D. M . FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Castor Bean (Ricmus) 



Tall, majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy green, 



bi-own or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet or 



of green, prickly fruit. Of very quick growth in rich soil. 



Tender annual, six to fifteen feet high. 



Zanzibariensis, a comparatively new species of wondei-fully vigorous growth. Plants grow from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Leaves have a brilliant lustre, measure about thirty inches across, and in different plants range from bright green with 



green stems to deep bronze with dark red stems. Mixed varieties... Pkt. Sets Sanguineus (Tricolor). Blood red stalks 



^^^ . The Centaureas are an ex- 



■ ^%%4r^ 1 f %f ^^ ceedingly interesting genus 

 ^^^1^ III ^W LI I V^%JL of plants, embracing annu- 

 ^^ -^ ■ ■ ^ v^ ^v ^Y^^ biennials and perennials, 



which, though botanically alike, are very different in appear- 

 ance. Some are very valuable for the beauty ot then- silvery 

 white, velvet-like foliage, the flowers being unattractive; 

 others are highly prized for the beauty of their flowers. They 

 are all easily grown from seed. 



VARIETIES CULTIVATED FOR THEIR FOLIAGE 



Candidissima. Ornamental plants of great beauty; foliage 

 deeply cut, silvery white and densely covered with white 

 hairs. Half hardy perennial Pkt. IScts 



Qytnnocarpa. Sometimes called Dusty Miller. Valuable be- 

 cause o f its silvery gray foliage and graceful, drooping 

 habit of growth. Half hardy perennial; one-half to two feet 

 high Pkt. lOcts 



VARIETIES CULTIVATED FOR THEIR FLOWERS 



Cyanus {Bachelor's Button, Corn Flower). This is the flower 

 seen in such great abundance in the fields of Europe, and to 

 a less extent in this country; though a weed there, in its im- 

 proved forms it is one of the most attractive of garden flow- 

 ers. If seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the spring 

 and the flowers picked so as to prevent the plant exhausting 

 itself by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of bright blue, 

 white or pink flowers from July till late in autumn. One to 

 two feet high. Mixed, all colors Pkt. Sets 



Double Mixed {Bachelor's Button). Produces larger, more 

 globular flowers than the common variety Pkt. Sets 



Odorata {Sweet Sultan). An old fashioned, hardy annual about 

 eighteen inches high, with long stemmed, sweet scented, light 

 blue or purple flowers. Pkt. lOcts 



Marguerite. A sweet-scented, white Centaurea, about as large 

 as a medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Centaurea 

 Odorata and the plants are about eighteen inches high. The 

 flowers are beautifully laciniated and produced on long stems; 

 their lasting quality after being cut is remarkable. Hardy 

 annual Pkt. lOcts 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent, sweet-scented variety. The 

 flowers are finely laciniated and are about the size of a carna- 

 tion. They have long stems and keep v/ell after cutting. The 

 colors range through white, rose, lilac, purple and yellow. 

 Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high Pkt. lOcts 



^^V 4 ^ A class of plants having colored foli- 



■ /^m ^% Q^ "^ ^'ge, and in which the innumerable 

 ^^^ V % W' ^J % %%■ small flowers and seed vessels, together 



with their supports, form a very bril- 

 liantly colored mass, sometimes gracefully arranged like 

 plumes and sometimes more dense, being corrugated and 

 frilled at the edge like a cockscomb. They form the gayest 

 ■possible decoration, retaining their brilliant coloring for a long 

 time after being cut. Very commonly grown out of doors but 

 also adapted for the greenhouse or conservatory. Half hardy 

 annuals. Plant in light, rich soil, and give plenty of moisture. 



Pyramidalis plumosa mixed. The plant is about eighteen inches 

 high and is covered with long, brilliantly colored and grace- 

 fully formed plumes in red, yellow or violet Pkt. Sets 



Triumph of the Exposition. Plant of pyramidal form, bearing 

 many exceedingly graceful, feather-like spikes of intensely 

 brilliant crimson color. Height about two feet Pkt. lOcts 



Variegated. A strain between the plumosa and cockscomb 

 types in which the plumes are broadened at the top into many 

 small, comb-like forms and are variegated and striped in red 

 and yellow Pkt. lOcts 



Japan. The plant grows to the height of two and a half or three 

 feet, and is covered with spikes or combs which are very finely 

 cut and of great brilliancy of color Pkt. 1 Octs 



DWARF AND TREE COCKSCOMB TYPES 



Giant Empress. A very beautiful variety in which the dwarf 

 plant has dark red leaves and forms immense, bright crimson 

 combs Pkt. lOcts 



Glasgow Prize {President Thiers). The whole plant seems to 

 be formed into an immense comb, densely corrugated and of 

 indescribably brilliant color. One of the most striking exam- 

 ples of the possibility of modifying the form of plants by cul- 

 tivation and selection Pkt. lOcts 



Dwarf Rose. Large, rose colored combs " lOcts 



Dwarf Yellow. Large, yellow combs " lOcts 



Dwarf Mixed. A mixture of the best dwarf -grovring 

 sorts , " Sets 



with red venation in leaves; height 



about six feet Pkt. Sets 



Mixed -' Sets 



Centaurea Marguerite. 



Cbrysantbemum 



Chrysanthemums have deservedly become very pop- 

 ular. They are showy and effective in the garden, and 

 are desirable for cut flowers. Our list affords a fine 

 range for selection. 



The Carinatum and Coronarium varieties are hardy 

 annuals one and one-half to two feet high and are most 

 desirable for the garden. The others are the tcdler and 

 later blooming sorts so largely used by florists. 



EARLY BLOOMING GARDEN SORTS 



Carinatum Burridgeanum, crimson white cen- 

 ter; single Pkt. Sets 



Carinatum Eclipse, pure golden yellow, with a 

 bright purplish-scarlet ring or center on the 

 ray florets, the disc being dark brown; very 

 striking " Sets 



Coronarium, double white " Sets 



Coronarium, double yellow, very attractive,rich 

 golden yellow flowers abundantly produced. . " Sets 



Mixed, Carinatum and Coronarium varieties . " Sets 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming and Florists' Sorts 



Japonicum, fl. pi., Japanese variety. Flowers 

 of peculiar form and much beauty, combin- 

 ing numerous shades of color. Half hardy 

 perennial Pkt.35cts 



Indicum, fl. pi., half hardy perennial; very 

 double; mixed colors " 25cts 



Frutescens {Marguerite, or Paris Daisy). A 

 well known, small, single, white, daisy-like 

 flower, gold centered " lOcts 



Superb mixed double, seed from finest Chinese 

 and Japanese varieties " 35cts 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower). 



CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— (-See Virginian Stock). 



