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



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NICOTIANA APPINfl<s a handsome genus of gar- OYAI m ^'^^^^ ^'^""^^y herbaceous plants with richly <yA- 

 ilIVV^ll/\n/\ /\rrini:5 jen plants of the tobacco ^A/\LI*3 ored blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of 



loam and sand. Desirable for greenhouse decoration, rock 

 woik or baskets. Half hardy perennial. 



Rosea, rose colored Pkt. lOcts 



Floribunda alba, white lOcts 



family, whicli are noted for the freedom and fragrance of 

 their bloom. Half hardy annuals; three feet high. Flowers 

 white, salver-shaped, having long, tubular corollas, and are 

 of exquisite fragrance. Deserve a place in every garden. 



Pkt. 5cts 



]Vr)I ANA Beautiful trailing plants with prostrate stems. 



I'^vfLrrnin pjyg f(5j, j.Q^jj. woi-if^ pQts, baskets and vases, as 

 the branches hang jjendulous over the edge of vase or 

 basket. The blossoms are produced abundantly and are con- 

 volvulus-shaped, brilliaut, and of various colors. Hardy, 

 trailing annual ; six inches high. Mixed Pkt. 5cts 



NVrXPPINIA Charming little plants well adapted for 



11 I V 1 Lri\im/\ rockeries and baskets. The flowers are 

 borne on large heads, are of various colors, star-shaped, 

 and during the evening are very fragrant. Half hardy an- 

 nual; six inches high. Mixed Pkt. Sets 



NEMOPH\LA-iSee Love Grove). NIQELLA-('S^ee Love-in-a-Mist). 



CENOTHERA — (S^/e Primrose). 



0\ FANDFP ^^"S'""*"*' Oleander). This well-known 



\/L,iwrVi^LfL,IV siii-ub is of easy culture, and flowers free- 

 ly the greater part of the year. In warm, moist climates, 

 it requires no protection, and attains the proportions of a 

 good sized tree. The flowers have a salver-shaped corolla, 

 with a crown of cut appendages in the center, and are white 

 or different shades of red Pkt. Sets 



PKNSY 



These lovely flowers are favorites with all, not only for the 

 modest brilliancy and variety of their colors but for the durabil- 

 ity of their bloom. 

 Lord Beaconsfleld, the ground color is purple- violet, shading off 



iu tof) petals only, to a whitish hue Pkt. lOcts 



Snow Queen, also called Snow Flake; flowers of a delicate, pure 



white Pkt. lOcts 



Emperor William, indigo, dark center ' lOcts 



King of the Blacks ' lOcts 



Odier, or large stained, large, each petal blotched... " li)cts 



Pure Yellow > " lOcts 



Variegated and striped " lOcts 



White " lOcts 



Gold Margined " lOcts 



Mahogany Colored " lOcts 



Violet, white edged " lOcts 



rieteor. Large, rich, velvety, mahogany colored flowers that 

 show to excellent advantage in massing or edgings. It is very 



hardy Pkt. lOcts 



Peacock. A beautiful, large flowered variety of English origin, 

 upper petals are a handsome shade of ultramarine blue, much resem- 

 bling the blue spots on a peacock's wings, hence its name. Pkt. lOcts 

 Giant Blue Black (Trimardeau). Extra large, very fine dark, rich 



velvety-purple, almost black flowers Pkt. 15cts 



Giant Yellow (Trimardeau). Enormous, yellow flowers with large, black centers. 



Pkt. 15cts 



Red Flowered, Victoria. The blooms are of good substance and form and deep claret 



red color, similar to that of the blood-red variety of single wall flowers. . Pkt. IScts 



Bugnot's Very Large Stained, mixed. An extra large, five blotched race; plants 



vigorous, with short stalks bearing well above the foliage, immense flowers of fThe 



form and substance. Extra fine Pkt. 25cts 



Trimardeau, very large flowered, mixed. An entirely distinct and beautiful race 

 with flowers of the richest and most varied shades of color. Plants of vigorous, 

 compact growth. The flowers, which possess unusual substance and consistency. 

 are each marked with three large blotches or spots . ... Pkt. l()cts 



Large Flowering Parisian, mixed. The enormous, conspicuous- 

 ly blotched and stained flowers of this stram are as large as 

 the Trimardeau and have a wide range of magnificent colors. 

 They are borne on stout steins which show their beauty to 

 perfection. The plant is very strong grow ing and 



hardy. Tlie best sort for florists Pkt. lOcts 



Extra Choice Mixed, from choicest named flowers 

 Pkt. 15cts 



Choice Mixed '' lOcts 



Fine Mixed " 5cts 



Collection of thirteen splendid varies 

 ties $1.00 



PR^^IOn FlflWPr (P<^ssiJlorn). A 



I aOdUIII I Min'l/I niost interesting 

 and well known order of climbers, 

 bearing singularly beautiful flowers. 



Ccerulea, half hardy deciduous climber, 

 with blue and white flowers of remark- 

 able beauty Pkt. lOcts 



Coccinea, magnificent greenhouse climb- 

 er, with brilliant scarlet blossoms in the 

 form of a double coronet or crown. 



Pkt. 30cts 



perennial climber, producing a succes- 

 sion of clusters of white, rose or purple 

 blossoms. Suitable for trellises, arbors, 

 etc. Hardy perennial; ten feet high. 



Rose Pkt. Sets 



White "lOcts 



Mixed " Sets 



DAI III '^^^ palm is perhaps one of the most ornamental 



1 /\lwiTl plants in the greenhouse and those varieties that 

 are hardy enough to bear planting out in the lawn during 

 warm weather, are sure to command attention. 



Chamaerops Humilis (Dwarf Fan Palm), the most hardy 

 and dwarf of its species, seldom attaining over eight or ten 

 feet in height Pkt. lOcts 



Chamaerops Excelsa, is a greenhouse variety in our climate. 

 As a lawn plant iu our Southern States, nothing could be 

 more conspicuously attractive. A well grown specimen 

 will attain the height of twenty-five or thirty feet. 



Pkt. lOcts 



P /prkl^Y (Poeonia Herbacea Chinensis). Well-known 

 r-r»-<v/i^ I herbaceous perennial plants. They are so gor- 

 geous in their beauty that they should have a place in every 

 yard, and are sure to repay the little care required. AVjout 

 three feet in height. Double mixed ... Pkt. 25cts 



PAIVIPA^ flPA^^ '''^^"^'■'"'" argenteiini). Mag. 



rrV/Tir riO \ai\n.oo niftcent ornamental grass, produc- 

 ing numerous flower stems surmounted by plumes of silvery 

 inflorescence. Half hardy perennial; ten feet high. Pkt. 5cts 



PANSY, Trimafidevu, Very Large Flowered. 



