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



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SCILLA SIBERICA 



This is the best Scilla for forcing indoors, coming into 

 bloom with Roman Hyacinths. The flowers are true 

 ultra-marine blue and borne on graceful spikes of six to 

 twelve blooms each; the color is so distinct that no 

 garden should be without them. The 

 'Wl^C^/"^r "^^ bulbs are hardy, and may be left in the 



iWmLWi y^-V^, a/= — ground for several years without 



',^^*t, taking up. This variety is very fine 



jjii^C,^--^^^ £qj, edgings or planting in small beds. 

 Their pretty star-shaped flowers ap- 

 pear in earliest Spring and make a 

 beautiful contrast with the Snowdrop 

 and Crocus, 2 cents each ; 15 cents j?er 

 dozen; $1.00 :per 100, fostfaid. 



■mm^L^^mmmm^^ SNOWDROP 



The first to herald the approach of 

 Spring, defying the cold and lifting its 

 SCILLA SIBERICA. tiny M'hite blossoms to view, long be- 



fore the snow has disappeared, and when no other sign of 

 vegetable life appears. The flower is beautiful, and is more 

 welcome by its being so early. They should be planted in 

 beds, in the border, or in clumps in the open lawn, and will 

 endure any amount of hard treatment ; still, no flower better 

 repays care and attention. Plant the bulbs in September or 

 October — the earlier the better — to enable them to become 



well established before freezing weather. Set about two or || >^\^|\ ^-^^ 



three inches deep, and one inch apart, in clumps or triple 



rows ; if planted singly they are not conspicuous. The bulbs ,^ WMlWFi^ 



should not be kept long out of the ground, and should not 

 be disturbed oftener than once in two or three years. 



DOZ. lOO 



Double 35 $1 75 postpaid. ^ 



Single 15 I 00 " 



niwesii Giant 20 i 25 " snowdrop. 



SPIREA 



It is one of the best hardy herbaceous plants, particu- 

 larly for cemetery purposes, its deep, green, glossy leaves 

 remaining bright and beautiful when those of most 



every other plant are dusty and faded. It bears ,^j^^^4'|?S^::^^u/-«^^t ^'^0 

 numerous, long, feather-like spikes of small flowers ^^^^^^ 

 of the purest white, which are very useful and N^^g;,.-^ 



highly esteemed for bouquets. For this pur- -^^^ 



pose it is extensively forced by florists forWinter '^ 



flowers. When forcing Spirea Japonica, it ...i,^'^' 

 should be kept constantly wet. When the 

 clumps are planted in pots, no manure should 

 be added to the earth, and no liquid manure 

 should ever be applied to them when forcing. 



Spirea Japonica, fine, strong clumps, ^Ccew/jT v^\ ra^\^ y'A 



each; ^2.00 per dozen, postpaid. 



By express at purchaser's expense, 10 cents "^^k^^ ^ 



each; $1.00 ■per dozen. 



^ ^ SPIREA. 



Spirea Japonica, Compaeta MultifLora, of compact growth, good for early forcing, 

 very floriferous. 35 cents each; ^2.50 per dozen, postpaid. 

 By express at purchaser's expense, 15 cents each; ^1.50 per dozen. 



