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



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Centaurea 



The Centaureas are an ex- 

 ceedingly interesting genus 

 of plants, embracing annu- 

 als, biennials and perennials 

 which though botanically alike are very different in appear- 

 ance. Some are very valuable for the beauty of their silvery 

 white, velvet- like foliage, the flowers being unattractive; 

 others are highly prized for the beauty of their flowers. They 

 are easily grown from seed. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Foliage 

 Candidissima. Ornamental plants of great beauty; foliage 



deeply cut, silvery white and densely covered with white hairs. 



Half hardy perennial Pkt. 1 5c. 



Gymnocarpa. Sometimes called Dusty Miller. Valuable because 



of its silvery foliage and graceful, drooping habit of growth. 



Half hardy perennial; one-half to two feet high — Pkt. 10c. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Flowers 

 Cyanus. (Bachelor's Button, Corn Flonier). This is the flower 



seen in such great abimdance in the fields of Europe, and to a 



less extent in this country; though a weed there, in its im- 

 proved forms it is one of the most attractive of garden flowers. 



If seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the spring and 



the flowers picked so as to prevent the plant exhausting itself 



by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of bright blue, purple, 



white or pink flowers from July till late in autumn. One to 



two feet high. Mixed all colors Pkt. 5c. 



Double Mixed. (Bachelor's Button). Produces larger, more 



globular flowers than the common variety Pkt. 5c. 



Odorata. (Siveet Sultan). An old fashioned hardy annual about 



eighteen inches high, with long-stemmed, sweet scented, light 



blue or purple flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Marguerite. A sweet scented, white Centaurea, about as large as a 



medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Centaurea Odorata and 



the plants are about eighteen inches high. The flowers are beauti- 

 fully laciniated and produced on long sterns; their lasting quality after 



being cut is remarkable. Hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety. The flowers 



are finely laciniated and are about the size of a carnation. They 



have long stems and keep well after cutting. The colors range 



through white, rose, lilac, purple and yellow. Hardy annual; about 



eighteen inches high Pkt. 10c. 



Chrysanthemums are showy 

 and effective in the garden, 

 and desirable for cut flowers. 



Our list affords a flne range for selection. These annuals are not the 



winter flowering sorts sold by florists. 



Early Blooming Garden Sorts 

 Carinatum Eclipse, pure golden yellow, with a bright purplish-scarlet 



ring or center on the ray florets, the disc being dark brown; very 



striking Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, double white. " 5c. 



Coronarium, double yellow, very attractive, rich golden yellow flowers abundantly produced .Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed, Carinatum and Coronarium varieties " 5c. 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming Sorts 

 Japonicum, fl. pi., Japanese variety. Flowers of peculiar form and much beauty, combining numerous shades of color. 



Half hardy perennial Pkt. 35c. 



Indicum fl. pi., half hardy perennial; very double, mixed colors » " 35c. 



Superb mixed double, seed from the finest Chinese and Japanese varieties " 35c. 



Chrysanthemum 



Centaurea Marguerite 



CINERARIA 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (S'ee Wallflovjer). CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— (-See Virginian Stock). 



Cinerarias are easily grown from seed, require little heat, are free blooming and give 

 brilliant flowers in a variety of colors. Greenhouse perennials which can be planted 

 out in summer. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat. One to two feet high. 

 Marltima candidissima, (sometimes called Dusty Miller). Cultivated for its handsome, silvery white foliage; very orna- 

 mental as a decorative pot plant, or for bedding purposes Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida, choicest mixed, from best large flowering varieties. 



Pkt. 35c. 

 Hybrida, flore pleno, mixed, the flowers are perfectly and evenly 



double and in great variety of colors Pkt. 35c. 



Hybrida, very dwarf, large flowered, growing only eight inches 



high. Blooms profusely; many colors; desirable Pkt. 35c. 



Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest sort among 

 Cinerarias. The plant is about one and one-half feet high and 

 covered with large beautiful white flowers having purplish cen- 

 ters. An abundant bloomer in early spring and excellent for 



Easter decoration Pkt. 35c. 



/^¥ A 1>Kf A Beautiful, hardy annuals from California, with 

 ^— •■■-'■'^*«"*»"'-^V rose-colored, white and purple flowers, in deli- 

 cate but very brilliant shades. The plants are about eighteen 



inches high and profuse bloomers. Mixed Double Pkt. 5c. 



I^¥ F^IW A T¥^ ^N^W known and universally admired climb- 

 V-i-l-il-Ji**-^^ ■■. •■•kJ ers, some of the varieties being remarkable 

 for the size and beauty of their blossoms and others for their 

 gracefulness. Fine for covering arbors, verandas, etc., as they 

 cling readily to almost any object. Most of the kinds are hardy, 

 herbaceous perennials, but some little protection in northern 

 latitudes through winter, is advised. 

 Virginiana, (Virgin's Bower). A rapid climber, growing twenty 

 feet in a single season. The blossoms are small, white and in 



large clusters Pkt. 10c. 



Plammula. A slender but vigorous climber, from ten to fifteen feet 

 high, with clusters of small white, fragrant flowers in August and 



September. Known as Sweet Virgin's Bower Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Extra choice, large flowering varieties with beautiful clus- 

 CiNERARiA Hybrida ters of purple and white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



