D. M FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Nasturtium 



Dwarf Nasturtiums 



(Tropoeolum Minor). 

 A bed of dwarf nas- 

 turtiums in the yard is very brilliant and attractive, bloom- 

 ing all the season. Hardy annual; about one foot high. 

 Aurora, light reddish -orange, veined with carmine. Pkt. Sets 



Bronze colored, bronze-orange "• Sets 



Crimson, rich, dark crimson " 5cts 



Empress of India, small, compact plant, dark scar- 

 let flowers, very dark foliage " 5cts 



King Theodore, dark scarlet-maroon " Sets 



Pearl, pale yellow " Sets 



Rose, a warm rose-pink " Sets 



Scarlet, scarlet-orange " 5cts 



Schilling's Striped, bright yellow, mai'oon stripes. " Sets 



Yellow, rich golden yellow "• Sets 



Mixed Dwarf, all of the above colors mixed " Sets 



Chameleon Nasturtiums ^iL%^? 



this novel sort is in full bloom, one can find upon it flowers 

 of almost every shade of color and form of marking known 

 to nasturtiums. No matter what color a flower may be 

 when it opens, it is continually changing until it fades. 

 Unlike many flowers which are notable because curious, 

 those of the Chameleon Nasturtium are always beautiful 

 and attractive. 



Dwarf Chameleon Pkt. lOcts 



Tall Chameleon '' lOcts 



{See Nastur 



Trailing Nasturtiums ^?2'K°„?',"' '^i 



Lobbianum differs from the common running nasturtium 

 in being less rank growing, more florif erous, and having 

 richer, more varied colored flowers of many shades, from 

 the richest scarlet to very deep maroon. Fine for cover- 

 ing arbors, trellises and rustic work. Half hardy annual; 

 about ten feet high. 



Bright yellow, with carmine stain Pkt. Sets 



Brilliant, intense deep scarlet red "• 5cts 



Cardinal, dark scarlet " Sets 



Chestnut Brown, rich red maroon "• Sets 



Qiant of Battles, sulphur, red blotches "• Sets 



Hemisphaericum, straw color, blotched and suf- 

 fused with scarlet orange " Sets 



King of the Blacks, crimson-maroon Avith darker 



markings "• Sets 



Light Yellow, with rich maroon stain "■ Sets 



Rose, a deep shade, distinct and attractive " Sets 



Spitfire, bright, fiery scarlet, very florif erous " Sets 



Mixed Trailing {Lobbianum varieties) " 5cts 



Madame Guntcr*s Hybrid Nasturtiums 



Flowers are striped or blotched with shades of red on yel- 

 low and orange ground, forming a combination of exceed- 

 ing brilliancy and beauty. About four feet high. Half 

 Jiardy annual. Pkt. Sets 



tium cover) 



Moon Flower 



{Ipomoea Grandi- 

 fiora Alba). This is 

 one of the most vig- 

 orous of all the 

 summer climbers. Will grow thirty to forty feet in a single season 

 and be covered with its large, white flowers every evening and 

 cloudy day. The hard, outer coat of the seed should be cut through 

 with a sharp knife, care being taken not to cut any deeper than the 

 hard shell and the seed planted about one inch deep in moist soil in 

 a box or pan and set in a warm place. If the soil be kept moist, ger- 

 mination will take place in ten days to two weeks. After the plants 

 are up tend carefully and plant out doors in a sunny situation when 

 danger from frost is past. Water freely throughout the summer. 

 Rich soil tends to make the plant run to vines and leaves, whUe poor 

 earth wiU produce earlier and more abundant flowers. This variety 

 is also known as Ipomcea Noctiflora Pkt. lOcts 



Momordica 



Balsam Pear {Charantia). A cxu-ious annual climber, with yellow 

 blossoms and gracefully cut foliage. The fruit, the chief curiosity, 

 is pear-shaped and has a warty skin. When ripe the fruit bursts 

 open and shows a brilliant interior of large, carmine colored seeds. 

 Fine for trellises, etc Pkt. Sets 



Balsam Apple {Balsamina). Like Balsam Pear but the fruit is smaller 

 and nearly round Pkt. Sets 



Nemophila 



Nicotiana Affinis 



{Love Grove). The flowers are single, cup-shaped, 

 about an inch in diameter and usually come in 

 delicate shades of blue and white. A delicate and singularly at- 

 tractive hardy annual about six inches high. Mixed varieties .Pkt. 5c 



Handsome garden plants of the to- 

 bacco family, valuable for the free-, 

 dom and fragrance of their bloom. Half hardy annuals; three feet 

 high. Flowers white, salver-shaped, having long, tubular corollas, and 

 are of exquisite fragrance. Deserve a place in every garden. Pkt. 5c 



Moon Flower, 



Nicotiana Sander ae-csee supplement). 



NIQEJ_LA — {See Love-in-a-Mist) . 



PAEONY 



TV^-^l « -M PI Beautiful, trailing plants with prostrate stems. 

 ■•■^ *'■■■**■**** Fine for rock work, pots, baskets and vases, 



as the branches hang pendulous over the edge of vase or —^ . — _ _ 

 basket. The blossoms are produced abundantly and are P A liiWI 

 convolvulus-shaped, brilliant and of various colors. Hardy *JiTm 



trailing annual; six inches high. Mixed Pkt. 5cts 



{Pceonia Herbacea Chinensis). Well 

 known herbaceous perennial plants. 

 They are so gorgeous in their beauty that they should have 

 a place in every yard and are sure to repay the little care 

 required. About three feet in height. 

 Double, mixed , Pkt. 35cts 



]V-^^4-f^»if^ip| Charming little plants, well adapted 



^^y ^i-d lUla for rockeries and baskets. The florets 

 are star-shaped, white or tinted with various shades and 

 during the evening are very fragrant. Half hardy annual ; 

 six inches high. Mixed .Pkt. 5cts 



CENOTHERA— (-See Primrose). 



Oleander 



{Nerium Oleander). This well known 

 shrub is of easy culture and flowers 

 freely the greater part of the year. In warm, moist cli- 

 mates it requires no protection and attains the proportions 

 of a good sized tree. The flowers have a salver-shaped 

 corolla, with a cro^vn of cut appendages in the center 

 and are white or different shades of red Pkt. 5cts 



The palm is perhaps one of the most orna- 

 mental plants in the greenhouse and those 

 varieties that are hardy enough to bear planting out in 

 the lawn during warm weather are sure to command 

 attention. The seed is slow to germinate. 



Chamasrops Humilis {Dwarf Fan Palm). The most hardy 

 and dwarf of its species, seldom attaining over eight or 

 ten feet in height Pkt. lOcts 



Chamserops Excelsa. A greenhouse variety in our climate. 

 As a lawn plant in our southern states, nothing could be 

 more conspicuously attractive. A well grown specimen 

 will attain the height of twenty-five or thirty feet. Pkt. 10c 



{Gynerium drgenteum). Mag- 

 nificent ornamental grass, 

 producing numerous flower stems surmounted by plumes 

 of silvery inflorescence. Half hardy perennial; ten feet 

 high. Pkt. Sets 



Pampas Grass 



Oxalis 



Very pretty, herbaceous plants with richly 

 colored blossoms. They thrive well in a mix- 

 ture of loam and sand. Desirable for greenhouse decora- 

 tion, rock work or baskets. Half hardy perennial. 



Rosea, rose colored Pkt. lOcts 



Floribunda alba, white " lOcts 



Passion Flower 



Most interest- 

 known climb- 



(Passiflord). 

 ing and well 

 ers bearing singularly beautiful flowers. 

 Coerulea, half hardy deciduous climber with blue and white 



flowers of remarkable beauty Pkt. 1 Octs 



Coccinea, magnificent greenhouse climber with brilliant 

 scarlet blossoms curiously shaped in the form of a double 

 crown Pkt. 30cts 



