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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIx^TIVE CATALOGUE. 



Salvia 



{FJoivering Sage) Among the most 

 brilliantly coloreil of garden flowers 

 and extremely useful for bedding; also 

 valuable for pot culture and cutting. 

 Blooms are borne in long spikes well above the foliage and 

 are of fiery red. crimson or blue, continuing in flower a long 

 time. The densely filled flower spikes are often eight to ten 

 inches long and include thirty or more tube-like florets, one 

 to two inches in length. 



Start early in heat a-nd transplant into light soil one to 



two feet apart; or seed can be sown outdoors after danger 



from frost is past. Tender perennial, but blooms the first 



season; height one and one-half to three feet. 



Splendens. The large, brilliant scarlet flowers are in very 



striking contrast with the rich, dark green background of 



dense foliage. This variety is most generally used in parks 



and on extensive lawns, as it is more vigorous than the 



dwarf varieties. One of the most distinct and effective 



bedding plants. Two and one-half to three feet high. 



Oz. S-^.25 Pkt. 10c. 



Bonfite. Many strains of Salvia Splendens have been offered 

 under different names claiming they are larger flowered 

 or more floriferous than the old type. We have found 

 none more valuable than this strain in which the plant is 

 more uniformly dwarf, and comes into bloom earlier than 

 most sorts. .Height of plant about two feet. Oz ?2.50 . 



Pkt. 10c- 



Patens. One of the flnest blue flowers known; not as well 

 suited for bedding as the other varieties of salvia, but 

 very attractive in the mixed border or in the green- 

 house. Height of plant, about one and one-half to two 



feet Pkt. 15c. 



SCABIOSA— (5ee Mourning Bride) 

 SCARLET FLAX— (See Linum) 



Scarlet Runner Beans 



SchizanthuS g^S^l'Iv ?l!>^^e^r 



Smilax 



A rapid girwing an- 

 nual climber, bearing 



sprays of brilliant scarlet pea shaped blossoms. Used either 



as a snap or shell bean for eating as well as beii.g desirable 



for ornamental purposes. Seed may be planted out :>f doors 



as soon as danger of frost is past. Vines ten to twelve 



feet high. Oz. 15c; K Lb. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Also known as . ^ '' 



-er or Poor Man's Or- ^ 



chid. Dainty compact branching plants with finely cut U - - .......-g-^— >- .^ j- . ,..,y ■•^-■...■„.,., .a, .;-„ «. . >^':h;% ^^^ ,. ..ty .^' J 



foliage, covered when in bloom with clusters or spikes of 



brilliantly colored butterfly-like flowers. Valuable for gar- Salvia 



den decoration or pot culture. Petals bright yellow with 



margins and tube of carmine or purple-rose, shading from lighter to darker shades. 



The seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is past, where the plants are to remain; or start inside and transplant 

 when weather is suitable. Hardy annual; about twenty inches high Pkt. 15c. 



CU« ^f.j» Ooiexr Splendid perennial plants with large single white flowers with yellow centers. The flowers are borne on 

 kJIlaoLcl LJ<Xl^y long stems and are excellent for cutting. The plants produce an abundance of bloom, making them 

 very desirable for the hardy border. 



Seed may be sown in the open ground early in spring but better results are usually obtained from sowings made in boxes 

 indoors and plants set out after they have made some growth. Well p flverized soil, preferably light sandy loam should be used 



and the seed covered one-fourth inch Pkt. 10c. 



SENSITIVE PLANT— (See Mimosa Pudica) 



( Myraiphijllmn asparagoides) No twining plant in cultivation surpasses this in graceful beauty of foliage. 



Indispensable to florists for table and house decoration. The hard texture of its small glossy green leaves 



permits the long delicate sprays of foliage to be kept without wilting several days after being cut. 



Planted in spring it makes a fine pot plant for fall and winter. The seed germinates very slowly. The process may be 



hastened somewhat by soaking the seed in hot water for ten hours before planting, but even then it is often six or eight we^ks 



before the plants make their appearance. Tender perennial climber, ten feet high. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



(Antirrhinum) (Large Flowering) This border and bedding plant of long blooming 

 season is one of the best perennials suitable for flowering as an annual. The long 

 showy spikes of curiously shaped tubular flowers with spreading lobes and finely marked 

 throats are fragrant as well as brilliantly colored. They are very desirable for cutting as 

 the spikes of bloom are borne well above the dark glossy leaves and keep fresh for a long time. 



For blooms the first season outdoors, sow seed verj' early under glass and transplant to open border as soon as the ground 

 is warm and dry, in rich loamy soil in a sunny situation, setting one foot apart each way and giving them plenty of watei-; or sow 

 seed in August or September and cover plants with a mulch on approach of cold weather. These fall-sown plants may be trans- 

 planted into pots and fiowered in the house, and in this case give them the same temperature and treatment as geranium: and 

 carnations. Tender perennial, often treated as annual or biennial. 



Semi-Dwarf Varieties 



This class of plants grows about fifteen inches high and are splendid for mass efifects in the garden. The stems, while not as 

 long as those of the tall growing sorts, are very desirable as cut flowers for small vases. 

 Semi-Dwarf Maroon Pkt. 10c. Semi-Dwarf White Pkt. 10c. 



Pink " 10c. " " Yellow " 10c. 



Scarlet " 10c. " " Mixed. Oz. 90c " 10c. 



Tall Growing Varieties 



Produces long, graceful spikes of flowers which are unsurpassed for cutting. Plants about two and one-half feet high. 



Tall Large Flowering, White Pkt. 10c. Tall Large Flowering, Garnet Pkt. 10c. 



Yellow •' 10c. \' 



Pink, White Tube " 10c. 



Snapdragon 



Scarlet " 10c. 



" " " Fine Mixed. An extra fine mixture in- 

 cluding all the best colors. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Q^m m* An easily grown annual which is very desirable for use in rock gardens or as a border plant. The flowers are 



T^TQ^f 1 ^^ borne in racemes on long graceful stems and may be cut and dried like everlastings; for this purpose they 

 »-^ *.!.* «.&'^i^v^ should be dried in a cool and shady place hung up by the stems to keep their natural shape. Sow the seed 

 indoors during March or April and transplant to open ground after danger of frost is past. They prefer a sunny location and 

 are rather susceptible to an excess of moisture. Height of plants two to two and one-half feet 



Sinnuata Mixed. A choice mixture in shades of blue, pink, yellow and white. Oz, 50c Pkt. 10c. 



