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M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BABY'S BREATH— (See Gypsophila) BACHELOR'S BUTTON— (See Ccntaurea) 



n 11 \/i*%^ (Cardiospermum halicacabum) A favorite with children, being remarkable for its inflated mem- 



D&llOOn Vine branous capsules containing the seed. It is sometimes called "Love-in-a-Puff." A rapid and gracelul 



climber. Flowers small, white. The round black seed is marked with a white heart-shaped spot. Sow seed outdoors in 



open ground early in spring and give the plant some support to run upon. Tender annual; six feet high. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 10c. 



Balsam 



(Impatiens Balsamina) Known also as Lady Slipper. The brilliantly colored, double rose-like 

 flowers of this well-known border and bedding annual are thickly set along the branches of the erect 

 bushy plants. The dainty individual flowers, often two inches across, are borne on very short stems 

 and when cut they show to best advantage floating in a dish of water. The colors range from white 

 to dark purple, and are either self colored or spotted and striped. 



Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in the open ground when danger of frost is past. The 

 plants prefer a rich, moist or even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. They do best if allowed eighteen inches 

 apart each way in a sunny situation. Larger and more double flowers will be obtained if some of the young shoots are cut 

 out when quite small, or by transplanting two or three times. Hardy annual; one to two feet high. 



Double or Camellia Flowered 



Oz. 



• Pkt. 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use and for bouquets, very double. 



Dark Red. (Atrosanguinea plenissima) Very double, dark red blossoms 



Solferino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with crimson and lilac. Oz. 75c. 



Extra Fine Mixed. Striped and blotched sorts of various colors. Oz. 75c 



Tall Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 50c 



Dwarf Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. 60c : 



BEANS — (See Scarlet Runner Beans) 



w^ • Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding out in partially shaded locations. Suitable also for 



r^A/VAVII ^ window boxes. Some varieties are grown for their foliage, but most sorts when given proper care 

 [jI^T gi CJIjL AcL P r0( i uce abundantly large clusters of brilliantly beautiful wax-like flowers of fine f < >rm and substance. 

 ^^ Sow seed in March in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. Begonia seed is extremely 



small and great care should be taken in opening the packet and planting. Open the packet directly over the surface to 

 prevent any seed being lost. The surface of the soil should be very smooth and the seed carefully scattered on the surface 

 and lightly pressed in. The moss should be kept quite damp, but the surface of the soil should not be watered. Moisture 

 can be retained in the soil by placing a glass over the box or pots. When the plants are large enough to handle, trans- 

 plant into small pots, and to larger sized pots as required. For winter or spring blooming, sow from August to September. 

 For outdoor bedding, select a shady moist situation, making the bed rich with well rotted manure and leaf mold, if 

 obtainable. The young plants started indoors may be set out when the weather is warm and settled. Water thoroughly 

 every day. Tender perennial, blooming the first year if started early, one foot high. 



Tuberous Rooted Begonias 



The tuberous rooted varieties, if planted 

 early in a temperature of sixty to seventy 

 degrees, will with proper care give an abun- 

 dance of bloom the first year. At the end of 

 the season they may be dried off by with- 

 holding water, the tubers kept in a dry place 

 free from frost and planted the following 

 spring, when they will bloom more freely 

 than before. 

 Single Mixed. The seed we offer will 



produce the finest single flowers in 



various shades ranging from white to deep 



red Pkt. 25c. 



Double Mixed. The largest and best double 



or semi-double flowers, including shades of 



pink, red, scarlet and light yellow. Pkt.35c. 



Fibrous Rooted Begonias 



The Semperflorens varieties of fibrous 



rooted Begonias are exceptionally desirable 



for edgings or border plants. They succeed 



equally well in either sunny or partly shaded 



locations and flower continuously from early 



summer until fall. They are also very at- 

 tractive as pot plants for winter flowering 



indoors. 



Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flow- 

 ers brilliant, rich red, set off perfectly by 

 the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 

 are broadly margined with bronze and 

 purple. Hardy and floriferous; the best of 

 the semperflorens class Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, 

 well adapted for house or outdoor culture. 

 Plants of compact dwarf habit, and under 

 proper treatment almost continuous 

 bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very at- 

 tractive blush white Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens 

 alba, except that flowers are rose 

 colored Pkt. 15c. 



B ELLIS— (See Daisy) 



IGNONIA RADICANS 



Bignonia Radicans 



{Tecoma radicans, Trumpet Vine) One of the most showy, certainly one of the best 

 hardy, deciduous flowering climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks of trees, old 

 walls, etc. Vines should be moderately pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring more 

 and better bloom. The flowers produced in clusters are trumpet shaped, two to three inches long and of orange red color. 

 The foliage is very attractive and unusually free from insects. It not only is one of the best climbers, but planted on the 

 lawn makes a pretty bush of drooping habit, if the tops are cut back. Sow seed in well prepared beds, either in autumn or 

 very early in spring, in drills, and keep free from weeds. Hardy perennial, often growing thirty feet Pkt. 10c. 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER— (See Schizanthus) 



