M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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Lobelia 



f iniivn Grandiflorum Rubrum {Scarlet Flax) An at- 



■i-«»****lll tractive free-Uowering bedding plant with 

 slender foliage and bearing on delicate stems clusters of 

 glossy bright red single flowers, saucer-shaped, with black 

 center. If sown in hotbed and transplanted into good, rich 

 soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be much 

 advanced but the seed can be sown in tlie open ground after 

 the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and one- 

 half feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



The four dwarf (Erinus) sorts are 

 charming iilants, well adapted for 

 bedding, pots or rockeries. They make 

 neat edging for beds of white 

 flowers and are very effective in masses, being completely 

 covered with flowers for a long time. Tlie flowers are 

 usually blue with lighter center and are borne in neat 

 clusters, each irregularly lobed flower being about five- 

 eighths inch across. 



Seed may be sown in place after danger of frost is over; 

 or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, early in 

 spring and transplant to border in May. Half hai-dy annual; 

 usually about six inches high. 

 Emperor William. A very fine, erect and compact variety 



with clear intensely blue flowers. Oz. i|51.75 Pkt. 5c. 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very dwarf, with many 



pure white flowers; useful for borders Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace. A compact, exceptionally graceful sort, very 



desirable for borders, having bright deep blue flo'vers; very 



dark green foliage Pkt. 5c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white 



centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 



blooming profusely. Plants slender, six inches liigh.Pkt. 5c. 

 Tenuior (Ra^nosa) Intensely blue flowers, decidedly larger 



than the other sorts and with unusually long stems. Very 



desirable for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants upright 



growing, about one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



LONDON PRIDE — (.See Lychnis Chalcedonica) 



I f\-*T^ ir% s> Ivficf* (Niijella) Also known as Lady- 

 l.jUVC-lll-CflV119L in-the-Green and as Devil-in-a- 

 Bush, because the blossoms are partly concealed by the 

 finely cut foliage. The large oddly shaped flowers are sur- 

 rounded by a very dense fringe or wreath of m.ossy fibres. Both plant and flower are handsome and require but little care. 

 Sow seed in spring in any good garden soil, or may be sown in fall. Hardy annual. 

 Damaacena, H. pi. Double blue flowers; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. Sc. 



A very attractive free-flowering plant with long graceful terminal spikes of fragrant pea-shaped blossoms. 

 _ Blooms early in the season and is desirable for cutting. Sow seed in place in spring and thin to one and one-half 

 feet apart. Hardy annual; about three feet high. v, 

 Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Marigold, El Dorado 



Lupin 



I ■UT'Vinic "^^^ flowers of this desirable old-fashioned bedding and border plant are brilliantly colored and ai'e borne in 

 l^ycnnia clusters. They continue fresh a long time. Sow seed in spring and transplant to place, preferably in a sunny situa- 

 tion. Plants erect; leaves oblong, opposite, clasping. Hardy perennial, blooming tlie first year from seed started very early. 

 Chalcedonica. {London Pride) Very bright scarlet flowers produced in dense terminal clusters, about one and one-half to two 



inches across, the petals suggesting the Maltese cross. Plants about two feet high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned garden plant with its brilliant 

 displays of yellow and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green 

 foliage. The African {Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, 



and are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French ( Tagetes 



patula) are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finely cut 

 foliage, while the Pot Marigold {Calendula offi.cinalis) has entire leaves, somewhat clasping the rather liairy stems. 



For best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart wlien danger from frost is over, but good blooms 

 of all varieties of Marigold are often successfully obtained from seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. 

 Make the rows one foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth inch 

 of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches high, thin six to twelve inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 



Marigold 



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro- 

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

 class. Comes true "from seed; about eighteen inches high. 

 Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border Pkt. 5c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals; 

 flowers showy, bloom very early and are used for cutting. 

 Plants rather dwarf, about fifteen inches high Pkt. 5c. 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 

 diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim- 

 rose, orange and gold. Two to three feet high. Oz. 40o .Pkt. 5c. 



African Double Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 

 beds. About two feet high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



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

 low; very double. Valuable for bedding; one foot 

 liigh Pkt. 5c. 



French Legion of Honor {Little Brownie^ A single, dwarf, 

 bushy variety, very desirable for borders. The plants bear 

 rich golden yellow flowers with garnet blotches in the center 

 of each petal and are about one foot high. Oz. 30c. .Pkt. 5c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, 

 bright orange yellow flowers; excellent for borders or mass- 

 ing, AbOTit twelve inches high. Oz. 3.5c Pkt. 5c. 



Prince of Orange. iCalendnlaofflcinalisfl.pl.) This very dis- 

 tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 

 petals shaded dark orange; produced in great abundance. 

 Height of plant about one foot. Oz. 25c ..Pkt.Sc. 



Meteor. {Calendula officinalis fl.pl.) Large beautifully im- 

 bricated, very double flowers; petals Ught yellow, delicately 

 edged with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and back- 

 grounds. Two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O'ClocJc) 

 MATHIOLA— (See Stock) 



^/fatwlfawia Eximia grandiflora, fl. pL (Double Feverfew) 



ITIALI l^ai la Beautiful small white button-like double 

 flower-heads. Plants of bushy growth, with very finely cut 

 dark green foliage; desirable for bedding. 



Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; trans- 

 plant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving 

 each seedling two to three inches of space and set out in the 

 open ground after danger of frost is over. Where climate 

 permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy 

 perennial, about two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



1V4«<.»a.«<J:« Graceful slender climber with glossy ivy- 

 lVia.ura.naia. shaped leaves. It produces an abundance 

 of showy irregular trumpet-shaped flowers, one and one-half 

 inches long, usually purplish blue, white or rose colored with 

 lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hanging baskets 

 in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially it a 

 small trellis is given as support. 



Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young 

 plants set out in open border after danger _ of frost is oyer. 

 Tender perennial, blooming the first season; six to ten feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50 Pkl.lOc. 



MEXICAN FIRE BUSH— (See Kochia) 



