D. M. FERRY & CCS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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^•^%. m TW W^^ V ^"^ I MI ^""^ ^'^ flower lias gained more rapidly in public favor, for in 



■ ■ I -^ ^ I ■ I fl ■ I I I ^^^ addition to the great intrinsic merit of tne flower, it Ls easy 



W m I J^ /"^ m W I ^ W m ^ ^L^ % ~Ty o/ cultivation, and bloorns freely. The culture is very sim- 

 ^^-* ^"^ * ^^^ ^"^ pie. They thrive in almost any good soil, except a stiff clay, 



require full sunlight, and are only liable to injury from rank manure. Plant the bulbs six to nine inches ayjart, the large 

 ones four inches, and the small ones two inches deep. Make an early planting of the smallest bulbs first as soon as the 

 ground is sufficiently dry and warm. Continue to plant at intervals of two weeks during the spring and early summer; in 

 this way a succession of bloom maj- be had from midsummer until frost. In autumn, before freezing, they should be dug 

 and dried, the earth and old bulbs removed, and then stored in a cool dry place, secure from frost until spring. 



GMOICE rSAMED GUADIOUUS 



^^ lOcts. each, $1.00 per dozen, postpaid. 



• A ' * y, These named varieties are selected with special 



vx^r v\ ^. ^ reference to beauty of flower, range of color and habit- 



^ \ \ A l^U, n ' X - of plant. 



,' / / "^ '' /^^^^^* Africain, dark crimson, one of the best. 



l"^ -^ , \ r ^. ^K-'-'^X* ,A,ir'^^^^^ Ajax, beautifully striped. 



^/; :""^."'" ^ / ^$«BLi -^ '•' r(L!,i:^^r Angele, white, showy and effective. 



.1 -v.^ , — a. « /, ^'wli|l lf\ /i^ IlM^ ■ . Brenchleyensis, rich, dark scarlet, very brilhant. 



K- f V-^ , ^' _ ^s=- ^ ^' I'll/;'')..-,^^/ AlfflH^^^^^ Chameleon, large, slaty-lilac. 



^^ -^^T^ \,^ -^ ^^fcjC\i^ Wy^^^^W^^^^H Ceres, wliite. spotted rose. 



~*^' ''''^^^^S^^^^^i^^^ Crystal Palace, long spike of pure white flowers, 



y/'^gA ^ ^ ^p s 5^ '^'^ /^^^^^^r^ /^^i^^^^ lower petals sti'iped with purplish-violet. 



Jr»^% ^^^ff*^ kl /^^^^^^^y^rr^^^^ Duchess of Edinburg, purplish rose. 



IF l^^^Ud^^^3^Jhag^^^^'^fe*'iRMf^^^^ Eugene Scribe, tender rose, blazed with carminate- 



' ^ ^^M^fi^^T^*LJ^Hfct^J^'^r ^^^^- '^^autifuL 



^_^kJi/^^^^^M^^^2Ljttll^Wk^^^^^^^^^^^ Grande Rouge, intense and brilliant scarlet; very 



"a/v ^-^^^^HMtSBW^^^^^^^^^^ large and effective. 



^ ^ ' '^ Hesperide, white ground blotched with crimson-sal- 

 mon. 

 Isaac Buchanan, one of the best yellow sorts. 



}l>^^JM^^^^^^^^''iii^i^^^^^!^^^^Mk John Bull, white tinged with purple. 



,[[i'MflKl|^^^HH^*^^^^^^^^^^m La Candeur , white, lightly striped with carmine- violet. 



'liB)PIM"w*^^B/«t,J^^i»^»t*^^^W Lamarck, cherry colored, slightly tinted with orange, 



~''%t<^^iiBmJiW blazed with red, center very well hghted. very large., 



J, -j^^ .,,ij, white stain. 



\*T»i^' ^^^ ^ -^^1 "•<\'W^^^//mW ^ Lord Byron, brilliant scarlet, blotched and flaked 



V\ nfl^ >^^^^^ y jjj ^K/^^m y pure white. 



J^^^^^^^^ Madame Monneret, bright clear pink, 



^^ri^^^^^^^^^ Marie Dumortier, white, slightly streaked with rose. 



-^?*iLx.*^«"'^(?»"-^M^ ^v^ "-^ X - ^~,_r n. _^^^^^^^^Pl violet-purple blotch. 



'I^I^^Mjj^j^yiM J^jl^ll^^^aB^ Martha Washington, pin-e. light yellow, lower petals 

 ■^^^ iJr'-J^aJ mr^m 1^^ i^v^-^"'^ J^^^g slightly tinged with rose; stately and beautiful. 



1 \1^C tH^^ r ^rJ|^V^\|||B~ '^ Hay, white, slightly striped with crimson. 



V-V^ ' im ^ "vr. l^^^**^Mllim. ^^F Norma, pure white, sometimes tinged with pale lilac. 



/7^ vfcW ^^^^^^fe^^^^ extra fine. 



--rxJ_^K4KE^^^*"^v /fVx ^^^■^^^fc' jH Octoroon, salmon-pink. 



^wT ^k^^ ^Ji^^ L-yf ^U ^^ ^ l^^^ -S'^ A jf^ Pepita, bright golden yellow, slightly striped carmine; 



"v^HKp^Z^flSev^^^i^^Mr^fe:^" / \/^I! the most free flowering yellow. 



'< yjM Phoebus, brilliant red. with a large white stain. 



y ^Htoj^ / i//^^ Princess of Wales, white, flaked carmine. 



/^•^ ' Bffnwlm ^ai^^ Shakespeare, white, blazed with rosy carmine, large,. 

 / "' mt^MB^I^i^^^W 7 rose-colored stain. 



■' ^^H^B^M^^^^^ii Snow White, the best white Gladiolus. 



I ^\' 4^ j^E^^BI^^^^^ Butterfly Gladiolus 



i x^^-^^ '^ ^'^^^^^'^^iik H^^^Be^^^sP^^^^^^P Lemoine's Layge Stained. 



' fW^,)^k-' ^^'^^Smi^HI^^S^^a^^^W lOcts. each, $1.00 per dozen, postpaid. 



^ ' ^^ ^ ■^'"'"■" A distinct race of this matchless class of plants 



characterized by the variety- and strength of color of 



their flowers. The flowers last remarkably well, ani 



^ jjani i ^^^^^ ^^M^^^^M^^g- no collection can be complete without them. All the 



(J . iT"- V '^^^BBB^^BB^^^^b varieties on this list are of decided merit. 



f, ' * ^^^^t ^^^^^ ^m^F Enfant de Nancy, purplish-red, lower petals deep 



r ^^^Ew aif B^^^^^^^ crimson. 



I I ^^^ gp^ ^^^ FcT ^ Incendiary, flowers very large, veraiillion. rose col- 



ored throat, two lower petals scarlet-pxu-ple. 

 Lafayette, flowers large, yellowish-salmon, large 



crimson blotches on lower petals. 

 Marie Lemoine, long spikes of fine, well expanded 

 niANT PI nWPPPn ni Anini ITQ a class of hybrids flowers, upper divisions of a pale cream color. 

 Vlirvil 1 1 Lt\J yi l-tiKi^iJ yJL,r\Ul\JL,\JiD between Gladiolus flushed salmon-lilac, lower divisions spotted purp- 

 Gandevensis and Gladiolus Saundersoni. which for varied and iish-violet. bordered deep yellow, 

 exquisite beauty has never been equaled. The flowers are of gigan- W. E. Gumbleton, flowers large and open, purphsh- 

 tic size, frequently eight inches across, borne on spikes four to five rose, streaked with deep carmine; spots velvet, sur- 

 feet high, the upper two feet being covered with flowers. In color rounded with yellow, unusually beautiful, 

 and markings they afford the widest range of any cultivated 



flower. Every color and shade known among Gladiolus is ^-^ jw r^m j^m m i c: fk/1 ■ -%/• -r- ■ i r-* t= c: 

 represented and some which have never been seen before, fj l>f\lJ|OL*U^ 1^1 IX I U li 13^ 



particularly blues, purple-blacks and whites, mottled with 



crimson, pink, yellow and white, making each flower sur- These mixtures must not be confounded with the common 

 passingly beautiful. .13cts. each, $1. '^5 per doz., postpaid mixed sorts. We recommend this stock with perfect con- 

 r.t APkirki lie cnr\Tui cccrv rn v t i e fidence. as it is composed only of choice varieties. Single 



GLADIOLUS FROM SEED. Gladioli are easily grown from i ^^ .^■^.^_, include postage. The 100 rate is by express 



seed and few plants better repay the care bestowed upon "/.,„".,.;,„«.-,•■<•.' rm^))s-," i' n 

 them. When the seed is of good qualitv. scarcely any two "^ PW^''"*^' ^ i-W^n»e. 



flowers will be alike, all will be beautiful and some are sure ^ ^ ^ . „ ^ .^ . ^ each dozen perio. 



to compare favorably with the very best named sorts. We Extra Fine American MybridS mixed. . . 5 4U 5Z.50 

 have secured some of Groff's celebrated hand hybridized ot,- j.^ _r n'^v mSvArl S W ^ flft 



seed and offer it feeling certain that those who plant it will shades Ot PinK mixea 3 W d.w 



be well rewarded with not only beautiful flowers but some »» Red " 4 35 2.00 



which are distinct from any in cultivation. The seed should . ^ ,-^ 



be sown early in spring in carefully prepared soil either out " YellOW " OU 6.»J 



of doors or in boxes in hot beds. When the tops die down \vhl*«> anA I \ahi VjirlpfiVs 6 60 1 .SO 



the bulblets should be taken up and stored in a dry cellar ^""^ *"^ ^'^Ot Varieties OU d.ftU 



till spring, when the outer covering should be picked off and Striped and Variegated mixed 6 60 3.50 



the bulbs set in rich mellow soil. . . , r» ^^ ri ir • i- _• »j c rn i aa 



Groff's Hybrid Gladiolus Seed Pkt. 35cts Lemoine s Butterfly Varieties mixed. . . 5 50 3.0a 



