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



Coleus 



Columbine 



Early Flowering Cosmos 



Magnificent ornamental foliage 

 plants for house or gai-den culture. 

 The leaves are of many shapes, 

 and the shades and colors are of 

 remarkable beauty. 



Sow in shallow pots in rich light soil. Cover the seed 

 lightly with earth and keep the plants in an even moist 

 temperature. Ti-ansplant to the open ground in bed or 

 border as soon as danger of frost is over, and in a sheltered 

 situation where they will not be too much exposed to the 

 sun. For house plants seed may be so'mi indoors in fall. 

 Tender perennial: plants about one to two feet high. 



Finest Hybrids Mixed. Extra choice Pkt. 25c. 



Ljirge Leaved Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. 



Plants of exceeding beauty Pkt. 25c. 



Large Leaved, Copper Colored. Beautifully variegated 

 in shades of rich red, bronze and copper color and quite 

 distinct in appearance Pkt. 25c. 



(Aquilegia) Very desirable, 

 easily grown, old fashioned 

 perennials for borders, form- 

 ing large, permanent clumps. Blooms profusely early in 

 the season and remains in bloom for a considerable period. 

 The peculiar pendant flowers are exquisitely formed, in 

 carious colors, often with long spui-s. The leaves are 

 usuallj^ smooth, ternately compound, with roundish, ob- 

 tusely lobed leaflets. 



Sow the seed which is of rather slow germination, in 

 open ground early in spring in any rich, weU drained 

 garden soil. In permanent bed plants should have at least 

 one foot each way. Keep clear of weeds and give each 

 year a dressing of weU rotted manure. Seed may also be 

 sown outdoors in fall. Hai-dy herbaceous perennials; two 

 to three feet high. 



Coerulea hybrida. Vigorous growing, very handsome, with 



delicate blue and white flowers; spurs very long . Pkt. 10c. 



Califomica hybrida. Hardy, free blooming, with single 



orange, red and yellow flowers. Oz. gS.SO Pkt. 10c. 



Double Mixed. Best and finest colors, including white, shades of blue and brownish purple. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR— (See Morniyig GloTy) 



f^r\nvr\\\rn\iia MinrkW '-Dicarf Morning Glory) Dwarf plants of trailing, branching habit, each covering a space about 

 V^UIlVUlVUlUa iVllllui two feet in diameter. At midday they are completely covered with a mass of pure white and 

 variously colored funnel-shaped blossoms which remain open in clear weather until evening. 



Sow seed early in spring in any good garden soil, cover- 

 ing about one-half inch deep. Hah hardy annual; about 

 one foot high. Hixed. Oz. 10c; Lb. 5Uc Pkt. 5c. 



Very effective for autumn flower- 

 ing in broad masses or back- 

 grounds. A hardy and rapid 

 growing annual, forming bush-like 

 plants with feathery green foliage, four to six feet high, 

 covered with large flowers somewhat resembling the single 

 dahlia. They are gracefully poised on long stems and verj^ 

 useful for decorative purposes. 



Sow outdoors early in spring in rather light soil, not too 

 rich, and preferably in a sunny situation. Cover the seed with 

 one-fourth to one-half inch ot fine soil firmly pressed down. 

 If planted in rows, make the rows about two feet apart and 

 when the young plants are well up thin from four to six 

 inches apart in the row. 



Elarly Flowering Cosmos 



These early flowering strains are about four feet high and 

 bloom profusely four to six weeks earlier than the giant 

 sorts. The flowers are of good size; well adapted to north- 

 ern latitudes. 



Early Flowering Dawn. Flowers white. Oz. 4Pc Pkt. 5c. 



Early Flowering Mixed. Includes white, bright red and 

 rose colored flowers. Oz. Sue Pkt. 5c. 



Giant Flowering Sorts 



Hybrida, Giant White. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



Hybrida, Giant Pink. Oz. 40c " 5c. 



Hybrida, Giant Mixed. Flowers white and in shades of pink, 

 rose and maroon. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



CUCURBITA — (See Gourd) 



T\'eU known and universally ad- 

 mired tuberous rooted pot plants 

 producing exceedingly handsome 

 red and white flowers for indoor winter or spring blooming 

 in greenhouse or window garden. The graceful richly colored 

 single flowers are of distinctive shape and are borne on stems 

 of good length for a long blooming season well above the 

 beautiful foliage. The glossy ovate or nearly round leaves 

 are usually marbled or variegated with white. 



Sow the seed, which is of rather slow germination, in 

 shallow boxes or pans, using light rich soil and covering the 

 seed slightly. Keep at a temperature of 50° to 60° F. and 

 water freely until weU started. Seed sown in spring, by 

 autumn will produce a little bulb. K this is placed flrst in a 

 three inch pot and later repotted as required in a five or six 

 inch pot it will produce blooms the following spring. Seed 

 may also be sown in fall. Tender perennial: one foot high. 



Persicum, mixed. Of great beauty: many colors Pkt. 15c. 



Persicum giganteum, mixed. Beautiful foliage and profuse 

 bloom; each flower is two to two and one-half inches 

 long. Very choice Pkt. 20c. 



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