D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Handsome, half hardy herbaceous perennials, nnicn in 

 favor for bedding out. Flowers bell-shaped or tubular, 

 an inch and a half long, borne in racemes or spikes. The 

 roots should receive some protection in winter. 

 Mixed, seed saved from collection of best varieties. .Pkt. 10c 



Nankinensis Atropurpurea 

 Laciniata. 



Ornamental foliage plants similar to Coleus. They are of 

 easy culture, growing freely in any good, common garden 

 soil Fine for bedding with silver-leaved plants. Fohage 

 dark metaUic bronze, almost black. Half hardy annual; 



two feet high l^kt. Sets 



PERIWINKLE— (-See Vinca). 



(Also see Carnation). 



(DianthusY. The Dianthus family furnishes many of the 

 most beautiful flowers, including the Carnation, Sweet Will- 

 iam, Chinese and Japanese Pinks, in all their varieties. 

 Hardy and half hardy biennials and perennials but nearly 

 all blooming the first year from seed; of easy culture. A 

 warm soil is desirable, one where water will not stand, par- 

 ticularly during the winter. Seeds may be sown in the open 

 ground where they are to stand but better results are ob- 

 tained, at least in the north, if plants are started in the house. 



Crimson Belle. Rich, vivid crimson-like color; 

 flowers single and of extraordinary size and 

 substance, evenly and finely laciniated. Half 

 hardy biennial, blooming freely the first season . Pkt. lOcts 



Eastern Queen. Single flowers beautifully mar- 

 bled; the broad bands of rich mauve upon the 

 paler surface of the petals are very striking 

 and pretty. Half hardy biennial, blooming 

 freely the first season " lOcts 



Heddewig's Single mixed. Flow^ers of the best 

 shades and beautifully marked; half hardy 

 biennial " Sets 



Double Brilliant Maroon. This beautiful vari- 

 ety is easily cultivated, and its velvety maroon 

 flowers are very attractive. Very valuable for 

 cut flowers and in bouquets. Half hardy 

 biennial " lOcts 



Double Diadem. Very regular, densely double, 

 and of all tints, from crimson-purple to deep 

 black-purple. Half hardy biennial, blooming 

 freely the first season " Sets 



Double Japan. To be properly appreciated, 

 these should be seen; rich in hue, very double, 

 deeply fringed petals — only lacking fragrance 

 to make them perfect. Half hardy biennial, 

 blooming freely the first season; mixed " Sets 



Heddewig's Double. Flowers very large and 

 double, and of various shades of brilliant colors. 

 Half hardy biennial " Sets 



Double China, mixed. A mixture of the last 

 four strains, sure to give very fine flowers " 5cts 



There are few flowers ' in cultivation that make such a 

 dazzling display of color in the bright sunshine as a bed of 

 portulacas. They are in bloom from about the first of 

 July till killed by frost in autumn. The seed requires a 

 moderately high temperature for germination, and should 

 not be sown until settled warm weath- 

 er. Sometimes they are started in- 

 doors but usually are sown directly '(^"^5 

 where the plants are to stand. The ^^^' 

 soil need not be rich, the plants doing 

 better in hot, rather dry ground. 

 They should have sunny situation; 

 the flowers close in shadow but are T'^O^ 

 open in sunshine. Tender annual; -'v^Oxxw V^'^X^^^:^ 

 about six to eight inches high. CvV-^^^^f ^^ 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Alba, pure white Pkt. Sets 



Aurea, deep golden " Sets 



Caryophylloides, carnation 



striped " Sets 



Striata, yellow, striped with v _ 



red '' Sets '^^^'J 



Fine Mixed " 5cts ^v^^^^^ -.xnx ^ „ 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. ■^^^^S ' ^^ 



Not all the plants will come double, '^^?='^'^^»- '^ ^=^ 

 but the single ones can be pulled out. 

 They will stand any amount of dry 

 weather. 



Double white Pkt. lOcts "^tf-^^l/^® 



" scarlet " lOcts ^^^ ^ 



" sulphur " lOcts 



orange " lOcts 



" rose striped. ..... . " lOcts 



" mixed " lOcts 



(Papavei-). Well known hardy annuals and perennials 

 flowering in great profusion throughout the summer. 



As early in spring as ground can be worked sow the seed 

 where flowers are to bloom and cover lightly, since if 

 planted too deep the seed will not germinate and the an- 

 nual varieties do not bear transplanting. To insure a con- 

 tinuous bloom dm-ing a long season the flowers should be 

 cut regularly and no seed pods allowed to form. 



Iceland, single mixed. The delicate, fragrant flowers are 

 exceedingly beautiful, their long stems make them very 

 suitable for cutting. The colors are white, yellow and 

 orange-red; blooms produced continuously throughout 

 the season. Hardy perennial, blooming the first year from 

 seed Pkt. Sets 



Tulip Flowered. Produces large, splendid bright scarlet 

 fiowers borne w'ell above the foliage. The petals form a 

 tulip-shaped cup and after a time black spots appear at 

 the base of each petal. Strikingly beautiful, reminding 

 one of a bed of brilliant tulips. Hardy annual; about one 

 foot high Pkt. Sets 



Orientale. Large, gorgeous scarlet blossoms; 

 base of petals black. One of our most striking 

 and showy garden perennials " 5cts 



Umbrosum. Rich vermilion, with a shining 

 black spot on each petal; one of the most 

 showy varieties; hardy annual " Sets 



The Shirley. This magnificent strain of Poppies 

 affords during a long season flowers of the 

 most charmingly delicate shades of colors 

 imaginable, ranging from a pure, glistening 

 white through the pinks, reds and scarlets to 

 the deepest crunson, the darker shades fre- 

 quently being margined with white. Some of 

 the petals are of silky texture, others look like 

 tissue paper; some are plain, some crimped 

 and some w^avy. The flowers are exceedingly 

 graceful and airy and lend themselves readily 

 to bouquets which should be cut before the 

 blooms are fully expanded; they will then keep 

 fresh in water for several days. (See colored 

 plate opposite) " 5ctS 



Cardinal. This is a very large and very double 

 poppy, each petal being so cut as to give the 

 blossom the appearance of a large ball of bril- 

 liant cardinal colored silk. It is certainly one 

 of the finest poppies in cultivation and a worthy 

 companion to our Double White Fringed Poppy, 

 from which it differs only in color " 5ctS 



Double White Fringed. This is the finest double 

 white poppy. The blooms are from three to 

 four inches in diameter, perfectly double, finely 

 fringed and of the purest white " Sets 



Carnation, double white " Sets 



Carnation, double mixed. Large, showy, double 

 flowers of various colors; two feet high " 5ct8 



Bracteatum. Large, orange-crimson flowers; 

 perennial " 5cts 



'S^°Papaver Somniferum, of which the Carnation Poppy 

 is an improved form, is the species used for the extraction 

 of opium. 



P08TULACA. 



