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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Hollyhock 



{Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower 

 garden nothing is better than the improved 

 strains we offer of tliis tall old fashioned garden 

 perennial. The large, richly colored blossoms, 

 about three inches across, ranging f roiu 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, when the plants 

 have made five leaves, transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 

 The following summer they wiU bloom. All double varieties are hardy peren- 

 nials; five feet high. 



Early Flowering. Blooms readily as an annual the fi' '" year from seed sown in 

 spring. A wide range of colors in large single or seu double flowers. .Pkt. 15c. 



Chater's Finest Mixed. Double perfection. 



Double Blood Red. Oz. $1.25 



" Deep Rose. Oz. $1.25 



" Lemon Yellow. Oz. $1.25 



Pink. Oz. $1.25 



'° Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused Avith pink 



" Pure White. Our special improved strain. Oz. $1.50. 



" Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.00 



" Mixed. Oz. 75c 



Double Hollyhock 

 Oz. 20c. 



15c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 " 5c. 



l4iitY%iiliic l£ir^r%nir>iic iJnpanese Hop) Hardy annual climber fifteen 

 nuiUUtUS japoniCUS to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves 



of variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small flowers. Desirable for 



covering unsightly objects or shading verandas. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



Hvar»ir»f-K l^t^nrt (Dolichos lahlab) A fine climber with clusters of purple 

 raya.dlllil OcaO or white flowers followed by ornamental seed pods. 

 Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. White. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The above mixed. Oz. 15c " 5c. 



IBERIS— ('S'ee Candytuft) 



I__ Plarsf (Mesemhryanthemum crystallinum) A curious plant for hanging 

 ce 1 la.OL baskets, rock- work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succu- 

 lent, appearing as though covered with ice crystals. Tender annual trailer; six 

 inches high. Oz. 25c Pkt, 5c. 



IMMORTELLES -(See Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, Helichrysum, Bhodanthe) 

 IMPATIENS BALSAM IN A— (-See Balsam) 



V Beautiful annual outdoor climber of luxuriant growth for 



iOOinO^^. co'^ering verandas and arbors, or for screening unsightly 

 ^f^^^***^^*^*** objects. Sow preferably in heat and transplant to open 

 border: or sow in open border after tiie ground becomes warm. Soak seed in 

 luke-warm water before planting. Tender annual; ten to fifteen feet high. 

 Setosa {B7'azilia7i Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid growing vine with large, 



three-lobed leaves and stems covered with bro-^ATi hair. Flowers open in morn- 

 ing; salver formed, delicate blue or reddish purple with pink star in center and 



produced in clusters. Seed black, a little larger than Limbata. Oz.40c. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Coccinea (Star Ipomoea) 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. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Bona Nox (Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open in the evening; similar to the 



white 3Ioon Flower but not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 20c. .Pkt. 5c. 

 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 variegated. Seed large, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Fine Mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



Early Flowering Sky Blue (Ipomoea grandiflora rubro ccerulea) 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 Pkt. 15c. 



IPOiVCEA GRANDIFLORA— (See 3ibo?i,i^Zo?(;er) IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypress Vine) 



jPOMCEA PURPUREA— (See Jfornirtgr Glory) JAPANESE HOP— (See Humidus Japoniciis) JOSEPH'S COAT— (See Amaranthus tricolor) 

 IrkK'c T^aafe (^c)^-^ lachryma) Curious ornamental grass with broad, corn-like leaves and lustrous slate colored seeds 

 •JOD S 1 eo-ib used for beads. A^aluable for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Plant outdoors early in spring in 



hills three feet apart, fouror five seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy annual; three feet high. Oz. 15c. Pkt. 5c. 

 \C r\fA\\sk Tv\r\\f\Yi\w\\sk (Summer Cypress) A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, very symmetrical and attractive 

 JVUdlld A nciiupiiy llo. ij2 summer and fall. The foliage is as fine as moss and of clean, bright green color. Early in 



the fall innumerable little flowers appear and the bush takes on a deep red tinge. Sow outdoors early in spring, covering one- 

 fourth inch deep. Make the rows two feet apart and thin eighteen 

 inches apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and ti-ansplaiit 

 to open ground. Hardy annual; about two and one-half feet high. 

 Oz. 35c. Pkt. 5c. 



(Delphinium) The Larkspur with its long 

 clustered spikes of beautiful irregular 

 _ flowers, often with long spurs, is especially 



valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are very de- 

 sirable for bedding and the perennials are strikingly effective as a 

 background for borders and for planting among shrubbery. Seed 

 of annual varieties may be sown outdoors early in spring. For 

 earlier blooming start very early indoors or sow in fad. Thin one 

 to one and one-half feet apart. ' The perennial sorts are sown in 

 fall or early in spring. 



Annual Varieties 



Double Dwarf Rocket Mixed. Beautiful spikes of double flowers 



in many shades. Hardy annual; one foot high. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Tall Stock Flowered Mixed (Consolidafl.pl.) Flowers double, 



borne on spikes about fifteen inches long. (Colors rose, white and 



shades of blue. Hardy annual; two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Double Emperor (Imperiale fl. pi.) Compact and profuse bloomer 

 having erect spikes of very double flowers. Hardy annual; one 

 and one-half feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt. 5c. 



Perennial Varieties 

 Elatum (Bee Larkspur) Flowers blue with hairy petals in the 

 center giving them a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy peren- 

 nial; three to five feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Formosum. Flowers large, deep blue shaded imiigo, small white 

 center. Hardy perennial; three to five feet high according to 



conditions of soil and season; long blooming season Pkt. 5c. 



LATHYRUS LAT\FOUUS— (See Peas, Everlasting) 

 LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Sweet Peas) 



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Larkspur 



