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



PRIMILA SINENSISF fT'sF'^ 



„ - , • ■ ^^ ■ ^^ the most desirable of 



all house blooming plants. They are in almost constant 

 bloom all winter, and if the plants be trans- 

 ferred to the border, they will bloom nearly all 

 summer. Though perennial, new plants 

 flower more freely, and seed should be sown 

 every year. 



DOUBLE FRINGED PRIMULA 

 The following are very choice, and are highly 

 recommended. They will produce a " 

 percentage of double flowers. 

 Double, Crimson Pkt. SOcts 



White " 50 " 



Red " 50 " 



nixed " 50 " 



SINGLE FRINGED PRIMULA. 



Coerulea, blue Pkt. 25cts 



Mont Blanc, pure white " 25 " 



Scarlet " 25 " 



BriglitRose Pkt. 25cts 



Alba nagnifica,large pure white " 25 ■• 

 Punctata Elegantissima, flowers velvety 



crimson, fringed and spotted on the edge 



with white Pkt. 25cts 



Choicest Hixed, from choicest of best 



fringed varieties Pkt. 25cts 



Choicest Fern Leaved, Mixed. " 25 "• 



PYRETHRIM 



PPIMIII A lAPflNFrA (J^apa?ie.se Primrose).— The beautiful, 



r iviiTHJl^/\ *l/\r 1.7111 V//\ large various colored flowers stand in 

 whorls, pyramidically arranged on short flower stems; one foot high. 

 Though perennial new plants flower more freely, and seed should be 



sown every year. Mixed varieties Pkt. 25cts 



After sowing the seeds of Primula Japonica let them remain in a cool 



and moist place for four or five weeks, then place in a frame or house 



where there is bottom heat, and they will grow freely. 



QUAKING GRASS-(See Briza). 



Rm~M g^ pv Tw 1^ -|- ■■ 1^ One of the finest and' most beauti- 

 I I V/ mJi\ It I II I!> ful of the many varieties of ever- 

 lastings. The flowers are of vari- 

 ous colors. For winter bouquets, the blossoms should be gathered 

 before fully expanded, and if dried in the shade will retain their bril- 

 liancy for years. Tender annual : one foot high. 



Mangiesi, rich rose with golden center Pkt. lOcts 



Maculata, rosy crimson with bright yellow disc " 10'' 



Maculata alba, white with yellow disc " 10" 



Mixed. " 10" 



RICINUS— fSee Castor Bean'). 



ROCKFT 'iHesperis MatronaUs).—T'he sweet rocket pro- 



'^^*' **■*-' * duces clusters of flowers which are very fragrant 

 during the evening. The seed readily germinates in the open 

 groimd with very little care. Hardy perennial; one and a-half 

 feet high. 



Sweet, purpJe Pkt. 5cts 



" white " 5" 



ROSE CAMPION -(See Agrostemma Coronaria). 



ROSE OF HEAVEN — 



{See Agrostemma Coili-rosa). ^^ j^£> j^ MULTIFLORA DWARF 



PERPETUAL, MIXED 



{Feverfew).— Very useful and uni- 

 versally admired, ornamental 

 ^ , fohage bedding plants. Sow from 



December to April, in shallow boxes, in a temperature of 60°. 

 As soon as the young plants can be handled 

 transplant singly into small pots or shallow boxes 

 where they may remain untU the time of planting 

 out into the open ground in May. {Also see 

 Matricaria). 



Parthenifolium aureum iGohlen Feather), beau- 

 tiful, gold leaved bedding plant. Flowers 

 /CvH- ^""liite: height one foot... '. . Pkt. lOcts 

 ' ^.1 Parthenifolium aureum selaginoides, has 

 finely cut, fern like leaves of bright 

 golden yellow color. Extra fine for 

 bedding. Height one foot. Half 

 hardy perennial Pkt. lOcts 



Roseum. From the dried and pow- 

 dered flowers of this is made the 

 famous Persian Insect Poioder. 

 Flowers large, yellow and rose colored; 

 handsome. Hardy perennial; height 



two feet Pkt. lOcts 



Sow the seed of Pyrethrmn Rosemn 

 in boxes of prepared soil, as early as 

 the season will permit, and transplant 

 to sixteen inches apart whenever the 

 plants are large enough. The largest 

 crop of flowers is produced the second 

 season. They should be gathered when 

 in full bloom, dried carefully and stored 

 in paper bags. Before using, the flowers 

 should be powdered fine as possible. 



Rose 



ROSE, MULTIFLORA DwARF PERPETUAL. 



SALVIA SPLENDENS. 



A most distinct and valua.ble ad- 

 dition to our list of flowers, 

 e&pecially so because of the 



easewith which fine blooming plants can be raised from seed. Plants 

 have been made to bloom within thirty days from the planting of the 

 seed, and even under ordinary care they will commence to flower 

 when six inches high and two months old, and will continue to 

 grow and bloom until they form compact bushes about sixteen 

 inches high covered with flowers. The different plants will give 

 flowers of all shades of color common among roses. Tender per- 

 ennial, blooming the first year Pkt. IScts 



{Flotrering Sage). — Very ornamental; fiow- 

 ers borne in spikes of fiery red, crimson, 

 or blue, and continue in bloom in open 

 ground until after severe frosts. Start in 

 heat and transplant into light soil one to two feet apart. Ten- 

 der perennials, but bloom the first season; height two to three 

 feet. 



Splendens, brilliant scarlet Pkt. lOcts 



Patens, pure blue. " 20*' 



Vei-y showy bedding or border plants, 

 with richly-colored, erect, funnel-shaped 

 flowers. The colors are beautifully marbled and penciled, pur- 

 ple, scarlet crimson, yellow, buff, blue, and almost black. 

 Bloom from August to October. Half hardy annual; one and 

 a-half to two feet high. 

 Fine Mixed, hybrid varieties Pkt.lOcts 



^ANVITAI lA Procumbens, Double. Very pretty, dwarf, 



0/\ii T 1 1 /l.L,irV trailine: plants; excellent for rock work, 



-^ borders or edging of beds. It is so completely covered with 



Q^ flowers as to nearly hide the foliage. Double flowers of a bril- 



' liant eroklen yellow, resembling a miniature double Zinnia. 



Hardy annual ; six inches high Pkt. Sets 



Salvia 



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