M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Stock 



(Mathiola) Sometimes called Gilliflower. Considered almost indispensable -n-here a fine display of flowers 

 is wanted and particularly valued for edging's, bedding and pot culture. The improved varieties we 

 offer of this favorite garden plant produce dense spikes of very fragrant and beautiful rosette-like, 

 double flowers in a wide range of attractive colors. They are suitable for cutting, being produced on 

 stems of good length in pleasing contrast with the dark gieen foliage of the bvishy plants. Each of the 



four types is of long flowering period, and if the earlier ones are 



started indoors, a profusion of fragrant and pleasing flowers is 



afforded for the entire season. 



Sow outdoors early in spring, using well fertilized, carefully pul- 

 verized soil and cover seed with one-fourth inch of frne soil firmly 



pressed down. Make the rows fifteen inches apart; thin to six inches 



apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and transplant. Height of 



plants, one to one and one-half feet. 



Early FloM'ering Brompton 



A decidedly superior, large-flowering annual strain with the 

 splendid foliage and bloom of the older type but flowering with the 

 Germau Ten Weeks and decidedly superior in length of stem and size 

 of flower spike. This group is also called Beauty Stocks, Giants of 

 Nice, "Cut and Come Again" and Victoria Stocks. 



Belle of Naples. Old rose or light purplish rose Pkt. 15c. 



Camaidoli. Dark violet or light purplish red " 15c. 



Snow White i Victoria ) " 10c. 



Vesuvius. Blood-red or deep purplish red " 15c. 



Early Flowering Brompton Mixed. Includes shades of white, old rose, 

 bluod-red, purple and violet. Oz. §3.00 Pkt. 5c. 



Double German Ten Weeks (Large Flowering) 



This favorite half-hardy summer blooming annual has deliciously 

 fragrant flowere and is very desirable for cutting. 

 Double German Ten Weeks, Mixed (I.ei*oje)i) Shades of white, red, 



purple, lavender and maroon. Oz. Sl.OU Pkt. 5c. 



Double German Ten Weeks, Pure White. Very useful for floral work 



and bouquets. Oz. §3.75 Pkt. 10c. 



Intermediate or Autumnal Stocks 



Sown at the same time as the Ten Weelcs, the Intermediate sorts 

 ■niU succeed them in bloom thus affording flowers continuously 

 umil late in the fall. The flowers are larger and are produced on 

 longer, bolder spikes. For indoor blooming, if sown in pots late in 

 summer the iilauts will bloom the following spring. 



Intermediate White Pkt. 15c. 



Scarlet '* 15c 



Winter or Biennial Brompton Stocks 



These require a longer time than the Intermediate to grow and 



cannot endure our winters unless protected. 



Brompton Mixed. This mixture of AV inter or Biennial Brompton 

 Stocks forms bushy plants flowering in the fall outdoors if started 

 in hotbed early in spring and transplanted, or blooming well in 

 winter from seed sown outdoors in summer if plants are taken up 

 in the fall and given cool airy quarters indoors: half hardv bien- 

 nial. Oz. S4.00 ■ Pkt. 10c. 



Stock, Double German Ten Weeks 



Sunflower 



Sunflower, Stella 



(Helianthus) These state- 

 ly, old fashioned flowers 

 with the newer improved 

 varieties are coming into 

 special favor as a background for lawns and in front of 

 mgh fences. Valuable also as a screen to hide unsightly 

 places and sometimes used to mitigate the evil of adjacent 

 swamp holes. Their very tall dense growth and bright yel- 

 low disc-like flowers of very large size and long blooming 

 period make them one of the most deserving and useful 

 of hardy annuals. 



Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil but do best on 

 Ught, rich limestone or alluvial land well supplied with 

 moisture and not shaded by trees or buildings. Sow the 

 seed outdoors in spring after danger of frost is over, 

 preferably in well ptdverized soil either broadcast or in 

 rows two' to three feet apart and cover about one-half inch 

 deep. When the young plants are about four inches high, 

 thin one and one-half to two feet apart to secure the best 

 development. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. The most attractive of 

 the very double sunflowers. Plant tall, gi-owing seven 

 feet high and blooming profusely aU summer. Flowers 

 very large, often eight to ten inches across, very double, 

 with long fringed petals and resemble chrysanthemums. 

 The color is a splendid, rich, golden-yeUow,"free from any 

 black center. Oz. 2oc Pkt 5c. 



Globosus Fistulosus (Globe, or Dahlia Sunfloicei') This 

 desirable variety produces very large, exceedingly double 

 flowers, often six to eight inches in diameter and of 

 bright yellow color. The plants are usually about five feet 

 high. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Stella. The plant of this fine variety is spreading with many 

 branches and attains a height of about three feet. The 

 flowers are about three inches in diameter and are of an 

 unusually pure golden yeUow with black discs or centers, 

 and are ijorne on long stems well above the foliage. Early 

 blooming and produced in abundance throughout a long 

 season. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



STRAW FLOWER — (See Helichrysum, and Ehodanthe) 



SWEET ROCKET— (See Rocket) 



