D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 69 



DescriptivVList of Cholce Flowef Seeds 



The pleasure resulting from a large and raried collection of flowers will amply repay for time and labor spfnt. 

 The soil best adapted to most flowering plants is a light, moderately rich loam, containing a .suflficienr amount of sand to 

 ::.ake it friable. A great many varieties will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some care 

 siiOuld be taken to niake it suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a 

 pM>rtion of the garden should be prepared by deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quanti- 

 ties of well rotted manure. Since other varieties produce the largest and finest colored flowers when grown on rather light, 

 poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on nearly all packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefullj'. While some seeds 

 need special treatment, the following general rules jj-ill apply to all: 3Iake the surface as fine and smooth as possible: do 

 not plant any seeds when the ground is wet; cover each lot of seeds to a uniform depth which should never be niore than 

 three or four times the diameter of the seed: press the soil firmly over the seeds: plant in rows so that the young plants can 

 be easily seen and pull up all wee Is as soon as they appear. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. 

 Seed us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of... $1.15 Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of .. $4.S.5 

 •2.00 •• •• •• " .... -2.35 " o.OO " " " •• ... 6.1o 



3.00 " " " " .... 3.60 •• 10.00 " " " " ....12.50 



These Eates appljr only to Seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 



Xo Discount or Premiums can be allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



ARORRA VIRiniFI ORA -^ rapid growing, chmbing. half hardy, tuberous rooted perennial gourd. The fruit is 



r\U\J\jr\.r\ Vli\IL/il LV/rvrl not larger than a cherry and is strikingly in contrast with the dark green, flnelv cut 



foliage. The plant needs a warm, sunny situation. Height fifteen feet Pkt. lOcts 



ARIITII ON ^Flovsering Maple). Xevy popular perennial, greenhou.se shrub, producing a profusion of bell shapjed 

 /-%L>U I ILiVyl^ drooping flowers, which vary in color from pure white or yellow to deep orange and crimson veined with 



yellow. Well adapte^i for house culture and" for bedding outdoors. Finest m ixed Plct. 25cts 



AC ROC I INII IM ''Everlasting). Very pretty, hal'f hardy annual, producing white and rose colored daisy-hke flowers 

 fAV^lW^V/LillllUiTI in Augrust and Septeml>er. These are the •• Immortelles. "' so desirable for wreaths and winter bou- 



quers. Height one foot. Album, pure white, Pkt. 5 cts; Roseum, light rose. Pkt. octs; Mixed, Pkt. 5cts. 

 AH! I IMI A CIPPHO^A '-'^'^""^"^'^ Fringe. Wood Fringe, Allegheny Vinej. A beautiful, graceful climber 

 i-iL/i-u/ui/A V'l i\i\l I WJ/A and profuse bloomer. Hardy biennial. Height fifteen feet. White and pink.. Pkt. lOcts 

 A pv/^\T|C A I ITI ! 4A \y A I IC (Adonis Flower. Pheasant's Eye). A handsome, hardv. herbaceous 

 A 11 Wl\l^ AU I U/m1\ ALI 1 annual, one foot high. The finely cut dark green foliage, in which are 

 i-ki^\^k 11.^ r-l\u 1 \^i li ir-ll-lj ^^^ ^^^ intense blood red flowers, gives the plant a very striking 



f, /J2>? appearance Pkt. Sets 



Lv. n J^ A /^ C n A TI 1 \Ii ^^^ different varieties of Ageratum grow from six inches 



f3^iiLi'^/t. AvirKAIlJ IVI ^^ t^o feet or more in height and are very profuse and 



^5*f /^/-^'^^^^^P^^'^"' r-lV»l-IXr-| I LJifl constant bloomers. They bear clusters of round tassel 



.^-»5,i&E;^"^^yj^^^^^''-'J^, shaped bloss >ms. which are excellent for cut flowers and in borders. Hardy 



^^Mf^WHfil^^% ^^^kj, annual. 



.^^^^^'^SlB^fiBas''^^^^ ^"^^P^^^- •'^'t^^'canum, light blue Pkt. octs 



^^^^fe^^TeP^lfe^ vA^I^'S^^^ Imperial Dwarf White • 5" 



^^^^^Mm^-i'k^-~^^^W^ Tom Thumb, Dwarf Blue, desirable for edging '• 5 •' 



^^^^^S^'W^^^^'^' Lasseauxi, rose colored.. Pkt. Sets .,_v. 



^f ^■^^^^^5>^%^X^^;>r'^ ** Mixed, seeds of the above ^^M^--^^^^'^-'^-^^'-^^^^^^'^*' 



^^^^■Lg-^-^^r-v.^ik'-^ varieties mixed '• ."> ' ^^^-^^.tfiZxJ^ ^^^^^''^'^^^'yi^i^'^. 



^^^g^|^^3%^--^ ACiRO^TFMMA^eryuspfui ^^^^^^^^^-^/^m* 



.^,i§t^?:l■:.^V^^^ii^^^ for bouquets, and prettv in -^.^ ^"^-^'^ ''\^^ "^'c ' "i%>-i "x^!^^ 



^^M^^M'WMWW& "^^?-^^^ J*^ Y^''- The annual ^-l^^'^-^< - >4<- '^'H^i^^^ 



^^^^•?^-?5:-:^c:|^- "^ '^ vir- vanetv is known as Rose of , ,,3 ^T- '>^^ ^' '- ^jfes^f -^I ^ 



^'=^^34^^^%- Heaven: the perennial as Rose ^i^^^. J^ 5>^,»- =,- !^V ^-^'^^ W-<^^4S 



T^feJl%^^""'^ Campion. One and a half feet high. Hardy. -4^^ ^^sr:^**«r?=?- -^ ^sc z*'"^'^-'^- "^^^l 

 Adonis 4 Wl»t ^ '' Coronaria, crimson: perennial Pkt. octS ^^ .^^'fe'V^ ' U^#l "S«^--«R%*^ 



Flower. E Villi Cceli-rosa, rose, white center: annual. ^a^J^2*^^^:il'*V %<T"HrL. -^iC^^^ 



Pkt. octs ^Tf t1^^^^-'#^-^^?t^^:^ . 



ACiRO^TK NIFRIII 0<sA ^Omamental Grass). U.sed in con- ^^^K;C¥W 'XL %^H^&*^^^-^ 

 /-\VJI\vyo i lO l'll-L>Ul-Vyo/-t nection with eveiiastingrs for winter ^'■^''-'-iSi;^^' — ^^^ \.^^^^1 ^~^ —'- 



bouquets. Grows easily in any common garden soil. Hardy annual, 1" ^„'^^^ '^^^'^^^^^^^t _^,_r^ 



about one and a half feet high Pkt. Sets "'^ - . ^, 



ALYssuM '.;"^:l-^ 



Alyssum, Sweet, flowers pure white in racemes. They have a , v. _ - 

 peculiar, delicate fragrance. Useful in all kinds of small bou- 

 quets. Hardy annual: grows one foot high Pkt. octs r ^ . > _,,, , 



Alyssum, Qolden (Saxatile), flowers golden 3-eIlow; desirable for '"^ "--"' 



rock work, showy in masses. Hardy perennial. Height one .j, 



foot Pkt. octs ^ ' <5^^^^BM'^>i^t?"^^^^'^K:"L'^ 



Alyssum, Little Gem (Benthami Compactum'). A beautiful ^»^sw^^ ii ■ 11 ^v^ ^^^.a^.sx^x 



white variety of Sweet Alyssum especially adapted to edgings, , " N^^ 

 borders and rock work. The plants grow about six inches high 



and produce hundreds of flowers which form a compact mass of - s -i 



bloom about fifteen to eighteen inches in diameter. Hardv an- " .^ " 



nual Pkt. i Octs .. ■. - ^J 



AMARANTHIIS ^^^"^if"^ foliage plants, invaluable for 

 niyir\t\r\i 1 1 1 1 «j.j massing where striking contrasts in color ^v^ 



are desired. Succeed best on light and poor soil. Seed may be <~t : 



sowD out doors after settled warm weather. / " 



Melancholicus ruber, blood red foliage. Hardy annual: two and ^-' „— n, 



a half feet high Pkt. octs ^^ ag^J}-^«»-^ ^ f^-^-'ir r - 



Tricolor, leaves yellow, red and green; well known as '• .Joseph's --^^i^BE?— --j^ **rtS^it- *' ^^^^. 



Coat." Hardy annual: two feet high Pkt. octs 



Salicifolius, two and a half to three feet high. Leaves beauti- 

 fully undulated, varying from green to bronze and later to a 



bright orange red. Tender annual Pkt. lOcts ' 



Henderi, drooping foliage, richly colored in many shades. Tender • 



annual Pkt. 1 Octs 



\hX/iJi(^li\\\/JL Alatum grandiilorum {Everlasting}. Valu- ^,^^_ 



t-ki \i \\jui%jr\ able for winter bouquets in connection with ;<~^^:^ 

 grasses and other everlastings. The flowers are pure white. :--i- " c:?"" "^'^^^IT^ 



Hardy annual; two feet high Pkt. Sets ALYSSUM 



