D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Pansies 



Pansies are now produced in an almost infinite variety of colors and markings. Their brilliancy 

 of shading, extended season of blooming and long keeping characteristics make them general 

 favorites. The strains now offered are far superior to the old Hearfs Ease or Viola Tricolor 

 and the esteem in which they were held by older generations has been heightened by the greater 

 variety and more brilliant colors of the improved sorts. We have been interested in the bringing 

 forward of advanced types of very large varieties in this country as well as in Europe, and our stocks are the very best 

 obtainable. We spare neither pains nor expense to satisfy the most critical trade. Every year we visit the gardens of 

 the most expert specialists in Europe and are in position to give our customers the benefit of their knowledge. 



We have annually both out of doors and under glass extensive trials of Pansies from the most successful European growers 

 and from prominent seedsmen. While the variations in shades of color and markings appear almost limitless our list includes 

 the very best strains the world produces. 



Seed may be sown indoors very early in spring, or a little later in the open ground, and transplanted when an inch high. 

 Such plants will commence to bloom in June. If sown in July, the plants will bloom in the fall, or if sown in September, the 

 following spring. Well pulverized soil should be used and the seeds covered one-eighth to one-fourth inch deep with fine soil 

 firmly pressed down. The largest and best flowers are produced by young plants which have been grown rather slowly in a 

 partially shaded situation, and in very rich soil; coolness and moisture are necessary. A situation sheltered from high winds 

 and exposed to the morning sun is most favorable and frequent sprinklings are advantageovis. Grown indoors pansies make 

 a good winter blooming pot plant. Hardy perennial, four to six inches high. 



LARGE FLOWERING 



King of the Blacks (Faust) Large velvety, pure black blossoms. This is probably the darkest flower grown. Oz. $1.25. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Meteor, The flowers are large, rich, velvety red or mahogany. Excellent for massing or edgings. Very hardy. Oz. $1.50. . " lOc. 



Pure Yellow. Brilliant, deep lemon yellow color, large flowering variety. Oz. $1.50 " lOc. 



Vau-iegated and Striped. The flowers of this variety 

 are beautifully striped in various colors, very rich 

 ■ and attractive. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. lOc 



Violet White Edged. Deep warm violet, edged white. 

 Oz. $1.25. Pkt. 10c. 



White. Flowers large and of fine form, 

 very floriferous strain. Oz. $1.25 



An early and 

 Pkt. 10c. 



Choice Mixed. Seeds saved from large flowering sorts. 



A special mixture in a wide range of colors, shades 



and markings. Oz. $1.00 Pkt. 5c. 



Collection of eight splendid varieties 50c. 



GIANT FLOWERING 



Bugnot's Very Large Stained Mixed. An excep- 

 tionally attractive mixture of very large, blotched 

 and stained flowers of fine circular form and usually 

 somewhat ruffled. Each petal distinctly blotched, 

 and its margin usually veined. Sturdy plants. Many 

 shades, l^ Oz. $1.25 Pkt. 15c. 



Emperor William. Deep lavender-blue petals, dark 



Prussian blue about the eye; very large flowering. 



Oz. $1.25 Pkt. 10c. 



Ferry's Superbissima Blotched. Very large flowers of 



exceptionally fine form and substance, usually 



ruflaed and beautifully veined and blotched in all 



the finer and deeper shades and colors found in 



pansies. Plants very vigorous and floriferous. 



Superior to rather than simply different from old 



strains. Vg Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 15c. 



Giant Blue Black. Very large flowers; a rich velvety 



purple, almost black Pkt. 10c. 



Giant Flowering Parisian Mixed. The flowers of this 



splendid mixture are of largest size, very fine form 

 . and range of colors, often in the lighter shades. 



Each petal is usually beautifully blotched. 



Oz. $2.00 Pkt. 5c. 



Giant Trimardeau Mixed. Our stock of this variety 



produces as large pansies as can be grown. Flowers 



of richest, most varied shades, \yell rounded form 



and generally marked with three , large blotches. 



Plants very hardy and vigorous.' We recommend 



this mixture as one sure to give general satisfaction 



where conditions are at all suitable for pansy 



growth. {See colored plate, page 3) Oz. $2.00. Pkt. 5c. 

 Giant Yellow (Trimardeau) Very large yellow 



flowers with large black centers. A very distinct 



and attractive variety Pkt. 15c. 



Lord Beaconsfield. The lower petals are very deep 

 violet-purple, shading in upper petals to white, 

 slightly tinted with purple. .The flowers are very 

 large and finely formed. Oz. $1.25 Pkt. 10c. 



Odier, or Very Large Stained Mixed. KJnown also as 



Cassier's. Very lai'ge flowers, distinctly veined and 



each petal beavitif uUy blotched. This is a very fine 



strain of pansies with wide I'ange of splendid colors. 



Sturdy plants, very vigorous and floriferous. 



Oz. $4.00 Pkt. 15c. 



Extra Choice Mixed. From best named flowers of very large size. An extra fine Trimardeau mixture, very superior in size, 



form, coloring and substance. Oz. $1.50 ; Pkt. 10c. 



(Lathyrus latifolius) An easily grown, hardy perennial climber with smaller flowers lack- 

 _ ing the fragrance of Sweet Peas, but producing for many weeks a succession of blossoms in 

 clusters of eight to ten each. Only a few flowers can be expected the second season but in the third and fourth, the plants 

 then being well estabUshed, an abundance of foliage and blooms is afforded. The plants die down late in the fall and start 

 again in the spring. 



Sow the seed outdoors early in spring, using well prepared soil and covering the seed about one inch deep with fine soil firmly 

 pressed down. The perennial sorts are suitable for covering stumps and fences, and on a trellis will often grow five to six feet. 



Mixed. Includes white, rose and purple flowers. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



PELARGONIUM— (See Geranium) 



Giant Trimardeau 



Peas, Everlasting 



