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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— (-See i?ocfcei) 



HF'llTilQr*llC A f'TlCATIllQ A vigorous branching plant, of easy culture, with pretty foliage and large, light yellow 

 * ***^*»^**» .T^ll l^i^ailUo or cream-colored blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceedingly 

 showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across. The seed should be planted early, and the plants should be thinned to 

 one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Hollyhock 



{Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower garden nothing is better than the improved strains 

 we offer of this tall old-fashioned garden perennial. The large, richV colored blossoms about three 

 inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are set as rosettes around the 

 strong growing flower stalks. 



Sow seed in June or July, in open ground, and in the autumn transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 

 The following summer they will bloom. All double varieties are hardy perennials; five feet high. 



Elarly Flowering Mixed. Blooms readily the first year from seed sown in spring. A wide range of colors in large single or semi- 

 double flowers Oz. $1.25; Pkt. 15c. 



Double Blood Red H Oz. 50c; " 15c. 



Lemon Yellow : M Oz. 50c; " 15c. 



Deep Rose M Oz. 50c; " 15c. 



Pink M Oz. 50c; " 15c. 



Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink ^ 14 Oz. 50c; ** 15c. 



Pure White. Our special improved strain i4Oz.50c; " 15c. 



Choice Mixed. All colors J4 Oz. 40c; " 15c. 



Mixed Oz. $1.25; ** 10c. 



I-Iiimii1iie Tsmrkrtir^iie (Japanese Hop) Hardy annual climber fifteen to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves of 

 r^UlIlUiUd «la.pt9ill^Ud variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small flowers. Desirable for covering unsightly 

 objects or shading verandas, trellises, etc. Withstands drought and unfavorable weather conditions exceptionally well. . Pkt. 10c. 



Uvrfs r«in1-k R Ao n (Dolichos lahlab) A fine climber with clusters of purple or white flowers followed by ornamental seed 

 nyaClIlLll rjean pods. Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. White. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 2oc " 10c. 



Mixed. The foregoing mixed. Oz. 25c *' 10c. 



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] IBERIS— (See Candytuft) 



\f*f^ Pinnf (Mesembryanthemiun crystallinum) A 

 *^*^ * Idni curious plant for hanging baskets, 

 rock- work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succu- 

 lent, appearing as though covered with ice crystals. 

 Seed should be sown indoors in February or in hotbed 

 in March. Tender annual trailer; six inches high. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



IMMORTELLES — (See Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, 



Helichrysum, Rhodanthe, Statice) 

 IMPATIENS BALSAMINA— (See Balsam) 



Beautiful annual outdoor climber 



/)TY106d. ^^ luxuriant growth for covering 

 _ ^^***>^Vi'** verandas and arbors, or for 

 screening unsightly objects. Sow preferably in heat 

 and transplant to open border; or sow in open border 

 after the ground becomes warm. Soak seed in luke- 

 warm water before planting. Tender annual; ten to 

 fifteen feet high. 



Bona Nox (Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open 

 in the evening; similar to the white Moon Flower but 

 not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 25c; 



Pkt. 10c. 



Coccinea (Star Iponicea) Like a Morning Glory but 

 with smaller rather pointed leaves, and covered with 

 small, scarlet star-shaped flowers. Height often ten 



feet. Seed small, black Oz. 25c; Pkt. 10c. 



Limbata Mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with 

 white margins and throats. The leaves are similar to 

 those of Japanese Morning Glory but are less varie- 

 gated. Seed large, black Oz. 25c; Pkt. 10c. 



Setosa (Brazilian Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid 

 growing vine with large, three-lobed leaves and stems 

 covered with brown hair. Flowers open in morning; 

 salver formed, delicate blue or reddish purple with 

 pink star in center and produced in clusters. Seed 

 black, a little larger than Limbata. Oz. 50c; Pkt. 10c. 

 Fine Mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz. 40c. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Early Flowering Sky Blue (Ipomoza grandiflora rubro 

 coerulea) A most desirable, early, free flowering sort, 

 with glossy dark foliage and very large flowers that 

 open with a tinge of carmine rose and when mature 

 are bright light blue Oz. 90c; Pkt. 15c. 



iPOMCEA GRANDIFLORA— (See 3/oo?ii^ow.'er) 

 IPOMCEA PURPUREA— (See 3/ormngGZori/) 

 IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypress Vine) 

 JAPANESE HOP — (See Humulus Japonicus) 

 JOSEPH'S COAT — (See Amaranthus tricolor) 



Double Hollyhock 



I V> Tcjai-c (Coix lachryma) Curious omamen- 

 J O D S 1 ears tal grass with broad, corn-like leaves 

 and lustrous slate colored seeds used for beads. Valu- 

 able for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Plant 

 outdoors early in spring in hills three feet apart, four 

 or flve seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy 

 annual; three feet high. Oz. 20c; ^ Lb. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



