D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 

 care should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if pro- 

 duced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep 

 digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quantities of well rotted 

 manure. Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest colored flowers when grown on 

 rather light, poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. 

 While some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the sur- 

 face of the soil as fine, smooth and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet; cover each 

 lot of seeds to a uniform depth, which should not be more than four or six times the diameter of the 

 seed; press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows, so that the starting plants can be seen easily; 

 thin out the young plants to prevent crowding and keep entirely free from weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of. .$1.15 I Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of. .$4.86 

 3.00 " " " " 53.35 " 5.00 " " " " 6.15 



«« 3.00 " " " " 3.60 I " 10.00 " " •• •• 18.50 



These Rates apply only to Seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 

 No discount can be allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



Abobra Viridiflora 



A rapid growing, climbing, A U„ f ^ 1 ^^ 

 half hardy, tuberous rooted .r\D Ullion 

 perennial gourd. The scarlet fruit is not larger than a 

 cherry and is strikingly in contrast with the dark green, 

 finely cut foliage. Height fifteen feet Pkt. 10c. 



Acroclinium 



fifteen inches. 



Ageratum 



{Flowering Maple). An attractive peren- 

 nial, greenhouse shrub producing a profu- 

 sion of bell shaped drooping flowers; color, from white or 

 yellow to dee J) orange and crimson veined with yellow. 

 Well adapted for house culture and for bedding outdoors. 

 Will bloom the first season if seed is sown under glass in 

 March. 



Finest Mixed Pkt. 35c. 



{Everlasting). A very pretty, half 

 hardy annual producing white and 

 rose colored, double, daisy-like flowers, about one and one- 

 half inches in diameter. These are the "Immortelles" 

 so desirable for wreaths and winter bouquets. Height 



Album. Pure white Pkt. 5c. 



Roseum. Light rose " 5c. 



Mixed " 5c. 



Adlumia Cirrhosa ^^Tfn 



Fringe, Wood Fringe, Allegheny 

 Vine). A beautiful, graceful climber 

 and profuse bloomer. White and 

 pink. Hardy biennial; height fifteen 

 feet Pkt. 10c. 



Adonis Autumnalis 



{Adonis Flower, PheasanVs Eye). A 

 handsome, hardy herbaceous annual, 

 one foot high. The finely cut, dark 

 green foliage, in which are set the in- 

 tensely blood red flowers, gives the 

 plant a very striking appearance. It 

 grows readily in a place shaded by a 

 house or fence and requires but little 

 care Pkt. 5c. 



AGERATUM 



A beautiful hardy annual. The flow- 

 ers borne in dense clusters are very 

 useful for bouquets and the plants 

 are very attractive in the garden. The 

 different varieties are from six inches 

 to two feet high and are covered with 

 bloom nearly all summer. 

 Mexicanum. Light blue, about twenty 



inches high Pkt. 5c. 



imperial Dwarf White. Height eight inches. . .Pkt. 5c. 

 Tom Thumb Dwarf Blue. Desirable for edging; six 



inches high , Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Seeds of the above varieties mixed .... " 5c. 

 Lasseauxi. Rose colored; twenty inches high.. '* 5c, 

 Conspicuum. Valuable for winter, white; two feet 



high Pkt. 5c. 



Lasseauxi and Conspicuum should be started very early 

 in the house to insure a good bloom. 



A(vt°rkQf<:»mma Very useful for cutting for bou- 

 .rv^l UdLCllillto. quets and pretty m masses m beds. 



Coronaria. {Rose Campion). Brilliant, deep crimson 

 flowers, resembling the single pink. Blooms freely and 

 for a long time. Soft silvery white foliaged plants 

 about two feet high. Flowers in May or June, one of 

 the earliest hardy perennials Pkt. 5c. 



CcEli=rosa. {Rose of Heaven). A hardy, free flowering 

 annual, single, bright rose, with white center. Also 

 known as Jove's Flower; about eighteen inches 

 high .Pkt. 5c. 



