102 D. M. FERRY & CCS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Chamaerops, excelsa (Hempen Palm of China), 



is a green-house variety in our climate. As a 

 lawn plant in our Southern States, nothing 

 could be more conspicuously attractive. A 

 well grown specimen will attain the height of 

 twenty-five or thirty feet 25 



PAMPAS GRASS— (Gynerium). 



Magnificent, ornamental grass, producing numerous 

 flower stems, surmounted by plumes of silvery inflores- 

 cence. Half-hardy perennial, from South America; ten 

 feet high. Start in heat. 



Gynerium, argenteum 10 



PANSY. 



These lovely flow- 

 ers are favorites with 



all, not only for the ' 

 brilliancy and varie- 

 ty of their colors, 

 but for the durability 

 of their bloom. Seed 

 may be sown in open 

 ground in spring or 

 summer, or in hot- 

 bed early in spring. 

 Young plants pro- 

 duce the largest and 

 best flowers. The 

 plants should always 

 occupy a cool, par- 

 tially shaded situa- 

 tion, and the ground 

 cannot be too rich 

 coolness and mois- ^^p? 

 ture are necessary. 

 Transplant when an 

 inch high. Seed 

 sown in July will 

 blossom late in au- 

 tumn; if sown in 



October, will bloom the following spring. Hardy bien- 

 nial; four inches high. 



In Germany, where the culture of the Pansy is carried 

 to the utmost perfection, the following method is ob- 

 served : 



A fresh bed of rich vegetable mold is selected every 

 year, worked deeply and thoroughly manured; liquid 

 manure also being applied occasionally during the sea- 

 son. The bed is well soaked the day previous to sowing 

 and the seed is kept evenly moist and well shaded during 

 the germinating period (eighteen to twenty days). 



Later the plants are transplanted to a similar bed, 

 where they grow well into winter, producing an abund- 

 ance of large flowers. 



The following varieties we have imported fro7n 

 the best English, German and French florists and 

 can recommend them with confidence. They are 

 saved from the choicest and largest flowers, and 

 comprise all shades of color, froi7i pure white to 

 King of the Blacks. 



Pansy, copper colored 15 



" Emperor William, indigo, dark center 15 



" King of the Blacks, coal black 15 



" large stained, large and extra fine 15 



" Odier, each petal blotched 15 



" pure yellow 15 



" variegated and striped, fine 15 



" white, pure 15 



" purple, white edged 15 



" sky blue , 15 



" fawn, colored . , 15 



Pansy, gold margined ; 15 



" mahogany colored 15 



" violet, white edged 15 



" Prince Bismarck, golden bronze, marbled; 



remarkably beautiful 15 



" Lord Beaconsfield, the ground color is purple- 

 violet, shading off in top petals only to a 

 whitish hue, a peculiarity which lends to the 

 whole flower an unusually bright appearance. 

 The flowers are of immense size, and it is 



altogether very desirable 15 



" Snow Queen, or Snow Flake, flowers of a 



delicate, pure white; very pretty 15 



Pansy. 



Pansy, Trimardeau, an entirely distinct and 

 beautiful race with flowers of the richest and 

 most varied shades of color. The plants are 

 of a vigorous and compact growth, and the 

 flowers, which possess unusual substance and 

 consistency, are each marked with three large 

 blotches or spots. They are of fine form and 



Pansy, Striped, 



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