FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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I lmim Grandiflorum Rubrum (Scarlet Flax) 

 I-ilHUlll a beautiful and effective plant of 

 slender and delicate growth having a profusion of 

 bright flowers. If sown in hotbed and transplanted 

 into good, rich soil, one foot apart, the period of 

 flowering will be much advanced but the seed can 

 be sown in the open ground after the weather is 

 warm. Hardy annual; about one and one-half 

 feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Lobelia 



A very useful genus of 

 plants of easy culture and 

 well adapted for bedding, 

 pots or rockeries. It makes 

 a neat edging for beds of white flowers and is very 

 effective in masses, being completely covered with 

 flowers for a long time. Half hardy annual; us- 

 ually about six inches high. 



Emperor William. A very fine, compact variety with 



intensely blue flowers. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 5c. 



Queen of Whites. Pure white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace. Most graceful and very desirable, 

 having bright blue flowers and very dark green 

 foliage Pkt. 5c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small 

 white centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing 

 gracefully and blooming profusely. Plants six 

 inches high Pkt. 5c. 



Tenuior. Very large, intensely blue flowers, with 

 unusually long stems. Very desirable for outdoor 

 bedding and cutting. Plants upright growing, 

 about one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



LONDON PRIDE— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica) 



Love-in-a-Mist 



(Nigella) Also known 



as Lady-in-the-Green 

 and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are 

 partly concealed by the abundance of finely cut 

 foliage. Both plant and flower are handsome and 

 require but little care. Hardy annual. 



Damascena, fl. pi. Double blue flowers; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 

 Damascena nana, fl. pi. Double white and blue flowers; one foot high " 5c. 



T • Very conspicuous plants with spikes of pea-shaped blossoms. Looks well 



JLiUpiH as a background to other lower growing annuals. Hardy annual; 

 - three feet high. 



Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



I irr»Vi«ic ^ ne nowers °f this plant are brilliantly colored, and are borne in clusters. 

 JLiycnOib time. Hardy perennial. 



Chalcedonica. (London Pride) Very bright scarlet flowers; plants about two feet high. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned plant. The African vari 

 eties are tall, usually about three feet, while the French are more dwarf ; all are desirable 



Marigold, El Dorado 

 They continue fresh a long 



Marigold 



Oz. 30c. 



Pkt. 5c. 



Start the seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart as soon as danger from frost is 

 over. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 

 African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a profuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of 



this class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border Pkt. 5c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals; flowers showy, bloom very early and are desirable for 

 cutting. About fifteen inches high Pkt. 5c. 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in diameter, imbricated, 

 extremely double and in tints of primrose, orange and gold. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



African Double Mixed. Well adapted for large beds. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



French Legion of Honor. A single, dwarf, bushy variety bearing rich golden yel- 

 low flowers with garnet blotches in center of each petal; about one foot high. 

 Oz. 30c .Pkt. 5c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yellow; very double. 

 Valuable for bedding Pkt. 5c 



Prince of Orange. (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Very large double, golden yellow 

 flowers, the petals shaded dark orange. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Meteor. (Calendula officinalis fl.pl.) Large double flowers; 

 petals light yellow, delicately edged with orange; two feet 

 high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. Small, bright orange yellow 

 flowers; dwarf habit, excellent for borders or massing. 

 The plants average about twelve inches high.Oz.35c.Pkt.5c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O'Clock) 



MATHIOLA— (See Stocks) 



1\/l atn/*avifi Eximia grandif lora, f 1 



iviairicaria f Pm \ whit*, double 



ding 



1VAaiii>anr1ia Graceful climber for greenhouse, basket 



IVlaUranula or outdoor purposes. The vines are 

 covered with rich purple, white or rose colored, foxglove 

 shaped blossoms. Tender perennial, blooming first season; 

 six feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



MEXICAN FIRE BUSH— (See Kochia) 



pi. (Double Fever- 

 few) White, double; desirable for bed- 

 Half hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



Lobelia, Emperor William 



