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D. M. FERRY Q CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



m7_|-^_»_-_ /^••^^Ir {PolemoniumccBruleum). 



V cLlt^riOkll* vSreeik An old standard border 

 plant, often called Jacob's Ladder from its pinnately cleft 

 leaves. Flowers blue, nodding at the ends of upright stalks. 

 It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation and perfectly hardy, 

 and may be increased by dividing the roots. Sow early in 

 spring, in open border, and thin to one foot apart. Peren- 

 nial; two feet high Pkt. Sets 



¥/2--« j^cv -^ genus of ornamental, fi-ee flowering, green- 

 ▼ IIICA. house perennials, flowering the first season; 

 glossy, green foliage and handsome flowers. If sown early 

 under glass and transplanted in a warm, sheltered situa- 

 tion, they will bloom in summer and autumn, and may be 

 potted for the house before frost. About fifteen inches 

 high. 

 Pure White. Beautifulpure white, circular flowers. Pkt. Sets 



Rosea. Rose with crimson eye " Sets 



Rosea alba. White with crimson eye " 5cts 



tOatlflotoer 



CCheiranthus Cheiri). An old favorite garden flower. The large, 

 massive spikes of the Wallflower are very conspicuous in beds and borders, 

 and are very useful in making bouquets. Sow the seed early in hot beds, 

 and while the plants are small, prick them out into pots, and sink the 

 pots in the earth. On approach of cold weather remove the pots to the 

 house and the plants will bloom all winter. Although a woody perennial 

 it is best to renew the plants from seed, for they begin to fail after having 

 bloomed one or two years. Tender perennial; one and one-half feet high. 

 Early Brown. Brownish-red, fragrant flowers; large, thick 



spikes; early. Tender biennial Pkt. 5cts 



Golden Tom Thumb. Free flowering, of dwarf and compact 



habit " Sets 



Mixed Double " lOcts 



Virfcltf^i" '^^^ violets commonly grown by florists are 

 ▼ lUlCl propagated from cuttings. The flowers grown 

 from seed are smaller and more delicately colored, but 

 quite as fragrant as the named sorts. As a rule violets do 

 well in any good, well enriched soil. The •best results, 

 however, are obtained from soil prepared from sod taken 

 from a rather heavy, sandy loam that is well drained. 



Single, Sweet Scented, mixed Pkt. lOcts 



VIOLA TRICOLOR— (See Pansy). 



VIRGINIA CREEPER— (See Ampelopsis). 



Virginian Stock 



(Cheiranthus Maritimus). 

 The plants are covered 

 with a dense mass of beautiful blossoms and are very useful 

 for border or edging. A continual succession of blossoms 

 may be kept up the whole season by sowing at intervals 

 through spring and summer. The flower and plant are 

 quite as desirable as the Candytuft. Hardy annual ; growing 

 about nine inches high. 

 Red and White, mixed. Pkt. Sets 





Wigandia Caracasana L^^oStxred^Ks^tS 



unmense, 

 veins and 

 the stems being covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly and should 

 be formed into a bush. Its large leaves and clusters of lilac flowers 

 which continue to open in succession for a long tinae, give the plant a 

 tropical aspect, and make it valuable for garden ana lawn decoration. 

 Seeds if sown early in spring in hot-bed will produce large plants by 



the middle of summer Pkt. lOcts 



l4/hltl«)ViA Qrandiflora. A plant with deUcate, handsome foliage, 

 rf lllliaYia producing a constant succession of beautiful violet-blue, 

 bell-shaped flowers about half an inch long and borne in drooping clus- 

 ters. In heavy, wet soils it does not succeed well, but in light, sandy 

 loam few flowers give more satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border, 

 early in spring. Hardy annual ; one foot high Pkt. 5cts 



lA/lctnrSa I^h3nd>nc3c One of the most beautiful and rapid 

 rVldldllel LrlllllCllold growing of hardy climbers. Fre- 

 quently blooms both in spring and fall. The pale blue, pea- 

 shaped flowers are borne in long, drooping clusters, often over 

 a foot in length. Seeds should be sown in mellow loam early in 

 the spring, or in greenhouse or hot-bed in winter, and when 

 plants are one foot high, transplanted into situations where 

 they are to remain Pkt. 20cts 



Yl>rAnthAmiim -^ f^®® flowering everlasting flowerof com- 



Al/iaillllv!llulll pact habit, and the easiest cultivation. 

 The leaves are covered with a silvery down, and the single or 

 double flowers are pure white, deep purple or yeUow. If 

 gathered before fully opened and dried in the shade, will retain 

 their beauty for years. Hardy annual; one foot high. Mixed 

 varieties Plct. Sets 



7p*I l^rliTP (Striped Japanese Com). Zea Japonica fol. 



LXJU lTlul£.v variegatis. A variety of corn with ornamental 

 foliage; leaves striped green and white. Half hardy annual; six 

 feet high Pkt. 5cts 



J!^mnia 



Very showy plants, with large, double, imbricated flowers, 

 which, when fully expanded, might easily be mistaken for dwarf 

 dahlias. There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias, for when 

 nearly every other flower has been killed by frost this plant is still 



in full bloom. Few flowers are more easily grown or bloom more abundantly throughout 

 the season. Sow the seed early in spring, in open ground, and transplant to one and one- 

 half feet apart in good, rich soil. Half hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. 



Double, yellow Pkt. Sets Double, orange Pkt. 5cts 



" scarlet " Sets " white " 



" deep red " Sets '• black purple 



" magenta " Sets " dark crimson 



'* striped, or zebra, flowers striped and mottled with various colors 



" choice mixed, very fine 



Lilliput, double mixed. This strain grows about one foot high and bears a profu- 

 sion of comparatively small, very double globular flowers about one inch in di- 

 ameter, very brilliant in color 



Pompon, double mixed. The globular flowers are fully as varied and brilliant in 



color as the ordinary Zinnia and about half its size 



Haageana double. Dwarf variety with double flowers of a deep orange color, about 

 one and a quarter inches in diameter; fine for cut flowers; night one foot 



