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



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Browallia 



Calla Aethiopica 



These handsome, profuse bloomers are used freely both for indoor and out- 

 door planting, on account of the ease with which they may be grown and 

 their usefulness for cut flowers. Half hardy annual. 



Roezli, eight to twelve inches high: produces white and blue flowers Pkt. IScts 



Elata, height eighteen inches; mixed " octs 



Rpvnnnncic -^^ ornamental climber of the gourd family, bearing green fruit which 

 DiyUIIUpolo changes in color as the season advances to bright scarlet striped with 



white Tuberous-rooted perennial but may be treated as a tender annual; about ten 



feet high P^^- ^cts 



PalamnAiSc Crahra {Eccreino carpus). A beautiful, tender climber from ChUi, with 

 Udldilipcllo otuUI d graceful, delicate foliage. Late in the season it produces 



racemes of bright orange flowers, which in turn give place to dehcate pendantseed pods. 



Tender perennial; fifteen feet high 



ralanririni;) Fine dwarf plants for growing in masses: produce an 

 \7aiailUI lllia abundance of blossoms; well suited for edgings, rock- 

 eries, etc. Tender annual: one-half to one foot high. 

 Grandiflora, rosy lilac Pkt. Sets Umbellata, crimson Pkt. 



(Ethiopian Lily). An old and very desir- 

 able plant, either as |an aquatic or as an 



ornament for the drawing room or conservatory. TVill flower 



in one year from planting of the seed. Half hardy perennial. 



Pkt. lOcts 



CaUiopsis^ or Coreopsis 



Very showy border plants, producing in great profusion and 

 for a long time flowers which are bright yellow and rich brown, 

 either self colored or with these colors and red contrasted. 



Coreopsis tinctoria. Although a native plant this is one of the 

 most desirable of our garden flowers. It produces an abun- 

 dance of brilliantly colored flowers, varying from clear yellow 

 to deep, rich brown, often the two colors being beautifully 

 contrasted in the same blossom.. They are borne on long, grace- 

 ful stems and are very desirable for decorative purposes. Very 

 hardy and profuse blooming annual. Fine mixed. .Pkt. Sets 



Lanceolata grandiflora, a hardy perennial, blooming the first 

 year and producing on long stems a constant succession of 

 very rich yellow flowers about three inches in diameter; ex- 

 ceedingly valuable for decorative purposes Pkt. lOcts 



{Poppy Malloic). Extremely handsome purple 



border plants, producing through a long season 

 large, rich, purple -red flowers. Hardy annual. 

 Choicest mixed Pkt. 5cts 



CftrnPllif) Ifinnnirfl House or greenhouse evergreen, perennial shrubs easily grown from seeds, though they germi- 

 v/aillvllla ja|JUIIIv>a nate slowly. As varieties do not come true from seed one may have the pleasure of getting 

 something distinct and of great merit. IVIixed fine double varieties ' Pkt. 25cts 



{Tropoeolum canariense) . .A beautiful climber wath curiously shaped, Httle. canary colored 

 Wni blossom freely from July ujitn killed by frost. Tender annual Pkt. Sets 



Callirhoe 



Coreopsis Tinctoria. 



Canary Bird Flower 



Calceolaria 



blossoms. 



A favorite and universally admired genus, remarkable for its large, beautifully spotted blos- 

 soms, produced in almost countless variations of marking. Grown in pots in the conserva- 

 tory, greenhouse or garden. Herbaceous annuals or shrubby evergreen perennials. 



Hybrida grandiflora, flowers of immense size. Seed saved from finest specimens Pkt. 



Hybrida tigrina, flowers of the largest size, beautifully spotted. Seed saved from choicest collection " 



Finest hybrids mixed, seed saved only from the most perfect flowers, embracing many of recent introduction; 

 all desirable • • 



Rugosa, shrubby; grown in and out of doors. Saved from the finest shrubby varieties mixed .'• 



CALENDULA— (See Marigold). 

 CALIFORNIA POPPY— (-S'ee Eschscholtzia) . 



Sorts 

 Sorts 



25rts 

 85rts 



Candytuft 



Candytuft. 



(Iberis). Showy, branch- 

 ing plants six to eighteen 

 inches high. Indispensa- 

 able for cutting and very 

 effective in beds or masses. If sown in spring will 

 bloom from July to September, or if in the faS will 

 blossom from May to July. Hardy annual. 



Lilac, shading to Ught purple Pkt. orts 



White " orts 



Rocket (Empress), white, extra large trusses. A great 

 improvement in the size and quaUty of the flowering 



trusses over the common white variety Pkt. octs 



Fragrant, white " Sets 



Purple, a rich dark shade '* Sets 



Rose Carmine, dwarf , compact habit '* lOrts 



Fine Mixed " 5rts 



Dwarf Mixed Hybrid, about six inches high. " lOcts 

 Perennial (Sempervirens) , hardy, evergreen, 

 sub-shrub; height ten inches; fiowers white, 

 very pretty «' lOcts 



Canterbury Bell 



{Campanula Medium). Handsome, hardy, biennial of stately 

 ^owth. rich color and profuse bloom. Succeeds best in light. 

 rich soil and should be transplanted or thinned to eighteen 

 inches or two feet apart. Has large, bell shaped flowers which 

 are strikingly effective. Height one to four feet. One of the 

 wild forms of Campanula is the "Blue Bells of Scotland."' 



Double White Pkt. lOrts Double Mixed Pkt. Sets 



Double Blue •' lOrts Single Mixed " Sets 



Calycanthema, Mixed. Flowers large, of fine form, white, lilac, 

 rose and purple. Known also as "Cup and Saucer"' plant: the 

 calyx forming a cup aroiind the base of the bell. . .Pkt. lOcts 



