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



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NO I A M A Beautiful trailing plants, with prostrate stems, 

 i'^V/Lrrlll/l much branched; almost equal to the Portulaca 

 for growing in masses, and unsurpassed for rock work, 

 pots, baskets or vases, as the branches hang pendulous 

 over the edge of vase or basket. The blossoms are con- 

 volvulus shaped, brilliant, freely produced, and of various 

 colors. Hardy, trailing annual; six inches high. Mixed.. 



Pkt. Sets 

 IV VfTPPIMI A Charming little plants well adapted for 

 ii I V I CI\fllll/\ rockeries and baskets. The flowers are 

 borne on large heads, are of various colors, star shaped, 

 and during the evening are very fragrant. Half hardy an- 

 nual; six inches high. Mixed Pkt. lOcts 



CENOTHERA— (''^'ee Primrose^. 



OF PANHFP (^^eriuni OZea?ic?er). -This well known 

 v/L#L«rni L/L*iv shrub is of easy culture, and flowers free- 

 ly the greater part of the year. In warm, moist climates, 

 it requires no protection, and attains the proportions of a 

 good sized tree. The flowers have a salver-shaped corolla, 

 with a crown of cut ai^pendages in the center, and are a 

 beautiful shade of pinkish- red Pkt. lOcts 



PAMPAS flRA^^ (Gynerium ar^en^ewm).— Mag- 

 r rviTir n.o vjixnoo niflcent ornamental grass, pro- 

 ducing numerous flower stems surmounted by plumes of 

 silvery inflorescence. Half hardy perennial; ten feet high. 



Pkt. lOcts 

 PA^^FON PF OWFP (Pnssiflorfi).-\ most inter- 

 r/AOOI\Jll rLUYVCK. esting and well known order 



of climbers, bearing singularly beautiful flowers. 

 Coerulea, half hardy deciduous climber, with blue and white 



flowers of remarkable beauty Pkt. lOcts 



Coccinea, magnificent green- house climber, with brilliant 

 scarlet blossoms in the form of a double coronet or crown.. 



Pkt. aocts 



r Iv/^O, Iw Y Lrl\L,/A»3 1 lilU perennial climber, produc- 

 ing a succession of white, rose and jjurijle blossoms in 

 clusters- Suitable for trellises, arbors, etc. Hardy per- 

 ennial; ten feet high. 



Rose Pkt. lOcts 



White " 10" 



nixed " 10" 



PELARGONIUM— (^(^e Geranium). 



PAiNSY 



LARGE FLOWERING PARISIAN PANSY, 



These lovely flowers are favorites 

 with all, not only for the brilliancy 

 and variety of their colors, but for 

 the durability of their bloom. 

 Lord Beaconsfield, the ground color is purple violet, shading off 



in top petals only to a whitish hue Pkt. lOcts 



Snow Queen, also called Snow Flake, flowers of a delicate, pure 



white Pkt. lOcts 



Emperor William, indigo, dark center " 10" 



King of the Blacks " lO " 



Odier. or large stained, large, each petal blotched. . . " 15 " 



Pure Yellow " 10" 



Variegated and striped " lO " 



White " 10" 



Gold Hargined " 10" 



Hahogany Colored " 10" 



Violet, white edged " 10 " 



Meteor. Large, rich, velvety, mahogany colored flowers that 

 show to excellent advantage in massing or edgings. It is verv 



hardy Pkt. lOcts 



Peacock. A beautiful large flowered variety of English origin. 

 The upper petals are a handsome shade of ultramarine blue, 

 much resembling the blue spots on a peacock's wings, hence its 



name Pkt. 1 Gets 



Giant Blue Black (Trimardeau'). Extra large, very fine dark. 



rich velvety-purple, almost black flowers Pkt. locts 



Giant Yellow {Trimardeau). Enormous yellow flowers with 



large black centers Pkt locts 



Red Flowered, Victoria. The blooms are of good substance 

 and form, and deep claret-red color, similar to that of the 



blood-red variety of single wall flowers Pkt. 25cts 



Bugnot's Very Large Stained, mixed. An extra large flower- 

 ing beautiful five blotched race; plants vigorous, with short 

 stalks bearing well above the foliage immense flowers of fine 



form and substance. Extra fine Pkt. 35cts 



Large Flowering Parisian, mixed. The enormous, conspicu- 

 ously blotched and stained flowers of this strain are as large as 

 the Trimardeau and have a wide range of magnificent colors. 

 They are borne on stout stems which show their beauty to 

 perfection and the plant is very strong growing and hardv. 



The best sort for florists Pkt. lOcts 



Trimardeau, very large flowered, mixed. An entirely distinct 

 and beautiful race with flowers of the richest and most varied 

 shades of color. Plants of vigorous, compact growth, and the 

 flowers, which possess unusual substance and consistency, are 



each marked with three large blotches or spoLs Pkt. lOcts 



Extra Choice flixed, from choicest named flowers — " 15 " 



Choice Mixed " 10" 



Fine Mixed " 5" 



Collection of thirteen splendid varieties $1.00 



OYAF F^ Very pretty herbaceous plants with rich, rose 

 Vf/vn.L,io colored blossoms. They thrive well in a mix- 

 ture of loam and sand. Desirable for green-house decora- 

 tion, rock work or baskets. Half hardy perennial. 



Rosea, rose colored Pkt. lOcts 



Floribunda alba, white. " 10" 



Pi4-*0NY iP<^onia Herbacea Chinensis).— Well known 



■ '*-'^* ^ » herbaceous perennial plants. They are so 



gorgeous in their beauty that they should have a place in 



every yard, and are sm-e to repay the little care required. 



About three feet in height. Double mixed Pkt. 25cts 



Pj\ I IVI "^^^ P*'^li^ is perhaps one of the most or- 

 rAL^I^I nameutal plants in the green-house and 

 those varieties that are hardy enough to 

 bear planting out in the lawn during warm weather are 

 sure to command attention. 

 Chamsrops Humilis CDtvnrf Fan Palm'), the most hardv 

 and dwai-f of its species, seldom attaining over eight or ten 



feet in height Pkf . I5cts 



Chamsrops Bxcelsa, is a green-house variety in our climate. 

 As a lawn plant in our Southern States, nothing could be 

 more conspicuously attractive. A well gi-own specimen 

 will attain the height of twenty-flve or thirty feet 



Pkt. 25cts 



PPlVT^TPiUniV Handsome, half hardy, herbaceous 

 r Lrl^ 1 O 1 L,(Tl\^n perennials, much in favor for bed- 

 ding out. Flowers bell shaped in racemes or spikes con- 

 stantly produced throughout the season. 

 riixed, seed saved from collection of best varieties. .Pkt. 10c 

 PFPFF F A Nankinensis Atropurpurea Laciniata.— Or- 

 r l-/l\IL<L<r\ namental foliage plants similar to Coleus. 

 Fine for bedding with silver leaved plants. Foliage metallic 

 bronze. Same ciflture as for Coleus. Half hardv aiuuial . . 



Pkt. 5ct5 



PERIWINKLE— (Se? T7j(ca). 



PICOTEE— (Sec Carnation'). 



PP I IV\ POQP Evening— (CEjiof/j^ra).— Produces large. 



r I\liTll\UoL/ showv blossoms, which are fully expand- 

 ed on'y towards and din-ing evening. Blossoms three to 

 four inches across, usually yellow or white, and very fitjely 

 and constantly jiroduced. 



Acaulls alba. Of prostrate habit, the leaves lying on the 

 ground; jM-oduces an alnmdanco of larcre white flowers 

 about three inches across. Hardy perennial; six inches 

 high Pkt. lOcts 



Lamarckiana, suiierb spikes of large, bright yellow blossojus 

 about four inches across. Hardy biennial, but blooms rhe 

 first year; height four feet Pkt. r>cts 



