D. M. FERRY & CXyS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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B-^ {Calif oraia Poppy). 



E8CHSCH0LT2IA. 



A ^nus of the Poppy fam- 

 ily, and fiilly as valuable as 

 the common Poppy for gar- 

 den ornamentation, and as ea'sllj' grown. Nothing is handsomer or richer 

 in color than a bed of these in full bloom. Hardy annuals; height one foot. 



Californica, bright yellow Pkt. 5cts 



Californica Double White, creamy white Pkt. 5cts 



Crocea striata, strijml Pkt- 5cts 



nixed Pkt. 5cts 



riandarin, the outer side of the petal is tinged with scarlet, the inner side rich, 

 orange Pkt. lOcts 



EULALIA JAPONICA 



A most magnificent orna- 

 mental grass from Japan, 

 growing five to six feet high, 

 and excee-Jingly graceful. A 

 single plant often makes 

 thirty to forty elegant, re- 

 curved flower spikes of hght 



sj**'-^i ^iol^t color, resembling os- 



:^:i\ J trich plumes. Beautiful for 



vases in the winter 



Pkt. lOcts 



■EDELWEISS— (See Gnaphalium). 

 EUCHRYSUM— C-S'ee Helichnjsum). 

 ERAGROSTIS— (See Love Grass), 



FIIPHORRIA VARIFOATA ^^^^^^ annual; foliage beautifuUy 



L^UrilXJIVUin. t /\I\IUVi/l l /i. veined and margmed-with white; very 



showy. Sometimes known as "Snow on the Moimtain." Pkt. Sets 



FFATHFP fiPA^^ (SUpa »en?iato.)— Hardy perennial, ornamental 



1 l^/\lllUi\ Vlivrioo grass of muc"h beauty, used in the fonnation of 



winter bouquets. Pkt. lOcts 



EUPHORBIA. 

 PPPJVC Flowerless plants, too well known to need description. Many 

 I LilVi^O of the most beautiful sorts can be propagated from seed 

 (spores) only. Their exceeding grace and beauty will well repay all care 

 bestowed upon them. 

 Fine mixed Pkt. 20cts | Finestspecies mixed.. Pkt. 2 Sets 



FnPnFT-lVlF-\nT OIyosotis).~The ForgetOIe-Not is an old 



1 ViVVJi-, 1 -iTlLr-liv/ 1 favorite, bearing clusters of star-shaped flow- 

 ers. It thrives well in shade or open border. Hardy perennial. 



Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit, growing six to eight inches high; 

 flowers large, blue Pkt. lOcts 



Dissitiflora, very deep blue; early blooming " 15 " 



FOUR (VC\ (\CK (-Van-eZ of Peru).— The plants are large and 



1 v/VJ5\ \J vi-,v/viv require four feet of space. The flowers are 



Gold striped Pkt. .5cts fimnel shaped, white, red and 



Red 



White 



White, red striped. 



Yellow 



Yellow, red striped 

 flixed. 



FORQET-ME-NOT. 



FOXGLOVE 



{Digitalis). 



Plants grow to the height of three 

 to four feet, and produce dense 

 spikes of brilliantly colored flow- 

 ers. A valuable flower in every 

 perennial garden ; does not usually 

 tjiossom imtU the second year. 

 Hardy biennials or perennials. 



Ivery's SpK)tted, an endless varietj' 



of colors ; robust, strong and hardj'. 



Pkt. 5cts 



Splendid mixed " 5 " 



FUCHSIA 



There are a great many exceedingly beauti- 

 ful varieties propagated by cuttings, but 

 the plants are easily grown from seed, and 

 one can depend upon getting fine fiowers, 

 some of which are sure to be as beautiful 

 as the expensive named sorts. Tender 

 perennial. 



Double, finest mixed Pkt. 35cts 



striped, and open about four 

 5 " o'clock in the afternoon, remain 

 5 " open all night, and generally per- 

 5 " isn before noon the next day. The 

 5 " French call it Belle de Xuity 

 5 "• "Beauty of Night." Will grow in 



any common garden soil, from seed sown in open groimd. Hardy 



annual; two feet high. 



FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE ^^"/fJ^fcS^ptSSt 



producing racemes of beautiful pea-shaped flowers; particiflarly 

 adapted for borders or rock work. Hardy perennial; foiu- feet 

 high. 



Coronarium , scarlet Pkt. octs 



Coronarium album, white - 5" 



FEVERFEW— (5ee Matricaria and 

 Pyrethrum). 



OAILLARDIA. 



QAILLARDIA 



Showy plants, flowering the firsfc 

 year, and among the gayest orna- 

 ments of summer floweiing beds. 

 pPicta, one foot high; flowers crim- 

 ) son and yellow. Hardy annual, 

 with root protection in winter be- 

 comes a perennial Pkt. 5cts 



Picta Lorenziana. For general 

 decorative inir]x>ses, as well as for 

 bouquets, tni.; is invaluable, its pay 

 colored fiowers being abundantly 



froilucfHi from July until frost, 

 lardy annual; one foot hi^h; with 

 root pix>tection in winter becomes 

 a perennial. Sulohur. orange, 



claret and amarant li, mixed 



Pkt. lOcts 



(jrandiflora, the largest flowers of 

 the species: blos-^ims scarlet and 

 orange; exceliont for cutting. 

 Hardy perennial Pkt. lOcts 



