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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



\i\ l\ L ^Aj£^i ^ PHmrn^e FvPninor ((Enothera). Produces large, 



mkmMiSM^ miuroac, CVCUlUg showy blossoms which are fully 



filfwJ'^'l !:W]^^^ expanded only towards and during evening. Blossoms yel- 



'"''''^'}.''i>h^^^'y/'1^i^W^^ .in. ^^^^ ^^ white and very freely and constantly produced. 



\"^%K^^ ^^i^\^0^&I%^mmll Acaulis Alba. Of prostrate habit, the leaves lying on the 



r ri' 'J ' ^U^^rVWm^^MJmih ground; produces an abundance of large, blush-white flowers 



S^-^-L/hf \T4£f ^m^mSal^!^ about three inches across. Hardy perennial; six inches 



.^ .-^Nl'f- ^^MlflfifiSi^^^ . ^^Sh.. Pkt. 5C. 



\\f>s\\^y {^^S.W/'dSI^^^^^Z^ Lamarckiana. Superb spikes of large, bright yellow blos- 



"' lsS\^A\\ll4''^^<^iiv^PKi^J^P^^^ soms three to four inches across. Hardy biennial but blooms 



' ' C""i^ I^tf'' 'S^^^-'^g ^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ year; height four feet Pkt. 5c. 



~J<i^\ F/w^K^^^^^^S^ Prjitliilo Iflnnnirsi (Japanese Privirose). Beautiful, 



t!^ yjf®^^^^^^ rriraUia japOniCa i^i-ge, various colored flowers 



'^/J''-''-'""W^'<-''^^<T^^^^^^^^^^^^ standing in whorls, pyramidically arranged on short flower 



^^,^'*^^%^'^' ^wW^K^S^^^^^^^^^l stems; one foot high. Though perennial, new plants flower 



'" ""^/z ' ''/M^ ZM^5^Mmr^^^^ M^m^ ^ more freely and seed should be sown every year. Mixed 



''^^/!^iJw^Xf^^^m^^&m^^ mr^effes Pkt. 35c. 



■ f//M^lfm^*^-m^^m^BS^^^ After sowing the seeds of Primula Japonica, let them remain 



^/y/A jtii//fhAOei>Kimss<a(!mm8mL\ jn a cool and moist place for four or five weeks, then place in 



i\v'<iewf3j^ a frame or house where there is bottom heat and they will 



»'<!i3rai[)lfflA .^HlSr grow freely. 



W/Hk yK£^ tS^i WSSSStWW^I^^'''^^ Pritnillfl ^itlPtlcic (Chinese Primrose}. This beauti- 



lf^J/9 . - m^inimamr^:^^^ ^-^X rilUlUld OlUCUMb f^i winter blooming pot plant is 



especially valuable in that its brightly colored and finely 

 formed flowers and attractive foliage may be had in perfec- 

 tion from November until late in spring. The several varieties 

 afford a wide range of splendid colors, the flowers being 

 C^^^Pi#^i^<^^'\\M'*^\,^^lv.-s>A^ .jM Jif produced in clusters. According to location and facilities, 



'*^^^^^^W^C^v^^^^^^^ jl ff^ r W tt ^°^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^'®^^ drained shallow pans from April to the 

 ''"^B'^lfAJ^^MmrvA^^^Sl^i^^^Tid^y^^^ last of July, to insure flowering the following winter. Use 

 Z=#'.-^ 'ilMill'M!KMIK.% ^^^a^^^^^r ^ 'nn finely sifted leaf mold, loam and sand in equal parts. Cover 

 rj /'/■ SJm slightly and place the pans, when well watered, in a tempera- 

 ^'0'7M^/^jU 'iMm ^^^^ ^^ about bOoF. 



■■'7/^Vffi^i^i' '^ -Wtik'Ji^ ''I'll ■ §mr^ SINGLE FRINGED PRIMULA. 



'"^/^tSWr"' I \-- ,- ^^^I^/ • 'mW^\ Bright Rose Pkt. 2 5c. Ccerulea, blue Pkt. 3 5c. 



.mr /s%^^^^ i V ' ^4iM\^P^^€« • 'MW ^ Scarlet "35c. 



f '4^^|s,' -^ '^'^ \^^a\«r -^/^ 'wr Soliel d'Empel, magnificent, fine, white variety " 35c. 



V^^^' ^ C^^l'W Choicest Mixed, from choicest of best fringed sorts. . " 35c. 

 . ss ■ ^\ ^ ^^ |; H ^^_;«_^«^^^Tao ,r Choice&t Fcm Leaved, mixed " 35c. 



)I7J/ ^ "'^^ ■ I '^'^''^''''"''^'^°' DOUBLE FRINGED PRIMULA. 



wy I I Poppy, Double These are very choice; many plants will produce double 



White Fringed flowers. Double mixed Pkt. 36c. 



QUAKING GRASS— (See ^nza). 



-:: POPPY ::- 



(Papaver). Well know^n hardy annuals and perennials flowering c ^ .^ 



in great profusion throughout the summer. As early in spring ^^ f ' ^'\ fu 



as ground can be worked sow the seed where flowers are to bloom _Ki ' "^^W 



and cover lightly, since if planted too deep the seed will not C^'^^^x ^^ ' ' "^* ''^L 



germinate and the annual varieties do not bear transplanting. ^jf \ >'' '/ rOj 



To insure a continuous bloom during a long season the flowers ^^ ~ \ V ' '". '^ 1^ 



should be cut regularly and no seed pods allowed to form. ^f^ a '''^' -^^> 



Scarlet Queen. A splendid, free flowering single poppy, remark- "^ -. ^ 



able among the annual varieties for its very large size, brilliant, X~. "!! ^ . ^ ) 



deep scarlet color and long blooming season. Heretofore we have ^ '-^ ^*'^^^^^^'" '*^ "' \ 



been unable to offer an annual poppy so nearly approaching in ^^^ " ^^S^feff ' ► -^ 



good qualities the magnificent perennial Orientale Pkt. 10c. 



The Shirley. This magnificent strain of Poppies affords during ^K" //, i J. 



a long season flowers of the most charmingly delicate shades of ^ - //M§m 



colors imaginable, ranging from a pure, glistening white through o ^ fJliW.n 



the pinks, reds and scarlets to the deepest crimson, the darker ttv^ . ^ ' ^\ 



shades frequently being margined with white. Some of the petals ^^^i^Xc,-^ 'v r t'^'^- 



are of silky texture, others look like tissue paper, some are '"^^''T/ih^kw 



f)lain, some crimped and some w^avy. The flowers are exceeding- 

 y graceful and airy and lend themselves readily to bouquets 

 which should be cut before the blooms are fully expanded; they 

 will then keep fresh in water for several days Pkt. 5c. 



Tulip Flowered. Produces bright scarlet flowers borne well 

 above the foliage. The petals form a tulip-shaped cup and after j^ ^fJ6"^ ^^rj^'^ W 



a time black spots appear at the base of each petal. Hardy ^^Mfe'*<:^^M^' '- ^ 



annual, one foot high Pkt. 5c. ^ImWKSb^^^^^^M ^'•' 



Umbrosum. Rich vermilion with a shining black spot on each 

 petal; one of the most showy varieties; hardy annual — .Pkt. 5c. 



Cardinal. This is a very large and very double poppy, each ^^^^MS^^Si^^^S^^ 



petal being so cut as to give the blossom the appearance ^fSK^^t^^^^^^^ ^' •i ' '0^ 



of a large ball of brilliant cardinal coloi-ed silk. It is .^'^^^^^'^'''TP'^^^^^^f^^^M^^x i-^^ 



certainly one of the finest poppies in cultivation and a *'^H^^*S"<'Lo'J^^^^^^^^/r,^'S^w.^ 'aCS^^ •-'^ 



worthy companion to our Double White Fringed Poppy C'^^^W'' '^ ^^^^^^.^'l!^"'^l^»J?^l^ 



from which it differs only in color Pkt. 6c. -^-^ ^^S^S^^^^*^""^^^^"^^' j^^-^^^^^"^ 



Carnation, double white " 5c. ^s^^^^^f^^^^l^^-v^^i -'^C^^^^oM! ' '''' "^ '"^^^'"''^ 



Carnation, double mixed. Large showy, double flowers of J^^S^^^^pSft''^ j^*-?^ ^^^^v^^^^^ t^^^TZr—",-.^ 

 various colors, two feet high Pkt. 5c. ^^^-^'^''^^^^^^^^i^'^^^^^^'' "'^v^^^^ 'T'^i^^ 



Double White Fringed. This is the finest double white ^i^^^^feV^Sai'^rM^^'^^^^^'r^^^^ ^S 



poppy. The plants are about two and one-half feet high, ^^^'^^ra^^P^^^^^^O^N *"- 'i •^'^^ 4"**^^'^^^ 



upright growing and so floriferous that a very fine ^^^^^^^^^^i^^^^^'^^/'^^t.*''^" -- "'^^^^■^ 



showing is made. The blooms are from three to four "l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-J^ '^^%^'lr-i 



inches in diameter, perfectly double, finely fringed and *^ .C^^^^^^"^ \-^^^, ^-^yf i^fe^^'^- 



of the purest white Pk. 5c. fel^^^TS*.. 1 ^^a ^^E ^ U'/^ M 



Bracteatum. Large, orange-crimson flowers; perennial. . .Pkt. 5c. -^""^W^ ^^^^ ^^^"'-'^ 



Orientale. Large, gorgeous scarlet blossoms; base of petals black -— J^^i«^^^ _^^&*^^'"' 



One of our most striking and showy garden perennials. . .Pkt. 5c. 

 11^^ Papaver Somm/erttm, of which the Carnation Poppy is an ^^^^ 3s^SB^~' ^ ^^^°r ""1^77;',^^— PRIMULA 



improved form, is the species used for the extraction of opium. -^^~^ ^^ ,^5^^^-=-=^- - 



