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Title: R & J Farquhar & Co's catalogue 1894 : reliable tested seeds plants bulbs fertilizers tools etc.
Year: 1894 (1890s)
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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bell-shaped flowers with beautiful rich blue. Fer packet, 10 cents. — AQUILEGIA OLYMPICA, PI. PI. Magnificent double blue flowers with white centres. Fer packet, 10 cents. — ARNEBIA CORNUTA. Flowers rich yellow, marked with five black spots; height two feet, and profusely decorated the entire summer with hundreds of flowers. It is annual, and the seedshould be sown in March or early in April in heat; set out about the middle of May. Ferpacket, 20 cents. — ARISTOLOCHIA ELEGANS. Quite unlike other members of the family, this variety has small leaves and large, richly marked flowers. Their color is rich dark purple with whitemarkings; the eye is golden yellow. Highly recommended. The seed should be started inheat. Fer packet, 15 cents. — ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. Home-saved, new crop seed. Acknowledged everywhere as the best of the tine-leaved climbing plants for all floral work. Beautiful fern-like fronds ofmost graceful appearance. Invaluable in every hot-house. Fer packet, 40 cents.
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LAROB FLOWERBD EBBCT BKOONIA, Fer packet, 25 cents. No. 1290. BEGONIA SKMPERFLOREKS. Per Packet, 15 cents. No. 1293. 1284—BALSAM. DEFIANCE PINK. Avery attractive color of this popular and showy annual.The plants are of medium height and bear profuselv numberless rosette-like blossoms of greatdoubleness. If grown in contrast with our Double White, the effect is charming; it is equallyfine when these two colors are used together in bouquet work. Fer packet, 10 cents. 1285 —BEGONIA BAUMANNI. A rare and beautiful tuberous-rooted race, producing abundantly tliroughout the season beautiful rose-colored, tea-scented flowers; the stalks and foliage arealso very ornamental. Fer packet, 40 cents. 1286 — BEGONIA CREDNERI. Belongs to the Metallica section. Quite distinct. The foliage it very ornamental, being long and broad. The flowers are snowy white, the reverse of the petals beingthickly set with fine red hairs. Fer packet, 25 cents. 1287—BEGONIA, TUBEROUS, PYVIE CASTLE STRAIN. Every

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