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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Gourd 



Gourds 



/^1|^'«r|M|'l Greenhouse perennial plants pi'oduc- 

 ^**^^-^^******' ing soft, velvety green leaves, and 

 rich, beautifully colored trumpet-shaped flowers. Glox- 

 inias thrive best in an equal mixture of leaf mold, loam 

 and sand. If started in February -will usually bloom the 

 latter part of summer. Seed may also be sown in fall. 

 The plants are delicate and not easily grown, but the 

 flowers are of such beauty that one generally feels 

 amply repaid for the effort. 



Hybrida Mixed. A strain of the richest color and variety 

 of markings. Plants ten to twelve inches high. Pkt. 25c. 



(Cncurbita) A very extensive genus 

 of trailing annuals with curiously 

 shaped yellow fruit, commonly 

 known as Ornamental Gourds. The 

 vines are of easy culture and inake a rapid growth, so are 

 much used for covering old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. 

 The foliage is ornamental, and the markings of some of 

 the fruit extraordinary. 



Do not plant the seed till danger of frost is over, and 

 select light, rich soil and a sunny situation. Water freelj-. 

 Tender annual: teji to twenty feet high. 

 Apple Shaped. The fruits are earlj', nearly round, 



yellow, sometimes striped. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Bottle. This produces handsome, curious, bottle-shaped 



fruits. Oz. 25c Pkt, 10c. 



Corsican. Smooth, turban-shaped fruit. Oz. 25c. . " 10c. 

 Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside 



fibrous mass of which, when shell and seeds are re- 

 moved, makes an excellent sponge. Oz. 25c.. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Hercules' Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of 



all the varieties. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, 



do not crack and are not injured by heat or cold. 



Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Orange. Also known as Mock Orange. Nearly round, 



orange-colored. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Pear Shaped, Ringed. Green and yellow, beautiful bi- 



colored fruit, upper half yellow, lower half green. 



Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream colored 



striping, sometimes changing to yellow. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 10c. 

 Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn. 



Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Siphon or Dipper. Useful for dippers; fruits long, 



bottle-shaped, with straight or slightly crooked neck. 



Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. Oz. 20c " 10c. 



|T'«T'|^Q/-^'»-||-k|1pi Delicate, free-flowering plants covered with star-shaped flowers, valuable for mist-like effects and as 

 \-* J lJO^>^^ >■*■*■ t^ trimming in bouquets: also for hanging baskets or edgings. Sometimes called Baby's Breath. Will 

 thrive in almost any well prepared ground but does best on a limestone soil. Make handsome specimens dried. 

 Elegans Large Flowering Pure White. An improved large flowering strain, superior to the common Elegans not only in size 



of flowers but also in color. Oz. 25c " Pkt. 10c. 



Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink flowers. Hardy annual; one foot high. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



Muralis. Charming, easily grown border plants having very small pink flowers. Hardy annual: six Inches high '* 10c. 



HEDYSARUM — C'?ee French Honeysuckle) HELIANTHUS— (See Sunfloioer) 



(Everlasting) Sometimes called Straw Flower. Large full, double daisj'-like flower heads with 

 pro7uinent centers and stiff overlapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow and 

 scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as dried specimens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose the 

 flowers should be gathered when on the point of expanding. 



Sow early in spring; thin to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; two to two and one-half feet high. 

 Monstrosum, fl. pi., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Well-known and much admired border and bedding plants, highly valued for the blue color and 

 fragrance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped flowers. 

 _ Sow the seed early in spring, in mellow soil indoors, and when plants are one to two inches 



high, prick out into ]>ots. Transplant to place when three to four inches high. Will live outdoors through the winter in a warm 



climate. Desirable also as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half to 



two feet high. 



Anna Turrell. Violet-blue Pkt. 10c. Regal. Flower heads of many shades Pkt. 10c. 



King of the Blacks. Deep purple, almost black " 10c. Dark Varieties Mixed. Very choice. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— rS'ee Rocket) 



A vigorous branching plant, of easy culture, with pretty foliage and large, hght yellow 

 or cream-colored blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceedingly 

 showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across. The seed should be planted earlj', and the plants should be thinned 

 to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



(Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower garden nothing is better than the improved 

 strains we offer of this tall old-fashioned garden perennial. The large, richly colored blossoms 

 about three inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are set as rosettes 

 around the strong growing flower stalks. 

 Sow seed in June or July, in open ground, and in the autumn, transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 



The fohowing summer they will bloom. All double varieties are hardy perennials; five feet high. 



Early Flowering. Blooms readily the first year from seed sown in spring. A wide range of colors in large single or semi-double 



Helichrysum 



Heliotrope 



Hibiscus Africanus 



Hollyhock 



Blooms readily the first year from seed sown in spring. 

 flowers. Oz. 81.25 



Chater' 

 Double 



s Finest Mixed. Double perfection. 



Blood Red. Oz. $1.25 , 



Deep Rose. Oz. $1.25 



Lemon Yellow. Oz. $1.25 . 



Pink. Oz. $1.25 



Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink. Oz. $1.50. 



Pure White. Our"special improved strain. Oz. $1.50 



Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.00 



Mixed, Oz. 75c .,..., ,,...,... 



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