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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Linum 



I Skf%ffkv%fk Very rapid gromng free flowering plants 

 *^^***'****^ that bloom continuously through the sum- 

 mer and may be preserved through the winter in a light cellar. 

 The plants form small shrubs, producing in abundance heads 

 of variously colored flowers that emit a powerful aromatic 

 fragrance and continually change color. They are succeeded 

 by green berries that turn to a deep blue. 

 Finest French Hybrids mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Linafia Pirt-Mkalai-ia iKenihvorth Ivy). A pretty 

 maria l^ymDaiaria tramng plant for covering 

 rock work and very useful for hanging baskets. Hardy per- 

 ennial , Pkt. 10c. 



Qrandiflorum Rubrutn. {Scarlet Flax). A 

 beautiful and effective plant of slender and 

 delicate growth having a profusion of bright 

 flowers. If soA\Ti in hotbed and transplanted into good, rich 

 soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be much ad- 

 vanced but the seed can be sown in open ground after the 

 weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and one-half 

 feet high Pkt. 5c. 



¥ 1 1 * A very useful genus of plants of easy cul- 



1_-«0DG112L ture 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 com- 

 pletely covered with flowers for a long time. Half hardy an- 

 nual; usually about six inches high. 



Emperor William. A very fine, compact variety with intensely 

 blue flowers Pkt. 5c. 



Queen of Whites. Pure white flowers " 10c. 



Crystal Palace. A most graceful and very desirable variety 

 having bright blue flowers and very dark green foliage. Pkt. 5c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue Avith 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 grooving, about one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



LONDON PR\DE— {See Lychnis Chalcedonica). 



Lophospermum Scandens gr^vfng'^cifmb^ 



ers, reaching a height of ten or twelve feet ; excellent for 

 covering trellis work. Flowers large and bright violet 

 purple. Tender perennial • Pkt. 10c. 



T nvipa drpiQS {Eragrostis elegans). A very pretty 

 ^-'^ ^ ^ ^-** ciDO species of ornamental grass, growing one 



foot high; good for winter bouquets; hardy annual.Pkt. 5c. 

 LOVE GROVE— (-See Nemophila). 



¥ • li/E* J. i^^igeUa)- This sin- 



LOVG-m-SL-lVllSL S^^^r plant is also 

 M^\Jir%^ AAA «A J.TAA01. known as Lady-in-the- 



Green and as De%il-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are 



partly concealed by the abundance of flnely 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 Pkt. 5c. 



Damascena nana fl. pi. Double white and blue flowers; one 



foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Verj^ conspicuous plants with spikes of pea 

 shaped blossoms of various colors. Looks 



Lantana 



Lychnis 



Lupin 



MAWGOLD 



well as a background to other lower grow- 

 ing annuals. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 



Hartwegi. A beaut if i^K 

 species "VAith finely cut fe*v' 

 iage and very bright blue 



blossoms Pkt. 5c. 



Cruikshanki. Blossoms 

 Avhite. shaded with yellow, 

 blue and purple. .Pkt. 5c. 



Marigold, French Legion of Honor 



The flowers are brilliantly colored and 

 borne in clusters about three feet high 

 and continue fresh a long time. Hardy 

 perennials. 

 Chalcedonica. QLondon Pride). Bright scarlet; two feet 



liigh Pkt. 5c. 



The following perennial varieties will blossom the first year. 



Haagenia. A sho-ny and exceedingly handsoncie border 



plant having elegant, large, brilliant scarlet blossoms with 



jagged petals; one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



Haageana grandiflora gigantea. A tall growing , handsome 

 variety Avith flowers of varying shades of scarlet and red, 



much larger than the preceding Pkt. 10c. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (S'ee Virginian Stoch). 



No flower garden 

 seems complete 

 without this fine 

 old fashioned 

 plant. The African varieties are tall, usually aboiit three 

 feet, while the French are more dwarf ; all are desirable. 

 Start the seed early indoors and transplant six inches 

 apart as soon as danger of 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 Pkt. 5c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled 

 petals; flowers showy and blooms very early. 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 Pkt. 5c. 



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



French Legion of Honor. A single, dwarf, bushy variety 

 bearing rich golden yellow flowers Avith garnet blotches 

 in the center of each petal; about one foot high. .Pkt. 5c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden 

 yellow; very double Pkt. 5c. 



Prince of Orange. ( Calendula officinalis fl. i^l.). Very large 

 double, golden yellow flowers, the petals shaded dark 

 orange Pkt. 5c. 



Meteor. {Calendida officinalis fl. pi.). Large double flowers; 

 petals light yellow, delicately edged with orange ; two feet 

 high Pkt. 5c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. Small, bright orange yellow 

 flowers; dwarf habit, excellent for borders, twelve inches 

 high Pkt. 5c. 



1V^_„j.,_„* Formosa. Easily grown, large flowering; 



IViariynia j^alf hardy annual: foliage thick and vel- 

 vety; pods curiously shaped; flowers fragrant, delicate 

 rose-lilac, blotched and shaded with crimson Pkt. 5c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— {See Four O'Clocl-). 



MATH I OLA— (-See Stocks). 



MEXICAN FIRE BUSH— (See Kochia). 



