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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Coleus 



Columbine 



Early Flowering Cosm 



Magnificent ornamental foliage 



plants for house or garden culture. 



The leaves are of many shapes. 



and the shades and colors are of 

 remarkable beaut}'. 



Sow in shallow pots in rich light soil. Cover the seed 

 lightly with earth and keep the plants in an even moist 

 temperature. Transplant to the open ground in bed or 

 border as soon as danger of frost is over, and in a sheltered 

 situation where they will not be too much exposed to the 

 sun. For house plants seed may be so^wn indoors in fall. 

 Tender perennial; plants about one to two feet high. 



Finest Hybrids Mixed. Extra choice Pkt. 25c. 



Large Leaved Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. 

 Plants of exceeding beauty Pkt. 25c. 



(Aquilegia) Very desirable, 



easily growTi, old fashioned 



perennials for borders, form- 

 ing large, permanent clumps. Blooms profusely early in 

 the season and remains in bloom for a considerable period. 

 The peculiar pendant flowers are exquisitely formed, in 

 various colors, often with long spurs. The leaves are 

 usually smooth, ternately compound, with roundish, ob- 

 tusely lobed leaflets. 



Sow the seed which is of rather slow germination, in 

 open ground early in spring in any rich, Avell drained 

 garden soil In permanent bed plants should have at least 

 one foot each way. Keep clear of weeds and give each 

 year a dressing of well rotted manure. Seed may also be 

 sown outdoors in fall. Hardy herbaceous perennials; two 

 to .three feet high. 



Coerulea hybrida. Vigorous growing, very handsome, with 



delicate blue and white flowers; spiu-s veiy long. Pkt. 10c. 



Californica hybrida. Hardy, free blooming, with single 



orange, red and yellow flowers. Oz. :ij2.50 Pkt. 10c. 



Double Mixed. Best and finest colors, including white, 

 shades of blue and brownish purple. Oz. 30c.. Pkt. 5c. 

 CONVOLVULUS MAJOR— (-See Morning Glory) 



Prkn^r^Kniliic 1\4inrkV {Dwarf Morning Glory) Dwarf plants of traihng, branching habit, each covering a space about 

 V^OnVOiVUlUS IVlinor two feet in diameter. At midday they are completely covered with a mass of pure white and 

 variously colored funnel-shaped blossoms which remain open in clear weather until evening. 



Sow seed early in spring in any good garden soil, cover- 

 ing about one-half inch deep. Half hardy annual; about 

 one foot high. Mixed. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Very effective for autumn flower- 

 ing in broad masses or back- 

 grounds. A hardy and rapid 

 growing annual, forming bush-like 

 plants with feathery green foliage, four to six feet high, 

 covered with large flowers somewhat resembling the single 

 dahlia. They are gracefully poised on long stems and very 

 useful for decorative piu-poses. 



Sow outdoors early in spring in rather light soil, not too 

 rich, and preferably in a sunny situation. Cover the seed with 

 one-fourth to one-half inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. 

 If planted in rows, make the rows about two feet apart and 

 when the young plants are weU up thin from four to six 

 inches apart in the row. 



Early Flowering Cosmos 



These early floAvering strains are about four feet high and 

 bloom profusely four to six weeks earlier than the giant 

 sorts. The flowers are of good size; well adapted to north- 

 ern latitudes. 



Early Flowering Dawn. Flowers white. Oz. 40c. . . .Pkt. 5c. 



Early Flowerint^ Mixed. Includes white, bright red and 



rose colored flowers. Oz. 3uc Pkt, 5c. 



Giant Flowering Sorts 



Hybrida, Giant White. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



Hybrida, Giant Pink. Oz. 40c " 5c. 



Hybrida, Giant Mixed. Flowers white and in shades of pink, 



rose and maroon. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



CUCURBITA— (See Gourd) 



WeU known and imiversally ad- 

 mired tuberous rooted pot plants 

 producing exceedingly handsome 

 red and white flowers for indoor winter or spring blooming 

 in greenhouse or window garden. The graceful richly colored 

 single flowers are of distinctive shape and are borne on stems 

 of good length for a long blooming season well above the 

 beautiful foliage. The glossy ovate or nearly round leaves 

 are usually marbled or variegated with white. 



Sow the seed, which is of rather slow germination, in 

 shallow boxes or pans, using light rich soil and covermg the 

 seed slightly. Keep at a temperature of 50° to 60° F. and 

 water freely until well started. Seed sown m sprmg,_ by 

 autumn will produce a little bulb. If this is placed first ma 

 three inch pot and later repotted as required in a five or six 

 inch pot it will produce blooms the following spring. Seed 

 may also be sown in fall. Tender perennial; one foot high. 

 Persicum Mixed. Of great beauty: many colors — Pkt. 15c. 

 Persicum Giganteum Mixed. Beautiful foliage and profuse 

 bloom; each flower is two to two and one-half inches 

 long. Very choice Pkt. 20c. 



Cosmos 



Cyclamen 



Columbine 



