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FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Stock 



(Mathiola) Considered almost indispensable 

 where a fine display of flowers is wanted and 

 particularly valued' for edgings, bedding and 

 pot culture. To such perfection has selection 

 brought them that good seed will give a large 

 proportion of exceedingly double flowers. Average height of plants, 

 one and one-half feet. 



Early Flowering Brompton 

 The old Brompton Stocks are highly prized in Europe but their use 

 in this country is very limited, as is that of any biennial. The Early 

 Flowering Brompton is an annual strain with the splendid foliage 

 and bloom of the older type but coming into flower as early as the 

 German Ten Weeks and decidedly superior in length of stem and 

 size of flower spike. 



Belle of Naples. Old rose. Pkt. 15c Snow White Pkt. 10c. 



Camaldoli. Dark violet .. . " 15c Vesuvius. Dark blood-red " 15c. 



Mixed. The above named varieties " 10c. 



Double German Ten Weeks 

 This favorite summer variety comes into bloom early and is excel- 

 lent for bedding out. Deliciously fragrant flowers and very desir- 

 able for cutting. 

 Double German Ten Weeks, Mixed. Shades of white, red, purple, 



lavender and maroon. Oz. Si. 00 Pkt. 5c. 



Double German Ten Weeks, Pure White. Very useful for floral work 



and bouquets. Oz. $2.75 Pkt. 10c. 



The seed we offer of Double Ten Weeks Stocks is of a very superior 

 quality and can be depended upon for excellent results. 



Intermediate or Autumnal Stocks 



The Intermediate Stocks, if sown at the same time as the Ten Weeks, 

 will succeed them in bloom, thus affording flowers continuously until 

 late in the fall. If sown in pots late in the summer the plants will 

 come into bloom the following spring. 



Intermediate White Pkt. 15c. Intermediate Scarlet. . . Pkt. 15c. 



Brompton and Emperor Stocks 

 These stocks come readily from seed and should have the 'same 

 treatment as the Intermediate. They require a longer period of 

 time to grow and cannot endure our winters unless protected. 



Brompton, mixed. Bushy plants, blooming: well in winter and produc- 

 ing a fine display of flowers; half hardy biennial. Oz. $4.00. .Pkt. 10c. 



Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed. The fine spikes of bloom are rich and 

 attractive. Tender perennial. Oz. $5.00 Pkt. 10c. 



STIPA PENNATA— (See Feather Grass) 



Stock, Early Flowering Brompton 



Sunflower 



(Helianthus) These stately,, old 

 fashioned flowers with the newer im- 

 proved varieties are coming into 

 special favor as a background for 

 lawns and in front of high fences. 

 Valuable also as a screen to hide un- 

 sightly places and sometimes used to 

 mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp 

 holes. Hardy annual. Sunflowers 

 grow readily in almost any soil but 

 do best on light, rich, limestone or al- 

 luvial land well supplied with mois- 

 ture and not shaded by trees or 

 buildings. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. A tall 

 plant growing seven feet high and blooming 

 profusely all summer. Flowers are large, 

 very double, and resemble chrysanthemums. 

 The color is a splendid, rich, golden-yellow, 

 free from any black center. Oz. 20c. . . Pkt. 5c. 



Globosus Fistulosus. (Globe, or Dahlia Sun- 

 fioicer) Produces very large, exceedingly 

 double flowers of bright yellow color; plants 

 about five feet high. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Stella. The plant of this fine variety is 

 spreading, with many branches and attains a 

 height of about three feet. The flowers 

 are about three inches in diameter and are 

 of an unusually pure golden yellow with 

 black discs or centers, and are borne on long 

 stems well above the foliage. They grow 

 rapidly, bloom early and are produced in 

 abundance throughout a long season. The 

 graceful habit of growth, convenient size and 

 splendid lasting qualities make this a useful 

 and favorite variety for cutting and in ex- 

 tensive decorative work. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



