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



LARKSPUR 



LARKSPUR, Double Dwarf Rocket. 



i^AIII PITQQIA Beautiful free blooming little plants of dwarf and compact growth, somewhat 



IVAULrrUool/l resembling the single Asters. Flowers are light blue, pure white, and a most 



intense violet-purple. A good plant for mixed beds and borders. Hardy annual; six inches high. 



Mixed varieties Pkt. Sets 



1 A MT ANA These plants are rapid growers, forming small, hardy shrubs, and producing their 

 Lr/lll 1 /ll^/i. pink, yellow, orange and white flowers in great abundance the first season h-om seed. 



Finest French hybrids mixed Pkt. lOcts 



{Delphiniuni).—T:h.e Larfepur is one of the handsomest and most useful; 

 of plants, and for large gardens is invalu- 

 able. 

 Double Dwarf Rocket, Mixed, hardy annual, ten inches high. . .Pkt. 5cts 

 Cardiopetatutn, deep blue, heart shaped. Hardy annual; one and one- 

 half feet hio"h Pkt. Sets 



Tall Stock Flowered , ' Mixed iConsolida fl. plO Spikes of double flowers 



eighteen inches long. Hardy annual two feet high Pkt. Sets 



Double Emperor ^Imperiale fl. pl.\ compact and profuse bloomer, havmg' 

 erect spikes of perfectly double flowers. Hardy annual; one and one- , 



half feet high. Mixed colors • -Pkt. lOcts 



Consolida candelabrum fl. pi., grows in the form of a branched candle 

 stick; flowers double and of various colors. Hardy annual; two feet 



high Pkt. lOcts 



Nudicaule, scarlet flowers; fine for rockeries, flower borders or potciflture; 



hardy perennial ; eighteen inches high Pkt. lOcts 



Eiatum, CBee Larkspur^, has hairy petals in the center, and a tancied resem- 

 blance to a bee. Hardy perennial ; five feet high Pkt. Sets 



Formosum, rich blue. Hardy perennial; three feet high.. Pkt. Sets 

 Cashmerianum, a most floriferous and valuable perennial flower- 

 ing the first year from seed sown early in spring. The dark blue 

 flowers are one to two inches across and resemble 

 a monk's hood. Height about one and one-half 



feet Pkt. lOcts 



f /\Dd 1 A A most elegant and 

 I .1 111 n, I ^B A useful genus of 



ttire, and well adapted for bedding, edgings, pots or rockeries. They make 

 ? ^^^S-fKf^f^ SLW ^ ^^^^ edging to beds of white flowers and are very effective in masses, 

 ^ l^^^lMm^ 1^^ being always completely covered with flowers. 



*"" .- o » Emperor William, a very fine compact variety with intense blue flowers. 



One of the best; half hardy annual Pkt. lOcts 



Queen of Whites, pure white flowers; half hardy annual Pkt. lOcts 



Crystal Palace, a variety with large blue flowers; half hardy annual. 



Pkt. lOcts 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with white center; fine for baskets, 



vases, etc., trailing gracefully and blooming profusely; half hardy 



annual; six inches high !. .Pkt. lOcts 



Cardinalis {Cardinal flow- 

 er), a native species of 

 very different habit from 

 the above, and growing 

 about two feet high, with 

 spikes of intense brilliant 

 scarlet flowers. Hardy 

 ^,^-^^1.^ perennial.... Pkt. lOcts 



Larkspur Consolida Candelabrum. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS-CSee Perennial Peas). 

 LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Siveet Peas^). 



(Kenilworth Ivy).— A pretty 

 trailing plant for covering 

 rock work, and very useful for hanging baskets. Hardy peren- 

 nial Pkt. lOcts 



1 IIVIIM Qrandiflorum Rubrum— (Sea Wei Flax^.—A beautiful 

 L<ll>HJiTl and effective genus of plants, of slender and delicate 

 growth, having a profusion of bright flowers. Hardy annual; about 

 one and a-half feet- high . Pkt. Sets 

 LONDON PRIDE— (See Lychnis Chal- 

 cedonica). 



LOPPOSPEBPII! SCPOEHS 



Beautiful rapid growing climbers, 

 reaching a height of ten or twelve 

 feet, and excellent for covering trel- 

 lis work, etc. Tender perennial. 



Flowers large and 



bright violet purple. 

 Pkt. lOcts 



I OVP fiRA^^ {Eragrostis eZeg-aws).— A very pretty species 



i-(\/ T L4 VJivnoo Qf ornamental grass, growing one foot high, 



good for winter bouquets. Hardy annual. Beautiful dancing 



spikelets Pkt. Sets 



I OVP flROVF iNemophila).— Of. dwarf, spreading habit, 



i^\J T l-» vllvv/ t Iw and well adapted for border or pot culture. 



The flowers are single, each petal having a large, distinct blotch, 



which gives them a peculiar beauty. Hardy annual; six inches 



high. Mixed varieties Pkt. Sets 



ff nVP-IN- A - M IQT (Nigella).— This singular plant is known 



L,V/yi-f-ll'^-/\-iTll01 as Lady-in-the-Green and Devil-in-a- 



Bush, because the blossoms are partly concealed by the abundance 



of finely cut f ohage. Hardy annual. 



Damascena fl. pi., double, blue blossoms; one and one-half to two feet 



high Pkt. Sets 



Damascena nana fl. pi., double, white and blue blossoms, one foot high. 



Pkt. Sets 



LINARIA CYMBALARIA 



LOBELIA, Emperor William. 



LiNUM Qrandiflorum Rusrum. 



