D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



\^f^(\nxr (Pceoniaherbacea Chinensis). Well known her- 

 *^*^^**J^ baceous perennial plants which maybe grown 



either from seed or roots. They are so gorgeous in their beauty 



that they should have a place in every yard and are sure to 



I'epay the little cai'e required. About three feet high. 

 (Pceony Roots are listed in our autumn Bulb Catalogue). 

 Double, Mixed Pkt. 35c. 



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P #1 1 1^ The palm is one of the most ornamental plants in 



******* the greenhouse and those varieties that are hardy 

 enough to bear planting out on the lawn during warm weather 

 aresuretocoinmand attention. The seed is slow to germinate. 



Chamaerops Hutnilis. {Dwarf Fa)t Palm). The most hardy 

 and dwarf of its species, seldom attaining a height of over 

 eight to ten feet Pkt. 1 Oc. 



Chatneerops Bxcelsa. A greenhouse variety in this latitude. 

 As a lawn plant in our southern states it is conspicuously 

 attractive. A well grown specimen will attain a height of 

 twenty-five or thirty feet Pkt. 10c. 



P^fnn^^ Of^^^ ((r//)ie/-/H;u argenteum). Magnifl- 



I^ci.ltl|7ci.9 VII ciao cent ornamental grass, producing 



numerous flower stems surmounted by plumes of silvery 



inflorescence. Half hardy perennial; ten feet high.. .Pkt. 5c. 



P^Q^inn Plnwf»r (Passijloi-a). Most interesting and well 



1 d-zs^ii/ii 1 iVFYV^i known climbers bearing singularly beau- 

 tiful flowers. 



Coerulea. Half hardy deciduous climber with blue and white flowers of 



remarkable beauty Pkt. 10c. 



(Lathyrus latifoUus). A hardy per- 

 ennial climber producing for many 

 weeks a succession of blossoms in clusters of eight to ten each. Only a 

 few flowers can be expected the second season, but in the third and 

 fourth, the plants then being well estab- 

 lished, an abundance of foliage and bloom 

 afforded. The plants die down late in 

 the fall and start again in ' 

 Sow seed in open ground. 



Rose Pkt. 5c. 



White " 5c. 



Mixed. White, rose and 

 purple Pkt. 5c. 



Peas, Everlasting 



PELARGONIUM 

 — (See Geranium) 



PHLOX 

 PERENNIAL 



The varieties of the Per- 

 ennial Phlox are among 

 the choicest of our flowers 

 for bedding and border 

 plants. They are hardy 

 and need no protection; 

 will flourish in any soil, 

 succeeding better, how- 

 ever, in deep, rich, rather 

 moist ground. T w o to 

 three feet high. We gen- 

 erally receive our new 

 crop seed in December or 

 January and it should be 

 ordered and planted as 

 soon thereafter as possi- 

 ble as the very best seed 

 loses vitality rapidly. 

 Mixed seed saved from 

 splend id sorts. . . Pkt. 1 Oc. 



PLATYCODOH 

 jAPONICUSfl.pl. 



(Japanese Bell 

 Floiver) . 

 Distinctly superior 

 to the ordinary varie- 

 ties; flowers double in- 

 stead of single and the 

 ten petals; in color a 

 very attractive deep 

 blue, are in the form 

 of an open bell. Hardy 

 perennial; twelve to 

 eighteen inches high 

 and in flower from 

 June to October. 



Pkt. 10c. 



PICOTEE— (See Carnation). 



Phlox 

 Drummondi 



PHLOX DRUMMONDI ^'iJ^,.:,.fnl). 



Unequaled in the magnificent display of their 

 many and brilliantly colored flowers. They will 

 grow even in poor soil, but in order to develop to 

 their highest perfection, must have rich soil and 

 must be given room. Plants from seed sown in 

 open gi'ound in fall or early spring will begin fiow- 

 ering about July 1st and be literally covered with 

 bloom until autumn. For masses of separate colors 

 or for bouquets, they are unsurpassed. One foot 

 high. 



Alba. Pure white, very desirable Pkt. 10c. 



Black Warrior. Very deep maroon " 10c. 



isabellina. Creamy yellow * 10c. 



Kermesina Alba Ocuiata. Rosy crimson, 

 white eye " 10c. 



Lilac. With white center " 10c. 



Rosea. Deep rose, with white eye " 1 Oc. 



Rosy Chamois. Deep salmon rose. " 10c. 



Scarlet. Maroon center " 10c. 



Splendens. Crimson, pure white eye; one 



of the finest of this strain " 10c. 



Stellata Splendens. Rich crimson, star-shaped white eye. *' 10c. 



Violet. Deep violet blue with white eye " 10c. 



Extra Choicest Mixed. Best large flowered varieties. .. . " 5Co 



