FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Petunia 



P^rfeTITT (Poeonia herbacea Chinensis) 

 * CiJlA Jr dark green foliage 



PetuQias are unsurpassed for massing in beds. They are also used along walks and driveways 

 and are often grown in window boxes. Their richness of color, duration of bloom and easy cul- 

 ture will always make them popular. They endure drought exceptionally well. The seed we 

 offer is the result of careful hybridization and can be depended upon to give as large a propor- 

 tion of double flowers as any. 



In some strains the flowers are very large, measuring four to five inches across; in others, they are deeply fringed; still others 

 have star-like markings radiating from the throat and extending nearly or quite to the outer margin of the blossom; again, 

 others have full, double flowers. The colors range from white to deep red-purple and are variously striped and blotched. 



Plant the sead, which is exceedtigly fine, in a warm, open, sunny place. Seeds may be sown directly in the open ground; or 

 for early results the plants may be started in cold-frame, hotbed or in pots indoors, in a temperature averaging sixty to 

 seventy degrees. Water with a fine spray and do not permit the seedlings to dry out. The plants are tender and should not 

 be trusted in the open until danger of frost is over. Any good, friable garden soil, well pulverized and in good condition may 

 be used, and the seed covered with about one-eighth to one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. The rows should 

 be two feet apart. Thin to eighteen inches apart. The plants begin to bloom when small and continue until cut off by frost. 

 Tender perennial, blooming the first year; about one and one-half feet high. 



Petunias may also be grown under glass in winter. The best method is to sow seeds late in summer and grow stocky 

 plants in pots, but old plants can be lifted on the approach of cold weather, cut back and taken inside for winter bloom. 

 Single Dwarf Compact (Inimitable Dwarf) Bushy plants only about eight inches high, covered with small flowers, generally 



striped or blotched. In many the markings are as beautifully star-shaped as in the strain offered as "Star" petunia Pkt. 15c. 



Countess of Ellesmere. Flowers single, deep rose, white throat, very small. A good bedder " 5c, 



Nyctaginiflora. Flowers white, fragrant. A good white bedding variety ; very floriferous .• " 5c. 



Finest Striped and Blotched. Includes striped or blotched flowers in a wide range of colors. A fine bedder. Oz. 90c " 5c. 



Fine Mixed. An excellent variety of markings including white, stripes and shades of rose, red and purple. Oz. 50c " 5c. 



Double Mixed. The seed we offer will produce a large percentage of double flowers in a good range of colors " 20c. 



LARGE FLOWERING PETUNIAS 



Large Flowered Mixed. Plants vigorous and flowers very large; some striped, others self colored. ^ Oz. $1.00 Pkt. 10c. 



Fringed and Stained Mixed. Very attractive, deeply fringed flowers in a variety of colors " 20c. 



Superbissima Mixed. Flowers of immense size, superbly colored with throats beautifully veined. We have carefully compared 

 other strains sold as "Giants of California," etc., and have found none superior and many of them not equal to our strain 

 of this magnificent variety Pkt. 25c. 



Brilliant Rose. Large flowers of very bright, yet delicate and exceptionally attractive rose color. One of the finest single 

 varieties in cultivation and comes true from seed Pkt. 25c. 



General Dodds. Large, single flowers of an exceedingly rich, dark purple color. A vigorous and very persistent bloomer 

 and there are few garden plants that will make so satisfactory a display , Pkt. 10c. 



Extra Double Fringed Mixed. Large flowering; many colors; flowers beautifully fringed Pkt. 25c. 



Grandiflora Robusta, fl, pi. Dwarf, of robust growth, forming a compact, upright, branched bush about ten inches in height 

 and fourteen inches in width, -with large flowers, many double and in all shades of colors existing in petunias. The latest 

 of the varieties to blooni Pkt. 25c. 



Ptf3»Tlf'<sl"tf*lTBrtl^ Handsome, half hardy, herbaceous perennials about two feet high and very desirable for bedding and 

 A <dIli0&dJLlVlA borders. They usually bloom the first year, especially if started early. The flowers are bell-shaped or 

 tubular, an inch and a half long, and are borne in racemes or spikes. The colors include white and various shades of rose 

 and purplish red striped with white. 



Sow outdoors after danger of frost is past. It is well to use some mulching for protection through winter. 

 Gloxinoides Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



W6ll known herbaceous perennial plants with very double flowers and abundant 

 which may be grown either from seed or roots. 

 The seed is of very slow growth, and germination 

 may be hastened somewhat by cutting or filing 

 carefully a notch through the shell of the seed, 

 preferably on the rounding side. Rich, well prepared 

 soil should be used and the seed covered one-half 

 inch deep; keep well moistened and at a temperature 

 of 50° to 60°. If the seed be sowm in a cold frame in 

 autumn, the plants will be large enough to transplant 

 the following spring, and a year later will bloom. 

 Plants about three feet high. 



Double Mixed Pkt. 25c. 



{Peony Roots are listed in our autumn Bulb Catalogue.) 

 PERIWINKLE— (See Vinca) 



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equalled in the magnificent display of their many and 

 brilliantly colored flowers. The plants are hardy bush- 

 like annuals with many broad flat-topped clusters of 

 nearly round and star-shaped flowers. They are of 

 easiest culture and bloom profusely through a long 

 season. Especially attractive in masses or ribbon beds 

 of contrasted colors; useful as window-garden plants 

 and very desirable for combining in mixed bouquets. 



Seed is usually sown very early in spring outdoors 

 in rows one foot apart. A sunny situation is desirable. 

 Well pulverized soil, preferably rich and mellow, 

 should be used and the seed, which germinates rather 

 slowly, covered with about one-fourth inch of fine 

 soil firmly pressed down. Thin to four inches apart. 

 For very early blooming, seed may be sown outdoors 

 in fall, or started indoors and transplanted early in 

 April. Hardy annual; one foot high. 

 Alba. Pure white, very desirable. Oz. 90c. 

 Black Warrior. Very deep maroon. Oz. 90c. 



Isabellina. Creamy yellow. Oz. 90c 



Kermesina Alba Oculata. Rosy crimson, 



white eye. Oz. 90c , . 



Lilac. With white center. Oz. 90c 



Rosea. Rose, with distinct eye. Oz. 90c 



Rosy Chamois. Deep salmon-rose. Oz. 90c.. 



Scarlet. With maroon center. Oz. 90c 



Splendens. Crimson, pure white eye; one 



of the finest of this strain. Oz. 90c 



Violet. Deep violet-blue, white eye. Oz. 90c. 

 Extra Choice Mixed. Best large flowered 



varieties. Our mixture is unexcelled for 



profusion of bloom and wide range of 



brilliant colors. Oz. 75c " 5c. 



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