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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



BABY'S BREATH— i See Gypsojyhila) BACHELOR'S BUTTON— (See Ceniaurea) 



Balloon Vine 



{Cardiospermum halicacahum) A favorite with children, being remarkable for its inflated mem- 

 branous capsules containing the seed. It is sometimes called "Love-in-a-Puff.'" A rapid and graceful 

 dim tier. Flowers small, white. The I'ound black seed is marked with a white heart-shaped spot. Sow seed outdoors in 

 open groimd early in spring and give the plant some support to run upon. Tender annual; six feet high. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 10c. 



Balsam 



(Lnpatiens Balsamina) lOiown also as Lady 

 Slipper. The brilliantly colored, double rose-like 

 Howers of this well-known border and bedding 

 annual are thickly set along the branches of the 

 erect bushy plants. The dainty individual flowers, often two inches across, 

 are borne on very short stems and when cut they show to best advantage 

 floating in a dish of water. The colors range from white to dark ptirple, 

 and are either self colored or spotted and striped. 



Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in the 

 open ground when d.-mger of frost is past. The plants prefer a rich, moist 

 or even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. They do best 

 if allowed eighteen inches apart each way in a sunny situation. Larger 

 and m')re double flowers will be obtained' if some of the young shoots are 

 cut out when quite small, or by transplanting two or three times. Hardy 

 annual; one to two feet high. 



Double or Camellia Flowered 



Pure White. "Weil adapted for florists' use and for bouquets, very 



double. Oz. 75c Pkt. lOc 



Dark Red. {Atrosanguinea plenissima) Yew double, dark red blossoms 



". Pkt. 10c. 



Solferino. Flowers satiny Avhite, streaked and spotted with crimson 



and ]'lac. Oz. 75c = - Pkt. 10c. 



Extra Fine Mixed. Striped and blotched sorts of various colors. Oz. 



T.5c Pkt. 10c. 



Tall Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 50c " 10c. 



Dwarf Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. 60c " 10c. 



BEANS — (See Scarlet Eunner Beans) 



Be Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding 



ia#Vi^^V^"l^ *^"^ ^^ partially shaded locations. Suitable 

 t^^£ C#& lii^Ei ^'^'^ •^°^' ■^'^"iudow boxes. Some varieties are 

 f^ grown for their foliage, but most sorts when 



given proper care produce abundantly large^ clusters of brilliantly 

 beautiful wax-like flowers of fine form and substance. 



Sow see 1 in I\I:irch in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. 

 Begonia seed is extremely small and great care should be taken in open- 

 ing the pa ket and planting. Open the packet directly over the surface 

 to prevent anj^ seed being lost. The surface of the soil should be very 

 smooth and tlie seed carefully scattered on the surface and lightly 

 press d in. The moss shotild be kept quite damp, but-the surface of the 

 soil should not be watered. Moisture can be retained in the soil by 

 placing a glass over the box or pots. When the plants are large 

 enough to handle, transplant into small pots, and to larger sized pots 

 as required. For winter or spring blooming, sow from August to 

 Sepreinbei'. For outdoor bedding, select a shady moist situation, 

 making the l>ed rich with well rotted manure and leaf mold, if obtain- 

 able. The young plants srarted indoors may be set out when the weather 

 is v.-arm and settled. Water thoroughly every day. Tender perennial, 

 blooming the first j-ear if started early, one foot high. 



Tuberous Rooted Begonias 



The tuberous rooted varieties, if planted early in a temperature of 

 sixty to seventy degrees, will \\-ith proper care give an abundance of 

 bloom the first year. At the end of the season they may lie dried off by 

 withholding water, the tubers kept in a dry place free from frost and 

 planted the following spring, when they -nill bloom more freely than 

 before. 



Single Mixed. The sed we offer will produce the finest single flowers 

 in variotis shades ranging from white to deep red Pkt. 25c. 



Double Mixed. The largest and best double or semi-double flowers, in- 

 cluding shades of pink, red, scarlet and light yeUow Pkt. 35c. 



Balsam 



Fibrous Rooted Begonias 



The Semperflorens varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias are exceptionally desirable for edgings or border plants. They 

 succeed eqtially well in either sunny or partly shaded locations a.nd flower continuously from early summer until fall. They are 

 also very attractive as pot plants for winter flowering indoors. 



Vernon i Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flowers brilliant, rich red. set off perfectly by the abundant, glossj- green leaves, which 

 are broadh" margined Avith bronze and purple. Hardy and floriferous: the best of the semperflorens class,. . Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens alba. Avery useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 

 under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except that flowers are rose colored " 15c. 



Rex. Ornamental If^aved varieties. Leaves very large, and are either a rich crimson tinted bronze, or emerald hued, having the 

 upper surface zoned or spotted with silvery white. Finest mixed -. Pkt. 25c. 



BELLIS — (See Daisys 



l^lCnrfani A f^^^ir'AnC (Tecoma. radlcans. Trumpet Vine) One of the most showy, certainly one of the best 

 MJi^a.l\jlRia. M.\.a%A.l\^aKlo hardy, deciduous flowering climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks of trees, old 

 walls, etc. A'ines should be modi-ratelj- pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring more 

 and better bloom. The flowers prodticed in clusters are trumpet shaped, two to three inches long and of orange red color. 

 The foliage is very attractive and unusually free from insects. It not only is one of the best climbers, but planted on the 

 lawn makes a pretty bush of drooping habit, if the tops are cut back. Sow seed in well prepared beds, either in autttmn or 

 very early in spring, in drills, and keep free from weeds. Hardy perennial, often growing thirty feet. . . . , , , , Pkt. 10?» 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER — (See Schizanthus] 



