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



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Hollyhock 



The Holljhock, in its present state of perfection, is very 

 unlike its parent of olden time; it now ranks with the 

 dahlia, aster, camellia, etc., being exceedingly rich and 

 varied in color, and as double as a rose. For a background to a 

 flower gar ien. perhaps no plant is so useful. Hardy perennial: five feet high. 

 Chater's finest mixed, double varieties of the greatest perfection. Pkt. locts 



Double blood red 



purple r«d ' 



pink 



" deep rose.. \ 



•' salmon, or blush pink ^ 



" lemon yellow ^ 



" pure white ^ 



'• choice mixed , 



mixed 



HUMULLS JAPONICUS Sy ba,??f''anntaram.S7f'";?e 



family, of the easiest culture and indispensable for covering unsiglitly ob 

 jects. or verandas, trellises, etc. Sows itself after the first year.. . Pkt. octs 



uy A /-"lYTH RP A N (DoUchos Lcihlab). Splendid climber producing 

 niAV/L>lll DC/\.il abundant clustered spikes of purple and white 



flowers, which are followed by exceedingly ornamental seed pods. Tender 



annual : ten to twenty feet high. 



Purpurea, purple Pkt. 5cts 



Alba, white *' ^cts 



Mixed, the above mixed " 5cts 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— (See .KocfceO- 



HOLLY- 

 HOCK. 



IMPATIFN^ ^III TANI Pl^nt of compact growth: flowers 

 l.Tir /\ 1 iLriiO OUL 1 n.lM fcorgeously colored and produced in 



Ipomoea.. 



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(Coix Lachryina). Curious ornamental 

 grass with broad, corn-like leaves, and 

 seeds of a light slate color. Valuable for the formation of 

 winter bouquets, in connection with everlasting flowers. 

 Strings of handsome beads are made from the seeds. Hardy 

 annual: three feet high Pkt. 5cts 



great profusion throughout the season. Although a greenhouse jjlant. 

 it does finely in open border: flowers brilUant rosy-scarlet color, one to 



one and one-half inches in diameter Pkt. 25cts 



Beautiful climbers, alike good 

 for greenhouse, for pots and 

 baskets and for trellises, stumps. 

 arbors, etc. Tender annual: five to ten feet high. 

 SETOSA (Brazilian Morning Glory). A very vigoi-ous and robust grow- 

 ing vine with large and very handsome three lo'bed leaves. The stems 

 of the plant, leaves and flowers are covered with brown hairs, which, 

 combined with its vigor of growth and large leaves, make it a very dis- 

 tinct and beautiful climber. The flowers are produced in clusters, one 

 or two from each cluster opening at once; they are of a delicate shade 



of blue or reddish purple ' Pkt. lOcts 



Coccinea (Star Iporaceaj. fine scarlet. The plant is like that of the M^'m- 

 ing Glory but is covered with a profusion of small, star-shaped flowers. 



Pkt. .5cts 



Bona Nox, violet-blue " " octs 



Limbata, mixed, large, beautiful violet flowers with white margin, and 



splendid Ijlue flowers with lilac centers Pkt. octs 



Fine mixed " octs 



IBERIS— ^See Candytuft). |CE PLANT- (See Mesemhryanthemuni). 



INDIAN SHOT— CSVe Canna). 



IPOMCEA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE— (See Morni7ig Glory'). 

 IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— CSee Cypress Vine)., 

 POMOPSIS— ^See Tree Cypress). 

 JAPAN HOP— ''S^e Humnlus .Japonicus). 

 JOSEPH'S COAT-^See Arnaranthus Tricolor). 



K'AIIl FIN^IA Beautiful free blooming little plants of 

 '*-^**^*-'* '-'OOlrV dwarf and compact growth, somewhat 

 resembling the single asters. Flowers are light blue, pure 

 white and a most intense violet-purple. A good plant for 

 mixed beds and borders. Hardy annual; six inches high. 

 Mixed varieties Pkt. octs 



j^0P LARKSPUR 



/^■^i^^^'iV jj;;i^%?=l,' large 



I A NT ANA These plants are rapid growers forming small, hardy shrubs, and pro- 

 Lirvi^ 1 rviirv ducing their pink, yellow, orange and white flowers in great abund- 

 ance the first season from seed. Finest French hybrids mixed Pkt. 5cts 



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C De Iph in inm). The 

 Larkspur is one of the 

 handsomest and most 

 useful of plants, and for 

 gardens is invaluable. 

 Double Dwarf Rocket, mixed, hardy annual; 



^ ten inches high Pkt. octs 



Cardiopetalum, deep blue, heart shaped. 



Hardv annual; one and one-half feet high. 



Pkt. octs 



Tall Stock Flowered, mixed, (Consolida fl. 



pi.) Spikes of double flowers eighteen inches 



long. Hardy annual; two feet high. 



Pkt. octs 

 Double Emperor (Impenale fl. pi.), compact 

 and profuse bloomer, having erect spikes of 

 perfectly double flowers. Hardy annual; 

 one and one-half feet high. Mixed colors. 

 Pkt. octs 

 Consolida candelabrum fl. pi., grows in the form 

 of a branched candlestick; flowers double and 



of various colors. Hardy annual; two feet high -. Pkt. lOcts 



Nudicaule, scarlet flowers: fine for rockeries, flower borders or pot culture. Hardy per- 

 ennial: eighteen inches high Pkt. lOcts 



Elatum {Bee Larkspur), flowers are an intense blue color and have hairy petals in the 

 center, which give them a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy perennial; five feet 



high Pkt. Sets 



Formosum, rich blue. Hardy perennial; three feet high Pkt. octs 



Cashmerianum, a most floriferous and valuable perennial flowering the first year from 

 seed sown early in spring. The dark blue flowers are one to two inches across and 

 resemble a monk's hood. Height about one and one- half feet Pkt. lOcts 



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LARKSPUR, Double Dwarf Rocket. 



