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



/^ f^ f £\^ \ A Magnificent plants for green-house or conservatory decora- 



I iH I I 1^1 l\ tions, producing elegant, plume-shaped spikes of flowers; 



\0 Lw 1^ Vr 4^ Jl ia. look well in vases out of doors. Half-hardy annuals; about 



two to three feet high. 



Pyratnidalis plutnosa, mixed, pyramidal in form, with beautiful long plumes 



of red, yellow, violet, etc. ; very striking Pkt. lOcts 



Triumph of the Exposition, pyramidal in form, producing many gracefully 

 feathered crimson spikes. Height about two feet Pkto lOcts 



ITFIilTillli^Fi^ ^° exceedingly interesting genus of 

 111 vIAsjICI f% plants, embracing annuals, biennials 

 ^■-11 i I nwims-* B g^Q^j perennials. Some of the varieties 

 are foliage plants, indispensable for borders and edges of beds, 

 while others are noted for their beautiful flowers. 

 Gymnocarpa iDusty Miller), silvery gray foMage; drooping 



habit, very graceful Pkt. lOcts 



Candidissima, ornamental plant of great beauty. Silvery white, 



deeply cut foliage. Half-hardy perennial Pkt. 15cts 



Americana, hardy annual; two feet in height and of strong, 



robust growth ; flowers purplish red Pkt. Sets 



Odorata, sweet scented flowers of a bluish or light purple color, 

 1,--©=- set on long stems. Easily cultivated, and should be grown in 



^^^'^ light soil. Hardy annual, about li^ feet high Pkt. lOcts 



Marguerite, a sweet scented white Centam-ea, about as large as 

 J^'^i4fa^^v* ^i^r^"^v^ a medium sized Carnation. It is a sport from Centaurea 



--s«.iTo«ife^\\iii^K::^C::s- ^^ Odorata, and the plants are about 18 inches high. The flowers 



, , ,. , are beautifully laciniated and produced ^/rA'^^ .^^ 



*"('lSf^ V '^on long stems; their lasting quality f/rMW^^ .*^JF^" 

 after being cut is remarkable. The ^j^//p '' 

 beauty of this easily cultivated annual f / 

 - -J v^^x^'J is certain to excite admiration ■■■■■■■ 



CELOSIA, Triumph op the Exposition. Cheiranthus Cheiri— (SeePTaWF/oi^er). 



Cheiranthus Maritimus— (SeeFtrfifinjan Stoch). Centaurea CvANUS-CSee gac/ieior's 



CHRYSANTHEMUM ^7^^^3-111^ I^'jS^^^ ^« 



in the garden, and very desirable for cut flowers. Our list affords ( ^fe \^P^^^fi 



a fine range for selection. Carinatum Burridgeanum, crimson, ^^ &^^^^^9^^^^ 



white centCi-; single Pkt. 5cts -''^^^^ ^® A.i^g^^^-^%r.^&iML, 



Carinatum Eclipse, pure golden yel-i^ 

 low, with a bright purplish-scarlet 

 ring or center on the ray florets, ' 

 the disc being dark brown; very 



striking Pkt. lOcts 



Coronarium suiphureum, flora piano, 



produces charming dou-^ssi^^^^^iStA.^ 

 ble flowers of a delicate «t ' 

 lemon or sulphur shade. 



Pkt. lOcts •-^■^^^•^■^i 



•^m^- ^mm^ Coronarium, dou- • - * -''^f'^^sgRh.M^ 



^\^^~>WilWllil^f^^B!^i^^^^'!^^lfe '''®' white. . . .5c ""* "^"^ ' '" ■ 



I '^M^.'^mwviifflMJ^'^s^ a«^^SSt.^^»^^Coronarium, dou- ^.^.^.v^^, '^.i^^'^", chrysanthemum 



ble, yellow.. 5c '^^^^f^S^Mmtr coronarium. 



^n\v \ ' I / p^^HlHiafj^^S andCoronarium 

 ' - /A ^SiiBBI^^^^ varieties 5c 



(^=-17(6 Carina- 

 tum and Corona- 

 rium varieties are 



hardy annuals one and one-half to txvo feet high. The others on the 



f / I , » V. V _3x^^^ list are the taller and later blooming sorts so largely used by florists. 



( I) \\\ \\ r5o^^^ Frutascens(ilfffrsrMenteorParjsZ>ois2/).— This variety, underthe name 



^ \ ^ of Marguerite, has attained great popularity among florists. The 



.^\\ J pretty, star-shaped, white flowersare freely produced, and the plant 



^^ v>> will grow vmder almost any circumstances. Perennial .... PIrt. 1 Octs 



indicum. fl. pi., half hardy perennial, very double; mixed colors Pkt. 25cts 



irj Japonicum, f I. pi., Japanese variety. 

 fd=. Flowers of peculiar form, and much 

 beauty, combining numerous shades 

 of color. Half hardy perennial... 



Pkt. 2'5cts J ■iiaawm! jJliUfmiBiil \ illlUil II HI ^ 



CHRYSANTHEMUM Sl>j^/^^\\ Supcrb mixcd double, seed jkri^ll^tKBtmS^^mSwfSm^BB^m^J^ 



carinatum. |\ #/v\1\ from finest Chinese and Jap- 



anese varieties . . .Pkt. 8 5cts 



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QilNERAmA... 



Green-house perennials, which can be planted out in 

 summer. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings root freely under glass. One to two feet high. 



riaritima candidissima (Dusty Miller), extremely handsome, silvery- 

 white fohage; very ornamental as a decorative pot plant, or for 

 bedding purposes - Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, very dwarf, growing only eight inches high. Blooms pro- 

 fusely; many colors; desirable Pkt. 35cts 



Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest sort among 

 Cinerarias. The plant is about one and one-half feet high and cov- 

 ered with large beautiful white flowers having purplish centers. An 

 abundant bloomer in early spring and excellent for Easter decora- 

 tion. Not only an elegant flowering plant for spring decoration, 

 but the flowers are splendid in bouquets Pkt. 35cts 



Hybrida flora pleno, the flowers are perfectly and evenly double, 

 being entirely made of ligulate florets. The colors run tlyough all 

 the shades peculiar to the Cinerarias Pkt. ^5cts 



Hybrida.choicastmixad.frombestlargefloweringvarieties. " 25 " 



CINERARIA. 



