D. M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH. 



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^^ "m (Mathiola) Sometimes called Gilliflower. Consid- 



^^Jb^^^^ Mm- ered almost indispensable where a fine display of 

 k/J ^\JCj- JML flowers is wanted and particularly valued for edg- 

 ^^ ing-s, bedding and pot culture. The improved 



varieties we offer of this favorite garden plant produce dense spikes 

 of very fragrant and beautiful rosette-like double flowers in a wide 

 range of attractive colors. They are suitable for cutting, being pro- 

 duced on stems of good length in pleasing contrast with the dark 

 green foliage of the bushy plants. Each of the two types is of long 

 flowering period and if the earlier ones are started indoors, a pro- 

 fusion of fragrant and pleasing flowers is afforded for the entire 

 season. 



Sow outdoors early in spring, using well fertilized, carefully pul- 

 verized soil and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly 

 pressed down. Make the rows fifteen inches apart; thin to six inches 

 apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and transplant. Height of 

 plants, one to one and one-half feet. 



Mammoth Beauty of Nice 



A decidedly superior, large-flowering annual strain with the 

 splendid foliage and bloom of the older type but flowering with the 

 Ten Weeks and decidedly superior in length of stem and size of 

 flower spike. This group is also called Beauty Stocks, Giants of 

 Nice, "Cut and Come Again" and Victoria Stocks. 



Crimson Pkt, 10c. 



Deep Blue '* 10c. 



Rose " 1 Oc. 



Rosy Lilac " lOc. 



White " 10c. 



Yellow •• 10c. 



Beauty of Nice Mixed. Includes shades of white, old rose, blood- 

 red, purple and violet. Oz. $2.00 Pkt. 10c. 



Double Ten Weeks (Large Flowering) 



This favorite half-hardy summer blooming annual hasdeliciously 

 fragrant flowers and is very desirable for cutting. 



Double Ten Weeks, Blood Red Pkt. 10c. 



Bright Pink " 10c. 



Purple " 10c. 



White •• 10c. 



" " " Mixed (Levkojen) Shades of white, red, purple, 

 lavender and maroon. Oz. $1.35 Pkt, 10c. 



Stock, Double Ten Weeks 



STRAW FLOWER — (See Helichrysum and 

 Rhodanthe) 



(He lian- 

 thusj These 

 statelj^, old- 

 fashioned 



Sunflower 



flowers with the newer improved varieties are 

 coming into special favor as a background for 

 lawns and in front of high fences. Valuable 

 also as a screen to hide unsightly places and 

 sometimes used to mitigate t;he evfl of adja- 

 cent swamp holes. Their very tall dense 

 gi-owth and bright yellow disc-like flowers of 

 very large size and long blooming period make 

 them one of the most deserving and useful of 

 hardy annuals. 



Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil 

 but do best on light, rich limestone or alluvial 

 land well supplied with moisture and not 

 shaded by trees or buildings. Sow the seed 

 outdoors in spring after danger of frost is 

 over, preferably in well pulverized soil either 

 broadcast or in rows two to three feet apart 

 and cover about one-half inch deep. When 

 the 3 oung plants are about four inches high 

 thin one-half to two feet apart to secure the 

 best development. 



Red and Gold. ( Ga Mar dia Flowered) Anew 

 and very desirable strain of sunflower pro- 

 ducing large single flowers which vary in 

 color from deep golden yellow to dull cop- 

 pery red. Many of the flowers have petals 

 marked like those of Gaillardia. The plants 

 are tall and vigorous growing averaging 

 five to seven feet. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Golden (Globosus Fistidosus) This 

 desirable variety produces very large, glob- 

 ular exceedirgly double flowers, often six to 

 eight inches in diameter and of bright yel- 

 low color. Petals quilled. The plants ore 

 usually about five feet high. Oz.20c. Pkt. 10c. 



Stella. The plant of this fine Bliniature 

 [cucumerifolius) variety is spreading with 

 many branches and attains a height of about 

 three feet. The flowers are about three 

 inches in diameter and are of an unusuallj^ 

 pure golden yellow with black discs or cen- 

 ters, and are borne on long stems well above 

 the foliage. Early blooming and produced 

 in abundance throughout a long season. 

 Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Sunflower, Red and Gold 



SWEET ROCKET— (See Rocket) 



