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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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MARIGOLD 



Marigold French Legion of Honor. 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old 

 fashioned flower. The African varieties are tall, usually 

 two feet or more, while the French are more dwarf. All 

 are desirable. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes, 



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a profuse bloomer of 



very compact habit. One of the best of this class; about one foot high Pkt. Sets 



African, Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals; showy and very 



early. Sixteen inches high .• • • • .• • • • •.•■;••. ; " ^<^ 



African, El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three mches m diameter, mibricated 



and extremely double " k^® 



African, Double Mixed ;••••• sets 



French, Legion of Honor. A beautiful, single, dwarf, bushy variety, bearing rich 

 golden yellow flowers with garnet blotches in the center of each 



petal: about one foot high " 5cts 



French, Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yellow; 



very double " Sets 



Prince of Orange (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large, 

 double, golden yellow flowers, the petals of ^vhich are 



shaded with dark orange; very useful for cutting " Sets 



Meteor {Calenduhi officinalis fl. j^l.) Large, extremely 

 double, light yellow, passing into orange at the border 



of each petal.' *' Sets 



Cape [^Calendula j^hivialis). Flowers single; white, 



brown underneath "' 5cts 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. Small, bright yellow flowers; 

 elegant dwarf habit; excellent for borders; about 

 nine inches high = " Sets 



Mesembryanthemuin 



Cordifolium Variegatum. The leaves are blotched -with light 

 yellow and cream colored spots. Fine for greenhouse and con- 

 servatory; half hardy annual; six inches high Pkt. locts 



Tricolor. ' iDeic Plant). Pink with purple center; half hardy 

 annual Pkt. Sets 



Love Grass 



(Eragrostis Elegans) A very 

 pretty species of ornamental 



grass, growing one foot high; good for winter bouquets. 



Hard J' annual Pkt. octs 



LOVE GROVE— (See Xemophila). 



LOVE-IN-A-MIST igk 



also known as Lady-in-the-Green and as Devil-iu-a-Bush, 

 because the blossoms are partly concealed by the abun- 

 dance of finely cut foliage. The plant and flower are each 

 handsome and require but little care. Hardy annual. 



Damascena fl. pi. Double blue blossoms; one and 

 one-half to two feet high... Pkt. octs 



Damascena Nana fl. pi. Double white and blue 

 blossoms; one foot high " octs 



MOURNING BRIDE 



CScabiosa, or Siceet Scabious'). This is one of the most 

 attractive of the old fashioned flowers. Its great aoun- 

 dance and long succession of rich colored, fragrant blos- 

 soms borne on long stems make it one of the most useful 

 of the decorative plants of the garden. It has been greatly 

 improved of late years, producing larger and more double 

 flowers of greater variety and briUiancy of color than in 

 the old type. Hardy annual; 

 twelve to eighteen inches . y, 



Double Dark Maroon. Pkt. octs 



Double White " octs \vs j* 3 



Double Mixed " Sets ^^;V.1^ 



climbers, 

 or twelve 

 feet; excellelit for covering trelhs Tvork, etc. Tender perennial. Flowers large and 

 bright violet purple Pkt. lOcts 



Lophospermutn Scandens 



Beautiful, rapid 

 reaching a height 



LUPIN 



Very conspicuous plants with spikes of 



pea-shaped blossoms of various colors. 



Looks well as a background to other lower 



growing annuals. The seed should be 



planted where they are to remain, in spring, and thinned to one 



and one-half feet apart. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 



Hartwegi. A beautiful species with finely cut foliage and 



blue blossoms Pkt. Sets 



Cruikshanki. 



and purple . 



Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue 



octs 



LYCHNIS 



The flowers are^brilHantly colored, are borne in 

 clusters about "three feet high and continue 

 fresh a long time. Hardy perennials. 

 Chalcedonica. {^London Pride). Bright scarlet; two feet 



high Pkt. Sets 



The follotcing perennial varieties will blossom the first year: 

 Haageana. A showy and exceedingly handsome border 

 plant having elegant, large, red blossoms with jagged 



petals; one foot high Pkt. lOcts 



Haageana grandiflora gigantea. A tall growing, hand- 

 some variety with flowers of vaiying shades of red and 

 much larger than the preceding.' " lOctS 



MALCOWWA MAR\T\MA— CSee Virginian Stocl:^. 



Formosa. Easily grown, large flowering, half 

 hardy annual; foliage thick, soft and velvety. 

 The seed pods are curiously shaped. Flowers fragrant, delicate 

 rose lilac, blotched and shaded with crimson Pkt. octs 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O' Clock). 

 MATH\OLA—CSee Stocks). 



Martynia 



Matricaria 



Eximia grandiflora fl.pl. (Double Feverfeu-)- 

 White, double, desu-able for bedding; half 

 hardy annual Pkt. octs 



M^llt^Sltlflin Graceful climber for greenhouse, parlor, 

 WM€1*mR CIllUlCl. basket or outdoor purposes. Set out in 

 border with a little frame to which to attach their tendrils, they 

 will be covered all the season with rich purple, white or rose 

 colored, foxglove sliaped blossoms. Tender perennial, blooming 

 first season; six feet high. Choicest Jcinds mixed Pkt. lOcts 



