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



»r^^ ^_ S ^> m F '^*'*^ Daisy has been 

 ■ H &k I i£ W so far improved by 

 m M ^"^ ^^ 3 selection and care- 

 ' ^=^^^=^ f ul cultivation that 

 good seed will give at least eighty per 

 cent, of flowers. These are as large and 

 double as any of the named sorts that 

 are propagated by division of 

 the roots and are sold at a high C\ 



price. The plants bloom well in i-s' / 



the house and are splendid for vivt 

 early spring and summer flow- "^ 

 ering when planted in a slight- 

 ly shaded situation. 



Double white Pkt. lOcts 



Double red {Longfelloio) finest 



strain Pkt. 15cts 



Double mixed " lOcts 



Datura 



Large, branching plants, pro- 

 ducing very large, handsome 

 double and single, trumpet- 

 shaped blossoms, yellow, white 

 and lilac, of exquisite frag- 

 rance. Some of the flowers are 

 equal in beauty to our choicest 

 lilies. Tender annuals; three 

 feet high. 



Wrighti, pure white at the 

 center, passing into lilac and 

 blue at the border; a magnifi- 

 cent plant Pkt. Sets 



Chlorantha, f l.pl.,magnificent, 

 large, double yellow blos- 

 soms, richly scented . Pkt. 5c 

 Fastuosaalba, ft. pi., flowers 

 double, pure white. Pkt. Sets 

 Mixed " Sets 



DELPHINIUM— (See Larkspur). 



DEW PLANT—C-See Mesembry- 



antheniuni). 

 DIANTHUS— (-See Pmfc). 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS — (See 

 Sweet William). 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS — 

 {See Carnation). 



DATURA. 



f OROET-ME-NOT ^S^i ™,^/°m 



favorite, bearing clusters of star-shaped flow- 

 erg. It thrives well in shade or open border. 

 Hardy perennial. 



Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit, grow- 

 ing six to eight inches high; flowers large, 



blue Pkt. Sets 



Dis5itifIora, very deep blue: early blooming. 



Pkt. IScts 



iCalifovnia Poppy). A genus of 

 the Poppy family, and fully as valu- 

 /T^^ able as the common Poppy for 

 T; ^ garden ornamentation, and as 

 easily grown. Nothing is hand- 

 somer or richer in color than a 

 bed of these in full bloom. 

 Hardy annuals; height one foot. 

 Bush. A new and distinct va- 

 riety of unusual merit. One 

 of the best of the California 

 Poppies. Leaves are coarser 

 and larger than the common 

 kinds. Flowers are about 

 three inches in diameter and 

 are formed of broad, bright 

 yellow petals with wavy 

 edges. Stems ten inches long. 

 Height about two feet. Hardy 



annual Pkt. 5cts 



Californica, bright yellow. 



Pkt. Sets 

 Californica Double White, 



creamy white Pkt. 5ct» 



Crocea striata, striped " Sets 



Mixed " Sets 



Mandarin, the outer side of the 

 petal is tinged with scarlet,the 

 inner side rich orange. Pkt.Sc 



DAISY, Double. 



ElLALIAJAPONICAA-st"^,^<i 



exceedingly graceful ornamental grass 

 from Japan, growing five to six feet 

 high Pkt. lOcts 



EUPHORBIA VARIEGATA 



Hardy annual ; foliage beautifully veined 

 and margined with white; very showy. 

 Sometimes known as "Snow on the 

 Mountain"" Pkt. Sets 



f EATHER GRASS if IS^PeT^S; 



ornamental grass of much beauty, 

 used m the formation of winter 



bouquets Pkt. Sets 



EC^>1U& Flowerless plants, 

 rtli*!^^ too well known to 

 need description. Many of the 

 most beautiful sorts can be prop- 

 agated from seed (spores) only. 

 Their exceeding grace and beauty Eschscholtzia. 

 will well repay all care bestowed upon them. 



Fine mixed Pkt. 20cts 



Finest species mixed " 25cts 



FOIID flTIOrk CMarvel of Peril). The plants are large and each 

 I l/U It \f v»Ll/v»ll needs three or four feet of space each way for its best 

 development. The flowers are funnel-shaped, white, red and striped, and 

 open about four o'clock in the afternoon, remain open all night, and gener- 

 ally perish Ijefore noon the 

 next day. The French 

 call it Belle de Nuit, 

 " Beauty of Night.'' Will 

 grow in any common gar- 

 den soil. Sow seed in open 

 ground. Hardy annual; 

 two feet high. 

 Gold striped... Pkt. 5cts 



Red " Sets 



White " 5cts 



White, red 



striped " Sets 



Yellow " Sets 



Yellow, red 

 striped.. " Sets 

 „ Mixed " 5cts 



DIGITALIS— (See JF'ox- 

 glove). 



DOLICHOS— (See Hy- 

 , acinth Bean). 



EDELWEISS — (See 

 Gnaphalium). 



ELICHRYSUM - (See 

 Helichrysum). 



ERAQROSTIS- (See 

 FORQET-ME-NOT. Love Grass). 



