66 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 

 care should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if pro- 

 duced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep 

 digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quantities of well rotted 

 manure. Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest colored flowers when grown on 

 rather light, poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. 

 While some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the 

 surface of the soil as fine, smooth and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet; cover 

 each lot of seeds to a uniform depth, which should not be more than four or six times the diameter of the 

 seed; press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows, so that the starting plants can be seen easily; 

 thin out the young plants to prevent crowding and keep entirely free from weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of $1.16 I Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of $4.85 

 3.00 " " " 3.35 ♦♦ 5.00 " " '« 6.15 



3.00 " " '• 3.60 I «« 10.00 " " •' 13.50 



These Rates apply only to seeds in Packets, but not to seeds by Weight or Measure. 

 No Discount can be aMowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



AhnKrA VirirliFiAr;i ^ ^^P^^ growing, climbiag, half 



MUUUI a V 11 lUIIIVI a hardy, tuberous rooted perennial ^.«-,^^ \ 



gourd. The scarlet fruit is not larger than a chen-y and -'*^^?^^^ 1- 



is strikingly in contrast with the dark green, finely cut J^iniM^Sf^jM^^ iih 



foliage. Height fifteen feet Pkt. 10c. '-='— "^i^^pea i// 



AKll^ilnn (FT.owering Maple). An attractive perennial, V^j^j5^'-' wVjte 



/-\UUlllUll greenhouse shrub producing a profusion of \^^if^j^^m/'uiJl ^ illlll 



bell shaped drooping flowers; color, from white or yellow •^^iJ^^ ^^£ W%'l^^ ^^f'^lmi 



to deep orange and crimson veined with yellow. Well ^^^^^ffiwv^^I?^^^»y''^~>'v?'>ferv .••V'/' 



adapted for house culture and for bedding outdoors. Will •'^^\^S^^ir^^^'^^^f!^^v^^^ 



bloom the first season if seed is sown under glass in March. ^^«ftli^^i^^S^"^"-K.AK^'uA^4^r'^^ 



Finest Mixed Pkt. 35c. ^■^^^W^^^^MiS'9^Ml^^^''-'^^iM^' 



Arrorlinilim (Everlastmg). A very pretty, half hardy ^i^^^^^^^^^Zf^ ''^^ 



nv/i V7V/IIIIIU1II annual producing white and rose colored, > /SH «^^W1M TMmi ^ 



double, daisy -like flowers. These are the "Immortelles" ^...tuAtL^^^ ^B^^Swd!!M^^\\ w 



so desirable for wreaths and winter bouquets. Height fif- ^^^^^^& «i^!^Hii^^ 



teeninches Album, pure white. Pkt. 5c. ^i?:^K^«MMdBS^aSSffiiliSKVv\\ 



Roseum, light rose.. Pkt. 5c. { Mixed Pkt. 5c. , „„„ „ 



ArlliimiA Pirrhfica (Mountain Fringe, Wood . >,'^;-'; -. ."%. -"t t' t'c:^'*'*^^^^^^^^^'^^'^'^^ 



MQIUmia V/irrnOSa pHnge, Allegheny Vine). fevs' I ^. "'W^^ 



A beautiful, graceful climber and profuse bloom- <> 'i,'!'' 'A< M/'ll*-'''^^ 



er. White and pink. Hardy biennial; height fifteen ^ '■'m\S\''lim 



feet Pkt. 10c. .,lU,,,/'^Mf\^^\>.'^,ss.\! i'^^-' ■'"*"-' ■■^^'Uifc^y 



AHnni^ Aiihimnalk ( Adonis Fioiver, J;^M^ /'.^-S^-^.;V''»^ 



Ahandsorae, hardy herbaceous annual, one u'^'^.mm'i^ViHW^^^MiiS^ ''^^W' -^iZ^^^MMm 



foot high. The finely cut, dark green foli- '%^ .^^0»lm'h)f^ ^^IS^^!''^'WiS^-'it^^^^^ '/''M 



age, in which are set the intense blood red i^ »\' ■'^'^^^.■',^/.^^^mih A'^^^SSS^'i^'^^^^^^v^^^^^^ - J^'W 



flowers, gives the plant a very striking ap- .5 , ..;,x\\^^'V''j'A^^^/M^m 



pearance. It grows readily in a place '"31^^^^/ vl^?'" "^-TmB Sm ' ^''^-^?'W™^^^^^^^'^'ft-^J^ 



shaded by a house or fence and requires 5}J''^'^^^^^-4l('v<iaifcV'^»5^HK;4^ 



but little care Pkt. 5c. ~^y^ .,. I'W^ &k\M^eSm}^'^'W- ■ '■'■■ '^■^'i^xmm^hk 



AGERATUM ^3^****' 



A beautiful hardy annual. The flowers ^^^^^^^^^^j^B^^Stt^i' ?<^^. '^M^l^A 



borne in dense clusters are very useful /^^^^^^^^^^^^SBS^^^M^^m^i}% '^ 



for bouquets and the plants are very j^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^*SltBS^^^iwW^lh 



attractive in the garden-. The different ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l<^^^^^i^^ii^^^'<!^^^ 

 varieties are from six inches to two 

 feet high and are covered with bloom 

 nearly all summer. 



Mexicanum. Light blue, about twenty ^''^^'^'\l«iraitfeVR\w>*v'^ s^m^\y /• 



inches high Pkt. 5c. !— - Jf^S^^ ^^^j^ ^^'A'T'/ ^ 



Imperial Dwarf White. Height eight ...^immm 



inches Pkt. 5c. ,,(fm]f/mimlliif//MA III I'WffXWI/^yi 



Tom Thumb Dwarf Blue. Desirable for jcMmwJJl smi4W/)mm!i.mi\ ^ 



edging; six inches high Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Seeds of the above varieties ^lIMMMIflMif^^^MIJ^^^i^^^^Miil^^^^ 



mixed Pkt. 5c. JMJ I (m 



Lasseauxi. Rose colored; twenty inches mmmm/tiWrn^^^^mMl^m^llY/ 



high Pkt. 5c. MMB^^WwilllrV 



Conspicuum. Valuable for winter, (mfMwIJ^^^^m 



white; two feet high Pkt. 5c. ^V- ////IM^^^^mmll/§K\^ \ 



Lasseauxi and Conspicuum should be ^wl^^ f^- \ ''^ 



started very early in the house to in- ^^ilMllliWlTOIilillffl ' ' 



sure a good bloom. 



AtfrrkC^^mma ^^''y useful for cutting for bouquets 1^''"* Ageratum 



/A51 Ud lt;i 1 1 1 1 1 a and pretty in masses in beds. 



Coronaria. (Rose Campion). Brilliant, deep crimson flow- 

 ers, resembling the single pink. Blooms freely ahd for a Ac<rric4ic NIoKiilrtca {Ornamental Grass) An orna- 

 long time. Soft silvery white fohaged plants about two rA^IUMlS t^CUUlU>a mental grass in which the small 

 feet high. Flowers in May or June, one of the earliest seeds are so gracefully poised in large, open clusters as to 

 hardy perennials. Pkt. 5c. have the effect of a cloud and when dried can be effect- 



Cceli=rosa. {Rose of Heaven) . A hardy, free flowering an- ively used in bouquets of everlastings. Grows easily in any 



nual, single, bright rose, with white center. Also known as common garden soil. Hardy annual, about one and a half 



Jove's Flower; about eighteen inches high Pkt. 5c. feet high Pkt. 5c. 



