FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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Geranium 



(Pelargonium) When 

 properly grown, the con- 

 stant succession of bloom 

 until frost comes, the brilliant colors of the flowers 

 and the exquisite zone or horse shoe markings of tlie 

 leaves of some of the varieties, render the Geranium 

 very desirable for pot culture as well as for bedding 

 out of doors and for growing in window boxes. 



The seed is slow to germinate. Sow in a pot or 

 box in the house in rather light soil, preferably con- 

 taining a little leaf mold and sand Cover seed one- 

 fourth inch deep, and keep as near (55° F. as possible. 

 Water moderately, and as soon as the third leaf ap- 

 pears, pot singly in two inch pots, transferring to 

 larger ones as the plants require. Plunge the pots or 

 set in open border, and on approach of frost remove 

 to cover. They will blossom the succeeding spring. 

 Half hardy perennial; about two feet high. 

 Scarlet Mixed {Zonale) The seed we offer will pro- 

 duce a large percentage of double flowers in many 



beautiful shades of scarlet and red Pkt. 25c. 



QILLIFLOWER— (See Stock) 



These magnificent plants for bed- 

 ding and cutting with their long 



spikes of tubular lily-form flowers can be raised from 



seed in nearly every conceivable color and shade, 



some being most beautifully striped and blotched. 

 Sow seed thickly, as soon as the ground is warm in 



spring, covering one-fourth incli deep. The plants 



should have very careful attention and be kept free 



from weeds. The bulbs which have formed should 



be taken up in the fall and kept dry during winter. 



The stronger bulbs will flower the second season; the 



balance the third season. Tender perennial; about 



two and one-half feet high. 



Finest Mixed. Finest named sorts mixed Pkt. 15c. 



Fo7- Gladiolus Bulbs see Bulbs and Roots, page 9k. 



Geranium 



r«lr»V»^ Am^tfantKl (Oomphrena glo- 



^***^*'*' .r^iiic** «*««».»* bosa) A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome small, globular flower heads which, if 

 cut when well matured, will retain their beauty through the winter. Seeds germinate slowly; start in hot-bed. or soak in 

 warm water to soften the woolly husk. Set the plants one foot apart. Tender annual; twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Purple Pkt. 5c. Striped Pkt. 5c. 



White " 5c. Mixed. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Gladiolus 



Gloxi 



Godetia 



Gourd 



jMlj^ Greenhouse perennial plants producing soft, 

 ****^ velvety green leaves, and rich, beautifully 

 colored trumpet-shaped flowers. Gloxinias thrive best in an 

 equal mixture of leaf mold, loam and sand. If started in 

 February will usually bloom the latter part of summer. Seed 

 may also be sown in fall. The plants are delicate and not easily 



f'rown, but the flowers are of such beauty that one generally 

 eels amply repaid for the effort. 



Hybrida, mixed. A strain of the richest color and variety of 

 markings. Plants ten to twelve inches high Pkt. 25c. 



Attractive garden plants, sometimes in- 

 cluded in the Evening Primrose or Oeno- 

 thera fainily, and producing freely large, 



widely opened single flowers, which are delicately shaded 



and of satiny texture. Flowers are scattered singly on the 



leafy branches or borne in short dense spikes. Suitable for 



pot culture as well as bedding and borders. 



Sow outdoors after danger of frost is past or for earlier 



blooming start indoors and transplant. Hardy annual; about 



one foot high. 



Duchess of Albany. Large, rich, satiny-white flowers. .Pkt. 5c. 



Lady Albemarle. Carmine-crimson; compact habit " 5c. 



(Cucurbita) A very extensive genus of 

 trailing annuals with curiously shaped 

 yellow fruit, commonly known as Orna- 

 mental Gourds. The vines are of easy 



culture and make a rapid growth, so are much used for cover- 

 ing old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. The foliage is ornamental, 



and the markings of some of the fruit extraordinary: 



Do not plant the seed till danger of frost is over, and select 



light, rich soil and a siinny situation. Water freely. Tender 



annual; ten to twenty feet high. 



Apple Shaped. Fruits are nearly round, yellow, sometimes 

 striped. Oz. aSc Pkt. 5c. 



Bottle. Handsome, curious, bottle-shajjed fruit. Oz. 25c. " 5c. 



Corsican. Smooth, turban-shaped fruit. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside fibrous 

 mass of which, when shell and seeds are removed, makes an 

 excellent sponge. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Hercules' Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of all the 

 varieties. Oz, 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, do not 

 crack and are not injured by heat or cold. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Orange. Also known as Mock Orange. Nearly round, orange- 

 colored. Oz. 2,5e Pkt. 5c. 



Pear Shaped, Ringed. Green and yellow, beautiful bicolored 

 fruit, upper half yellow, lower half green. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. Sc. 



Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream colored 

 striping, sometimes changing to yellow. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn. Oz. 25c.. " 5c. 



Siphon or Dipper. Useful for dippers; fruits long, bottle- 

 shaped, wit h straight or slightly crooked neck. Oz. 25c . Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Oz, 20c ,,., " 5c. 



Gypsophila 



Delicate, free-flowering plants covered 

 with star-shaped flowers, valuable for 

 mist-like effects and as trimming in bouquets; also for hanging 

 baskets or edgings. Sometimes called Baby's Breath. Will 

 thrive in almost any well prepared ground but does best on a 

 limestone soil. Make handsome specimens dried. 

 Elegans Large Flowering Pure White. Superior to the common 



Elegans not only in size of flowers but also in color. Very 



charming in bouquets with Sweet Peas or other cut flowers. 



{See ftirther description in Supplemen t, page 2 ) Oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c. 

 Eiegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink 



flowei'S. Hardy annual; one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Muralis. Charming, easily grown border plants having very 



small pink flowers. Hardy annual; six inches high. . .Pkt. 5c. 

 HEDYSARUM— ("See French Honeysuckle) 

 HELIANTHUS— (See Sunflower) 



Helichrysum 



Heliotrope 



(Everlasting) Sometimes called 

 Straw Flower. Large full, double 

 daisy-like flower heads with prominent centers and stiff over- 

 lapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow 

 and scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as dried' speci- 

 mens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose 

 the flowers should be gathered when on the point of ex- 

 panding. 



Sow early in spring; thin to one foot apart each way. 

 Hardy annual: two to two and one-half feet high. 

 Monstrosum, fl.pl., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 



Well-known and much admired 

 border and bedding plants, highly 

 _ valued for the blue color and fra- 



grance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped 

 flowers as well as the duration of their bloom. 



Sow the seed early in spring, in mellow soil indoors, and 

 when plants are one to two inches high, prick out into pots. 

 Transplant to place when three to four inches high. Will live 

 outdoors through the winter in a warm climate. Desirable also 

 as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half 

 hardy perennial; one and one-half to two feet high. 



AnnaTurrell. Violet blue Pkt. 10c. 



King of the Blacks. Splendid " 10c. 



Dark Varieties. Very choice mixed. Oz. $1.25.... " 10c. 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— (See Rocket) 



Hibiscus Africanus ^,aS^^?"eL^^^lt\^^ 



with pretty foliage and large, light yellow or cream-colored 

 blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceed- 

 ingly showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across: 

 not of very long duration, but continue to bloom from early 

 summer tiU October. The seed should be planted early, and 

 the plants should be thinned to one foot apart each way. 

 Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 80c Pkt. 5c. 



