Extra Goo d "News" in Flowers and V e getables for Your 1940 Garden 



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SWEET PEAS 



Spring Flowering— A Ferry-Morse development and the 

 most important Sweet Pea introduction in recent years. 

 Extremely hardy, productive, and more heat resistant than 

 other Sweet Peas. (See also page 23). 



Rose Pink— Beautiful clear shade. Unusually long stems. Great 

 vigor. Heavy crop of flowers. All-America Silver Medal, 1940 

 Blue— Clear marine blue. All America Bronze Medal, 1940 

 Lavender— Clear soft lavender. All-America Honorable Mention, 



i»« Each: Pkt. 25c 



Summer (or Late) Flowering— Charming new Ferry- 

 Morse offerings in this type of Sweet Pea are the following: 



Ideal— Clear, rose cerise. Certificate of Merit, Scottish Sweet Pea 

 Society, 1939 



Salmon Queen- Real salmon pink. Certificate of Merit, Scottish 

 Sweet Pea Society, 1939 



Tops— Light cream pink suffused with salmon— lustrous and 

 sparkling 



Siesta— Shining rose pink. Silver Medal, Scottish Sweet Pea 

 Trials, 1936. Offered now for the first time 

 Each: Pkt. 25c 



Early Flowering — New varieties of note are: 

 Early Clipper — Strong growing, black seeded white 

 Early Peeress — Pleasing shade of clear, rose cerise 



Each: Pkt. 25c 

 LARKSPUR 



Ferry-Morse developments in three entirely 

 Super Majestic Rose Pink — Long clean stemi 



Rosalie — Great freedom of bloom, attrac 

 for cutting are outstanding characteristics oi 

 Branching. Practically 100 per cent double. 



deep rose pink color, and long stems 

 s excellent strain of Double American 

 ■"erry-Morse development Pkt. 25c 



MARIGOLD 



PETUNIA 



Glow— Dwarf, ball-shaped plants produce many flowers of rich rose-red with lighter 

 throats. 1939 All-America Silver Medal ptt. 25c 



Cream Star— Soft creamy- white, star shaped blossoms. Extremely free-blooming. 

 Splendid dwarf bedding variety. All-America Silver Medal, 1940 Pkt. 25c 



BEET 



Green Top Bunching- Early, extremely attractive bunching beet. Foliage keeps 

 its fresh color well into fall. Roots almost round at small sizes. Outer color medium 

 dark, interior bright blood red. Flesh fine grained with little fiber. A Ferry-Morse 

 development Pkt. 15c 



CEIjERY 



Epicure— One of the ( 



cylindrical. Edible stems 

 good length, and blanch t 

 Morse development 



rieties. Foliage erect and compact, plants 



) first joint, broad and thick. Hearts full, of 



"irm, crisp, and free from strings. A Ferry- 



Pkt. 25c 



I' types; 



6 feet in 



height, bear huge double rose pink blossoms. Extremely vigorous. 



(See also pages 1 and 20) Pkt. 25c 



Majestic Rose Pink— Extra large, double, clear rose pink flowers 



on plants 4 to 5 feet tall. Erect, neat habit Pkt. 25c 



Dwarf Stock Flowered Rose Pink — Dwarf, compact plants witli 



brilliant rose pink blossoms. Free blooming. Ideal for garden and 



cut flowers. 30 inches tall Pkt. 25c 



ENDIVE 



Deep Heart Fringed— All-America Silver Medal, 1940. An entirely new type of 

 endive developed by Ferry-Morse. Leaf margins deeply cut and curled. Instead of 

 lying flat on the ground, outer leaves turn upward, making this variety less susceptible 

 to bottom rot than most others. Well-filled hearts closely packed with abundance of 

 fine leaves blanch to clear creamy yellow. Suitable for home and market garden Pkt. I5c 



PARSLEY 



Larkspur, Stock Flowered Purple— Rich deep purple. A new 

 and distinct shade in this popular class. Compact plants about 40 

 inches tall Pkt. 25c 



Evergreen — Big strong growing plants 

 frost resistant than most varieties. Very ur 

 to market garden and general use. AU-An 

 by Ferry-Morse 



I large, dense, dark green foliage. More 



m plants with lots of vigor. Well adapted 



a Honorable Mention. 1940. Developed 



Pkt. I5c 



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