78 D. 31. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Begonia, Rex, mixed, (ornamental leaved varie- 

 ties). Saved from the best hybrids; very 



choice 25 



" Tuberous Rooted varieties, mixed. These 

 mixtures are the result of the most careful 

 fecundation of all the most beautiful varieties. 

 They include the loveliest shades of all colors, 

 and the individual florets average from two 

 to three inches in diameter. 



Single mixed 25 



Double " 50 



BELVIDERE-fSummer Cypress). 



An ornamental, cypress like plant with inconspicuous 

 green flowers, nearly hidden by the foliage. It is well 

 adapted for growing in cemeteries. Hardy annual. 

 Belvidere, {Chenopodium scofiarinni) 5 



BlG»!ONlA-(Trumpet Vine). 



A well known and much admired hardy, deciduous 

 climber, perhaps the most showy of all the flowering 

 climbers. The brilliant scarlet, trumpet shaped flowers 

 almost cover the vine. One of the best climbers for 

 covering a wall, side of house or veranda. Sow in au- 

 tumn or early in spring. Hardy perennial; thirty feet 

 high. 



Bignonia, radicans 10 j 



BOCLOMA 



Magnificent, stately, half-hardy, evergreen shrubs, 

 with ornamental foliage; well adapted for lawns, either 

 single or in groups. They will require some protection 

 through the winter, by straw or mulch. Easily culti- 

 vated in loamy soil, and increased from seed, and cut- 

 tings in sand, in gentle heat, under glass. 

 Bocconia, Japonica, from Japan; quite hardy; from 

 four to six feet high; splendid foliage, and 

 clusters of pure white flowers; one of the 

 finest 10 



BRACHYCOME-fSwan River 

 Daisy). 



A dwarf growing plant flowering the greater part of 

 the season. Very effective in edgings, beds, or rustic 

 baskets. Requires light, rich soil. Half-hardy annual; 

 one-half foot high. Flowers blue and white. 

 Brachycome, mixed 10 



(Ornamental Grass). 



Very useful ornamental grass, much sought for in form- 

 ing winter bouquets and wreaths; one foot high. 



Browallia, Elata. 



Briza, maxima, large; attractive 5 



" gracilis, slender; dwarf 5 



BROWAUIA. 



These handsome, profuse blooming plants are now 

 used nearly as freely as Coleus. They are covered with 

 pr«tty blue and white blossoms throughout the whole 

 summer. Sow in hot-bed and transplant to border in 

 June, one foot apart. The plants are quite minute when 

 they first come up, and should be protected from the hot 

 sun, or they will be destroyed. Half-hardy annual; one 

 and a half feet high. 



Browallia, Roezli, this variety makes a compact 

 plant eighteen inches high, and produces 

 pure white and blue flowers of twice the size 



of the older sorts 15 



" elata, fine mixed 10 



BRYONOPSIS. 



An ornamental climber of the gourd family, bearing 

 green fruits, which change in color as the season ad- 



Bryonopsis. 



vances, to bright scarlet striped with white. Very 

 handsome, and of rapid growth. Tender annual. 

 Bryonopsis, laciniosa erythrocarpa, ten feet 5 



CACALIA.-(See Tassel Flower). 



CAEANDRINIA. 



Fine dwarf plants for growing in masses. They pro- 

 duce an abundance of blossoms. They are well suited 

 for edgings, rockeries, and clumps. The seed should 

 be sown in hot-beds, early in spring, and planted out in 

 June, in rich, sandy loam, in masses. Tender annual, 

 but perennial if protected in winter; one-half to one 

 foot high. 



Calandrinia, grandiflora, rosy lilac 5 



" umbellata, crimson ■ 5 



CAEAMPEEIS. 



A beautiful, tender climber from Chili, with delicate 

 foliage, and bright orange blossoms in racemes, freely 

 produced late in the season. The plants should be 

 started early in hot-bed, and potted when five leaves 

 have formed, and planted out in June. Tender peren- 

 nial; fifteen feet high. 



Calampelis, (Eccremocarpus) scaber.. 10 



