D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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DWARF SORTS 



Of dwarf, branching 

 habit, but the flowers 

 are borne on comparatively long stems. Very desirable 

 for early cutting. 



Rose, with white center Pkt. 25cts 



Light Blue, with white center " 25cts 



Very Dwarf, or Pygmasa. Tlie plant is made up of a cluster 

 of leaves close to the ground, surmounted by a bunch of 

 large, bright colored flowers. Mixed colors..'. .Pkt. lOcts 



Triumph. One of the finest of the dwarf sorts: plants 

 about nine inches high, covered with deep scarlet 

 flowers Pkt. locts 



Shakespeare. Plants about six inches high and as much in 

 diameter, made up of finely formed and colored flowers. 

 Jlixed colors .' Pkt. lOcts 



Dwarf Victoria. Flowers hke those of the Tall Victoria, 

 but borne on plants about a foot high. A fine sort for 

 borders. Mixed colors Pkt. lOcts 



Pyramidal Bouquet. The plant is a perfect bouquet of 

 fifteen to twenty large flowers which quite conceal the 

 foliage. About ten inches high. Jl/"/.rec? coZo/'s. Pkt. lOcts 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum. Plant about twelve inches high, 

 bearing flowers which are often three inches in diameter 

 and veT-y bright in color. Mixed colors Pkt. octs 



TALLER AND LATER SORTS 



In this class the petals are very long 

 and recurved, having much the 'effect 

 of the finest chrysanthemums. They are of varied and 

 beautiful colors, and one of the most popular sorts, con- 

 tinuing in bloom till quite late in the season. Finest 

 ini.vture Pkt. locts 



Comet, Giant White. The plant is more vigorous and taller 

 growing than the ordinary Comet, and the flowers are 

 larger and equal in form Pkt. 1 octs 



Comet, Qiant Mixed. A carefully proportioned mixture of 

 various colors ". Pkt. locts 



Japanese. A very vigorous growing sort, producing large 

 flowers made up of very long, semi-tubular and twisted 

 petals, and having the effect of a large Japan chrysan- 

 themum. Mixed colors Pkt. lOcts 



Washington. Plants two feet tall, flowers verj- large, often 

 fully four inches in diameter. Mi.ved colors'. . .Pkt. locts 



Giant Emperor. Produces flowers of the largest size, fine 

 form and clear white color Pkt. lOcts 



Goliath. Mont Rose. Very large. weU formed flowers of 

 delicate pink color '. Pkt. 15cts 



Goliath, Mont Blanc. Like Mont Kose, but white in color. . 



Pkt. locts 



A class of very strong growing asters not coming into bloom until 

 very late, but producing flowers so large, double, perfect in form, and borne on 

 such long stems, that florists often sell them for chrvsanthemums. 



Deep Carmine Pkt. lOcts Dark Purple Pkt. 



Lavender " lOcts Rose Pink '• 



Light Blue " lOcts White " 



Pink •' lOcts Semple's Mixed " 



lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 



Aster, Finest Mixed, a mixture of the finest strains and colors " Sets 



Auricula 



Called also Primula Aurictila and French Cowslip. This is an old 

 and well known favorite. It thrives best in a moist soil and cool 

 atmosphere. Tender perennial: height six inches. 



Alpine, the most hardy variety; a good mixture Pkt. locts 



Finest Prize, mixture'of all the choicest varieties '■ 20cts 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON— ^-See Centaurea). 



Bfllloon VinP* ^'^'"'^^"^*^^'*"""" ^"^^"^*^'""^"'"^- Remarkable for its inflated membranous cap- 



L^aiivrvrii ? mc sules containing the seed. It is sometimes called "Love-in -a -Puff." A rapid 



and graceful cUmber. Flowers white. Tender annual: six feet high Pkt. octs 



Known as Lady Slipper and Touch -Me-Xot. Balsams have been so much 

 improved by cultivation that with good seed and proper care a single 

 flou-er is the exception, each blossom being ftiUy as double as a rose. 

 The colors range from white to dark ptirple. and are either self colored or spotted and striped. 

 Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in the open grotmd when danger 

 of frost is past. The seeds are large and germinate quickly. The plants prefer a rich, moist or 

 even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. Better results are obtained when only 

 ^^e/!^ main branches are allowed to grow, all the secondary and weak ones being pinched out. 

 u ell grown plants should stand two feet apart each wav. ' Hardv annual: one to two feet high. 

 Double Solferino, satiny white, streaked and spotted with crimson and lilac. Ten/ choice.Pkt. octs 

 Double Camellia, extra fine mixed, as double as a cameUia, which it resembles: white, 



blotched with various colors " Sets 



Double Pure White, well adapted for florists, for Mixed Double Rose, has perfectlv double, rose- 



BALSAM 



bouquets: very double Pkt. lOcts 



Double Dark Red ^Afrosangvinea plenissima). & 

 very double, dark red variety " lOcts 



like blossoms of almost every shade and color. , 



Mixed Double Dwarf, about one foot high 



Mixed Double Tall, abov.t tiro fe'et high. 



Sets 

 Sets 

 5cts 



■BaHnnIa Aur^a d, P^'^^*>' flowering plant of the gentian family, producing a profusion of fine, bright metallic vellow 

 i-rwi I.VHIU r-iMi v« blossoms about two inches across, and fragrant in the evening. Tender annual: one foot high . I^kt. 5c 



