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Do M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



e_ Green-house perennials, 



2 H^-^ .^-^ m"^ .'-'^ m/-^ m i--^^ which can be planted out 

 III •-» i^ £^ 1^ I 0^ in summer. They thrive 

 ■ ■ ■ V-l' H '^Ji ■ 1%^ best in a mixture of loam 

 — and peat. Cuttings root 

 freely under glass. One 

 to two feet high. 

 Maritima candidissima (Dusty Miller^. Cultivated for its extremely 

 handsome, silvery-white foliage; very ornamental as a decorative 



pot plant, or for bedding puposes Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, choicest mixed, from besilarge flowering varieties " 35cts 



Hybrida flora pleno, the flowers are perfectly and evenly double, 



being entirely formed of ligulate florets. The colors run through 



' all the shades peculiar to the Cinerarias Pkt. 35cts 



' Hybrida, very dwarf, growing only eight inches high. Blooms pro- 

 fusely ; many colors: desirable Pkt. 25cts 



Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest sort among 

 Cinerarias. The plant is about one and one-half feet high and cov- 

 ered with large, beautiful white flowers having purplish centers. An 

 abundant bloomer in early spring and excellent for Easter decora- 

 tion. Not only an elegant flowering plant for spring decorations, 

 but the flowers are splendid in bouquets Pkt. 25cts 



GbARKlA 



Cineraria Hybrida. 



Beautiful, hardy annuals from California, wjth rose 

 colored, white and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant shades. 

 The plants are about eighteen inches high and profuse bloomers. 



Mixed double. 



Clematis 



Well known and universally admired climb 

 ers, some of the varieties being remarkable 

 for the size and beauty of their blossoms 

 and others for their gracefulness. Fine 



" for covering arbors, verandas, etc., as 



they cling readily to almost any object. Most of the kinds are 



Pkt. Sets 



hardy, herbaceous perennials but some little protection in north 

 em latitudes, through winter, is advised. 

 Virginiana (^Vii-gin's Bower'), a rapid climber, growing twenty feet in 



a single season. The blossoms are white Pkt. lOcts 



Flammula, a luxuriant climber with clusters of small, white, fragrant 

 flowers in August an^ September. Sometimes called Sweet Vir- 

 gin's Bower ..Pkt. Sets 



Mixed, mixture of ' 

 seeds saved from 

 Jackman's finest 

 hybrids of the 

 large flowering 

 types. .Pkt 10c 



Clianthus Dampieri. 



'^ '^^■m^^^^^m^h^. GlianthusJDampieri 



^^^^^^^'^^ " Curious green-house trailing plant, with beautiful foliage and 



clusters of curiously shaped flowers of most intense scarlet and black 

 color. Does not bear transplanting and should be kept rather dry. 



Among the most magnificent bloom ing plants in cultivation 



Pkt. 30cts 



C0B/€A 



SCANDENS. .JU^'-^trs^ 



Cobsea Scandens . . . 



A fine rapid growing climber, with handsome foliage and large, bell 

 shaped flowers, green at first but rapidly changing to a beautiful deep violet- 

 blue. A well established plant will run fifty feet in a season, covering a large 

 veranda with handsome foliage and beautiful flowers. Tender perennial . . . 

 Pkt. Sets 



£>^,^^^^r M> ^^^^ m<«^ Mm. (Celosia Cristata). Highly orna- 



^■#£■1^ 14 5*i<C»l¥l ri mental plants, producing crested ' ^^^^^ ',:,,^ -if 



^^ heads of flowers, somewhat re- \,i ^.- X^^,;^W:-.^^»|^^-, ^^U. 



sembling a cock's comb. There are many shapes and colors, but of all f : 

 colors the rose and crimson are the most brilliant and rich. Tender 

 annual. The dwarf varieties are about one foot high. 

 Qiant Empress. A verj^ beautiful, dwarf variety having mammoth, 



bright crimson combs and dark foliage Pkt. IScts "^/^jHP^^yf^^^. ' jil'^B^N 



Glasgow Prize (President Thiers), a very fine dwarf variety, has large 7 /.'J^L^^^-- ^„. 



brilliant crimson comb, handsome dark foliage Pkt. lOcts L" '^^^1 '/^* 



Dwarf Rose .. Pkt. 10c Dwarf Mixed Pkt. 10c i ,^ 



" Yellow.. •' 10c Variegated, about two feet high.. " 10c 

 Japan, about three feet high; the comb is finely cut, delicate as lace, 



and wonderfully brilliant Pkt. lOcts Cockscomb, Dwarf. 



