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



Verbena 



No plant is more generally cul 



tivated, or more deservedly so than the Ver- 

 bena, as no plant excels it for masses in beds 



on the lawn. In the varieties may be fovmd 



every color except yellow. If sown in open 



groimd in May they will bloom in August, 



but if started in the house in pots, in winter, 



they will be in bloom sooner. Half hardy 



pei'ennial trailer; one foot high. 



Venosa, rich purple Pkt. Sets 



Montana.Z)rM.mmondi), hardy: rose, ^^T" 

 changing to lilac Pkt. lOcts ^^_^;.^!^ 



Hy brida, scarlet, scarlet blossoms . . /isXsJ^ t^c ^.amvw " ^^-:^»».ll -5*4- 

 Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, Defiance, seed may be re- 

 lied upon to produce the true, deep 

 scarlet color Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, blue, all shades of blue. .. 

 Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, Italian striped, beautiful.. 

 Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, Auriculeeflora, various 

 shades, all with distinct eye of 

 white or rose Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, white, produces large, 

 pure white flowers; fine for florists; 

 comes true from seed. .Pkt. lOcts ■^■^««s— ^— »«-, »« , 



nixed 5" ^'Wr^^wil^^tl 



Fine mixed, embraces all colors ... Pkt. lOcts 



Extra choice mixed " 15 " 



riammoth mixed, embraces a wide 

 range of colors " 35" 



Hybrida. compacta, mixed, distinct. The 

 plant forms a compact bush about five in- VERBENA, 

 ches high and eighteen inches across, cov- 

 ered throughout the season with large trus- 

 ses of white, scarlet and violet flowers. .Pkt. Socts 



VIPfilMIAN QTOrkT (Chelranthvs Maritimus). Hardy 



Y IIVUii'^i/\n O 1 V/VI\ succession of blossoms may be kept 



spring and summer. The flower and plant aie quite as desirablt 



and white mixed 



Violet-^ 



Well known, free flowering, 



hardy perennial, easily grown from seed. 



Succeeds best in a partially shaded, moist 



situation. Height six inches. 



Sweet Scented, flowers blue, fra- 

 grant Pkt. lOcts 



Cornuta, Mauve Queen, mauve 

 colored " 10 "• 



Cornuta, Purple Queen, deep 

 pm'ple " 10" 



Cornuta, White " lO " 



Large Yellow " 10" 



'^ ^^^^^ ^ / ■ »-^ .rf-v •'^w ^ genus of 

 m/ I ii B^ i~i ornamental 

 W ■ ■ ■ V^ «^ f j.gg flower- 

 ing, greenhouse perennials, flower- 

 ing the first season; glossy green 

 I ^ i^r^ foliage and handsome flowers. May 

 be planted in warm, sunny borders 

 X '^■"•^ _^t._.' - ^ dm-ing summer. About fifteen 

 ' ^'"'*^ ^ inches high. 



Rosea, rose with crim- 



P uM^ v 5-. * son eye Pkt. lOcts 



.Mm^sr -<> wj i^osea alba, white with 



crimson eye " lO " 



Pure White " 10 " 



Viola Tricolor— (-See Pansy). 

 Virginia Creeper— (See Ampelosis). 



Valerian, Greek . . 



iPolemoniinn caeruleum'). An old standard border 

 plant, often called Jacob's Ladder, from its pinnately 

 cleft leaves. Flowers blue, nodding at the ends of up- 

 right staJks. It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation and 

 perfectly hardy. Perennial; two feet high. . . Pkt. Sets 



annual, very useful for border or edging. A continual 

 up the -whole season by sowing at intervals through the 

 as the Candytuft; grows about nine inches high. Red 

 Pkt. Sets 



W h i 1 1 a V i a o™"""'"™- xeranthemum °',Tti;fe'aas?^iSrvfrrT"£ 



■ ^ ■ ■ ■ ^^ ■ ^-Ji w ■ H«* ^ plant with delicate, leaves are covered with a silvery down, and the flowers are 



handsome foliage, producing a constant succession of beau- pure white, deep purple and yellow, single and double. If 



tiful violet- blue, bell-shaped flowers about half an inch long gathered before fully opened and dried in the shade, they 



and borne in drooping clusters. Hardy annual; one foot will retain their beauty for years. Hardy annual: one foot 



high Pkt. Sets high. Mixed varieties Pkt. lOcts 



WIQANDIA CARACASANA ^Ss^^wX"?;' ZEA MAIZE }?,'";!L'.14rri ^Sy^S c'^TS 



large leaves and clusters of lilac flowers which continue to > ^ ^ O A very showy plant, with 



open in succession for a long time, lend the j)lant a tropical ^^ m b'-^ WT^ I ]?^ large, double flowers, which, 

 aspect, and make it valuable for garden and lawn decora- ^p mm. 11 IB CB when fully expanded, form 



tion Pkt. lOcts hemispherical heads, become 



^^j^jfry>V_^_ densely imbricated, and might easily be mistaken 

 %ki' ^A^^Z^ r*t^t^^^^^r^ ,^!^^^^M^^r^ for dwarf dahlias. Half hardy annual; about 

 WlSTBrif) r.nilK^nSIS ^^^^^^^ eighteen inches Wgh. 

 fflOiUB BU VIBIBIVIIOIO ■ I x^^^^Sg^i^^ Double, yellow Pkt. Sets 



rapid growing of hardy climbers. Frequent- ^^^^^^^SS^?^^^ " violet " 6" 



ly blooms both in spring and fall. The pale ;^^^^^;^*-i^;;^^3^^ «■*•>!» Double orange " 5" 



blue pea-shaped flowers are borne in long, w^^^^i^^^;;j^r^j^^ JB^^ " * white " 5 " 



drooping clusters, often over a foot in ul^m!MZi\'S!^''SZp!^.J^ H^«^ " black du role " 6 " 



length. It thrives best in a light, rich soil.. '^^Ill^^--^ W^ " dark violet. .'.!".! " 5" 



WJ II f~^| ^*''^~fc5^^i»>\\V\ iw ^ ^ flowers striped and mot- 



W5|i| nlnWPI* ^.i^&l^^^^^fPmZ \\\\W^^te> tied with various colors. "10" 



f Y ail 1 lUyyt^l ^ jJ^^te ^.V|p\ vl^^P'^Double, choice mixed. 



Wall Flower are very conspicu- j^HBHHH^^^^^^^^^^S^^^^ F II I IPIIT Double mixed. The 



ous in beds and borders, and are fl^Hf^HBH^nH^^^BH^i^^^^^T^'^^^ ]L,IL,l-.lrCl dwarf compact 



very useful in making bouquets. J^HHI^HHH^lBK^f^^T^^-^ • plants of this strain grow about 



Sowthe seed early in hot-beds,and w^K^BSH^^Kg^mf^^^m^^^^^^^^yM one foot high and bear a profusion 



while the plants are small, prick TKBB^KKM^^^^M^^^^^^lM^^^Mw ^^ comparatively small but perfect 



them out into pots, and sink the '5l|^HBfflH«H^ffi|^^ES^!K^-^-^^^ flowers that are so double as to be 



pots in the earth. On approach ^KBBlK^^m^^B^Slt9''i^^^y^^'^^=^ globular in form. The flowers are 

 of cold weather remove the pots ^^^^'''^"Wl^^®^^^SZ^!I^^\F about one inch in diameter and are 



to the house and they will bloom ll^l^W^«RSw^7C^I^^ "^^^Y brilliant in color. We recommend 



all winter. Tender perennial; ^^^'^^'^Ifc^^iiS?^^ *^^ variety as sure to please all who 



Early Brown, brownish-red, fra- /m^^^^M^^ksK^^^^ Pompon, double mixed, a stiain of this 



grant flowers ; large,thick spikes; m^^^^^.^ZdmK^ ^^^ popular flower in which all the colors 



early. Tender biennial. Pkt. lOcts ^BB^^s^^jjfMiMp^pr^BSk ^^^ peculiar to the Zinnia are found. The 



„ , _ _, . „ ^ ^^K^^^^mSaKw ■^Kr^SW^k ^^^Si^ flowers are about half the size of the or- 



Golden Tom Thumb, free flower- ^PF^^^^MylH #/ 1- i/^WM dinary Zinnia and very double .... Pkt. lOcts 



mg, of dwarf and compact habit; ^^ MMw^iW 11 «' W Haageana double, dwarf variety with double 



recommended for spring bed- B^T m\ '^ flowers of a deep orange color, and about one 



ding • - Pkt. lOcts jj^^i jf| \ ZINNIA and a quarter inches in diameter; fine for cut 



Mixed Double " 10" ^P^ |] double Lilu'put. flowers; height one foot Pkt. lOcts 



