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



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^iI^\/inrZll lil Procumbens, Double— 

 V^ V I I r\.ljtr\ Very pretty, dwarf, trail- 

 ing planls; excellent for rock work, borders or edging of 

 beds. It is so completely covered with flowers as to 

 nearly hide the foliage. Double flowers of a brilliant 

 golden^ yellow, resembling a miniature double Zinnia. 

 Hardj-'aunual ; six inches high Pkt. octs 



^ M I I ^ </^ V* ^"^o twining plant in cultivation sur- 



^-' ' ■ ■ ■-* /» •'V passes this for the graceful beauty of 

 its foliage. Indispensable to florists; its hard texture 

 enables it to be kept several days after being cut with- 

 out wilting. The seed germinates very slowly. The pro- 

 cess may be hastened somewhat by soaking the seed in hot 

 water for ten hours before planting, but even then it is often 

 six to eight weeks before the plants make their appearance. 

 Tender perennial climber; tenfeethigh Pkt. octs 



SCABIOSA— (See Mourning Bride). 



SCARLET FLAX— (See Linum). 



Snapdragon 



Sunflower. . . 



Valuable as a screen to hide unsightly places, and as a background 

 for lawns. Hardy annual. 



Globosus Fistulosus, produces very large, exceedingly double flowers 

 of bright yellow color; plants about five feet high Pkt. Sets 



Large Russian, a strong growing, single variety, about six feet high; 

 the stalks are sometimes used for fuel Pkt. Sets 



Stella— The plant of this fine variety is well branched and bushy, and 

 attains a height of about three feet. It is covered with finely 

 formed flowers, which are about three inches across, of golden 

 yellow, having black discs, and borne on long stems, which rise well 

 above the foliage. If the seed be sown in spring, in a sunny place, 

 the plants will bloom abundantly in early summer, until killed by 

 frost ..Pkt. 5cts 



SWAN RIVER DAISY— (See Brachycome'). 



Stocks— 



The Stocks as now grown are indispensable where a fine display of 

 flowers is wanted. To such perfection has selection brought them that 

 good seed will give a large proportion of flowers as double and as large as 

 the named sorts grown from cuttings. 



Double German Ten Weeks, mixed Pkt. 5cts 



" " " " pure white "■ lOcts 



IMERMEDIATE OE AUTUMN.iL STOCKS. 

 The Intermediate Stocks, if sown at the same time as the "Ten Weeks," 

 will succeed them in bloom, thus affording flowers continuously until late 

 in the fall. If sown in pots late in the summer, they will bloom the follow- 

 ing spring. 



Intermediate, white Pkt. locts 



" scarlet " IScts 



BROMPTOX AXD EMPEROR STOCKS. 

 These Stocks should have the same treatment as the "Intermediate.'" 

 They cannot endure our winters unless protected. 



Brompton, Mixed, blooms well in winter. Half hardy biennial ; one and a 

 halffeethigh ... Pkt. 1 Octs 



Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed, the flne spikes of bloom are rich and 

 attractive. Tender perennial; one and a half feet high Pkt. 15cts 



(Antirrhinum). An old border 

 plant with dark and glos.sy 



_ leaves and long spikes of 



curiously shaped, brilliantly colored flowers, with finely 

 marked throats. They have been much improved of late 

 years by careful selection. They blossom the first sea- 

 son from seed sown in spring. Tender perennial; one and 

 a half to two feet high. 

 Majus Album, pure white, tinged with yellow in the throat. 



Pkt. 5ct8 

 Majus Brilliant, crimson, with yellow and white throat. 



Pkt. .5cts 

 Majus Delila, brilliant crimson, with white throat.. " Sets 

 Fine Mixed, all the best colors " octs 



^PN^FTIVF PI ANT Olimosa pudica). An inter- 

 Ol^i'^OI 1 I Y U rL/\lll esting and curious plant, 

 with globular heads of pink flowers, well known for the 

 extreme irritability of its leaves and foot stalks, \rhich 

 close and droop at the slightest touch, or in cloudj', damp 

 weather, and during the night. Tender annual; height 

 one and a half feet Pkt. octs 



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SUNFLOWER, Stella. 



^OI ANIIM Pseudo Capsicum nanum— 

 OV^L,/A.lHJlTi Ornamental fruit bearing 

 plants, useful for conservatory or drawing 

 room decoration. The foliage is handsome 

 and contrasts finely with the miniature, 

 round, scarlet fruit, with which the plant is 

 covered. Tender perennial; about one and a 



halffeethigh Pkt. lOcts 



STIPA PENNATA— (See Feather Grass^. 



8weet ■ . 

 William 



CDianthus Barbatus). 



For display in the garden the 

 Sweet "William is unsurpassed. 

 The seed can be planted very 

 early in the spring, in open 

 ground, and will blossom the 

 following sunnner; or it can be 

 sown in August, and 

 will make fine bloom- 

 ing plants for spring. 

 Hardy pereiuiial, one 

 and a half feet high. 



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SOLANUM. 



Pure white. Pkt. 5c 



Black, reddish vel- 

 vety black. Pkt. 5c 



Fine mixed.. " oc 



Mixed double, many 

 colors .... Pkt. 10c 



SWEET WILLIA 



