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



Balloon Vine 



Balsam 



(CardiospermumhaTicacabum) A favorite with 



children, being remarlvable for its inflated mem- 

 branous capsules containing the seed. It is sometimes called "Love-in- 

 a-Puff." A rapid and graceful climber. Flowers small, white. The 

 round black seed is marked with a white heart-shaped spot. Sow seed 

 outdoors in open ground early in spring and give the plant some support 

 to run upon. Tender annual; six feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



(Impatiens Balsamina) Known also as Lady 

 Slipper. The brilliantly colored, double rose- 

 lil;e flowers of this well-known border and bed- 

 ding annual are thickly set along the branches 

 of the erect bushy plants. Tlie dainty individual flowers, often two 

 Inches across, are borne on very short stems and when cut they show 

 to best advantage floating in a dish of water. The colors range from 

 white to dark purple, and are either self colored or spotted and striped. 

 Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in 

 the open ground when danger of frost is past. The plants prefer a rich, 

 moist or even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. They 

 do best if allowed eighteen inches apart each way in a sunny situation. 

 Larger and more double flowers will be obtained if some of the young 

 shoots are cut out when quite small, or by transplanting two or three 

 times. Hardy annual; one to two feet high. 

 Double Solferino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and spotted vdih 



crimson and lilac. Oz. 60c Pkt. 5c. 



Double Camellia, extra fine mixed. As double as a Camellia, which this 



variety resembles: white blotched with various colors. Oz. 60e..Pkt. 5c. 

 Double Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use and for bouquets, 



very double. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Dark Red. (Atrosanguinea plenissima) Very double, dark 



red lilossoms Pkt. 10c. 



Tall Double Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 40c " 5c. 



Dwarf Double Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. 50c " 5c. 



w^ e Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding 



F^ ^& ifV^T^ V^ 1 O °"^'' ™ partially shaded locations. Suitable 

 ■ J ^^j^ vPJft J.j.Cfc also for window boxes. Some varieties are 

 ^5 grown for their foliage, but most sorts when 



given proper care produce abundantly large clusters of brilliantly 

 beautiful wax-like flowers of fine form and substance. 



Sow seed in March in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. 

 Begonia seed is extremely small and great care should be taken in open- 

 ing the packet and planting. Open tlie packet directly over the sur- 

 face to prevent any seed being lost. The surface of the soil should be 

 very smooth and the seed carefully scattered on the surface and 

 lightly presseil in. The moss should be kept quite damp, but the sur- 

 face of tbe soil should not be watered. Moisture can be retained in the 

 soil by placing a glass over the box or pots. When the plants are 

 large enough to handle, transplant into small pots, and to larger sized 

 pots as required. For winter or spring blooming, sow from August to 

 September. For outdoor bedding, select a shady moist situation, 

 making the bed rich with well rotted manure and leaf mold, if obtain- 

 able. The young plants started indoors may be set out when the 

 weather is warm and settled. Water thoroughly every day. Tender 

 perennial, blooming the flrst year if started early, one foot high. 



Tuberous Rooted Begonias 



The tuberous rooted varieties, if planted early in a temperature of 

 sixty to seventy degrees, will with proper care give an abundance of 

 bloom the flrst year. At the end of the season they may be dried off by 

 withholding water, the tubers kept in a dry place free from frost and 

 planted the following spring, when they will bloom more freely than 

 before. 

 Robusta Perf ecta. Plants are of robust, compact habit; dark green foliage 



and brilliant, double, cinnabar-scarlet flowers Pkt. 25c. 



Single Mixed. The seed we offer will produce the finest single flowers in 



various shades ranging from white to deep red Pkt. 25c. 



Double Mixed. The largest and best double flowers, including shades of pink, red, scarlet and light yellow Pkt. 35c. 



Fibrous Rooted Begonias 



Of the kinds offered under this head Begonia Rex is grown for its very attractive ornamental foliage, while the others are 

 among the most desirable for flowering in the house, or in partly shaded locations outdoors. 

 Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flowers brilliant, rich red, set off perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 



are broadly margined with bronze and purple. Hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 



under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except flowers are rose colored " 1 5c. 



Rex. Ornamental leaved varieties. Leaves very large, and are either a rich crimson tinted bronze, or emerald hued, having the 



upper surface zoned or spotted with silvery white . Finest mixed Pkt. 25c. 



Balsam 



BELLIS— (See Daisy) 



For Begonia Bulbs, see Bulbs and Roots, page 93. 



BKynrknm RAr1ir>?)nQ (Tecoma radicans. Trumpet Vine) One of the most showy, certainly one of the best 

 l^llKfUia. JLXOlUi^a.119 bardy, deciduous flowering climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks of trees, old 

 walls, etc. Vines should be moderately pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring more 

 and better bloom. The flowers produced in clusters are trumpet shaped, two to three inches long and of orange red color. 

 The foliage is very attractive and unusually free from insects. It not only is one of the best climbers, but planted on the 

 lawn makes a pretty bush of drooping habit, if the tops are cut back. Sow seed in well prepared beds, either in autumn or 



very early in spring, in drills, and keep free from weeds. Hardy perennial, often growing thirty feet Pkt. 10c. 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER— (See Schizantlats) 



f^ 1 1 • A much admired genus distinguished by its abundance of large showy .sac-shaped or slipper-Uke 



m. ..?! IfTf^Olrlirirl flowers which are creamy white and various shades of yellow, often splashed, spottgd or blotched 

 ^^*'^ ^'^'^^^^ *»i* with dark reddish bro'\\Ti. two plants rarely having flowers marked exactly alike. Leaves large, 

 felty, close growing. Under proper conditions can be grown indoors to" perfection, making an exceedingly decorative plant. 



Start the seed at any time, except during hot weather, in a temperature of about 00° F. Herbaceous annuals or shrubby 

 evergreen perennials. 



Hybrida grandiflora. Large self colored flowers Pkt. 25c. 



Hy brida tigrina. Flowers beautifully spotted " 25c. 



Finest Hybrids Mixed. Seeds saved only from the most perfect flowers; all desirable " 25c. 



CALENDULA— ('See Marigold) 

 CALIFORNIA POPPY— (See Eschscholtzia) 



