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



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HEDVSAflUM. -(See FVench Honeysuckle). HELIANTHUS.-C-S'ee Sun Flower.) f 



HELICHRYSUM 



Large full double flowers'of various colors, 

 from bright yellow to scarlet shaded and 

 tipped. Peciiliarly desirable as dried speci- 



HEUCHERA SANGUINE A 



HELIOTROPE 



mens; exceedingly handsome bouquets may be formed of them for winter, if 

 blossoms be gatheVed when on the point of expanding. Hardy annual ; six incbe- 

 to two feet high. 



Bracteatutn (Golden Eternal Flower), bright yellow Pkt. Sets 



Nanum atrosanguineum fl. pi., deep crimson '^ 5 " 



CompositumalbumfI.pl., flowers white " 5 " 



Monstrosum fl. pi., mixed, varieties of largest double flowers " 5" 



Nanum fl. pi. mixed, dwarf growing, double flowering varieties, mixed. " 5 " 



Minimum fl. pi., mixed, beautiful miniature double flowers " 5 " 



Mixed, the above varieties " 5" 



This perfectly hardy 

 perennial is' easily 

 grown from seed 

 and is not only valuable for the garden but is highly recommended for 

 florists. The spikes of brilliant crimson flowen? extend high above the foliage and 

 are admirably adapted for cut flowers and bouquets. The plants are about eigh- 

 teen inches high, of bushy habit, and the leaves are light green and slightly hairy. 

 If started early indoors the plants will flower abundantly and continuously the 

 first season, but their full beauty is not developed until the second year as their 

 flowering capacity increases with age Pkt. 1 Sets 



Highly valued for the fragrance of their flowers 

 and duration of bloom. Half hardy perennial, 

 blooming the first year from seed; one foot high. 



Anna Turreli, violet- blue Pkt. lOcts 



King of the Blacks, splendid '' 10 " 



Triumphe de Liege, deep blue, fine " 10" 



Dark varieties, mixed, fer?/ c/iotce "• 10" 



|-jOL,L,YHOGK 



The Hollyhock in its present state of 

 perfection, is very tmlike its parent of 

 olden time; it now ranks with the dah- 

 lia, aster, cameUia, etc., being exceed- 

 ingly rich and varied in color, and as 

 double as a rose. For a background 

 to a flower garden, perhaps no plant Ls 

 so useful. Hardy perennial; five feet 

 high. 



Chater's finest mixed, double varie- 

 ties of the greatest perfection 



Pkt IScts 



Double, pure white Pkt. lOcts 



" lemon yellow " 10" 



pink •' 10 " 



" purple red " 10 " 



salmon, or blush pink •' 10" 



" crimson., " 10" 



" deep rose " 10 " 



" choice mixed... " 10 " 



mixed " 5 " 



HPI IPTPDIIM A desirable distinct 

 IICLIr 1 ClVUiTl dwarf everla.sting. 



with large globular clusters of bright 



yellow and pure white, star like flowers. 



Excellent for forming winter bouquets. 



and retaining its color for years. Hardy 



annual; one foot high. Mi:ced.Pkt. lOcts 



HEUCHERA SANGUiNEA. 



jPOMOEA 



HOLLYHOCK- 



HIRICriTC ACDirAMITC A branching plant of the easiest 



IllDlOUUO /\ri\IV^/mUO cultm-e, with rather pretty foliage. 



and large exceedingly showy cream colored blossoms; purple in the 



center. Hardy annual; two feet liigh Pkt. octs 



HnWP^TV (Satin Flower}.— Early, free flowering plants, interest- 



IlUiiCfOl I in^ for the silver like tissue of the seed pods in their 



matured state. Not verv conspicuous. The seed pods are fine for 



skeletonizing and working in with other everlasting flowers for winter 



bouquets. Hardy biennial; two feet high. Purple and white mixed. . . 



Pkt. «jcts 



HUMULuS JArONICUS pe?t^ectly hardy, annual climber 

 of the hop family, of the easiest culture and indispensable for covering 

 unsightly obiects. or verandas, trellises, etc. Sows itself after the first 



year. ..... Pkt. 1 Octs 



(Dolichos I,a6?a6).— Splendid climber, with 



abundant clustered spikes of purple and 



white flowers, which are followed by exceedingly ornamental seed pods. 



Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 



Purpurea, purple Pkt. lOcts 



Alba, white, ;; 10;; 



Mixed, the above mixed " 10" 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— (.^ee Rocket). 



IMPAT!FN<S ^IIITANI P^^^* ^^ compact growth; flowers 



liTir/VliUMO olJLilr\iii gorgeously colored and produced m 



great profusion throughout the season. Although a green-house plant, 



it does finely in open border: flowers brilliant rosy-scar letcolor. one 



Beautiful climbers and exceedingly attractive mixed 

 with other climbers. They are alike 

 good for green-house, for pots and 

 baskets, and for trellises, .stumps, ar- 

 bors, etc. Tender annual; five to ten 

 feet high. 



SETOS A (Brazilian Morninq 

 Glory).— A. very vigorous and robust 

 grov.ing vine, with large and very 

 handson)e three lobed leaves. The 

 stems of the plant, leaves and flowers 

 are covered with brown hairs, which, 

 combined with its vigor of growth 

 and large leaves, make it a very distinct 

 and beautiful chmber. The flowers are- 

 produced in clusters, one or two from each 

 cluster opening at once; they are of a deli- 

 cate shade of blue or reddish purple 



Pkt. lOcts 

 Coccinea (S^ar/pomcea), fine scarlet.. " 5" 



Bona Nox, violet blue " 5" 



Limbata, mixed, large, beautiful violet flowers 

 with white margin, and splendid blue flowers 



with lilac centers Pkt. Sets- 



Fine Mixed " 5 •' 



IPOMCEA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE- 



(See Morning Glory). 

 ;POMCEA QUAMOCLI" _ 



(See Cypress Vine). ^??^^ "^ 





HYACINTH BEAN 



to one and one- half inches in diameter. 

 IBERIS— (.S:^e Candijtuft). 

 ICE PLANT— f See Mesembri/anthemum). 

 INDIAM SHOT— (See Cann a). 

 IPOMOPSIS— rSee Tree Cypre.^s). 

 JAPAN HOP-r.«f^e Humulus Japnnicu.f). 

 JOSEPH'S COAT— (.See Amaranthus Tricolor). 



Pkt. '^5cts 



IPOMCEA 



LIMBATA. 



lOR'^ TP A P^ ^<^°'-^ /nc/iryr7?nV -Curious ornamental grass wi 

 %3\JU O I Lr^VIVO broad, corn-like leaves, and seeds of a light sla 



rith 



color. Valuable for the formation of winter Iwuquets. in connection 

 with everlasting flowers, and strings of handsome wads are made from 

 the seeds. Hardy annual ; three feet high pkt. Scts^ 



