92 



D. M. FERRY k CO' S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



RICINUS— (See Castor Bean) 



D__l_^f. QiA7*a*»f (Hesperis 7iiutionuUs) Produces loose 

 *^'-'^**-^V ►JWCCL clu>.rers of tlowers very fragrant dur- 

 ing the evening and useful for cutting. Flowers cruciform, 

 somewhat resembling the single Stock but smaller. 



Seed germinates readily in open ground if sown after danger 

 from frost is past. Hardy perennial. 



Purple. Plants two and one-half to three feet high Pkt. 10c. 



White. About two feet high " 10c. 



r\ Multiflora Dwarf Perpetual, Mixed. Plants under 



f^Q6^ good care will commence to hower when six inches 

 *^^^*^^^ high and about two months old, and continue to 

 grow and bloom until tliej- form compact bushes about six- 

 teen inches high, well covered with single and tiouble flowers. 



Open the berries and separate the seeds, sowing in pots of 

 rich sandj' soil and keep at about 70° F. and moderately moist. 

 When plants are about one inch high transplant and give 

 plenty of liglit and ain Tender perennial; blooming the first 

 year Pkt. 15c. 



Salpiglossis 



Primula Sinensis 



Pi»imi»rkc^ Fv^riirKT ((^nothera) Large, show^' 

 rrimrObej livening saucer-shaped blossoms, usu- 

 ally fully expanded only tow^ards and during evening. The 

 blossoms are yellow or white and are verj^ freely produced. 



Acaulis Alba (Loiu Wliite Evening) This sort produces 

 many large flowers about three inches across which 

 open clear white and turn to deep primrose pink. Sow 

 in open ground early in spring. Make rows fifteen inches 

 apart; thin six inches apart in row. Hardy perennial: six 

 inches high Pkt. 10c. 



Lameu-ckiana (SJiowjj Evening) Superb spikes of large, 

 bright yellow blossoms about three inches across. Sow- 

 in open ground early in spring, or if blooms are wanted 

 the first season, start very early in hotbed and trans- 

 plant. Hardy perennial but blooms the first year; heiarht 

 four feet. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



f^ • 1 C** ■ • (Chinese Prim- 



Primula Sinensis fx^SSiJ: 



ing pot plant is especially valuable in that its brightly 

 colored and finely formed flowers and prettily cut foliage 

 may be had in perfection from November until late in 

 spring. 



Sow seed indoors in well drained, shallow pans or boxes 

 from April to last of July, to insure flowering the followi::g 

 winter. For best results use finely sifted leaf mold, loam 

 and sand in equal parts. Cover slightly an-1 place the pans 

 in a temperature of about ('.0° F. Water with a fine spray. 

 If covered too deeply or if allowed to drr after being wet 

 the seed will not germinate. Transplant into pots and k°ep 

 in a cool place so that the plants will grow slowly until 

 ready to bloom. Seed may also be sown in fall. Greenhouse 

 perennial, six to ten inches high. 



Single Fringed, Scarlet. Deep scarlet Pkt. 2dc. 



Choicest Mixed. ^^ Oz. S2.50 " 25c. 



" " Choicest Fern Leaved Mixed " 25c. 



Double Fringed Mixed. Very choice ; shades of red, rose, 

 white, etc. The seed we offer can be depended on to pro- 

 duce a very large proportion of double flowers, .pkt. 25c. 



Very ornamental, both foliage 



and flowers. "Sv^ell adapted for 



bedding and borders. Sow otit- 



doors in spring as soon as ground can be worked, or for 



best results start the seed indoors and transplant after 



danger from frost is past. (See also Matricaria) 



Parthenif olium Aureum (Golden Feather) Beautiful dwarf 



gold leaved bedding plant. Flowers white. Half hardy 



perennial, often treated as an annual; height one foot. 



Oz. 50c Pkt- 10c. 



One of the most beautiful everlastings. 



Sometimes called Straw Flower. The 

 flower-heads are somewhat bell-shaped, becoming when 

 mature fully expanded and sometimes reflexed. They are 

 gracefully poised on slender stems. The mi:rture we offer 

 includes rose with golden center and white with yellow 

 disc. Blooms should be gathered before fully expanded 

 and dried in the shade. 



Start under glass, or sow seed outdoors after danger of 

 frost is over. Tender annual: one and one-half to two feet 

 high. Mixed. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Pyrethrum 



Rhodanthe 



Very showy bedding or border 

 plants with richly colored, funnel- 

 shaped flowers which are borne 

 on long graceful stems. The flowers of purple, scarlet, 

 crimson, jellow. butf, blue or almost black are beautifully 

 veined of penciled and are excellent for cut flowers. They 

 are easily grown and are most desirable for beds or borders. 

 For early blooming seed may be started indoors as early 

 as the middle of 3Iarch and the young plants set out in the 

 garden one foot apart, or seed inay be sowti outdoors after 

 settled warm weather. Blooms frorh August to October. Half 

 hardy annual; about two feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Hybrids. Easily grown large, long stemmed 

 flowers, in manv beautiful shades and markings. 

 Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Large Flowering Mixed. A mixture of improved dw^arf. very 

 large flowering surts, more compact than ordinary varieties 

 and with much larger, more richly colored flowers. . Pkt. 10c. 





^% jCMl/^^BH^^^^P^ 





'"^'^^^M^^m^ 





^'^ ' ^h^^M^^^^^^' 





'f^^^^i^^ ^' 





^IP^ 





■^ jA/Jik ^Sk. ^'3lr'./^l^ Ir^' 



Salpiglossis 



