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



Pink 



(Dianthus). The Dianthus family furnishes the florist 

 with iiiauy of his most beautiful flowers, including the 

 Carnation, Sweet William and Florist's Pink, Chinese 

 and Japanese Pinks, in all their varieties. Hardy and 

 half hardy biennials and perennials, but nearly all 

 blooming the first year from seed. 



Crimson Belle, rich, vivid crimson like color; flowers of extraordinary size and sub- 

 stance, evenly and finely laciniated. One-half hardy biennial, blooming freely the 

 first season ^ Pkt. lOcts 



Eastern Queen, beautifully marbled; the V^road bands of rich mauve upon the paler 

 surface of the petals are very striking and pretty. One-half hardy biennjal, bloom- 

 ing freely the first season 



Double Brilliant Maroon. This beautiful variety is easily cultivated 

 and its velvety maroon flowers are very attractive. Very valuable 

 for cut flowers and in bouquets. Half hardy biennial. .Pkt. lOcts 



Double Florist's (Plumarius Scoticus, fl. pi.) This is the double form 

 of the common hardy garden pink; hardy perennial. . . Pkt. 25cts 



Double Diadem, very regular, densely double, and of all tints, from 

 crimson-purple to deep black-purple. One-half hardy biennial, 

 blooming freely the fii-st season Pkt. 5cts 



Double Japan, to be properlj^ appreciated, these should be seen; rich 

 in hue, very double, deeply fringed petals— only lacking fragrance 

 to make them perfect. Half hardy biennial, blooming freely tlie 

 first .season Pkt. 5cts 



Double China Mixed, a biennial of dwarf habit; flowers the 

 first year, but the bloom is stronger the second Pkt. 5cts 



Heddewig's Double, flowers very large and double, and of vari- 

 ous shades of brilliant colors. Half hardy biennial. . Pkt. Sets 



Heddewig's Single Mixed, flowers deeply fringed or feathered ; 

 one-half hardy biennial Pkt. Sets 



Poppy ... -r^s^..,^.. 



iPapaver). Well known hardy annuals flowering P'^k, Double China. 



in great profusion throughout the summer. j^xe Shirley— Everyone knows the old common corn poppv, 



Double White Fringed, this sort is one of the finest white «'■ red weed, with its bright scarlet rtowers The Shirley 'is 



flowers in cultivation. The blooms are from 3 to 4 inches in t ^T""'" ^^ ^i ^^ magnificent species, which sports to num- 



diameter, perfectly double and the petals so cut as to make ^^rless shades of colors, from pure white to rose pink, 



the flower appear like a ball of silk thread Pkt. 5cts ,^/^™""^ ^°^ deepest crimson. If the flowers are cut when 



Cardinal-Thi^ is a very large and very double poppy, each ^^ ^f.^^ ^^'^'^ open, they.may be kept many days Pkt. octs 



petal being so cut as to give the blossom the appearance of a Tulip Flowered-Produces large, splendid bright scarlet fio« - 



large ball of brilliant cardinal colored silk. It is certainly ^rs well above the foliage The petals form a tulip shaped 



one of the finest poppies in cultivation and a worthy com- cup and after a time black spots appear at the base of 



panion to our Double White Fringed Poppy, from which it 1^9^. Pf ^1. Strikingly beautiful, remindmg one of a bed of 



differs only in color Pkt. Sets brilliant tulips; hardy annual; about one foot high_ 



Iceland, single mixed— The delicate, fragrant flowers are ex- „ _^ ^ , . „ ^ .. -^^ 



ceedingly beautiful ; their long stems make them very suit- Bracteatum , large, orange-crimson flowers. ••■•■... octs 



able for cutting. The plants Ire perfectly hardy, easily cul- Orientale, large, gorgeous scarlet blossoms ; bottom ^^ 



tivated, and the lovelv white, yellow and orange-red flowers or petals black . . . . ..... ... . . octs 



are in bloom from early summer until fall. Hardy peren- Umbrosum. rich vermdlion with a shimng black 



Dial, blooming the first year from seed Pkt. acts ^ «Pot on each petal : one of the most showy octs 



^ •' Carnation, double white " octs 



,f /f i A/^ Carnation, double mixed, large, showy double flow- 



r (V mlAtm^^ ^^^ °^ various colors; two feet high " Sets 



V^^?\ \ -' ) w'-^iw/^^^i^Li^ ffl ^^^Papaver somni- 



^^"^ C Hr /H;) fi^MnW^fmri femm, of which the 



\^V\^*h+ ' y' U i^ihjf^W^^WMm^/t Cai-nation Poppy is 



?IG.V^\ ^^ Mn,^l W\km%/L^^^w an improved form, is '^>. Cl— '^^f 



^'^ '\''( \ rifiW^Jkfmr^^^^/? the species used for <^\ ^Z ^ 



jar \\ I '>- 



U^Y,5 I I Poppy, ■"^^ t Poppy. 



^ Double White Fringed. The Shirley. 



