FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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STOCK 



(Mathiola). The Stocks, thouf^h not thriving so well in America 

 as they do in England, are indispensable where a fine display of 

 flowers is wanted and are 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 one and a half feet. 

 Double German Ten Weeks. These favorite summer flowers are 



excellent for bedding out and afford fine blooms for cutting. 



Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



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



work and bouquets Pkt. 10c. 



The seed we offer of Double Ten Weeks stocks is of a very super- 

 ior 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 contin- 

 uously until late in the fall. If sown in pots late in the summer 

 they will bloom the following spring. 



Intermediate White Pkt. 1 5c. 



Intermediate Scarlet *' 15c. 



BROMPTON AND EMPEROR STOCKS 



These Stocks should have the same treatment as the Interme- 

 diate. They cannot endure our winters unless protected. 

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

 ducing a fine display of flowers; half hardy biennial Pkt. 10c. 



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

 and attractive. Tender perennial Pkt. 10c. 



Stock 



Solanum 



Pseudo Capsicum Nanum. Ornamental fruit bear- 

 ing plants, useful for conservatory or drawing 

 room decoration. The foliage is handsome and 

 contrasts finely with the miniature, I'ound, scarlet 

 fruit with which the plant is covered. Tender per- 

 ennial; about one and a half feet high.. Pkt. 10c. 



STIPA PENNATA— (See Feather Grass). 



Sunflower 



(Helianthus). These stately, old fashioned flowers 

 with the newer improved varieties are coming into 

 special favor as a background for lawns and in front 

 of high fences. Valuable also as a screen to hide 

 unsightly 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 alluvial land well 

 supplied with moistui'e and not shaded by trees or 

 buildings. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. A tall plant 

 growing seven feet high and blooming profusely 

 all summer. Flowers are double, large, round, 

 and resemble chrysanthemums. The color is a 

 splendid rich golden yellow, quite free from any 



black center Pkt. 5c. 



Globosus Pistulosus. (Globe or Dahlia Sunflower). 

 Produces very large, exceedingly double flowers 

 of bright yellow color; plants about five feet 



high Pkt. 5c. 



Stella. The plant of this fine variety is well branched and bushy and attains 

 a height of about three feet. The flowers are an unusually pure golden 

 yellow with black discs and are borne on long stems well above the foliage. 

 They come into bloom very early and are produced in abundance throughout 

 the season. The graceful habit of growth, convenient size and splendid 

 lasting qualities make this a useful and favorite variety for cutting and in 

 extensive decorative work Pkt. 5c. 



