D. M. FERRY Q COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Chrysanthemum 



CINERARIA 



Chrysanthemum, 

 Carinatum. 



Chrj'santhemums have deservedly become very popular. They 

 are showy and effective in the garden, and are very desirable for 

 cut flowers. Our list affords a tine range for selection. 

 The Cai inatum and Coronarium varieties are hardy annuals one and one half to two feet high., and are most desiror 

 hie for the garden. The others are the taller and later blooming sorts so largely used by florists. 



EARLY' BLOOMING GARDEN SORTS 



Carinatum Burridgeanum, crimson, white center; single Pkt. Sets 



Carinatutn Eclipse, pure golden yellow, with a bright purphsh-scarlet ring or 



center ou the ray florets, the disc being dark brown; very striking " octa 



Coronarium sulphureum flore pleno, produces charming double flowers of a del- 

 icate lemon or sulphur shade " Sets 



Coronarium, double white '• octa 



Coronarium, double yellow, very attractive, rich golden 



yellow flowers abundantly produced " Sets 



Mixed, Carinatum and Coronarium varieties " acts 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming and Florists' Sorts 



Japonicum, fl. pi., Japanese variety. Flowers of pecu- 

 liar form and much beauty, combining nimierous 

 shades of color. Half hardy perennial Pkt. SScts 



Indicum, fl. pi., half hardy perennial; very double; mixed 

 colors " 35cts 



Frutescens {Marguerite, or Paris Daisy). A well known, 

 small, single, white, daisy-hke flower, gold centered... " lOcts 



Superb mixed double, seed from finest Chinese and Jap- 

 anese varieties " 25cts 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower). 



CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— (See Virginian Stock). 



Cinerarias are easily grown from seed; 

 require little heat, are free blooming and 

 give briUiant flowers in a variety of col- 

 ors. Greenhouse pterennials which can be planted out in summer. They thrive 

 best in a mixture of loam and peat. One to two feet high. 



Maritima candidissima {sometimes called Dusty Miller). Cultivated for its ex- 

 tremely handsome, silverj' white fohage; very ornamental as a decorative pot 



plant, or for bedding purposes Pkt. lOcta 



Hybrida, choicest mixed, from best large flowering varieties " 25cta 



Hybrida, flore pleno, the flowers are perfectly and evenly Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest 



double, and in great variety of colors Pkt. 35cts sort among cinerarias. The plant is about one and one-half 



Hybrida, very dwarf, large flowered, growing only eight feet high and covered with large, beautiful white flowers 

 inches high. Blooms profusely; many colors; desirable. having purpUsh centers An abundant bloomer in early 



Pkt. 35cts spring, and excellent for Easter decoration Pkt. 25cts 



^ 1 s\ f*lr fl A Beautiful, hardy annuals from CaUfomia, with rose colored, white and purple flowers, in deUcate but very 

 Vi^lCXI 1^1 A brilliant shades. The plants are about eighteen inches high and prof use bloomers. Mixed double. Pkt.5cts 



€^\ ^m A'f flc ^'^11 known and universally admired climbers, some of the varieties being remarkable for the size 

 ^i^**5HlCXlla and beauty of their blossoms, and others for their gracefulness. Fine for covering arbors, verandas, 

 etc., as they cling readily to almost any object. Most of the kinds 

 are hardy, herbaceous perennials, but some Uttle protection in north- 

 em latitudes, through winter, is advised. 



Virginiana {Virgin's Bower). A rapid climber, growing twenty 

 feet in a single season. The blossoms are small, white and in 



large clusters Pkt. lOcts 



Plammula, a slender but vigorous climber, from ten to fifteen 

 feet high, with clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers in August 

 and September. Sometimes called Sweet Virgin's Bower. Pkt. octs 

 Mixed, fiimishes varieties having clouds of purple and white flow- 

 ers Pkt. lOcts 



rimnfhlK nAmniori {Glory Pea). A greenhouse plant bear- 

 V/lldninUS L/dmpien i^^ dusters of very curiously shaped 



and intensely brilliantly colored flowers, scarlet with black center. 



Plants do not bear transplanting, and should be kept rather drj'. 



Pkt. 2 Octs 

 PrtKrt>a ^ranrl^nc ^ ^^6, rapid growing climber, with hand- 

 ^^UUU^d JtdilUt:n> somefoUage and large, bell-shaped flowers, 



freen at first, but rapidly changing to a beautiful, deep violet- 

 lue. A well established plant will run about thirty feet in a 

 season, covering a large veranda with handsome f oUage and beau- 

 tiful flowers. Tender perennial Pkt. Sets 



COCKSCOMB— (See Celosia). COIX LACHRYMA— (See Job's Tears), 



f^i^t F"! tC? Probably the best known and most popular of 

 t^lfl rilj ornamental foliage plants. Leaves are of many 

 shades of color and have a rich, velvety appear- 

 ance of extraordinary beauty. Xo lawTi should be without these 

 decorative plants. Tender perennial. 



Finest Hybrids mixed, extra choice Pkt. 35cts 



Large Leaved, mixed, extra choice, certain to produce plants of 



exceeding beauty Pkt. 25cts 



Large Leaved, Copper Colored. This coleus is of great merit and 



is worthy of a prominent place in greenhouse and garden. The 



leaves are large and the plants grow about two feet in height. 



The foliage is beautifully variegated in shades of rich red, bronze 



and copper color and is quite distinct Pkt. 3octs 



/^/^l I I iA DI\TC {Aquilegia). Every well regulated garden has a space devoted to hardy perennials, and no 

 y^\ MlA. J/Tirill^ir. bed of perennials would be complete without a due proportion of columbines. They are of 



the easiest culture, and when 

 once established, will furnish for many years a magnificent 

 display of the handsomest flowers each spring and summer. 

 The beds should be kept clear of weeds and given each year 

 a liberal dressing of well rotted manure. Hardy herba- 

 ceous perennials; two to three feet high. 

 Ccerulea hybrida, double, a vigorous growing, very hand- 

 tome variety with blue and white flowen Pkt. lOcts 



Californica hybrida, one of the handsomest of all the colum- 

 bines, having orange, red and yellow flowers.. .Pkt. lOcts 

 Verv£eneana lol. variegatis, plants variegated leaved and 



g reducing double, rose colored blossoms; exceedingly 

 eautif 111 Pkt. lOcts 



Mixed double, best and fijiest colors " 6ct« 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR— (See Morning Glory). 



