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



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Cyclamen 



Well known and univer- 

 sally admired tuberous 

 rooted plants producing 

 and white tlowers. Tender 



exceedingly handsome red 

 perennial: one foot high. 



Perslcum, mixed. Of great beauty and many colors. Pkt. 15c 



Persicum, giganteum, mixed. Characterized by beautiful 

 foliage and profuse bloom; each tlower is from two to 

 two and a half inches long. Very choice Pkt. 20cts 



CYPRESS VINE 



(Ipomoea Quamoclit). A most 

 beautiful climber with deli- 

 cate, dark green, feathery, fohage and an abundance of 

 bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet or white blossoms, which 

 contrast most effectively with the graceful foliage. Tender 

 annual; about fifteen feet high. 

 Scarlet. . . Pkt. octs White . . . Pkt. Sets Mixed. . . Pkt. Sets 



W^ ^ ^0 Tlie Dahlia has 



■ ■ »^% m^^ I ^ ig^ always been a 

 M W ^\ X JL Jk X C% favorite for au- 

 tumn flowering. 



The flowers are so symmetrical and 

 perfect and the range of colors so large y -.^^ 

 and varied that they will always be pop- 

 ular where display is wanted.' Both the 

 single and double 'strains of this magnifi- 

 cent race of plants may be had in the 

 greatest variety and beauty from seed. If 

 planted eariy and forced tliey can be made '^^^^^^ \ 



to flower the first season. Tender herba- ^"^^^Vv 



ceous perennials, ^%^ 



Finest double, mixed. Seed saved from 



choicest double flowers Pkt. locts 



Finest single, mixed. Brilliant flowers run- 

 ning through a wide range of striking col- 

 ors Pkt. lOcts 



For Dahlia roots, see page 9U. 



^^^^ • The Daisy has been so far improved 



I m 2% ^ g^ w Y ^y selection and careful cultiva- 



JX^r ^J^ ]| ^^ ^/ tion that good seed will give at 



J least eighty per cent, of double 



flowers that are as large as any of the named sorts that 



are propagated by division of the roots and are sold at 



a high price. The' plants bloom well in the house and are 



splendid for early spring and summer flowering when 



planted in a slightly shaded situation. 



Double white Pkt. lOcts 



Double mixed " Sets 



Double red (LoyigfeUoir) finest strain •• lOcts 



^^^ A Large, branching plants, pro- 



■ ■ ^% ■ ^ 1 ^** S^ ducing very large, handsome, 

 X^^r \\ ^ ^J^ X ^\ double o'r single trumpet- 

 shaped blossoms'of exquisite 



' fragrance. Tender annuals: three feet high. 



Wrighti. Pure white at the center, passing into lilac and 

 blue; magnificent single flowers Pkt. Sets 



Chlorantha, fl. pi. Large, double yeUow blossoms, richlv 

 scented .' Pkt. 5cts 



Mixed. Yellow, white and lilac •• Sets 



DELPH I N i U M— (See Larkspur). 



DEW PLANT— (-See Mesemhryanthemum) . 



DIANTHUS— (See Pink). 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS— (5ee -Siz-eef William^. 

 DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS— (-See Cartiation). 

 DIGITALIS— (See Foxglove). 



DOLICHOS— ('S'ee Hyacinth Bean). 

 EDELWEISS- (See GnaphaJium). 



ELICHRYSUM— (S'ee Helichrysum). 

 ERAQROSTIS— (See Love Grass). 



EULALIA JAPONICA o\nT°aSd"Sfred. 



ingly graceful, ornamental grass from Japan, growing five 

 to six feet high Pkt. lOcts 



EUPHORBIA VARIEGATA t^t 



age plant sometimes kno-mi as '"Snow on the 3Ionntain." 

 The leaves are veined and margined with white. Plant in 

 sunny situation. Hardy annual; two feet high. .Pkt. 5cts 



"PPT? "MS Flowerless plants, too well kno^vn to need 

 ■•■ i-'AVi>iJ description. 3Iany of the most beautifid 

 sorts can be propagated from seed (spores^ only. Their 

 exceeding grace and beauty will well repay all' care be- 

 stowed upon them. 



Fine mixed Pkt. 20cts 



Finest species, mixed ,, *' 25cts 



Cyclamen 



QiGANTEUM 



Wj> % ^ 1 ^ • (California 



ILscnscnoitzia Sir^oj^e? 



of California. A genus of the Poppy family, fully as val- 

 uable as the common Poppy for garden ornamentation as 

 it blooms almost continually throughout the reason. A 

 bed of these in full bloom is most handsome and leauti- 

 ■ful in color. Hardy annuals; lieight one foot, except Bush. 



BUSH. A new and distinct variety of unusual merit. One 

 of the best of the California Poppies. Leaves are coarser 

 and larger than the common kinds. Flowers are about 

 three inches in diameter, and are formed of broad, bright 

 yellow petals with wavy edges. Siems ten inches long. 



Height of plant about two feet Pkt. Sets 



Californica. Bright yellow " Sets 



Californica, double white. Creamy white " Sets 



Crocea striata. Orange yellow, delicately striped " Sets 

 Mandarin. The outer side of the petal is tinged 



with scarlet, the inner side rich orange •* Sets 



Mixed •' Sets 



HTU A T^T41h "D PTPAQQ (Stii^a Pennato). An 

 rCr\ 1 nniV \jrlV/\00 ornamental grass of. 



much beauty, used in the formation of winter bouquets. 



Hardy perennial; one foot high Pkt. Sets 



FEVERFEW — {See Matricaria and Pyrethrum). 



FORGET- ME - NOT ^{^'S^A 'S°,?r! 



bearing clusters of blue blossoms. It thrives well in the 



shade or open border. Hardy perennial. 

 Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit, six to eight inches 



high: flowers large, blue Pkt. 5cts 



Dissitiflora, very deep blue; earlj' blooming, six to 



eight inches high " 1 5cts 



Four O^Clock '-"^^Thipian^r 



each needs three or four feet of space each way for its best 

 development. The flowers are funnel shaped, white, red, 

 yellow or striped with these colors, and open about four 

 o'clock in the afternoon, remain open all night, and gen- 

 erally perish before noon the next day. The abundance 

 of new flowers produced daily affords a constant succes- 

 sion of fine bloomis. The French call it Belle de Xuit, 

 "Beauty of Mght." Will grow in any common garden 

 soil. Sow seed in open groiuid. Hardy anm»al: two feet 



hi<?h. White ' Pkt. Sets 



Gold striped Pkt. .'^cts White, red striped. . " .^cts 



Red...., " Sets Mixed " 5gtS 



