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| Keywords: Farquhar's catalogue of seeds 1901 (16581953791).jpg R J FARQUHAR c CO 'S SEED CATALOGUE <br> CENTAURBA IMPERIALIS <br> NEW GIANT CORN- <br> FLOWER The large and <br> beautiful new hybrid annual <br> Centaureas have been among <br> the most valuable additions to <br> floriculture in recent years <br> They are of easiest cultivation <br> very beautiful in garden beds <br> and admirable for cut-flower <br> use being of large size beauti- <br> ful form fragrant and very <br> Tasting The flowers are <br> borne on long stout stems <br> making them most valuable <br> for decorating large vases <br> Th new shad s of lilac and <br> rosi and combinations of pink <br> with white or primrose colored <br> centres of these large flowers <br> are simply charming We <br> offer a collection of these <br> together with such indispensa- <br> ble colors from the old forms <br> as have not been attained in <br> the Giant type in all eight <br> varieties Per collection <br> No 2632 35 The same <br> varieties mixed Per packet <br> No 2633 10 <br> No 2956 COLEUS HYBR1DUS REGALIS A new race of <br> Coleus growing about iwice the height o f the older forms with <br> very large leaves which are usually crumpled and embrace a <br> great variety of brilliant colors ; some self-colored others beau- <br> tifully striped blotched or mottled Per pkt 50 <br> No 2983 COMMELL1NA SELLOWIANA ROSEA A <br> new variety of the beautiful cobalt blue Commellind Sellovjiana <br> producing large and beautiful rose-colored flowers Like its- <br> parent it blooms the first year from seed and produces tubers <br> which may be kept over winter like Dahlias It is an admirable <br> plant for hanging pots and baskets Pkt 20 <br> No 3155 CYCLAHEN PERSICUM P\PILIO The new <br> Butterfly Cyclamen owe their origin to one of the cleverest <br> of Belgian specialists The raiser desired to replace the rather <br> narrow shape ands mewhat stiff bearing of the flower by a more <br> graceful habit and he has succeeded in enriching the genus by <br> large flowering varieties which not only differ radically in form <br> but also show a series of new colors of surprising beauty rang- <br> ing from pure wh te to dark red and including s'irh tints as <br> creamy white light yellow and greenish yellow wheh mostly <br> appear as bordering to ether colors thus forming the most <br> delightful combinations and captivating the eye of the beholder <br> at first sight Pkt 10 seeds 50 <br> No 3622 ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA CANICU- <br> LATA ROSEA An entirely new form of the popular Cali- <br> fornia Poppy with flowers charmingly fluted and frilled They <br> are of a bright rosy blush shade quite new to the Eschscholtzia <br> not unlike Shirlev Poppies They bloom profusely from July <br> until frost Pkti 10 <br> GODETIA ROSAMOND <br> No 3992 OODETIA ROSAMOND Godetias are worthy of <br> 'more general cultivation than they receive in the United States <br> They may be grown anywhere but are particularly desirable for <br> sea-shore and mountain gardens on account of their coming into <br> bloom very early in summer the gorgeous effect they producg <br> and their long duration Rosamond is one of the most chanoiu <br> varieties of dwarf compact growth the plants becoming densely <br> covered wfth large Mallow-like flowers of a light shade of pink <br> Very effective for beds and borders Pkt 15 42283979 133538 66475 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42283979 1901 10 5962/bhl title 66475 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; R J Farquhar Company NameFound Eschscholtzia NameConfirmed Eschscholtzia EOLID 2886433 NameBankID 2560248 NameFound Eschscholtzia californica NameConfirmed Eschscholtzia californica EOLID 2886434 NameBankID 8328496 NameFound Godetia NameConfirmed Godetia EOLID 5466836 NameBankID 3471363 NameFound Imperialis NameConfirmed Imperialis NameBankID 4853926 NameFound Lata rosea NameConfirmed Flata rosea Melichar 1901 EOLID 235146 NameBankID 9799256 Biodiversity Heritage Library Farquhar's catalogue of seeds 1901 plants bulbs fertilizers tools sundries / Bedding plants Boston Catalogs Climbing plants Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Massachusetts Nurseries Horticulture Nursery stock Perennials R J Farquhar Company Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42283979 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42283979 bhlGardenStories Cornflower Cyclamen Coleus BHLinbloom nurseries horticulture r j farquhar company u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16581953791 2015-08-24 02 53 26 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Bedding plants Climbing plants Farquhar's catalogue of seeds 1901 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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