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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Balsam i 



Aiietfalian D oa Vir»*s (Dolichos Lignosus) A rapid 

 r\USll aiiail * CO V Hie growing climber with clus- 

 ters of rosy purple flowers. Very desirable for covering arbors, 

 trellises, fences, etc. 



Plant the seed, after the weather has become warm, in the 

 place where the plants are wanted, preferably in light rich soil. 

 Cover the seed about one inch deep with fine soilfirmly pressed 

 down. Thin six to eight inches apart and when six inches h)>h, 

 give support for the vines to run upon. Tender perenr_.il, 



blooming the first year. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



BABY'S BREATH— (See Gypsophila) 

 BACHELOR'S BUTTON— (See Centaurea) 



l^a 11 r_r_r_ Vino (Cardiospermum halicacabum) A favor- 

 OaiiOOll V lllc jte with children, being remarkable for 

 its inflated membranous capsules containing the seed. It is 

 sometimes called "Love-in-a-Puff." 1 A rapid and graceful climb- 

 er. Flowers small, white. The round black seed is marked with 

 a white heart-shaped spot. Sow seed outdoors in open ground 

 early in spring and give the plant some support to run upon. 

 Tender annual; six feet high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Imnatiens Balsamina) Known also as 

 Lady Slipper. The brilliantly colored double 

 [•ose-like flowers of this well-known border 

 and bedding annual are thickly set along the branches of the 

 erect bushy plants. The dainty individual flowers, often two 

 inches across, are borne on very short stems and when cut they 

 show to best advantage floating in a dish of water. The colors 

 range from white to dark purple, and are either self colored or 

 spotted and striped. 



Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors 

 or in the open ground when danger of frost is past. The plants 

 prefer a rich, moist or even Avet sandy loam, and must not suffer 

 for moisture. They do best if allowed eighteen inches apart 

 each way in a sunny situation. Larger and more double flowers 

 will be obtained if some of the young shoots are cut out when 

 quite small, or by transplanting two or three times. Hardy 

 annual; one to two feet high. 



Double or Camellia Flowered 

 Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use and for bouquets, 



very double. Oz. 75c .Pkt. 10c. 



Dark Red. (Atrosanguinea plenissima) Very double, dark red 



blossoms. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c. 



Solferino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with 



crimson and lilac. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c 



Tall Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 50c " 10c. 



Dwarf Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. 50c " 10c. 



BEANS— (See Scarlet Runner Beans) 



Rennnia Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding 

 DegOIlld out in partially shaded locations. Suitable also 

 for window boxes. Sow seed in March in shallow boxes or small 

 pots plunged in moss. 



Fibrous Rooted Begonias 

 The Semperflorens varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias are 

 exceptionally desirable for edgings or border plants. They 

 succeed equally well in either sunny or partly shaded locations 

 and flower continuously from early summer until fall. They are also very attractive as pot plants for winter flowering indoors. 

 Vernon < Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flow T ers brilliant, rich red, set off perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 



are broadly margined with bronze and purple. Hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 



under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except that flowers are rose colored " 15c. 



BELLIS— (See Daisy) BUTTERFLY FLOWER — (See Schizanthus) 



/"* • A much admired genus distinguished by its abundance of large, showy, sac-shaped or slipper-like 



Calendulas, Orange King and Lemon Queen_ 



Calendula 



flowers which are creamy white and various shades of yellow often splashed, spotted or blotched 

 with dark reddish brown, two plants rarely having flowers marked exactly alike. Leaves large, 



felty, close growing. Under proper conditions can be grown indoors to perfection, making an exceedingly decorative plant. 

 Start the seed at any time, except during hot weather, in a temperature of about 60° F. Herbaceous annuals or shrubby 



evergreen perennials. Plants one to one and one-half feet high. 



Finest Hybrids Mixed. Seeds saved only from the most perfect flowers; all desirable "... Pkt. 25c. 



(Pot Marigold) A well-knowm, old-fashioned annual that has long been in favor. During the past 

 few years they have greatly increased in popularity and are now largely used by florists for cut flowers. 

 They are of easy culture, succeeding in almost any soil and are in bloom from early summer till 

 frost. Plants are one and one-half to two feet high. 



For the best results plant seed early indoors and transplant to place when danger from frost is past. Satisfactory results 

 may also be obtained from sowings made out of doors after ground is warm and dry. Plants should be thinned to twelve inches 

 apart in the row. 

 Double Orange King (Calendula officinalis) Very large double flowers of rich deep golden orange color. Very attractive in 



beds or borders, also fine for cutting. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Lemon Queen (Calendula officinalis) Very large double flowers of lemon or sulphur yellow. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



Double Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large beautifully imbricated, 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. 10c 



Double Mixed. A choice mixture of several shades of yellow, orange and primrose. Oz. 20c " 10c 



CALIFORNIA POPPY — (See Eschscholtzia) 



CAMPANULA— (See Canterbury Bell) 



Cn-nck-m Ri»«r! FlrkTA7*i*» (Tropceolumperegrinum or Canariense) A beautiful climber with small, curiously shaped, 



canary OlFQ r IO Wei canary colored blossoms and attractive palmate leaves. 



Sow outdoors early in spring, preferably in light, moderately rich soil by the side of an arbor or trellis. Will bloom freely 

 from July until killed by frost. Tender annual; height, ten to twenty feet. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



I^Sfcraria Stately, very ornamental plants of semi-tropical appearance, very desirable for groups and in masses. Plants 

 VsClllllCi branching from the roots, with very large, broad leaves, producing clusters of large flowers of varied and brilliant 

 colors from August until cut down by frost. 



Sow seed indoors in February in light, sandy soil, first cutting a small notch through the hard outer coat with a knife or file, 

 care being taken not to cut into the germ. Cover with one-half inch of fine soil. Keep the soil moist andthe temperature averaging 

 60° F. Transplant outdoors after danger of frost is over, preferably in very rich soil, giving each plant two feet of room. Tender 

 annual in the open ground, or tender perennial in the green house. 

 Finest Large Flowering Mixed. Plants comparatively dwarf, about three feet high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



