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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Larkspur 



(Delphinium) The Larkspur with its long clustered spikes of beautiful irregular flowers, often with 

 long spurs, is especially valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are very desirable for 

 _ bedding and the perennials are strikingly effective as a background 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 sown 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. 10c. 



Tall Stock Flowered Mixed (Consolida fl. pL) Flowers double, borne on spikes about fifteen inches long. Colors rose, white 



and shades of blue. Hardy annual; two feet high Pkt. 10c. 



Double Emperor {Imperiale fl.pl.) Compact and profuse bloomer having erect spikes of very double flowers. Hardy finniial; 



one and one-half feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



Perennial Varieties 

 Elatum (Bee Larki^piir) Flowers blue with hairy petals 



in the center giving them a fancied resemblance to a 



bee. Hardy perennial; three to rtve feet high Pkt. 10c. 



Formosum. Flowers large, deep blue shaded indigo, small 



white center. Hardy perennial; three to five feet high: 



long blooming season Pkt. 10c. 



LATH YR US LATIFOLIUS— CS'ee Peas, Everlasting) 

 LATHYRUS ODORATUS-C-See Sweet Peas) 



I oYif ono The plants form small shrubs, produc- 

 l-«w*iLrtllw ing in late summer and autumn helio- 

 trope-like clusters 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. 10c. 



f iniim Grandiflorum Rubrum {Scarlet Flax) An 



l^l******* attractive fi-ee-flowering bedding plant with 

 slender foliage and bearing on delicate sterns clusters of 

 glossy bright red single flowers, saucer-shaped, with 

 black center. If so^mi in hotbed and transplanted into 

 good, rich soil, one footapart, the pei-iod of flowering will 

 be much advanced but the seed can be so^vn in the open 

 ground after the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about 

 one and one-half feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



The four dwarf (Erinus) sorts are 



charming plants, well adapted for 



bedding, pots or rockeries. They 



make a neat edging for beds of 

 white flowers and are very effective in masses, being 

 covered with flowers a long time. The 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 outdoors after danger of frost is 

 over; or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, 

 early in spring and transplant in May to place outdoors. 

 Half hardy annual; usually about six inches high. 

 True Blue. A very fine, erect and compact variety with 

 clear intensely blue flowers. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 10c. 



Lobelia 



Marigold, El Dorado 



Love-in-a-Mist 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very dwarf, with many pure white flowers; useful for borders Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace (Speciosa) An exceptionally graceful sort having bright deep blue flowers; very dark green foliage.. " lOc. 

 Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and blooming 

 profusely. The plants are slender, six inches high. Oz. 50c Pkt. lOc. 



(Xigella) Also known as Lady-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 surrounded by 



a very dense fringe or wreath of mossy 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. 



Damascena, fl.pl. Double blue flowers; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt.lOc. 



I iir^in A very attractive free-flowering plant with long graceful terminal spikes of fragrant pea-shaped blossoms. Blooms 



M^U^i.lM. 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. 



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



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 

 fohage. The African (Tage^e-s 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 bordei's and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finelj' cut 



foliage, while the Pot Marigold {Calendula officinalis) has entire leaves, somewhat clasping the rathei- haiiy stems. 



For best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart when 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 footapart. Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth inch 



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



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro- French Legion of Honor (Little Brownie) This is a single. 



Marigold 



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. lOc, 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals. 

 The flowers are showy, bloom very early and are used for 

 cutting. The plants are rather dwarf, growing about fifteen 

 inches high Pkt. 10c. 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 

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

 rose, oranere and gold. The plants are about two to three feet 

 high. Oz. 40c , Pkt. 10c. 



African Double Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 

 beds. About two feet high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



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

 low; very double. Valuable for bedding; one foot 

 high Pkt. 10c. 



dwarf, bushy variety and is very desirable for borders. The 

 plants bear in profusion rich golden yellow flowers with 

 garnet blotches in the center of each petal and are about 

 one foot high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, 

 bright orange- yellow flowers; excellent for borders or mass- 

 ing. About twelve inches high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



Prince of Orange (Calendnla officinalis fl. pi.) This very dis- 

 tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 

 petals usually striped or shaded dark orange; produced in 

 great abundance. Height of plant about one and one-half 

 feet. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large beautifully im- 

 bricated, double flowers; petals yellow, striped or edged 

 with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and backgrounds. 

 One and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



