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D. M. FERRY & CO.. DETROIT, MICH. 



A "DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



Choice Flatter Seed4: 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 

 care should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if pro- 

 duced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep 

 digging, thorough pulverization and liberal em-iching with large quantities of well hotted 

 manure. Since some olher varieties produce the largest and finest c'olored flowers when grown on 

 rather light, poor soil, a portion of the garden should K'OT be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we ui-ge purchasers to study them carefully. 

 While some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the sur- 

 face of the soil as fine, smooth and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet; cover each 

 lot of seeds to a uniform depth, which should not be more than four or six times the diameter of the 

 seed; press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows, so that the starting plants can be seen easily; 

 be careful not to allow the young plants to be crowded or to be smothered by weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of. .$1.15 1 Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of. .$4.85 



2.00 '• " " " 3.35 " 5.00 " '• " " 6.15 



" 3.00 '• ♦• •' " 3.60 I " 10.00 " " •' •' 13.50 



These Rates apply only to Seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 

 No discount can be allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



Abobra Viridifiora iy:S l™S"fubtX" Agrostis Nebulosa i°T™mSil'g",Ss in 



rooted perennial gourd. The scarlet fruit is not larger which the small seeds are so gracefully poised in large, 



than a cherry and is strikingly in contrast ^vith the dark open clusters as to have the effect of a cloud, and when 



green, finely' cut foliage. The plant needs a warm, sunny dried can be effectively used in dried bouquets. Grows 



situation. Height fifteen feet Pkt. lOcts easily in any common garden soil. Hardy annual: about 



„, ^ ,x . ,,_._• one and a half feet high Pkt. Sets 



A U 1 1 f f I /<^ n ^ Flowering^Maple) . An attractive peren- 



MUuLllUni nial. greenhouse shrub, producing a pro- 

 fusion of bell-shaped, drooping flowers, which vary <?^^^^%<. I Z' 

 in color in different plants from white or yellow to 'Jl^jLaiJA^^^ i'VZ 

 deep orange and crimson, veined with yellow. Well ^ "'^^^^^gp '*//% 

 adapted for house culture and for bedding outdooi-s. Will ^^^? '^^^^^ 

 bloom the first season if seeds are sown under glass in Sk?!*!M^'' vV'' 'fVl' ^/^^ 

 3Iarch. Finest mixed Pkt. 25cts ^^^"^tj^i'i^ ^M'^lfi 



Aa«..<an^I:mS< < •%« (Everlasting). Very pretty, half ,$=¥" :i^^^^ i-^% ]^\!'\^iW^', y\iin 



Ac r O C I m I U m Lrdy annual, producing white and >^f1^^#''K::^^^>^ )'1=^%/;VX'h'^^ , , 



rose colored. daisy-Eke flowers. These are the ■• Immor- ^^^ffli^®-^^M^^'t^-^''''*^if''AW' ■ ^WiF^r 



telles" so desirable for wreaths and winter bouquets. r '^^-A^i(AHl'''^^^»Ji'^^-/''''~ H^^- '''.^> 



Height one foot. Roseum, light rose. . . . Pkt. octs -^CJ&MM^^^^^?^ ^m^^ff^^ ''^^^/^. 



Mixed Pkt. Sets Album, pure white — '" Sets ^^^^^^^{ '^^^V//%^^'^ "^'^^iS^^^. 



Ai^iiiM^S'si C\t^^\^^tf>^ {Mountain Fringe, Wood ^.^^■^M ^^ "''micJlMilli V>/ \^>'**J^^^V''' '''y'^' 



Acj I u m la Li rrnosa Fringe, Allegheny Vine). c^^^Mm' ' '-^^^&k-^i^mMwf'M'c^ 



A beautiful, graceful climber and profuse bloomer. ^^^^^^^^-^■^.^b^M>^''^^^^^^^^WX^i^'%'^^^^ 



Hardy biennial. Height fifteen feet. Wliite and v^^^^W^I^^^^SI^^^^P/^S^^^'^^^?^ 



tiAr-s.»^\c hiti-ntf^i^^Wef' (Adonis Floicer. ^}Va\- 'I ^.•i%''mlll^^^^^^^^^''^'i 



ROOnXS l\UlUft\nB\\% Pheasant s Eye). ;^;C'I' 4 i^ifi^Slffl^H^^^^^^ Y ^^& 



A handsome, hardv. herbaceous annual, one foot high. ''7h\\(mi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^''j/^^^ ^^^ 



The finelv cut. dark green foliage, in which are set the \\A',,ni^^m^^L^\\-i^y^'/tV^^^^^'^^^^^^ , , '^^ ' 



intense blood red flowers, gives the plant a v,v:\ -',?^ /I ^^^■^■j^'^^^^^^V- A\Y<^'y.^uv^• ^*"^v ^m// , 



vervstrikingappearance.lt grows readily -^V'V^^ • -"^^fe ■ 'U^'i^t^'^'^ii^W^ 



in a place shaded by a house or fence, and ^^■H'im:;'Ji^\^^^^^'^^''M- •>"-^M'^ ^V^M^-'/f^^^^--'-^ 



requires but little care Pkt. Sets ^^1>v '"''/^^^i^r^ ^-^^^^V'^^?^^ -V-^^BMt' ''^''' ^^•'^;^'' 



Ageratum : : ^ift^P^^^E^^ 



A beautiful, hardy annual. The flowers, '^'^^^^/hWzi'^-'^^^^''-''')'^^ 'i^Mis^Vi^,^^& '^' 



borne in dense clusters, are very useful for ^-^ 'f't \\'^^i^^^^^^^^^-C^'-)^^^'-'''S^ 



bouquets, and the plants are very attractive - ^_. f,\ ^ mt--^' \J ^^sS^^ ^^' . '- ^r^^^^^-Vl '^^'■''"ftf^^iV' i'-'K^^^S^rrrr^ 



in the garden. The different varieties are r', jj'^ "^j^ ; '^^^^^^T^' '• ^' ^ ' v ^^arL'?^''^ S! § S^^ ^^^^^^b. 



from six inches to two feet in height and ,;'f|^ ;' :', i^^^^^^^^r^^'/. * h '.^j^' ' ^§§\^4^ '^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



covered with bloom nearly all summer, y^^^^^^^^^^^^^^' ''^'' '"'*''^'"^^'^^'^V4-'i?^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^V_ 



Mexicanum, light blue, about fifteen in- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^•'S^H-'''';'&0.'^ 



Imperial Dwarf White, height about six .^^^^^^^^^^^^^S^^^^^^^^S^'iS^ 'r^^--^TTT^ 



inches Pkt. Sets ,^^^^^^.''-'V^I^^' " >^^^^^^^V^ii^^ '^ 



Tom Thumb Dwarf Blue, desirable for ^^^^MX^sJ^^ ^' .\/^^^^^%<'-^:; ■ -^ 



edging, six inches high Pkt. 5cts ^^SSSS?-^'^^^ ' '^^' '"^^^M ^^'^'^■' '^^'^ '\ 



Lasseauxi, rose colored, about eighteen ^'^aniu^^^^^, . •■" ' v^^'^v,'';' -''^/•' . . «i^ ] 



inches high Pkt. Sets ^ ''^^':^''^ii^/^^f7'W^'^^'''~ 4 



Conspicuum, valuable for winter: white. ^fr^^^^'^^^i2^^^'P-/i%/'S^^ % 



eighteen inches high Pkt. octs <f^ '^p^.^\ ''->. ' WmW^' ! ■?}'^W' - W¥ •; V5 ' '\. 



Mixed, seeds of the above varieties J^ ' ■ ^p:r 'c. ^-'^'^^'-'/^PfflKW'T^^fh-^^ 



mixed 7 Pkt. acts / . --^^"^^ \ U 'i^'^r' ^cS^-^^'' 'f^ ^llpf f 



Mgrosismma cutting tor bou- Sim^^^^ . .'fW^^^^ 



quets, and pretty in masses in beds. oimy;^'Z^^^^^ i"" %,' (^^^fc* % - '1 ^ 



The annual variety is known as Rose of Ml!m''ii^><^^ ''' i / " \\ ''' '■^' ^%M^'''^-'i 



Heaven, the pereimial as Rose Campion. fv;/,^W/ . )■ .' > ^:-^ Cv': A' 1^<. K^B 



One and a half feet high. Hardv. -WHty-^ / / l ' '" -■ \ // T<^^\#T^'i>^ 



Coronaria, crimson: perennial.. Pkt. 5cts ^iSfflpt'";,:, .^ ^^ ^' ■- -^ t/= f, I iM'^^uks^ui 



CcEli=rosa, rose, white center: ^ailkUll^ --^ - .;.|l ['-Q /| ^^W 



annual : " 5cts ~-^-'~~^^-^ -■-■ - i ^ "n "M^ 



Ageratum. ||^ 



