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M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



COSMOS 



COSMOS 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR i£;°.ir,^ 



Glory). Dwarf plants of trailing branching habit, 

 each covering a space about two feet in diameter. . 

 At mid-day tliey are completely covered with a mass 

 of pure white and variously colored blossoms which 

 remain open in clear weather till evening. Half hardy 

 annual; one foot high. 



Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



COREOPSIS^ (-^'ee Calliopsis). 



A very effective autumn 

 flowering plant. Quite 

 hardy and rapid grow- 

 ing, forming bush-like 

 plants five to eight feet high and covered with large, 

 single, dahlia-like flowers. Should be started in this 

 latitude in March and transplanted to open ground 

 about June 1st. 



Hybrida, Large White. This variety produces a profu- 

 sion of large, pure white flowers which being grace- 

 fully poised on long stems are useful for decorative 

 purposes Pkt. 5c. 



Hybrida, Giant Mixed " 5c. 



EARLY FLOWERING COSMOS. We have secured an 

 early flowering strain which is sure to come into 

 bloom before frost, even when started outdoors and 

 will give a great profusion of bloom until late in the 

 autumn. 



Early Flowering Dawn. An early flowering strain in 

 which all the flowers are white Pkt. 5c. 



Early Flowering, Mixed. Both white and colored flow- 

 ers Pkt. 5c. 



CUCURBITA— (-See Gourd). 



Well known and universally admired tuber- 

 ous rooted plants producing exceedingly 

 handsome red and white flowers. Seed sown 



n spring, by autumn will produce a little bulb which if potted will bloom the following 



spring. Tender perennial; one foot high. 



Persicum, mixed. Of great beauty and many colors Pkt. 15c. 



Persicum giganteum, mixed. Characterized by beautiful foliage and profuse bloom; 



' ^ " • ...Pkt. 30c. 



CYCLAMEN 



each floAver is from two to two and a half inches long. Very choice. 



^V-p-OTpciCt \7"f]V'P (Ipotna'a Quamoclit). A most beautiful climber with deUcate, dark green, feathery 

 ^— ' ■■• •■■ ■t*i-B-'»J>J ▼ lilLj fohage and an abundance of bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet or white blossoms which 



contrast most effectively with the graceful foliage. Tender annual; about fifteen feet high. 



Scariet ' Pkt. 5c. White Pkt. 5c. Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



r^li c*ni-liiTC2 F^cftYvini A«*i (Glory Pea). A greenhouse plant bearing clusters of very curiously shaped and 

 Vj 11 dill. una J^dllipit^ri intensely brilliantly colored flowers, scarlet with black center. Plants do not 



bear transplanting and should be kept rather dry '. Pkt. 30c. 



Coboea Scandens ^J'^Si'^S 



handsome foliage and large, bell-shaped flowers, green 

 at flrst, but rapidly changing to a beautiful deep vio- 

 let-blue. A well established plant will rim about 

 thirty feet in a season, covering a large veranda with 

 handsome foliage and beautiful flowers. Tender per- 

 ennial Pkt. 5c. 



COCKSCOMB— (See Celosia). 



COIX LACHRYMA— (See Jo5\s Tears). 



Probably the best known and most pop 

 ular of ornamental foliage plants. 

 Leaves are of many shades of color and 



have a rich velvety appearance of extraordinary beauty. No lawn 



should be without these decorative plants. Tender perennial. 



Finest Hybrids, Mixed, e.vtra choice Pkt. 25c. 



Large Leaved Mixed, e.vtra choice, certain to produce plants of 



exceeding beauty Pkt. 25c. 



Large Leaved, Copper Colored. This coleusisof great merit 



and is w^orthy of a prominent place in greenhouse and 



garden. Leaves large and plants grow about two feet 



high. Foliage beautifully variegated in shades of rich red, 



bronze and copper color and quite distinct. . . .Pkt. 35c. 



COLEUS 



COLUMBINE 



(Aquilegia). Every well regulated gar- 

 den has a space devoted to hardy per- 

 ennials and no bed of perennials would 

 be complete without a due proportion 

 of columbines. They are of the easiest 

 culture and A^hen once established will 

 furnish for many years a magniflcent 

 display of the handsomest flowers each 

 spring and summer. The beds should be kept clear of weeds 

 and given each year a liberal dressing of well rotted man- 

 ure. Hardy herbaceous perennials; two to three feet high. 



Coerulea hybrida, double. A vigorous growing, very hand- 

 some variety with blue and white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Califomica hybrida. One of the handsomest of all the col- 

 umbines, having orange, red and yellow flowers. Pkt. 10c. 



Vervseneana fol. variegatis. Plants variegated leaved and producing 

 double, rose-colored blossoms ....Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed double, best and finest colors. " 5c, 



CONVOLVULUS MMOR— (See Morning Glory). 



Cyclamen 



QiGANTEUM 



