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



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Calliopsis, or Coreopsis 



Calliopsis, Lanceolata Grandiflora 



Very showy 

 _ _ plantsfor 



bedding or borders, producing in great profusion and for 

 a long time flowers wliich are bright yellow and rich 

 brown, either self colored or with these colors and red con- 

 trasted. 



Sow outdoors early in spring where plants are wanted ' 

 to bloom, covering seed one-half inch deep; thin to two 

 feet apart. To secure an earlier bloom sow indoors and 

 transplant. 

 Coreopsis tinctoria. A very hardy and easily grown annual. 



producing an abundance of brilliantly colored single ra.\' 



flowers with dark center. The flowers, which are about 



one and one-half inches across, vary from clear yellow to 



deep rich brown, the two colors often being beautifully 



contrasted in the same blossom. Long, graceful stems 



and very desirable for decorative purposes. The tall, 



slender habit of growth makes neat staking desirable fur 



best results. Height of plants, two to three feet. Fine 



Mixed. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Golden Ray. This dwarf variety forms compact plants 



covered with singularly attractive flowers of rich maroon 



edged with golden yellow. The petals are rather narrow 



and are often twisted, giving the flowers a star-like ap- 

 pearance. Hardy annual, six to eight inches high, well 



adapted for edgings Pkt. 10c. 



Lanceolata grandiflora. A very hardy perennial, blooming 



the first year and producing on very long stems a constant 



succession of rich bright yellow flowers two to three inches 



in diameter; exceedingly valuable for cutting and deco- 

 rative purposes. Seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. 



About two feet high Pkt. 10c. 



CAMPANULA— (See Canterbury Bell) 



l^anary rsird r lower 1 beautiful cumber with 



small, curiously shaped, canary colored blossoms and 

 attractive palmate leaves. 



Sow outdoors early in spring, preferably in light, 

 modei'ately rich soil by the side of an arbor or trellis. Will 

 bloom freely from .July until killed by frost. Tender an- 

 nual; height about twenty feet. Oz. 3oc .....Pkt. 5c. 



/^onna Stately, very ornamental plants of semi- 



^'**'***^ ti-opical appearance, very desirable for 



groups and in masses. Plants branching from the roots, with very large, broad leaves, producing clusters of large flowers of 



varied and brilliant colors from August until cut down by frost. 



Sow seed indoors in February in light, sandy soil, first cutting a small notch through the hard outer coat with a knife or 

 file, care being taken not to cut into the germ. Cover with one-half inch of fine soil. Kgep the soil moist and the temi^erature 

 averaging 60' F. Transplant outdoors after danger of frost is over, preferably in very rich soil, giving each plant two feet of 

 room. Tender annual in the open ground, or tender perennial in the greenhouse. 



Finest Large Flowering Mixed. Plants comparatively dwarf, about three feet high. Oz, 30c Pkt. 5c. 



(Iberis) Showy, branching 

 plants twelve to fifteen 

 inches high and bearing in 

 profusion terminal clus- 

 ters of beautiful single cruciform flowers in a wide range 

 of colors. Considered indispensable for cutting and very 

 effective in beds, masses or rockeries. 



If sown in spring in rich, mellow soil the plants will 

 usuiilly bloom from July to September or if in the fall will 

 be likely to blossom from the last of May to July. Make 

 rows about one foot apart and cover the seeds with about 

 one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. "When 

 two inches high thin to four inches apart in the row. Larger 

 flowers are obtained if some of the branches are removed, 

 and an abundance of water is desirable. Hardy annual. 



Lilac. Shading to light purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



White. Oz. 2Uc " 5c. 



Rocket (Giant Empress) Extra large white trusses: nmch 



better than the common white variety. Oz. 30c.. .Pkt. 5c. 



Fragrant. Flowers white, fragrant; foliage fiLnelv cut. 



< )z. 20c , Pkt. 5c. 



Purple. A rich dark shade. Oz. 2.5c " Sc. 



Rose Carmine. Compact habit. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. 15c; Lb. $1.00 " 5c. 



{Campanula medi- 

 um) Handsome, 

 easily grown her- 

 baceous plants of stately branching growth and profuse 

 bloom for beds and backgrounds. They produce long 

 racemes of strikingly effective bell-shaped or saucer- 

 shaped flowers of rich color. Leaves sessile, lanceolate. 

 Usually grown as a hardy biennial, but if seed is sown very 

 early indoors it may be treated as a tender annual. 



Sow seed outdoors early in spring in rows about two 

 feet apart covering with about one-fourth inch of fine soil 

 firmly pressed down. The plants succeed best in light, rich 

 soil with good drainage and in the fall shotdd be trans- 

 planted or thinned to eighteen inches or two feet apart and 

 given some protection in severe winter weather. Height of 

 plants, from two to four feet. 



Double White Pkt. 10c. 



" Blue. Shades of blue and purple " 10c. 



" Mixed. Oz. 75e " 5c. 



Single Mixed. Colors white, and various shades of 



violet, rose, lilac and blue. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Calycanthema Mixed. Large single flowers, white, lilac, 

 rose and purple. Known as "Cup and Saucer" plant, tlie 

 calyx forming a cup round the base of the bell.. .Pkt. 10c. 

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