FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Pi»imi»rkC<a F'v^riitio' {Oenothera) 



1 rillirosej IliVcnillg showy blossoms wmcn are ruuy 

 expanded only towards and during evening. Blossoms yel- 



PoppY, Double White Fringed 



Produces large, 



showy blossoms which are f ullj 



luring evening. Blossoi 



low or white and very freely and constantly produced. 



Acaulis Alba. Of prostrate habit, the leaves lying on the 



ground; produces an abundance of large, blush-white flowers 



about three inches across. Hardy perennial; six inches 



high Pkt. 5c. 



Lamarckiana. Superb spikes of large, bright yellow blossoms 

 three to four inches across. Hardy biennial but blooms the 

 first year; height four feet Pkt. 5c. 



P«*i*viii1sk lai-k/\nir'a (Japanese Primrose). Beautiful 



jrrilllUid. OtXy^IlllK^A large, variously colored flowers 



standing in whorls, pyramidically arranged on short flower 



stems ; one foot high. Though perennial, new plants flower 



more freely, and seed should be sown every year. Mixed 



varieties Pkt. 25c. 



After sowing the seeds of Primula Japonica, let them remain 

 in a cool and moist place for four or five weeks, then place in 

 a frame or house where there is bottom heat and they will 

 grow freely. 



{Chinese Primrose). This beauti- 

 ful winter blooming pot plant is 

 especially valuable in that its brightly colored and finely 

 formed flowers and attractive foliage may be had in perfec- 

 tion from November until late in spring. The several varieties 

 afford a wide range of splendid colors, the flowers being 

 produced in clusters. According to location and facilities, 

 sow the seed in well drained shallow pans from April to the 

 last of July, to insure flowering the following winter. Use 

 finely sifted leaf mold, loam and sand in equal parts. Cover 

 slightly and place the pans, when well watered, in a tempera- 

 ture of about 60OF. 



SINGLE FRINGED PRIMULA 



Bright Rose Pkt, 25c. 



Coeru lea, blue " 25c. 



Scarlet * ' 25c. 



Soliel d'Empel, magnificent fine white variety " 25c. 



Choicest Mixed, from choicest of best fringed sorts. . " 25c. 

 Choicest Fern Leaved, mixed " 25c. 



DOUBLE FRINGED PRIMULA 



These are very choice; many plants will produce double 

 flowers. Double mixed ■. Pkt. 25c. 



QUAKING GRASS— ('S'ee Briza). 



Primula Sinensis 



POPPY 



{Papaver). Well known hardy annuals and perennials flowering 

 in great profusion throughout the summer. As early in spring 

 as ground can be worked sow the seed where flowers are to bloom 

 and cover lightly, sine© if planted too deep the seed will not 

 germinate and the annual varieties do not bear transplanting. 

 To insure a continuous bloom during a long season the flowers 

 should be cut regularly and no seed pods allowed to form. 



The Shirley. This magnificent strain of Poppy affords during a 

 long season flowers of the most charmingly delicate shades of 

 colors imaginable, ranging from a pure glistening white through 

 the pinks, reds and scarlets to the deepest crimson, the darker 

 shades frequently being margined with white. Some of the petals 

 are of silky texture, others look like tissue paper, some are 

 plain, some crimped and some wavy. The flowers are exceeding- 

 ly graceful and airy and lend themselves readily to bouquets 

 which should be cut before the blooms are fully expanded; they 

 will then keep fresh in water for several days Pkt. 5c. 



Tulip Flowered. Produces bright scarlet flowers borne well above 

 the foliage. The petals form a tulip-shaped cup and after a time 

 black spots appear at the base of each petal. Hardy annual, one 

 foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Umbrosum. Very rich vermilion with a shining black spot on each 

 petal; one of the most showy varieties; hardy annual. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Cardinal. This is a very large and very double poppy, each 

 petal being so cut as to give the blossom the appearance 

 of a large ball of brilliant cardinal colored silk. It is 

 certainly one of the finest poppies in cultivation and a 

 worthy companion to our Double White Fringed Poppy 

 from which it differs only in color Pkt. 5c. 



Carnation, double white " 5c. 



Carnation, double mixed. Large, showy, double flowers of 

 various colors, two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Double White Fringed. This is the finest double white 

 poppy. The plants are about two and one-half feet high, 

 upright growing and so florif erous that a very fine showing 

 is made. The blooms are from three to four inches in 

 diameter, perfectly double, finely fringed and of the purest 

 white Pkt. 5c. 



Bracteatum. Very large, brilliant orange-crimson flowers; 

 perennial Pkt. 5c. 



Orientale. Large, gorgeous scarlet blossoms; base of petals 

 black. One of our most striking and showy garden peren- 

 nials Pkt. 5c. 



Papaver Somniferum, of which the Carnation Poppy is an 



improved form, is the species used for the extraction of opium. 



