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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Hollyhock 



Humulus Japonicus 



Ice Plant 



{Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower 

 garden nothing is better than the improved 

 strains we offer of this tall old fashioned garden 

 perennial. The lai'ge, richly colored blossoms, 

 about three inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are 

 set as rosettes around the strong growing flower stalks. Sow seed in June ox- 

 July, in open ground, and in the autumn, when the plants have made five leaves, 

 transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. The following sum- 

 mer they wiU bloom. All double varieties ai-e hardy perennials; five feet high. 

 Early Flowering. Blooms readUy as an annual the first year from seed sown in 

 spring. A wide range of colors in large single or semi-double flowers. .Pkt. 15c. 



Chater's Finest Mixed. Double perfection " I5c] 



Double Blood Red. Oz. $1.2.5. Pkt. 10c. Double Lemon Yellow. Oz.$1.25. " 10c. 



" Deep Rose. Oz. $1.25. " 10c. " Pink. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



" Salmon. Eich salmon color, suffused with pink " lOc. 



Pure White. Our special improved strain. Oz. Sl.50 " lOc" 



Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.00 " lOc. 



Mixed. Oz. Toe " 5c. 



(Japanese Hop) Hardy annual clunber fifteen 



to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves 



of variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small flowere. Desirable for 



covering unsightly objects or shading verandas. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



Hvar-infVk Rp>an iDolichos lahlab) A fine chmber with clusters of purple 

 **J' "■*'***'■*• UCelll Qr white flowers followed by ornamental seed pods. 

 Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. White. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The above mixed. Oz. 15c " 5c. 



I8ERIS— (See Candytuft) 



{Mesembryanthemum crystallinuni) A curious plant for hanging 

 baskets, rock-work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succu- 

 lent, appearing as though covered with ice crystals. Tender annual trailer; six 



inches high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



IMMORTELLES— (See AcrocUnium, Globe Amaranth, Helichrysuni, Rhodanthe) 

 IMPATIENS BALSAMINA— (See Balsam.) 



V Beautiful annual outdoor chmber of luxuriant growth for 



ll^Qn[)063. covering verandas and arbors, or for screening unsightly 

 *j'*'***^'^'** objects. Sow preferably in heat and transplant to open 

 border: or sow in open border after the ground becomes warm. Soak seed in 

 luke-warm water before planting. Tender annual; ten to fifteen feet high. 

 Setosa (Brazilian Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid growing vine with large, 

 three-lobed leaves and stems covered with brown hair. Flowers open in morn- 

 ing; salver formed, delicate blue or reddish purple with pink star in center and 

 produced in clusters. Seed black, a little larger than Limbata. Oz. 40c. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Coccinea (Star Ipomcea) Like a Morning Glory but with smaller, rather pointed 

 leaves, and covered with small scarlet, star-shaped flowers. Height often ten 



feet. Seed small, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Bona Nox (Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open in the evening; similar to the 

 white Moon Flower but not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 20c. .Pkt. 5c. 

 Limbata mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with white margins and throats. 

 The leaves are similar to those of Japanese Morning Glory but are less varie- 

 gated. Seed large, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Fine mixed. The fom" above varieties mixed. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



Eeirly Flowering Sky Blue (Ipoimxa grandiflora rubro cosrulea) A most desirable, 

 early, free flowering sort, with glossy dark foliage and very large flowers that 

 open with a tinge of carmine-rose and when mature are bright light blue . Pkt. 1 5c. 

 IPOMCEA GRANDIFLORA— (See ilfooji Flower) IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypress Vine) 



IPOMCEA PURPUREA— (See iMbrnuigr Glory) JAPANESE HOP— (See Hatnulus Japonicus) JOSEPH'S COAT— (See Amaranthus tricolor) 



I U> Toai'C (C^o'-*^ lachryma) Curious ornamental grass with broad, corn-like leaves and lustrous slate colored seeds 



•JOD S 1 ears used for beads. Valuable for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Plant outdoors early in spring in 



hills three feet apart, fouror five seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy annual; three feet high. Qz. 15c. Pkt. 5c. 



1^ I • 'T'».J>,l.,/.»»»l.«^rlla (Mexican Fire Bush, or Summer Cypress) A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, very sym- 



.^OCnia 1 ncnopiiyiia metrical and attractive in summer and fall. The foliage is as fine as moss and of clean, bright 



green color. Early in the fall innumerable little flowers appear and the bush takes on a deep red tinge. Sow outdoors early in 



spring, covering one-fourth inch deep. Make the rows two feet apart and thin eighteen inches apart. For earlier blooming 



start indoors and transplant to open ground. Hardy annual; about two and one-half feet high. Oz. 3oc Pkt. 5c. 



1 aVki'SfnSti '^^^ plants form small shrubs, producing in late summer and autumn an abundance of heliotrope-like clusters 

 l^dlllrtlltt of single, fragrant flowers that change color. Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep blue. Start 



under glass and transplant when danger of frost is over. May 

 also be grown in pots. Tender perennial; about two feet high. 

 Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



(Delphinixim) The Larkspur with its long 

 clustered spikes of beautiful irregular 

 _ flowers, often ■nnth long spurs, is especially 



valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are very de- 

 sirable for bedding and the perennials are strikingly effective as a 

 backgroimd for borders and for planting among shrubbery. Seed 

 of annual varieties may be sown outdoors early in spring. For 

 earlier blooming start very early indoors or sow in fall. Thin one 

 to one and one-half feet apart. " The perennial sorts are so'rni in 

 fall or early in spring. 



Annual Varieties 



Double Dwarf Rocket mixed. Beautiful spikes of double flowers 



in many shades. Hardy annual; one foot high. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Tall Stock Flowered, mixed (ConsoUda fl. pi.) Flowers double, 



boi'ne on spikes about fifteen inches long. Colors rose, white and 



shades of blue. Hardy annual: two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Double Emperor (Imperiale fl. pi.) Compact and profuse bloomer 

 having erect spikes of vei-y' double flowers. Hardy annual; one 

 and one-half feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt. 5c. 



Perennial Varieties 

 Elatum (Bee Larkspur) Flowers blue with hairy petals in the 

 center giving them a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy peren- 

 nial; three to five feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Formosum. Flowers large, deep blue shaded indigo, small white 

 center. Hardy perennial; three to five feet high; long blooming 



season. Sometimes called Mexican Larkspur Pkt. 5c, 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— (Sec Pea,s, Everlasting) 

 LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Siveet Peas) 



Larkspur, Formosum 



Larkspur 



1IA I Mt«icAN Fire Bush.) 



