. Deep orange buff shaded to old rose on reverseof petals. One of the best Dahlias yet introduced. .S2.00 each. Pride of California. D. Rich, dark crimson of pleasing form andlarge size flowers held erect on splendid stems. 50 cts.

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