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FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Mixtures of Sweet Peas 



Most people obtain more satisfaction from planting Sweet Peas in mixture than from growing named sorts, but to 

 be successful it is necessary that the seed be of the best quahty obtainable. Often what is offered as mixed seed is 

 stock harvested from plants that have come up as volunteers on ground where Sweet Peas have been grown before, or a 

 lot of seed which has been grown, saved or handled so carelessly that it cannot be sold as any distinct variety. The use 

 of such seeds will not give satisfactory results. However, where the seed is grown from the very best stock that can be 

 produced, is mixed in most carefully studied proportions and then the seeds of desirable but^shy seeding sorts are added, 

 there is nothing superior for use in the home garden. 



CV%rk\nt^ H/li-vte^A ^^^® assure our customers the Mixed Sweet Pea Seed which we offer is the result of as great 

 ^^**^'*^*5 IVIIACU care in breeding and selecting as any stock we grow and as fine flowers are obtained from it as 

 from any seed that can be bought. We invite comparison with any and all others, no matter under what name or at 

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how high a price offered and are certain that a trial will demonstrate the superiority of our mixture. 

 ijLb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



Fr-lrf rkvrl'c HTrki-ir^c Mivo^rl ^^^^^ ^^ "^^^® ^P ^^ *^^ ^^^^ ^^ Eckford's large flowering sorts carefully pro- 

 i-^v^iviuiu d iiyuiius iTitA.c:u portioned. As only Eckford's varieties are used in this mixture, some of 

 our very best sorts are necessarily excluded, but it will give large, finely formed flowers in a great variety of beautiful 

 colors. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 55c. 



Cupid or Dwarf Sweet Peas 



EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY CUPID. The earliest of the dwarf forms. Very attractive and blooms freely. 



Particularly desirable for pot culture Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



CUPID MIXED. This mixture is composed of choice varieties, including shades of white, yellow and red from light rose 



to deep scarlet and maroon Pkt. 6c; Oi,. 10c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



SWAN RIVER DAISY— {See Brachijcome). 



SWEET WILLIAM 



(Dianthus Barbatus) 



Fine Mixed 



Mixed Double, many colors 



TROP/EOLUM LOBBIANUM— (See Nasturthim Trailing) 

 TROP/EOLUM MINOR— (See Nasturtium Dwarf ). 



5c. 

 5c. 



For display in the garden the Sweet William is unsurpassed. The plants produce a succession of flower clusters, thus 

 affording splendid bloom for several weeks. The colors are exceedingly varied, ranging from white through many 

 shades of rose, lilac, red, carmine, crimson, maroon to nearly black, usually two shades to each plant. The seed can be 

 planted in the spring in open ground and will blossom in tlie fall or the following spring; or it can be sown in August and 

 will make fine blooming plants for the summer following. Hardy perennial; one and a half feet high. (See colored 

 plate, page 66). 



Black. Reddish, velvety black Pkt. 5c. 



White, pure *' 5c. 



TAQETES— (See JIarigold). 



TROP/EOLUM CANAR1E;^JSE— (See Canary Bird Flower). 



TORENIA FOURNIERI 



when grown in pots or out of doors in i 

 TOUCH-ME-NOT— (See Balsam). 



TR T* F r^ VPR 1^ ^^ ilpomopsis elegans). A handsome plant with fine, feathery foliage, somewhat like that of 



1 rVILI-j Vi* 1 r SXB^^ijKj the Cypress Vine and with long spikes of beautiful flowers; equally desirable for outdoor 



or conservatory cultivation. Half hardy biennial; three feet high. Mixed Varieties Pkt. 5c. 



WXI 17D|ATV r^RFFIC {Polemonium coeruleum) . An old standard border plant often called Jacob's Lad- 



V /\l-il-il\.l/\l^j Vir\.IlidlV. der from its pinnately cleft leaves. Flowers blue, nodding at the ends of upright 



stalks. It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation and perfectly hardy and may be increased by dividing the roots. Sow 



early in spring, in open border and thin to one foot apart. Perennial; two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



A fine annual with trumpet shaped, sky blue flowers, each having three spots 

 of dark indigo blue and a yellow^ stain in the center. Extremely handsome 

 shaded location Pkt. 10c. 



VERBENA 



The Verbena has been wonderfully improved during the past fifty 

 years in form and size of fiower truss and thrives particularly well 

 In American soil. For masses in beds on the lawn no plant excels it. 

 In the varieties may be found every color from white through lilac 

 and rose to purple and very dark purplish blue. If sown in open 

 ground in May they will bloom in August, but if started in the house 

 in pots in winter they will flower sooner and may be had in constant 

 bloom from June even until after the early, light frosts. Seed 

 should be soaked in lukewarm water before planting and care taken 

 that the soil be very rich. Verbenas can be grown from cuttings, 

 but seedlings are more vigorous and produce more flowers, all 

 being showy and often the clusters have a delicate fragrance. 

 Half hardy perennial trailer which has gained much in popularity 

 through treatment as an annual. 



Montana. {Dmmmondi). Hardy; rose changing to lilac — Pkt. 5c. 



Hybrida, Defiance. Seed may be relied upon to produce the true, deep 

 scarlet color Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida, blue. All shades of blue Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida, auriclseflora. Various shades of pink, red, purple and blue, 

 all with distinct white eye Pkt. 10c. 



Mammoth White. The largest trusses of the finest formed and clear- 

 est white flowers of any named sort. It comes absolutely true from 

 seed, thus enabling us to secure the greater vigor and more abund- 

 ant bloom of the seedling, united with the fine fiowers of the named 

 varieties Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida, white. Produces large, pure white flowers; very floriferous; 

 fine for florists: comes true from seed Pkt. 5c. 



Hybrida, Italian striped. Beautiful Pkt 10c. 



Fine mixed. Embraces all colors " 5c. 



Extra Choice mixed " 10c. 



Mammoth mixed. Embraces a wide range of the most beautiful colojs, 

 the clusters being of largest size Pkt. 15c. 



Hybrida compacta, mixed. A distinct sort. The plant forms compact 

 bunches about five inches high and eighteen inches across, covered 

 throughout the season with large trusses of white, scarlet and violet 

 flowers. Flowers w^ell from seed sown in the spring Pkt. 15c. 



