M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Stock 



(Mafhinla) The Stocks, though not thriving so well in America as they do 

 in^E^gand^Le indffpenSible wlere a fine display of flowers is wanted To 

 such perfection has selection brought them that good seed will give a large 

 proportion of exceedingly double flowers. Average height one and a half feet. 

 Double Qerman Ten Weeks. These favorite summer flowers are excellent 



for bedding out and afford fine blooms for cutting. Mixed Pkt. Sets 



Double German Ten Weeks, Pure White ' lOcts 



INTERMEDIATE, OR AUTUMNAL STOCKS. 



The Intermediate Stocks, if sown at the same time as the 

 Ten Weeks will succeed them in bloom, thus affording flow- 

 ers continuously until late in the fall. If sown in pots late 

 in the summer they will bloom the following spring. 

 Intermediate White. Pkt. 16c Intermediate ScarIet.Pkt.15c 



BROMPTON AND EMPEROR STOCKS. 



These Stocks should have the same treatment as the Inter- 

 mediate. They cannot endure our winters unless protected. 

 Brompton, mixed, blooms well in winter. Half hardy 



biennial Pkt. lOcts 



Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed, the fine spikes of bloom are 



rich and attractive. Tender perennial Pkt. lOcts 



Sunflower 



Valuable as a screen to hide unsightly places and as a 

 background for lawns, also sometimes used to mitigate the 

 evil of adjacent swamp holes. Hardy annual. Sunflowers 

 grow readily in almost any soil but do best on light, rich 

 limestone or alluvial land, well supplied with moisture and 

 not- shaded by trees or buildings. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. A tall plant, growing 

 seven feet high and blooming profusely all summer. Flow- 

 ers are double, large, round, golden yellow and resemble 

 chrysanthemums Pkt. Sets 



Globosus Fistulosus. Produces very large, exceedingly double 

 flowers of bright yellow color; plants about five feet high. Pkt. 5c 



Large Russian. This variety forms very strong, heavy stems 

 about six feet high, which are sometimes used for fuel. It pro- 

 duces single flowers which often measure eighteen to twenty 

 inches across, and the large seed is used for making oil and for 

 chicken feed Pkt. 5cts 



Stella. The plant of this fine variety is well branched and bushy 

 and attains a height of about three feet. The flowers are golden 

 yellow with black discs and are borne on long stems well above 

 the foliage and are produced In abundance throughout the 

 season Pkt. Sets 



Sweet William 



(Dianthiis Barbatus). For display In the garden, the Sweet William is unsur- 

 passed. The seed can be planted in the spring, in open ground and will blossom in 

 the fall or the following spring; or It can be sown in August and will make fine 

 blooming plants for the summer following. Hardy perennial; one and a half feet 



high. Pure White Pkt. 5cts Fine mixed Pkt. 5cts 



Black, reddish velvety black "• 5cts Mixed double, many colors. "• 5cts 



Sunflower Stella. 



SWAN RIVER DAISY— (S^ee Brachycome) . 

 TAQETES— ('See Marigold). 



TROP/€:OLUM CANARIENSE— 



(See Canary Bird Flower). 



TROP/COLUM LOBBIANUM— 



(See Nasturtium Trailing). 



TROP/EOLUM MINOR— 



(See Nasturtium Dwarf). 



Torfkniil f^rfeiYi*ni^i«i ^ ^^^® annual with trumpet shaped, 

 M.KMM.K:M.RM.tM. M. \JtM.M. RRRd M. g]jy \)\uq flowcrs, each having three 



spots of dark Indigo blue and a yellow stain in the center. Extremely 

 handsome when grown in pots or shaded border Pkt. lOcts 



'T'l'^fh C~^-VTfc'P#»«« ^^pomopsis elegans). A handsome plant with 



M. M. oc V^ j' !-»*■ C»» fine, feathery foliage, somewhat like that of the 



Cypress Vine and with long spikes of beautiful flowers; equally desirable 



for outdoor or conservatory cultivation. Half hardy biennial; three feet 



high. Mixed varieties Pkt. 5cts 



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:: VERBENA :: 



The Verbena has been wonderfully Improved during the past fifty years In form and size of flower truss and thrives 

 particularly well m American soil. For masses in beds on the lawn, no plant excels it. In the varieties may be found 

 every color from white through lilac and rose to purple and very dark purplish blue. If sown in open ground In May they 

 will bloom In August, but If started In the house in pots in winter they will flower sooner and may be had In constant 

 bloom from June even until after the early, light frosts. Seed should be soaked in lukewarm water before planting and 

 care taken that the soil be very rich. Verbenas can be grown from cuttings but seedlings are more vigorous and produce 

 more flowers. Half hardy perennial trailer which has gained much in popularity through treatment as an annual. 

 Verbena, Montana (Drummondi), hardy; rose 



changing to lilac Pkt. 5cts 



Hybrida, Defiance, seed may be relied upon to 



producethetrue, deep scarlet, color " lOcts 



Hybrida, blue, all shades of blue ^i lOcts 



Hybnda, Auriculaeflora, various shades, all with 



distinct eye of white or rose " lOcts 



Mammoth white. The largest trusses of the finest 



formed and clearest white flowers of any named 



sort It comes absolutely true from seed, thus 



enabling us to secure the greater vigor and more 



abundant bloom of the seedling, united with the 



fine flowers of the named varieties " lOcts and violet flowers. .. T. " iScts 



Verbena, Hybrida, white, produces large, pure 

 white flowers; fine for florists; comes true from 



seed Pkt. 



Hybrida, Italian striped, beautiful " 



Fine mixed, embraces all colors " 



Extra choice mixed " 



Mammoth mixed, embraces a wide range of 



colors " 



Hybrida, compacta, mixed, distinct. The plant 

 forms a compact bush about five Inches high 

 and eighteen Inches across, covered throughout 

 the season with large trusses of white, scarlet 

 and violet flowers " 



5cts 

 lOcts 



Sets 

 lOcts 



15cts 



