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



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GA8TOR BEAN 



(Ricinus). Tall, majestic 

 plants for lawns.with leaves 

 of glossy green, brown or 

 bronzed metalUc hue and long spikes of scarlet and green pricklv fruit. 

 Of very quick growth in rich soil. Tender annual ; six to fifteen feet high. 

 Zanzibariensis, a comparatively new species of wonderfully vigorous 

 growth. The plants grow from ten to fifteen feet high. The leaves 

 have a briUiant lustre, measure about thirty inches across, and in dif- 

 ferent plants range from bright green with green stems to deep bronze 

 ■with dark red steins. We know of no annual plant so desirable for con- 

 cealing unsightly objects or of more imyjosing beautv when stand- 

 ing alone on the lawn. Mixed varieties .". .Pkt. 1 Octs 



Sanguineus ( Tricolor u blood red stalks with red venation in lea v*-s ; 



height about six feet Pkt. Sets 



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CASTOR BEAN, ZA\ZiBAftiE-.i;5. 



CEL08IA 



Magnificent plants for greenhoase 

 or conservatorj' decoration, pro- 

 da c i n g elegant, plume-shaped 

 spikes of flowers. They are easily grown outdoors and make a 

 flue display- in the garden. Half hardy anntials ; about two to 

 three feet high. 



Pyramidalis plumosa, mixed, pyramidal in form, with beauti- 

 ful long plumes of red. yellow, violet, etc. ; very striking. 



Pkt. octs 

 Triumph of the Exposition, pyramidal in form, producing many 

 gracefully feathered crimson spikes. Height about two feet. 



Pkt. lOcts 



An exceedingly Interesting 

 genus of plants, embracing an- 

 nuals, biennials and perenni- 

 als. Some of the varieties are foliage plants, indispensable for borders 

 and edges of beds, while others are noted for their beautiful flowers. 

 Gyranocarpa (Dusty Miller). Cultivated for its silver}^ gray foliage 

 which is of drooping, graceful habit. Half hardy perennial. 



Pkt. lOcts 

 Candidissima, ornamental plant of great beauty. Silvery white, deeply 



cut f oUage. Half hardy perennial Pkt. 1 5cts 



Odorata, sweet scented long stemmed flowers of a bluish or light purj^le 

 color. Easily cultivated, but should be grown in light soil. Hardy an- 

 nual; about one and a half feet high Pkt. lOcts 



Margaierite, a sweet scented white Centaurea, about as large as a me- 

 dium sized Carnation. It is a sport from Centaurea Odorata. and the 

 plants are about eighteen incli'-s high. The flowers are beautifully 

 _^^^ ' laciniated and pro- 



CENTAUREA 



CENTAUREA, Marguerite. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



duced on long stems; 

 their lasting' quality 

 after being cut is re- 

 markable. The beau- 

 tv of this easilj' cultivated annual is certain to excite admiration. 



Pkt. lOcts 

 CELOSIA CRISTATA— (.S'e^ Coc\-scomh\ 

 CENTAUREA CYANUS— (5ee Bachelor's Button}. 

 CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (-See Wall Flower). 

 CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— '-SVe Virc/iniau .S'foct). 



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They are showy and efft-ctive 

 in the garden, and very de.sirable for cut flowers. Our list affords a rine 

 range fr>r selection. 



Carinatum Burridgeanum, crimson, white center: single Pkt. octs 



Carinatum Eclipse, pure golden yellow, with a bright purplish-scarlet 

 ring or center on the ray florets, the disc being dark brown; verv strik- 

 ing Pkt. octs 



Coronarium sulphureum, flore pleno, produces charming doutile fl.nv- 



ers of a delicate lemon or sulphur shade Pkt. octs 



Coronarium. double, white octs 



Coronarium, double, yellow " octs 



Mixed, Carinatum a)id Coronarium varieties '* octs 



The CarinatKin and Corojiarimn varieties are hardy annuals one and 



"lie-half to tu-o feet high and are mo.if desirable for the garden. The 



others are the taller ayid later blooming sorts so la)-g<ly used by florists. 



Japonicum, fl. pi. , Japanese variety. Flowers of peculiar form arid nuich 



beautv. combining numerous shades of color. Half hardv jierennial. 



Pkt. 3 octs 

 Indicum, fl. pi., half hardv perennial; very double; mixed colors. 



Pkt. -^octs 



Frutescens (Marguerite or Paris Daisy'\. This variety, under the name of 



Marguerite, has attained great i><^puiariiy among florists The pretty, 



star-shajied. white flowers are freely produced, and the plant will grow 



vuider almost any circTimstances. Perennial Pkt. lOcts 



Superb mixed double, seed from finest Chinese and Japanese varieties. 



Pkt. 25ctS 



