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M. FERRY & CCS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



LILIES 



No flower is more expressive of the 

 idea of queenly beauty and faultless purity 

 than the Lily. Nearly every variety we 

 offer will, with a little care, endure the 

 severitj' of our winters, and some are 

 among"'the most liardy of our garden flow- 

 ers. 3Iost lilies last a long time after cutting 

 and are admirably suited for decorative 

 purposes. 



Bulbs should be planted as soon as the 

 frost is out of the ground: the earlier tlie 

 better. Select a well-drained spot, dig the 

 soil deep and make it fine, enriching it 

 abundantly with well-rotted cow manure, 

 adding a liberal mixture of sand. Set tlie 

 bulbs from three to five inches deep ac- 

 cording to size. During the winter it is 

 advisable to cover the surface of the bed 

 with a thin layer of manure which will 

 afford a slight protection to the bulbs and 

 also materially enrich the soil. In spring 

 the manure may be removed or dug in 

 between the rows. Care should be tak^ ~i 

 that they have proper drainage, no water 

 being allowed to stand around the roots. 

 Once firmly established, they should not 

 be disturbed oftener than once in five 

 years. 



To produce extra fine specunens. plant 

 bulbs in pots early in spring and grow them 

 in the house or under glass. 



A ii«*of 11WI (Gold-Banded Lily of Ja- 



/-VUra-lUm pan) TMs favorite garden 

 lily is one of tlie grandest plants in culti- 

 vation. Its immense ivory-white floorers 

 are thickly studded with yellow and 

 crimson spots, while in the center of each 

 petal is a golden band, fading at its edges 

 into the white. Such choice bulbs as we 

 offer, if well cared for, will give from Ave 

 to ten magnificent flowers the first year 

 and under good cultivation wiU, after be- 

 coming well established, give many more. 

 Height outdoors in the open, usually tViree 

 to five feet. 35c. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Longif lorum iS%T/ISL''??ut: 



pet-shaped fiowers, similar in form to 

 Lilium Harrisii. the well-known Bermuda 

 Easter Lily, and preferred by some to 

 that variety. It does not come into bloom 

 as early, but the flowers are of better sub- 

 stance. Extensively used by florists for 

 cut flowers. When grown in the open 

 ground it blooms in June or July. Height 

 outdoors in the open, usually two to three feet. 30c. each; 

 $3.00 per doz. 



Q*«A^i^<.iiYM Diil-^*.ii*-M (Boseum) The Speciosum or 



OpeClOSUm KUbrUm Lancifolium are among the 

 most charming and brilliantly beautiful of the Japanese 

 Lilies. The six broad, white or 'pink petals are thickly dotted 

 with rose or crimson spots. Especially thrifty and hardy. 

 One of the best for garden culture. Height, two to four 

 feet. 30c. each; $3.00 per doz. 



Q*«A<.:.n.oii*v« A1U*i*-M Pure white flowers with a 



OpeClOSUm Album greenish band through the 

 center of each petal: of great substance, very fragrant. One 

 of the best for general culture. Height of plants in the open 

 usually two to four feet. 30c. each; $3.00 per doz. 



Lilium Auratum 



Tigrinum Splendens 



Tigrinum Flore Pleno 



(Improved Single Tiger Lily) 

 This is of most striking ap- 

 pearance with very large, nodding floAvers of excellent form: 

 color, orange-salmon with dark spots The plants are of 

 more robust habit, with longer fiower spikes than the older 

 f jpe and are highly recommended. Height outdoors in the 

 open usuahy three to four leet, sometimes taller. 25c. each; 

 $2.50 per <<oz. 



(Double Tiger Lily) This 

 magnificent lily is of 

 stately habit, bearing immense clusters of very large, double 

 flowers on tall, strong stems; color, bright orange-red spotted 

 with black. Height o'Jtdoors in the open usuahy three to five 

 feet. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. 



1\^arloii*A \/iri^ Sometimes called Mignonette Vine. 



iVldUCil <X V iiiC This tuberous rooted climber of 

 dense, branching growth has' thick, heart-shaped, glossy green 

 leaves and delightfully fragrant, small featherj'. white 

 blossoms produced in long hanging racemes. It is of rapid 

 groAvth, and is fine for porches and covering arbors in a single 

 season. Perennial, but take up roots in faU as the plant will 

 not endure frost. 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 



nTw^ifi-kma Pfitzeri. An improved variety of the plant 

 1 1 IKJilia. sometimes called Red Hot Poker. The hand- 

 some fiowers are produced in large spikes of rich orange-red 

 tinted flower tubes. Plant two feet apart. Tritomas are 

 hardy south of Cincinnati when well covered in winter. In 

 the north, dig up the plants in November, place in boxes 

 Avith dry earth and store in a cellar. In spring place in a 

 warm, sheltered, well drained spot, preferably with a back- 

 ground of shrubbery. 25c, each; $2.50 per doz. 



Tuberose 



The flowers of this well-known 

 tuberous rooted plant are waxy- 

 white, double and exceedingly 

 fragrant. They are very useful 

 in bouquets and house decoration. 



If early flowers are Avanted fill fiA^e-ineh pots half full of 

 Avell-rotted coav manure and the remainder Avith good, rich, 

 sandy soil. Plant the bulbs in this in 3Iarch or April, water 

 moderately and hasten grovs-th by putting in a Avarm, light 

 place. When Aveather has become warm, plimge the pots in 

 the earth out of doors. They will usually floAA^er before cold 

 Aveather: if they do not, the pots can be brought in and bulbs 

 AA'ill bloom in the house. 



Double Dwarf Pearl, first size bulbs, 10c. each; $1.00 per doz; 

 $7.00 per 100. We aauII supply second size Tuberose bulbs 

 3 for 20 cents. 50 cents per dozen. The 100 rates are by express 

 purchaser's expense. 



About September First next we will issue our Annual Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS AND 

 SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING. It will be sent free to all customers without ordering it, and to other* 

 who apply for it. 



