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



1^ 1_ 1 • The Dahlia has always been a favorite for autumn 



I l^fl |l^ flowering. The flowers are so symmetrical and per- 

 *^ ******** feet and the range of colors so large and varied that 



they will always be popular wliere display is wanted. Both the single 



and double strains of this magnificent race of plants may be had in the 



greatest variety and beauty from seed. If planted early and forced they 



can be made to flower the first season. Tender herbaceous perennial. 

 Finest Double Mixed. Seeds saved from choicest double flowers .Pkt. 15c. 

 Finest Single Mixed. Will produce brilliant flowers running through 



a wide range of colors Pkt. lOc. 



For Dahlia Boots see Bulbs and Boots, page OU. 



¥^ • Tlie daisy has been so far improved by selection 



I loiC^T careful cultivation that good seed will give at 



M^^^»-^y eighty per cejit. of double flowers that are as lar 

 any of the named sorts that are propagated by 

 division of the roots and are sold at high prices. 

 The plants bloom \ve\i in the house and are 

 splendid for early spring and summer flower- 

 ing when planted in a slightly shaded situation. 



Double Rose {Longfellon-). Finest strain. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Double White [[ 10c. 



Double Mixed " ^c. 



75 



Datura 



Large, branch- 

 ing plants pro- 

 ducing very 

 large, h a n d- 

 some, double 

 or single trum- 

 pet shaped 

 blossoms of ex- 

 q u i s i t e fra- 

 grance. T e n- 

 der annual, 

 three feet high. 



Wrighti. Pure white at the center, shad- 

 ing into lilac and blue; magnificent 

 ngle flowers .Pkt. 5c. 



Chlorantha, fl. pi. Large, double yellow 

 blossoms, richly scented Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Yellow, white and lilac. '* 5c. 



DELPHINIUM- ('See Larkspur). 



DEW PLANT— (-See Mesemhryanthemum) . 



DIANTHUS— (-See Pmfc). 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS— (-See Sweet William). 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS— (See Carnation). 



DIGITALIS— ('S'ee Foxglove). 



DOLICHOS— (See Hyacinth Bean). 



EDELWEISS— (See Gnaphalinm). 



EMERALD FEATHER— (See ^sparagrMS 

 Sjirengeri). 



ERAQROSTIS— (See Love Gi-ass). 



EVENING GLORY— (See Ipomoea Bona Nox). 



EscH&CHOLTziA, Bush 



Eschscholtzia 



{California Poppy). The state 

 flower of California. A genus 

 of the Poppy family, fully as 

 valuable as the common Poppy 

 for garden ornamentation as it blooms almost continually throughout 

 the season. A bed of these in full bloom gives a brilliant color etf ect. 

 Hardy annual ; height, except Bush, one foot. 

 BUSH. A new and distinct variety of unusual merit. Leaves are coarser 

 and larger than the common kinds. Flowers are about three inches in 

 diameter and are formed of broad, bright yellow petals with wavy edges. 



Stems ten inches long. Height of plant about two feet Pkt. 6c. 



Californica. Bright yellow " 5c. 



Californica, Double White. Creamy white " 5c. 



Crocea Striata. Orange yellow, delicately striped '* 5c. 



Mandarin. The outer side of the petal is tinged with scarlet, the inner 



side rich orange Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed , " 5c. 



Eulalia Japonica 



Euphorbia Variegata 



A most magnificent and exceedingly 

 graceful ornamental grass from Japan, 

 gi-owing five to six feet high. Spikes a light violet and in form resem- 

 ble an ostrich plume Pkt. 10c. 



A beautiful foliage plant 

 _ _ sometimes known as "Snow 

 on the Mountain." The leaves are veined and margined with white. 

 Plant in a sunny situation. Hai-dy annual ; two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



r« 1 (Digitalis). Grows to the height of three or four 



ff^QVOrlQ^g feet, affording dense spikes of brilliantly colored 



* v^.^^^*vr ▼ v^ flowers which are terminal and half as long as 



height of plant. Colors white, lavender and rose. A valuable flower in 



every perennial garden ; does not usually blossom until the second year. 



Hardy biennial or perennial. 



Ivery 's Spotted. A fine variety of colors; robust and hardy Pkt. 5c. 



Splendid Mixed " 5c. 



