D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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C'f^tC'f^fktfkp^lfh A favorite and universally admired 



V-Q I v-'^vFltl I lU genus distinguished by its abundance 

 of large flowers wliich are white or in various sliades of 

 yellow, splashed, spotted and blotched with orange, rose 

 or brown, two plants rarely having flowers marked exactly 

 alike. Grown in pots in the conservatory or greenhouse. 

 Herbaceous annuals or shrubby evergreen perennials. 



Hybrida grandiflora, flowers of immense size; seeds saved 

 from finest specimens Pkt. 35c. 



Hybrida tigrina, flowers of the largest size, beauti- 

 fully spotted; seeds saved from choicest collection 



Finest hybrids mixed. Seeds saved only from the 

 most perfect flowers, embracing many of recent 

 introduction; all desirable 



Rugosa. Small flowers, white, cream, orange, rose 

 or russet, dotted with darker shades and in 

 great profusion, shrubby; grown in and out of 

 doors. Saved from the finest shrubby varieties 

 mixed 



25c. 



35c. 



35c. 



CALENDULA— (-See Marigold). 

 CALIFORNIA POPPY— (See EschschoUzia) . 



Calampelis Scabra SuiurTSde'^ 



climber from Chili, with graceful, delicate foliage. Late 

 in the season it produces racemes of bright orange flowers 

 which in turn give place to delicate pendant seed pods. 

 Tender perennial; fifteen feet high Pkt. lOc! 



ralandrinia Fine dwarf plants for growing in 

 V^UlUiftvii iiHiu masses; produce an abundance of 



blossoms; well suited for edgings, rockeries, etc. Tender 



annual; one-half to one foot high. 



Grandiflora, magenta pkt. 5c. 



Umbellata, crimson •» Sc. 



l^rlllipliriP^ {Poppy Mallotv). Very handsome border 



V.UIIII liV/v^ plants, producing through a long season 



rich, purple-red flowers. Hardy annual; about fifteen 



inches high. Choicest Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Camellia Japonica f.^STrS^.^l'^SSSx 



shrubs easily grown from seeds, though they germinate 

 slowly. As varieties do not come true from seed one may 

 have the pleasure of getting something distinct and of 

 great merit. Mixed fine double varieties Pkt. 35c. 



Canary Bird Flower Sxtbeaufi?;; 



climbei with small, curiously shaped, canary colored blos- 

 soms Will bloom freely from July until killed by frost. 

 Tender annual. Height about twenty feet Pkt. 5c. 



/^ i» i-k ■-> i* Stately, ornament- 

 1^Q||I1#J al plants, produc- 

 ^^^"^ *^^ ing clusters of 



large flowers of the most intense, 

 varied and brilliant colors. Very 

 desirable for greenhouse or bedding 

 outdoors. Plant the seeds in Febru 

 ary, first soaking them for a day in 

 hot water. In August the plants 

 come into bloom and continue to 

 flower very freely until cut down 

 by frost. Tender perennial. Store 

 roots in cellar in winter. 



Finest Large Flowering Mixed. 



About three feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Candytuft 



{Iberis). 

 Showy, 

 branch- 

 ing plants about fifteen inches high. 

 Considered indispensable for cut- 

 ting and very effective in beds, 

 masses or rockeries. If sown in 

 spring the plants will bloom from 

 July to September or if in the fall 

 will blossom from May to July. 

 Hardy annual. 

 Lilac, shading to light 

 purple Pkt. 5c. 



White 



" 5c. 



Rocket. {Giant Empress). 

 Extra large white trusses; 

 a great improvement in 

 the size and quality of the 

 flowering trusses over the 

 common white variety... 



" 5c. 



Fragrant, white 



" 5c. 



Purple, a rich dark shade. . 



" 5c. 



Rose Carmine, compact 

 habit 



" 10c. 



Fine Mixed 



' 5c. 



Dwarf Mixed Hybrid, 



about six inches high 



Perennial (Sempervirens). 

 Hardy, evergreen, sub- 

 shrub; height ten inches; 

 flowers white, very pretty. 



10c. 



10c. 



Canterbury Bell 



Canterbury Bell 



(Campanida Medium). Handsome, hardy biennial of stately 

 giowth, iich color and profuse bloom. Succeeds best in light, 

 rich soil and in the fall should be transplanted or thinned to 

 eighteen inches or two feet apart and given some protection in 

 severe ^\ inter weather. Has large, bell shaped flowers which 

 are strikingly effective, colors white and various shades of 

 violet, rose, lilac and blue. Height two to four feet. One of 

 the wild forms of Campanula is the "Blue Bells of Scotland.'' 



Double White Pkt. 10c. Double Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Double Blue " 10c. Single Mixed " 5c. 



Calycanthema Mixed. Flowers large, of flne form, white, lilac, 

 rose and purple. Known also as "Cup and Saucer" plant, 

 the calyx forming a cup around the base of bell Pkt. 10c. 



CARPET OF SNOW— (See Alyssum). 



