D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



Higlily valued for the fragrance of their flowers and 



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HIBISCUS AFRICANUS 



HOLLYHOCK 



nLLIUIKUrL duration of bloom. Half hardy perennial, blooming 

 the first year from seed. 



Anna Turrell, violet-blue Pkt. lOcta 



King of the Blacks, splendid " lOcts 



Triomphe de Liege, deep blue " lOcta 



Dark varieties, mixed, very choice " lOcta 



HFI IPTFDI IM ^ desirable, distinct, dwarf everlasting with large, 

 IILLir I LHUItI globular clusters of bright yellow and pure whit-e. star- 

 like flowers. Excellent for forming winter bouquets, retaining their color 

 for years. Hardy annual; one foot high. Mixed Pkt. 5ct8 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS^''5eei?ocA:eO- 



HFIirHFDi SAMfllllNFA a hardy perennial plant about eighteen 

 llLUV/lll-n^ orti^viuiiii_n inches high, easily grown from seed and 

 producing long spikes of brilliant crimson flowers, which are very strik- 

 ing and beautiful, either in the garden or as cut flowers, and very desir. 

 able for florists* use. If started early indoors will bloom 

 abundantly the first season, but will give more and finer 



flowers the second season Pkt. 1 Octs 



A very vigorous plant 

 about two feet high and 

 of easiest culture, producing large, handsome, cream 

 colored, single flowers. Hardy annual Pkt. Sets 



The modem hollyhock is quite 

 different and much more beau- 

 tiful than the plant of twenty 

 years ago, being much more compact in growth; the 

 flowers are larger, richer colored, and the double varie- 

 ties are fuller and of better form. For a backgroimd to 

 a flower garden there can be nothing better. Hardy per- 

 ennial: five feet high. 

 Chater's finest mixed, double varieties of the 



greatest perfection Pkt.lScts 



Doubleblood red. Pkt 1 Octs Double blush pink " lOcts 



• purple-red.. • lOcts ' pink " lOcts 



" deep rose .. . " lOcts '• salmon.... " lOcta 

 " canary yellow '• 1 Octs " lemon yellow" lOcts 

 " pure white. A special strain of our own develop- 

 ment in which the plant is more compact and ear- 

 lier blooming and the flowers larger and of better 



shape than those of the old white Pkt. lOcts 



" choice mixed, a well proportioned mix- 

 ture of all colors " lOcts 



" mixed " Sets 



A fine climber, producing abun- 

 dantly clusters of purple or white 

 flowers which are followed by ornamental seed pods. 

 Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 

 Purpurea, purple. . Pkt. Sets Alba, white. . . .Pkt. Sets 



Mixed, the above mixed " Sets 



IBERiS-(5ee Candytuft). 



irp PI A\|T ( ilesernbryanthemum Crystallinum). 



l\j\. I LAAli I Handsome and curious plant for hanging 



baskets, rock work, vases and edgings. The leaves and 



stems are succulent and appear as though covered with 



ice crystals. Tender annual trailer ; six inches high. 



Pkt. octs 



HYACINTH BEAN 



HOtLYHOCK. 



IIUPATIFMC ^IIITANll Compact growing plants producing a constant suc- 

 IITII /AIILliO OULIrtlil cession of brilUant rose-scarlet flowers. Very de- 



IPOMOEA 



sirable for pot culture or the open ground Pkt. 25ct5 



INDIAN SHOT— (See Canna). 



A beautiful climber for use in greenhouse or the open 

 air. Blooms earlier and more profusely in rather poor 

 soil but gives more vigorous plants and attractive foli- 

 age if soil be rather rich. Tender annual; five to ten feet high. 

 5etosa. A vigorous, rapid growing vine with large, handsome, 

 three-lobed leaves and stems covered with brown hair. The 

 delicate blue flowers are produced in clusters. One of the 



most distinct and beautiful Ipomoeas Pkt. lOcta 



Coccinea {Star Ipomoed). The plant is like that of the morning 

 glorj', but is covered with a profusion of small, brilliant red 



star-shaped flowers Pkt. Sets 



Bona Nox, violet-blue '• octs 



Limbata, mixed, very large and beautiful violet or blue flowers 



with white margins and throats shading to white Pkt. octs 



Fine mixed " octs 



IPOMCEA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE— (See J/ommg Gtorj/). 

 IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypress Vine^. 

 I POM OPS IS— (See Tree Cypress). 

 JAPAN HOP— (See Humidus Japonicus). 



lAR'C TFAD^ iCoixLachryma'). Curious ornamental grass 

 JUD O ILf^HO -vvith broad, corn-hke leaves, and seeds of a 

 light slate color. Valuable for the formation of winter b<-»u- 

 quets, in connection with everlasting flowers. Strings of hand- 

 some beads are made from the seeds. Hardy annual: three 



feet high Pkt. Sets 



JOSEPH'S COAT— (See Amaranthus Tricolor}. 



kAIII FII^^IA ^""^^ blooming, dwarf, compact growing 



li/^UI-l Uoolrl plant.'* with aster-like, light blue or pure white 



flowers. Hardy annual; six inches high Pkt. Sets 



I A Itl T A Itl A These plants are rapid growers, forming 



I All I /ill /I small, hardy shrubs, and producing pink, 



■-fBtl I lill/i yellow, orange and wliite flowers in great 



abundance the first season from seed. Finest French Hijhrids 



mixed Pkt. 5ct« 



