Ljrchnis 



Marigold 



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



There are few plants that produce more brilliantly colored blossoms 

 than Lychnis. They are borne in clusters and continue fresh and bril- 

 — — hant for a long time. Hardy perennials; one to three feet high. 



Chalcedonica QL<:>ndoii Pride) . Bright scarlet ; two feet high Pkt. 5cts 



The following perennial varieties, will blossom the first year: 

 Haageana. A showy and exceedingly handsome border plant having elegant, 



large, red blossoms with jagged petals; one foot high Pkt. lOcts 



Haageana grandiflora gigantea. A tall growing, handsome variety with flowers of 



varying shades of red and much larger than the preceding " lOcts 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock). 



No flower garden seems complete without 

 this fine old fashioned flower. The Afri- 

 can varieties are tall, usually two feet or 



more, while the French are more dwarf. All 



are desirable. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 

 African, Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early, a profuse 

 bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 



class: about one foot high.. Pkt. Sets 



African, Orange Quilled. A double variety, with quilled petals; 



showy 



African, El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 



diameter, imbricated and extremely double 



African, Double Mixed 



French, Legion of Honor. A beautiful, single, dwarf, bushy 

 variety, bearing rich golden yellow flowers, -^vith garnet 

 blotches in the center of each petal; about one foot high. . . 

 French, Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel- 

 low; very double 



Prince of Orange {Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large, double, 

 golden yellow flowers, the petals of which are shaded with 



dark orange; very useful for cutting 



Meteor {Calendula officinalis fl.pl.) Large, extremely double, 

 light yellow, passing into orange at the border of each petal. 

 Cape (Calendula pluvialis). Flowers, single, white, brown 



underneath Pkt. Sets 



Tagetes Sig^iata Pumila. Small, bright j-ellow flowers; elegant dwarf 

 habit; excellent for borders; about nine inches high Pkt. 5cts 



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Marly nt a ISn^^-n, 



large flowering, half hardy annual; 

 foliage thick, soft and velvety. The 

 seed -pods are curiously shaped. Flowers fragrant, deli- 

 cate rose lilac, blotched and shaded with crimson . Pkt. 5cts 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O'Ciocfc). 



MATH lOLA— (See Stocks). 



lVf,^-Y •/«•/•>«.*'> -t**^^ Eximia grandiflora fl.pl. (Double 



l^M.aTrtaj.ri%A Feverfeiv). White, double, de- 

 sirable for bedding; half hardy annual Pkt. 5cts 



Graceful climber for green- 

 house, parlor, basket or outdoor 

 purposes. Set out in the border with a little frame to 

 which to attach their tendrils, they will be covered all the 

 season with rich purple, white of rose colored, foxglove 

 shaped blossoms. Tender perennial, blooming first season; 

 Bix feet high. Choicest kinds mixed Pkt. lOcts 



Maurandict 



Mesembry^cinthemum 



CordifoHum Variegatum. The leaves are blotched with 

 light yellow and cream colored spots. Fine for green- 

 house and conservatory; half hardy annual; six inches 



high Pkt. locts 



Tricolor. {Dew Plant). Pink with purple center; half 

 hardy annual Pkt. Sets 



CScabiosa, or Sweet Scabious). This is one of the most 

 attractive of the old-fashioned flowers. Its great abund- 

 ance and long succession of rich colored fragrant blos- 

 soms borne on long stems make it one of the most useful 

 of the decorative plants of the garden. It has been greatly 

 improved of late years, producing larger and more double 

 flowers of greater variety and brilliancy of color than in 

 the old type. Hardy annual; twelve to eighteen inches 



high. Double Dark Maroon Pkt. Sets 



Double White Pkt. octs Double Mixed Pkt. Sets 



JMLlJS TiOTtC't'tC a nYu a l!''*produdn| 



*• ** •O 7^ \ * " ''^ dense, semi-globular 



spikes of exceedmgly fragrant flowers. If sown at inter- 

 vals in spring and early summer, it will bloom till killed 

 by frost. Seed sown in autumn will bloom early in the 

 spring. Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Golden Queen. Golden yellow, powerfullv fragrant. Pkt. octs 



Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very valuable *' lOcts 



Crimson Flowered Giant. Of robust habit with verj- large 

 spikes of handsome crimson flowers Pkt. Sets 



Parson's White. Flowers almost pure white borne on spikes 

 six inches to a foot in length Pi^. Sets 



Dwarf Compact. Forms a dense, semi-globular hush about 

 ten inches high Pkt. lOcts 



Tall Pyramidal. Tall growing; foHage. dark green: flower 

 spikes club shaped ; large Pkt. Sets 



Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pvramid. the 

 numerous branches being terminated bv large spikes of 

 red flowers. Excellent for pot culture and for the open 

 border Pkt. Sets 



Machet. Of dwarf and vigorous growth, with numerous 

 stout flower stalks, terniiimted by massive spikes of red 

 flowers. One of the very best for pot culture. . .Pkt. 5cts 



Reseda odorata grandiflora, large tV.->wered sweet. .Pkt. 6cta 



RUBY MIGNONETTE— (See Supplement). 



