D. M. FERRY & CO>S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



point of absolute perfection in respect to both form and 

 color. No other flower has gained more rapidly in 

 public favor; this could not well be otherwise, for in addi- 

 tion to the great intrinsic merit of the flower it is easy of 

 cultivation, and blooms the first season. The culture 

 is very simple. 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 apart, 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, and continue to plant at intervals of two 

 weeks during the spring and early summer. In this 

 way a succession of bloom may be had from midsummer 

 until frost. In autumn, before freezing, they should be 

 dug and dried, the earth and old roots removed, and 

 then stored in a cool, dry place, secure from frost until 

 spring. . 



Gladiolus. 



NAMED GLADIOLUS. 



The following named varieties are selected with 

 special reference to beauty of flower, range of color, 

 and habit of plant. There is not one in the list that 

 is not desirable, and every bulb has flowered the past 

 season, and is known to be true to color and descrip- 

 tion. Ready for shipment about April 1st. 



EACH. DOZ. 



Adanson, rose-tinged lilac, large blotch on 

 white ground, tinged yellow, edged with 



carmine flushed lilac 20 2 00 



A ngele, white, showy and effective 15 1 50 



Brenchleyensis, rich, dark, scarlet, very brilliant 10 1 00 

 Canari, light yeilow, streaked with rose on the 



lower petals 20 2 00 



Ceres, pure white, flamed lilac, desirable 15 1 50 



Charles Dickens, delicate rose tinted with buff 



flamed an^ srrioed carmine- rose 20 . 00 



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Crystal Palace, long spike of pure white flow- 

 ers, lower petals striped with purplish-violet 20 2 00 



Eugene Scribe, tender rose, blazed with carmi- 



nate-red, beautiful 15 1 50 



Felicien David, cherry, light carmine feath- 

 ered, white blotch 15 1 50 



Isaac Buchanan, one of the best yellow sorts 



yet introduced 25 2 50 



fohn Bull, white, tinged with sulphur 10 1 00 



LaCandeur, white, lightly striped with car- 

 mine-violet, perfection 30 3 00 



Lamarck, cherry colored, slightly tinted with 

 orange, blazed with red, center very well 

 lighted, very large, white stain 20 2 00 



Laura, orange-red, flamed carmine, pure white 



blotch % 10 1 00 



LePoussin, light red-white blotch, handsome.. 15 1 50 



LeTitien, rosy scarlet, very brilliant 20 2 00 



Lord Byron, brilliant, scarlet, blotched and 



flaked pure white 15 1 50 



Madame Monneret, rose, white stripe and 



carmine blotch 10 1 00 



Marie Dumortier, white, slightly streaked 



with rose, violet-purple blotch 15 1 50 



Martha Washington, pure, light yellow, 

 lower petals slightly tinged with rose; 

 stately and beautiful 50 5 00 



Motis. Legouve, fiery red, white blotch, white 



line in each petal 25 2 50 



Meyerbeer, brilliant scarlet, blazed with ver- 

 milion, very fine spike 20 2 00 



Nepoleon III, bright scarlet, the center of the 



petals white striped, extra fine 15 1 50 



Norma, pure white, sometimes tinted with 



pale lilac 25 2 50 



Ophir, dark yellow, purple blotch 20 2 00 



Penelope, white, slightly tinged pink 15 1 50 



Ph<pbus, brilliant red, with a large, white stain 25 2 50 



Princess of Wales, white, flaked carmine. ... 10 1 00 



Robert Fortune, orange-lake, shading off to 



purple-crimson, veined white 20 2 00 



Shakespeare, white or blush-white, blazed 



with rosy carmine, large, rose colored stain. 40 4 00 



Sultana, bright satin rose, flamed with car- 

 mine; purple carmine blotch on white 

 ground. Choice 40 4 00 



VanDyck, crimson-amaranth, striped with white 15 1 50 

 MIXED GLADIOLUS. 



These mixtures must not be compared nor confounded 

 with the common mixed sorts, often the refuse of cheap, 

 unsalable kinds. They are composed only of selected 

 named varieties, representing over one hundred and 

 fifty of the best sorts. We recommend this stock with 

 perfect confidence. DOZ. 100. 



Shades of Red, mixed 60 3 00 



" " Pink, " 75 3 50 



" M White, " 85 4 00 



" " Yellow, " 1 00 4 25 



Choice Mixed, all colors, including striped 



and blotched kinds 75 3 50 



LIUUM. 



The Lily has been, with eminent propriety, styled the 

 "Queen of Flowers," and truly no flower conveys so 

 adequate an idea of queenly beauty, majestic grandeur 

 and faultless purity as the Lily. Too much cannot be 

 said in its praise, and we are glad to notice its increasing 

 popularity from year to year. Nearly every variety will 

 withstand the severity of our winters, and many are 

 among the most hardy of our garden flowers. Their 

 culture is simple, and wi'h a little care failure is : rr-x>ssi- 



