Keywords: Farquhar's catalogue of seeds 1901 (15961032884).jpg R Gr J FARCUHAR COJS SEED CATALOGUE <br> NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES <br> ACIDANTHERA <br> BICOLOR <br> A valuable new bulbous flowering <br> plant for greenhouse or open-ground <br> cultivation Each flower stalk pro- <br> duces from four to eight widely ex- <br> panded very fragrant flowers of creamy <br> white color with broad violet-maroon <br> blotches The flowers are of very <br> lasting character and being borne on <br> long stems are most excellent for <br> bouquets and table decorations The <br> bulbs should be treated in the same <br> manner as Gladioli both for forcing <br> and open-ground cultivation Each <br> 25 cents <br> <br> m <br> DOUBLE-FLOWERED BEDDING BEGONI <br> ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR <br> NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERED BEDDING <br> BEGONIAS <br> These have the habit of the single Begonia Vernon now <br> very extensively used in carpet and ribbon bedding The flow- <br> ers being quite double they are much superior for massing and <br> are of much longer duration Each 25 the set of three <br> varieties 60' <br> Boule de Neige Foliage light green flowers pure white <br> sometimes lightly tinted with pink light yellow stamens ; <br> a gem <br> iNancy Foliage deep green flowers very double clear light <br> pink ; stamens yellow <br> Triomphe de Lorraine Foliage deep green ; flowers dark <br> scarlet with deep yellow stamens ; large and very double <br> SINGLE BEDDING BEGONIAS <br> Erfordia White Dwarf variety with small white flowers <br> borne in great profusion ; an excellent sort for design <br> bedding <br> Each 25 cents <br> Erfordia Pink Similar to the preceding except the flowers which are blush pink Each 25 cents <br> Goliath A magnificent Begonia of the Semperflore7is type with luxurious leaves and large apple-blossom flowers ; <br> one of the best of the recent French hybrids Each 25 cents <br> Mammoth Similar in habit to Goliath but having iridescent deep pink flowers of large size great substance <br> and beauty Each 25 cents <br> Profusion This is of the Fuchsioides type with large foliage and as its name indicates a profusion of delicate <br> shell-pink flowers Each 25 cents <br> Vesuvius The finest of the Fuchsioides varieties with large leaves and numerous deep red flowers ; a fine new <br> sort either for winter blooming or summer bedding Each 25 cents <br> Rex Varieties Large bronze-green and silvery leaves usually red on the under side ; very handsome Kach <br> 20 cents; per doz 2 00 Larger plants 50 cents to 1 00 each <br> Bouvardia Elegant shrubby plants for autumn and winter blooming of great value for cut flowers <br> Alfred Neuner Double waxy white flowars in large corymbs <br> Davidsoni Large flowers; single blush white <br> Elegans Single Scarlet President Garfield Double flesh-pink <br> Rosea flultiflora Clear salmon-rose Plants each 15 per doz 1 50 42283985 133538 66475 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42283985 1901 10 5962/bhl title 66475 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; R J Farquhar Company NameFound Acidanthera bicolor NameConfirmed Acidanthera bicolor Hochst EOLID 5869827 NameBankID 5878953 NameFound Begonia NameConfirmed Begonia aff palmata GBG 002-089-95 EOLID 11904651 NameFound Bouvardia NameConfirmed Bouvardia Salisb EOLID 29281 NameFound Elegans NameConfirmed Elegans NameBankID 5116399 NameFound Rosea flultiflora Biodiversity Heritage Library Farquhar's catalogue of seeds 1901 plants bulbs fertilizers tools sundries / Garden Stories Bedding plants Boston Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Massachusetts Nurseries Horticulture Nursery stock Perennials R J Farquhar Company U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42283985 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42283985 bhlGardenStories Bulbs Plants Acidanthera Begonias BHLinbloom nurseries horticulture r j farquhar company u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bulbs plants bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/15961032884 2015-08-24 02 53 03 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Bedding plants Farquhar's catalogue of seeds 1901 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |