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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Mignonette 



A well known hardy annual pro- 

 ducing dense spikes of exceed- 

 ingly fragrant flowers. If sown at 

 intervals in spring and early sum- 

 mer it will bloom till killed by frost. Seed sown in autumn will bloom 

 early the following spring. Thrives best in a cool temperature. Hardy 

 annual; one foot high. 



Golden Queen. Golden yellow: very fragrant. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very desirable " 10c 



Parson's White. Flowers almost pure white, borne on spikes six inches 



to a foot in length Pkt. 5c. 



Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with large spikes 



of red flowers. Fine for pot culture and open border Pkt. 5c. 



Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing magnificent 



coppery-red flower spikes. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Machet. Of dwarf and vigorous growth, with numerous stout flower 

 stalks, terminated by large spikes of red flowers. One of the very 



best for pot culture. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Improved Machet. A highly developed strain; splendid, large, red 



flower spikes , Pkt. 5c. 



Reseda odorata grandiflora {Sweet) Large flowered and very sweet. 



Oz. 15c; Lb. 65c Pkt. 5c. 



Strikingly handsome flowers of easy cultivation. 



Perennial in the greenhouse, annual in the open 



air. Start under glass and give plenty of water. 



Moschatus (Musk Plant) Cultivated on account of its musky odor. 



An attractive trailing plant with bright green foliage and many small 



yeUow flowers, desirable for hanging baskets and is grown in window 



gardens. Oz. $2.00 Pkt. 5c. 



Cardinalis grandiflorus. An upright growing variety which produces 

 large, curiously shaped, dark red flowers, an unusually attractive 



color in mimulus Pkt. 10c 



Punctatus (Monkey Flower) Large curiously shaped yellow flowers, 

 spotted with rich maroon like a leopard's skin. An effective pot plant 



about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. §1.75 Pkt. 5c 



(Sensitive Plant) A curious 

 plant with globular heads of 

 small pink flowers. The plant is chiefly valued be- 

 cause of the extreme irritability of its leaves -which 

 close and droop at the slightest touch, also in cloudy, 

 damp weather and during the night. Tender annual; 

 height one and one-half feet. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c 



Mimulus 



Mimosa Pudica 



Moon Flower 



Momordica 



Morning Glory 



Mourning Bride 



Gracefully climbing vines with small 

 yellow blossoms, followed by fruits of 

 curious shape. Fohage gracefully cut and although tender 

 annuals, the vines run ten feet or more during the season. 

 The seed is very hard and germination will be hastened if a 

 notch is carefully cut through the shell before planting. 



Balsam Pear Charantia) The fruit is pear-shaped and has a 

 warty skin; when ripe it bursts open and shows a brilliant 

 interior of large carmine seeds Pkt. 5c 



Balsam Apple (Balsamina) Like Balsam Pear but the fruit is 

 smaller and nearly round. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c 



l\fli"kr>l"» f^lrttATAV" (Ipomoea grandiflora alba) One of 

 1VIUU11 1 1UWCI the most vigorous of aU the sum- 

 mer climbers and will grow thirty to forty feet in a single 

 season and be covered with its large, white flowers every 

 evening and cloudy day. The hard outer coat of the seed 

 should be cut through with a sharp knife, care being taken 

 not to cut any deeper than the hard shell and the seed planted 

 about one inch deep in moist soil in a box or pan and set in a 

 warm place. If the soil be kept moist, germination will take 

 place in about two weeks. After plants are up, plant outdooi-s 

 in sunny situation when danger from frost is past. Known as 



Ipomoea Noctiflora. Tender annual. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c 



(Convolvulus major) A 

 handsome showy climber 

 of easy culture and suit- 

 able for covering windows, trellises, old stumps, etc., if 

 support be given the vines. The flowers are most brilliant in 

 the morning and run through many shades from white to 

 dark blue, red and striped. Hardy annual; ten feet high. 



Striped Pkt. 5c Purple Pkt. 5c 



White " 5c Crimson " 5c 



Blue " 5c Mixed. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c. " 5c. 



Aurora. This new strain is a result of crossing the common 

 Morning Glory with the Giant Japanese and combines to a re- 

 markable degree the vigor and hardiness of the first with the 

 size and rich coloring of the flowers of the second. The 

 flowers are decidedly larger and of heavier texture than 

 those of the common Morning Glory and are uniformly either 

 rich, deep blue shading to a white or rose-colored throat, or 

 an exceedingly rich, dark carmine. Oz. 60c Pkt. 5c 



Giant Japanese Mixed. Flowers of largest size: some are 

 brilliant red or rich blue: others are equally brilliant, with 

 broad margins of clear white; some are striped or dotted with 

 blue or red on white or lemon yellow ground, others are 

 clouded with blue and red. The fohage in some plants comes 

 plain green, in others it is mottled with white and shades of 

 yellow or yellowish green. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c 



A BK • T% • 1 (Scabiosa or Sweet 



jVlourninor Knae scabious) Amostat- 



1? 4VUI Ulllg MJfK IVt^ tractive old fashioned 

 flower. Its great abundance and long succession of richly 

 colored, fragrant blossoms borne on long stems make it one of 

 the most useful 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 

 the old tvpe. Hardv annual: twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Double Dark Maroon. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c 



Double V/hite. Oz. 20c " 5c 



Double Mixed. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



