M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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S^ Descri;^tive List of 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



with General ^Directions for Cultivation 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some care 

 should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. The soil best adapted for flowering plants 

 generally is a light, friable loam, containing a sufficient amount of sand to render it porous. Many 

 flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared 

 by deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quantities of well-rotted manure. 

 Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest colored flowers when grown on rather light, poor 

 soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. While 

 some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the surface of the soil 

 as fine, smooth and level as possible ; do not plant when the ground is wet ; cover each lot of seeds to a uniform 

 depth, which should not be more than four to six times the diameter of the seed; press the soil firmly over 

 the seed; plant in rows so that the starting plants can be seen easily; thin out the young plants to prevent 

 crowding and keep entirely free from weeds. 



Plants are usually divided into three classes. Annuals, Biennials and Perennials. Annuals are plants 

 which normally live but a single season. Biennials are plants living two years; particularly those which do 

 not bear flowers and fruit until the second season. Perennials tend to live from year to year. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Half ounces will not be supplied of kinds which sell for less than 30 cents per ounce. 



A _„__]• •___ (Everlasting) A very pretty, half hardy annual producing white and rose colored, double daisy-like 

 ■'^^* '^^******^*** flowers, about one and one-half inches in diameter. Each flower-head is borne singly on a very long stem; 

 leaves small, narrow, alternate. These are '"Immortelles" so desirable for wreaths and winter bouquets. 



Sow the seed in open ground early in spring, preferably in light, well prepared soil, and cover with one-fourth inch of fine 

 soil firmly pressed down. Thin the young plants to four inches apart. Height fifteen inches. 



Album. Pure white. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



Roseum. Light rose. Oz. 30c " 10c. 



Mixed. Seeds of the above varieties mixed. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



Ik m A beautiful, hardy annual of neat bushy habit. The attractive feathery flowers borne in dense clusters 



Z\^ Or^lf*^^T1] TTl are very useful for bouquets. Very desirable for outdoor bedding and borders, being covered with 

 "* »'§^i^* ********* bloom nearly all summer. 



Sow outdoors after danger from frost is over; or for earlier blooming start under glass and transplant. Cover the seed 

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



Mexicanum. Light blue; about two feet Dwarf Blue. Height ten inches Pkt. 10c. 



high Pkt. 10c. Dwarf Mixed. Very desirable for borders 



Dwarf White. Height ten inches " 10c. and edgings. Oz. 50c " 10c. 



