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



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR FALL PLANTING 



FOR Garden, Parlor, Conservatory and Greenhouse. 



Many hardy sorts of flower seeds succeed best if sown in the open border during 

 August, September and October. Some hardy annuals, when sown late in the fall, so 

 that the seeds will remain dormant in the ground during winter, will start earlier in the 

 spring, thrive better and flower sooner than if sown in spring. Such hardy sorts as 

 Columbine, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Pink, Sweet William, etc., that do not bloom until the 

 second season, unless started very early in spring, are particularly recommended for 

 fall planting. They should be sown early enough to make pretty good plants before 

 very cold weather — say not later than first of October. Then they will flower freely the 

 next summer. 



South of Central Ohio, fall sowings of flower seeds are particularly to be recom- 

 mended both for the hardy and half hardy varieties. We have marked with a star sorts 

 which can be planted to advantage in the fall. 



The balance of the list are too tender for out door fall planting, but include many 

 tender varieties which may be sown in pots or shallow wooden boxes of finely sifted 

 soil, for winter and spring blooming in the house. With a little care and at trifling 

 expense for bulbs and seeds, a world of pleasure and comfort can be had from a few 

 flowers in the house in winter. 



Our Flower Seeds are all procured from the best sources in Europe and 

 America, and are of the very highest quality. 



PER PKT. 



*AQERATUr\. Valuable for cut flowers 

 in winter. 



" Imperial Dwarf White $0.05 



Tom Thumb, Dwarf Blue 05 



" Lasseauxi, rose colored 05 



*' Conspicuum, white 05 



15 



Alyssum, Sweet. 



PER PKT. 



*ALYSSUM, Sweet. Flowers all winter in the house 



" if sown in fall. Pure white ^0.05 



Little Qem, especially adapted for edging. . . 10 

 BEGONIA, tuberous-rooted varieties — 



Robusta perfecta, robust and compact habit; 

 dark green foliage and large, double flowers, 



of brilliant cinnabar scarlet 25 



" S\r\%\& mxx&Ci,iuberous-rooted. 25 



" Double " " " 35 



^^Gfy^XKy fibrous-rooted varieties — 



Semperflorens alba, pure white 15 



" " rosea, rose colored 15 



" " Vernon, foliage glossy green, 



broadly margined with bronze and purple, 



flowers brilliant red 



CALCEOLARIA, Hybrida Grandiflora, flowers of im- 

 mense size ; seed saved from finest speci- 

 mens 25 



" Rugosa, shrubby; grown in and out of doors. 

 Seed saved from finest shrubby varieties 



THixed 25 



♦CANDYTUFT, Rocket (^Giant Empress'), white, extra 



large trusses 05 



♦CARNATION, Double Red Grenadin, very early, 



double, deep red flowers 15 



Extra choice double mixed 15 



" Marguerite. Flowers large, double and 



very fragrant 05 



" Double Florists' Pink. {Plutnariiis Scoticus 



fl.pl-) 25 



*CENTAUREA, Gymnocarpa, silvery foliage; droop- 

 ing habit; \&r\ graceful 10 



Candidissimai silvery white, deeply cut foli- 

 age, half-hardy perennial 15 



♦CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Coronarium, double white. Annual sort for 



cut flowers 05 



" Coronarium, double yellow. Annual sort 



for cut flowers 05 



" Superb mixed double, seed from the finest 



Chinese and Japanese varieties 25 



CINERARIA, Choicest Mixed, from the best large 



flowering varieties 25 



" Hybrida f lore pleno, the flowers are perfect- 

 ly and evenly double in great varietv of colors 25 

 COLEUS, Finest Hybrids, Mixed, beautiful plants 

 for bedding, can easily be grown in the 



house in winter 



♦COLUMBINE, Mixed Double, hardy perennial, best 



and finest colors 



CYCLAMEN Persicum, Mixed, beautiful pot plants... 

 Persicum Giganteum, mixed, very large 

 flowers of great beauty. 



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