M. FERRY & GO'S 



NASTURTIUM 



Madame Guntcr's Hybrid Nasturtiums 



Flowers are striped or blotched with shades of 

 red on yellow and orange ground, forming a 

 combination of exceeding brilliancy and beauty. 

 About four feet high. Half hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 81 



NASTURTIUM 



Hu/arf NIaciiirfiiimc (Tropmolum Minor). A bed of 

 UWdrl llldMUriIUII15 dwarf nasturtiums in the yard is 



very brilliant and attractive, blooming all the season. The 



plants are so evenly dwarf that they are often used for a 



border. Hardy annual; about one foot high. 



Aurora, light reddish-orange veined with carmine Pkt. 5c. 



Bronze Colored, bronze-orange " 5c. 



Crimson, rich, dark crimson '♦ 5c. 



Empress of India, small, compact plant; dark scarlet 



flowers; very dark foliage " 5c. 



King Theodore, dark scarlet maroon " 5c. 



Pearl, pale yellow " 5c. 



Rose, a warm rose pink * * 5c. 



Scarlet, scarlet orange " 5c. 



Schilling's Striped, bright yellow, maroon stripes " 5c. 



Yellow, rich golden yellow •• 5c. 



Mixed Dwarf , all of the above colors *' 5c. 



TrikWind NI:ic4iir4iiimc (Tropoeolum Lobbianum). The 



I railing IMaSlUrilUmS Lobbianum differs from the 

 common running nasturtium in being less rank growing, more 

 floriferous and having richer, more varied colored flowers of 

 many shades, from the brightest scarlet to very deep maroon. 

 Fine for covering arbors, trellises and rustic work. Half 

 hardy annual; about ten feet high. 



Bright Yellow, with carmine stain Pkt. 5c. 



Brilliant, intense scarlet red, dark foliage " 5c. 



Cardinal, deep scarlet, dark foliage. " 5c. 



Chestnut Brown, rich red maroon " 5c. 



Giant of Battles, sulphur, red blotches *' 5c. 



Hemispheericum, straw color, blotched and suffused 

 with scarlet orange; vigorous foliage growth ♦' 5c. 



King of the Blacks, crimson maroon, darker markings " 5c. 



Light Yellow, with maroon stain * ' 5c. 



Rose, a deep shade, distinct and attractive *' 5c. 



Spitfire, bright fiery scarlet, very floriferous " 5c. 



Mixed Trailing, ^Lobbianuvi varieties) * ' 5c. 



Chameleon Nasturtiums n'riS'fuu°iS,LTni 



can find upon it flowers of almost every shade of color and 

 form of marking known to nastui'tiums. No matter what 

 color a flower may be when it opens, it is continually chang- 

 ing from day to day. A very attractive strain. 

 Dwarf Chameleon Pkt. 5c. Tall Chameleon Pkt. 5c. 



Npmnnhil;! (Love Grove). The flowers ai*e single, cup-shaped, about an inch in 

 i^i:;illU|Jlllia diameter and usually come in delicate shades of blue and white. A 



delicate and singularly attractive hardy annual: about six inches high. 



Mixed Varieties Pkt. 5c. 



Nirnf i;in;i Handsome garden plants of the tobacco family, valuable for the long du- 

 lUiV^Uliaiia ration and freedom of their bloom. Flowers salver-shaped, having long, 



tubular corollas. Half hardy annuals; about three feet high. 

 Affinis. Flowers large, white and fully expanded only in evening or cloudy days. Deli- 



ciously fragrant Pkt. 5c. 



Sanderae, Mixed. Flowers white, carmine-rose or violet, a little smaller than Affinis and 



unlike it is in full bloom during the day. Very floriferous Pkt. 10c. 



NIQELLA — (See Love-in-a-Mist) . 



Nnl;in;i Beautiful trailing plants with prostrate stems. Fine 



l^Uiaiia fQp rock work, pots, baskets and vases, as the 

 branches hang pendulous over the edge of vase or basket. 

 The blossoms are produced abundantly and are convolvulus- 

 shaped, brilliant and of various colors. Hardy trailing an- 

 nual; six inches high. Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Nvrf <>rini;i Charming little plants, well adapted for rock- 

 l^yi/lCl lllia eries, baskets and edgings. The florets are 



star-shaped, white or tinted with various shades and during 



the evening are very fragrant. Half hardy annual; six inches 



high. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



CENOTHERA— (See Primrose). 



OI<»;inH<>r C^^rium Oleander). This well known shrub is of 



V/lcailUCI easy culture and flowers freely the greater part 



of the year. In warm, moist climates it requires no protection 



and attains the proportions of a good sized tree. The flowers 



have a salver-shaped corolla with a crown of cut appendages 



in the center and are white or different shades of red. .Pkt. 5c. 



Oy;)li< Very pretty, herbaceous plants with richly colored 



V/Aalld blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of loam and /^(#13^. 



sand. Desirable for greenhouse decoration, rock work or wr^i rr 



baskets. Half hardy perennial. j£^^^f^ 



Rosea, rose colored Pkt. 10c. ^'g^-fl^ 



Mourning Bride " 



(Scabiosa or Sweet Scabious). This is one of the most attrac- (9^j(^^'^-r^^-^. 



tive of the old fashioned flowers. Its great abundance and long ^^wg^ vwnf^^««Lv? 



succession of rich colored fragrant blossoms borne on long y^^^^^^{^^-)> 



stems make it one of the most useful of the decorative plants 



of the garden. It has been greatly improved of late years, 



producing larger and more double flowers of greater variety 



and brilliancy of color than in the old type. Hardy annual; 



twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Double Dark Maroon Pkt. 5c. 



Double White " 5c. 



Double Mixed " 5c. MOURNING BRIDE 



