Farquhar's garden annual : 1918 . dy border. 2 ft. 30 cts. each; $ per doz. CHRYSANTHEMUM Autumn Glory. This variety is similar tothe above, but with white flowers. For effective masses in beds orfor cutting at a season when other flowers are scarce, it has few cts. each; $ per doz. DELPHINIUM. The Alake. Stately, well furnished spikes, flowerslargo and loosely arranged, deep purplish blue. One of the finestdark varieties yet introduced. . each. DELPHINIUM Lorenzo de Medici. Double pink, with soft-blue;very attractive shade. . each. DELPHINIUM Mrs. Creighton. Semi-d
Farquhar's garden annual : 1918 . dy border. 2 ft. 30 cts. each; $ per doz. CHRYSANTHEMUM Autumn Glory. This variety is similar tothe above, but with white flowers. For effective masses in beds orfor cutting at a season when other flowers are scarce, it has few cts. each; $ per doz. DELPHINIUM. The Alake. Stately, well furnished spikes, flowerslargo and loosely arranged, deep purplish blue. One of the finestdark varieties yet introduced. . each. DELPHINIUM Lorenzo de Medici. Double pink, with soft-blue;very attractive shade. . each. DELPHINIUM Mrs. Creighton. Semi-double flowers of dark Oxford-blue, plum-colored centre, with brown eye. 60 cts. each. DIANTHUS plumarius fl. pi. (The Old-fashioned Mound, Spice or liurdir Pink.)Tlio border Pinks of the old-time gardens, useful for edgings; flowers strongly Deep i)ink. Glen Valley. Rosy-pink, carmine Light pink. Lilac Queen. Witch. Pure white. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per Oriental Poppy, Perrys White. R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. PERENNIAL PLANTS. 119 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. THE OLD-FASHIONED HARDY FLOWERS. The favorites of old-time gardens are again popular, and deservedly so. Nofeature of the garden can be more satisfactory than a well-arranged Hardy Plant border, producing from April to November acontinuous succession of charming flowers much more interesting than the usual green-house assortment, and equally valuable for gar-den embelhshment and cutting purposes. The Hardy Plants have the advantage of greater permanency, requiring only cultivation,enriching, a shght mulch during winter, and an occasional checking of the more robust growers to keep the plantation in good conditionfor years. Where early flowers are desired we advocate the introduction of groups of Narcissi, Scillas, which bloom in April and May andshould be planted in October, as well as Montbretias, the hardier species of Gladioli and LiUes for s
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