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



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Gourd 



(Cucurbita). A tribe of climbers with curi- 

 ously shaped and colored fruit. Being of 

 rapid growth, they are fine to cover old 



fences, trelUses, stumps, etc. Tender an- 



^^^^ZZ^ZIZ^^^IIZZIIZI^ nual; ten to twenty feet high. 



Dish Cloth. A rapid climber, having long, green fruit, the inside 

 is a fibrous mass, which, when the shell and seeds are removed, 



makes an excellent bath sponge Pkt. 5cts 



Orange. The well known Mock Orange " Sets 



Japanese Nest Egg. The fruits are white and about the size of 

 hen's eggs; as they do not crack and are not hurt by heat or 



cold, they make excellent nest eggs " Sets 



Apple Shaped. Yellow, beautifully striped '' Sets 



Pear Shaped. Striped yellow, green and cream color " Sets 



Pear Shaped, ringed. Exceedingly beautiful fruit with rings of 



various shades of yellow running around it; ^reen ends 



Bottle. Curiously and handsomely shaped f nut. .Pkt. Sets 



Corsican. Elegant fruit and rapid climber " Sets 



Siphon, or Dipper. Useful for dippers " Sets 



Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn " Sets 



Hercules' Club. The longest of all the varieties.. " 5cts 

 Mixed " Sets 



Grammanthes 

 Gentianoides 



A charming little suc- 

 culent plant produc- 

 ing an abundance of 

 bright scarlet and 

 orange yellow, star-shaped blossoms. It is especially 

 adapted for rock work, hanging baskets, edging, etc. 

 Tender annual; six inches high Pkt. lOcts 



QYNERIUM— ('S'ee Pampas Grass). 



Gypsophila 



Delicate, free flowering, little 

 plants, covered with a profu- 

 sion of white and pink, small, star-shaped flowers. WeU 

 adapted for hanging baskets or edgings, and valuable in 

 conjunction with other flowers for making bouquets. 

 Will thrive anywhere. 



Elegans, mixed. White and pink flowers. Hardy annual; 

 one foot high Pkt. Sets 



Muralis. One of the most charming and graceful border 

 plants to be found in any collection. As easily ^rown as 

 candytuft, but is at its best in limestone soil. Pmk flow- 

 ers. Hardy annual; six inches high Pkt. Sets 



HED YSARUM— (-S'ee French Honeysuckle). 



HELIANTHUS— (-See Sunflower). 



Helichrysum 



Large, full, double flow- 

 ers of various colors, 

 from bright yellow to scarlet. Desirable as dried speci- 

 mens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this 

 purpose the flowers should be gathered when on the point 

 of expanding. Hardy annual; six inches to two feet high. 



Bracteatum (Golden Eternal Flower). Bright 

 yellow Pkt. Sets 



Nanum Atrosanguineutn, fl. pi. Deep crimson... '' octs 



Monstrosutn, fl. pi., mixed. Varieties of largest 

 double flowers '' Sets 



Mixed. The above varieties " Sets 



Heliotrope 



King of the Blacks, splendid 



Triomphe de Liege, deep blue 



Dark varieties, mixed, very choice. 



Highly valued for the fra- 

 grance of their flowers and 



duration of bloom. Half hardy perennial, blooming the 



first year from seed. 



Anna Turrell, violet-blue Pkt. lOcts 



" lOcts 



" lOcts 



" lOcts 



Helipterum 



A desirable, distinct, dwarf 

 everlasting with large, glob- 

 ular clusters of bright yellow or white flowers; retain their 

 color for years. Excellent for forming winter bouquets. 

 Hardy annual; one foot high- Mixed Pkt. Sets 



HESPER1S MATRONALIS— (-See Rocket). 



Heuchera Sanguinea 



A hardy perennial plant about eighteen inches high, easily 

 grown from seed and producing long spikes of brilliant 

 crimson flowers. These are very desirable in the garden 

 or as cut flowers for florists' use. If started early indoors 

 will bloom abundantly the first season, but the second 

 season wiU give more and finer flowers Pkt. lOcts 



Hibiscus Afrioanus 



A very vigorous plant of easiest culture, about two feet 

 high and producing large, handsome, cream colored, single 

 flowers. Hardy annual Pkt. 5cts 



Honesty 



An interesting plant because of the 

 silver-like tissue of the seed pods, 

 which are very fine for skeletonizing and use in winter 

 bouquets. Hardy perennial; two feet high Pkt. 5ct8 



HONEYSUCKLE — {See French Honeysuckle). 



Hollyhock. 



Hollyhock 



" lOcts 

 lOcts 



The modern holly- 

 hock is quite differ- 

 _ ent and much more 



beautiful than the plant of twenty years ago, being much 

 more compact in growth; the flowers are larger, richer 

 colored, and the double varieties are fuller and of better 

 form. For a background to a flower garden there can be 

 nothing better. Hardy perennial; five feet high. 

 Chater's finest mixed, double varieties of the 



greatest perfection Pkt. 15cts 



Double blood red. .Pkt. lOcts Double blush pink '' lOcts 



' purple=red.. " lOcts " pink 



" deep rose... " lOcts " salmon " 



" canary yellow " lOcts " lemon yellow '^ lOcts 



" pure white. A special strain of our own development 



in which the plant is more compact and earlier 



blooming and the flowers larger and of better shape 



than those of the old white Pkt. lOcts 



" choice mixed, a well proportioned mixture 



of all colors " lOcts 



" mixed -' Sets 



Humuius Japonicus^g^rSwn,^ 



hardy annual climber; frequently growing fifteen to 

 twenty feet and desirable for covering unsightly objects or 

 shading verandas. Self sowing after the first year.Pkt.5c 



Hyacinth Bean \^T^lZ^X'^SS. 



ters of purple or white flowers which are followed by orna- 

 mental seed pods. Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 



Purpurea, purple Pkt. Sets Alba, white Pkt. Sets 



Mixed, the abovs mixed ''■ Sets 



IBERIS— (-See Candytuft). 



Ice Plant 



(Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum) 

 Handsome and curious plant for 

 hanging baskets, rock work, vases and edgings. The 

 leaves and stems are succulent and appear as though cov- 

 ered with ice crystals. Tender annual trailer; six inches 

 high Pkt. Sets 



