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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



Hollyhock 



(Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower 

 garden nothing is better than the improTed 

 strains we offei- of this tail old fashioned garden 

 perennial The large, richly colored blossoms, 

 about three inches across, ranging from deep yellow :ind red to pure white, are 

 set as rosettes around che strong growing flower stalks. 



Sow seed in June or July, in open gi'ound and in the autumn, when the plants 

 have made five leaves, transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 

 The following summer they will bloom. All double varieties are hardy peren- 

 nials; five feet high. 



Early Flowering. Blooms readily as an annual the first year from seed sown in 

 spring. A wide range of colors in large single or semi-double flowers. .Pkt. 15c. 



Chater's Finest Mixed. Double perfection 



Double Blood Red. Oz. Sl.25 



Deep Rose. Oz. Sl.25 



Lemon Yellow. Oz.gl.25 



Pink. Oz. S1.25 



Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink 



Pure White. Our special impmved strain. Oz. Sl.50. 



Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. §1.00 



" Mixed. Oz. 7oc 



Humulus Japonicus 



Seed large, black. Oz. 30c. 



15c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 lO'c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



•• 5c. 



{Japanese Hop) Hardy annual climber fifteen 



to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves 



of variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small flowers. Desirable for 



covering unsightlj objects or shading verandas. Oz. 35c Pkl. 5c. 



Hu'a/'irjfK R«ian (Dolichos lahlab) A flne chmber with clusters of purple 

 '^y**^*"'" Dean or white flowers followed by ornamental seed pods. 

 Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. "^Thite. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The above mixed. Oz. 15c " 5c. 



IBERIS — (See Candytuft) 



1 Plar»f (ilesemhrynnthemum crystiiUinum\ A curious plant for hanging 



'Ce riaTlL baskets, rock-work, vases and edgings: leaves and stems succu- 

 lent, appearing as though covered with ice crj'stals. Tender annual trailer; six 



inches high. Oz. 2oc Pkt. 5c. 



IMMORTELLES — (See Acroclinhim^ Globe Amaranth^ Helichrysum, Rhodanthe) 

 IMPATIENS BALSAMINA— (See Balsam) 



W Beautiful annual outdoor climber of luxuriant growth for 



|lTkfJ¥Y^J>gQ covering verandas and arbors, or for screening unsightly 

 ^j'*^***^^*^** objects. Sow preferably in heat and transplant to opeii 

 border; or sow in open border after the ground becomes warm. Soak seed in 

 luke-warm water before planting. Tender annual: ten to fifteen feet high. 

 Setosa {Brazilian Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid growing vine with large. 



three-lobed leaves and stems covered with brown hair. Flowers open in morn- 

 ing: salver formed, deliciite blue or reddish purple "n-ith pink star in center and 



produced in clusters. Seed black, a little larger than Liinbata. Oz. 40c. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Coccinea {Star IpomcBa) Like a Morning Glorj' but with smaller, rather pointed 



leaves, and covered with small scarlet, star-shaped flowers. Height often ten 



feet. Seed small, black. Oz. i20c Pkt. 5c. 



Bona Nox ( Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open in the evening; simOar to the 



white Moon Flower but not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 20c. .Pkt. 5c. 

 Limbata mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with white margins and throats. 



The leaves are sirriilar to those of Japanese Morning Glory but are less variegated. Seed large, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Fine mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz.20c... " 5c. 



Early Flowering Sky Blue (Ipoincea. grandiflora rubra C(xrulea) A most desirable, early, free flowering sort, with glossy dark 



foliage and ver.V" large flowers that open with a tinge of carmine-rose and when mature are bright light blue Pkt. 15c. 



IPOMCEA GRANDIFLORA— (See Moon Flower) IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypress Vine) 



IPOMCEA PURPUREA— (See J/ODiinc/GZo)-!/) JAPANESE HOP— {See Humulus Japonicus) JOSEPH'S COAT — (See Amarantkus tricolor) 

 I L»_ T^Qi-c {Coix lachryma) Curious ornamental grass with broad, corn-like leaves and lustrous slate colored seeds 

 •JOD S 1 Cars used for beads. Valuable for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Plant outdoors early in spring in 



hiUs three feet apart, fouror five seeds in a hiU, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy annual; three feet high. Oz. 15c. Pkt. 5c. 



l^ 1 • TM/»V«<-kr>Kvlla {Merican Fire Bush, or Summer Cypress) A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, very sym- 



j^OCtlia. 1 ncnopiiyila. metrical and attractive in summer and fall. The fciliage is as flne as moss and of clean, bright 



green color. Early in the fall innumerable little flowers appear and the bush takes on a deep red tinge. Sow outdoors early in 



spring, covering one-fourth inch deep. Make the rows two feet 

 apart and thin eighteen inches apart. For earher blooming start 

 indoors and transplant to open ground. Hardy annual; about 

 two and one-half feet high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



(Delphinium) The Larkspur with its long 

 clustered spikes of beautiful irregular 

 _ flowers, often with long spurs, is especiallj' 



valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are very de- 

 sirable for bedding and the perennials are strikingly effective as a 

 background for borders and for planting among slirubbery. Seed 

 of annual varieties may be sown outdoors early in spring. For 

 earlier blooming start very earlj" indoors or sow in fall. Thin one 

 to one and one half feet apart. Tlie perennial sorts are sown in 

 f aU or early in spring. 



Annual Varieties 



Double Dwarf Rocket mixed. Beautiful spikes of double flowers 



in many shades. Hardy annual: one foot high. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Tall Stock Flowered, mixed (CoyisolidiiJi.pt.) Flowers double. 



borne on spikes about fifteen inches long. Colors rose, white and 



shades of blue. Hardy annual; two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Double Elmperor ( Imperiale fl. pi. i Compact and profuse bloomer 

 having erect spikes of very double flowere. Hardy aimual: one 

 and one-half feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt. 5c. 



Perennied Varieties 



Elatum {Bee Larl-spur) Flowers blue with hairy petals in the 

 center giving them a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy peren- 

 nial: three to five feet high -Pkt. 5c. 



Formosum. Flowers large, deep blue shaded indigo, small white 

 center. Hardy perennial; three to five feet high; long blooming 

 season. Sometimes called Mexican Larkspur Pkt. 5c. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— (See Peas. Everlasting) 



LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Sweet Feas) 



Larkspur 



Fire Bush; 



