FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Ji/l***-w.l^^w>lf> Eximia Grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double 



IViatriCaria Feverfew). White, double; desirable 



for feedding. Half hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



1V4f».i«>on^io Graceful climber for greenhouse, basket 

 iViaUranaia. or outdoor piu-poses. Set out in border 



with a little fi-ame, the vines will be covered with rich 



purple, white or rose colored, foxglove shaped blossoms. 



Tender perennial, blooming first season; six feet high. 



Choicest kinds mixed Pkt. 10c. 



Mesembryanthemum fr."°i:Xs bfoS 



with light yellow spots. Fine for greenhouse and conser- 

 vatory; half hardy annual; six inches high Pkt. 15c. 



Tricolor. {Dew Plant). Pink with purple center; half 



hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



jk If A well known hardy 



l%/l ■■ -Ttpmr-fc -<->.-nr>. j-t.%-%- j-t. annual producing 



iviifif nonet ic ^^^^^ ^p^^s of ex. 



*^**0 ceedingly fragrant 



flowers. If sown at intervals in spring and early summer 



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, powerfully fragrant. Pkt. 5c. 



Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very desirable Pkt. 10c. 



Crimson Flowered Giant. Of robust habit, with very large 



spikes of handsome crimson flowers Pkt. 5c. 



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



spikes six inches to a foot in length Pkt. 5c. 



Dwarf Compact. Forms a dense, semi-globular bush about 



ten inches high Pkt. 10c. 



Tall Pyramidal. Tall growing; foliage dark green; flower 



spikes club shaped; large Pkt. 5c. 



Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with 



large spikes of red flowers. Excellent for pot culture and 



for the open border Pkt. 5c. 



Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing 



magnificent coppery-red flower spikes 

 Machet. Of dwarf and vigorous growth, 



with numerous stout flower stalks, 



terminated by massive spikes of red 



flowers. One of the very best for pot 



culture Pkt. 5c. 



Improved Machet. A highly developed 



strain; splendid, large, red flower 



spikes Pkt. 10c. 



Reseda odorata grandiflora. Large 



flowered sweet Pkt. 5c. 



Strikingly h a n d- 

 some flowers o f 

 easiest cultiva- 

 tion. Perennial in the greenhouse, an- 

 nual in the open air. Start under glass 



Moschatus. {Musk Plant). Cultivated 

 on account of its musky odor. An at 

 tractive trailing plant with bright 

 green foliage and many small yellow 

 flowers desirable for hanging baskets 

 and window gardens Pkt. 5c. 



Cardinalis Grandiflorus. An upright 

 growing variety which produces large 

 curiously shaped, dark red flowers, an 

 unusually attractive color in mim 

 ulus Pkt. 10c. 



Punctatus. {Monket/ Flower). These 

 large curiously shaped yellow flowers 

 are spotted with rich maroon like a 

 leopard's skin. An effective pot plant 

 about eight Inches high; blooms first 

 year. Pkt. 5c. 



Tigrinus Duplex. A splendid variety 

 with oddly shaped but beautiful, dou- 

 ble tubed flowers Pkt. 10c. 



{Sensitive 



Plant). An 

 Interesting and curious plant with 

 globular heads of small pink flowers 

 The plant is chiefly valued because of 

 the extreme irritability of its leaves 

 which close and droop at the syghtest 

 touch, also in cloudy, damp weather 

 and during the night. Tender annual, 

 height one and a half feet Pkt. 5c. 



Momordica 



Balsam Pear. {Charantia). A curious an 



nual climber with yellow blossoms and 



gracefully cut foliage. The fruit is pear 



shaped and has a warty skin; when ripe 



it bursts open and shows a brilliant in- 

 terior of large carmine seeds. .Pkt. 5c. 

 Balsam Apple. (Balsamina). Li 



Balsam Pear but the fruit is smaller 



and nearly round Pkt. 5c. 



Moon Flower 



ipom ce a Grandiflora 

 ilba). Will grow thirty 



Morning Glory 



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 

 the plants are up, plant outdoors in a sunny situation when 

 danger from frost is past. Also known as Ipomoea Nocti- 

 flora Pkt. 10c. 



{Convolvulus Major). 

 A handsome showy 

 climber suitable for 

 covering windows, trellises, old stumps, etc., if support be 

 given the vines. Hardy annual; ten feet high. 



Striped Pkt. 5c. Purple Pkt. 6c. 



White ♦' 5c. Crimson " 5c. 



Blue " 5c. Mixed «' 5c. 



Giant Japanese Mixed Flowers of immense size, 

 *^ some are brilliant red or 

 rich blue; others are equally brilliant, with broad margins 

 of clear white; some are striped and dotted with blue or red 

 on white or lemon yellow ground, others are clouded with 

 blue and red; the foliage in some plants comes plain green, 

 in others it is mottled with white and shades of yellow or 

 yellowish-green pkt, 5c. 



Aurora "^^^^ ^^^^ strain is a result of crossing the com- 

 mon Morning Glory with the Giant Japanese 

 and combines to a remarkable degree the vigor and hardi- 

 ness 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 a rich, deep blue shading 

 to a white or rose-colored throat, or an exceedingly rich, 

 dark carmine Pkt. 5c. 



Mimulus 



Mimosa Pudica 



Giant Japanese Morning Glory 



