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



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Choice Flower Seeds 



mWAXY who do not meet with the success they expected 

 1111 in their flower garden, attribute the difficulty solely 

 Iwl ^^ ^^^ seeds, overlooking the important fact that 

 JfJL most flower seeds require careful and particular 

 ^ treatment, and tliat the treatment and conditions 



which with one variety will produce most satisfactory 

 results, may utterly fail with another. 



To insure' success, the conditions and requirements of the 

 several species as to soil, moisture, heat, etc.. should be 

 carefullv observed in culture. The pleasure resulting from a 

 large and varied collection of flowers will amply repay for 

 time and labor spent. 



SELECTION OF VARIETIES.— Success depends largely 

 xxpon a judicious selection of varieties Every sort we offer 

 is. under certain conditions, attractive and desirable, but 

 some of them, while exceedingly beautiful under favorable 

 circumstances, will be very unsatisfactory under others. We 

 urge a careful study of the following pages, so that 3-0U will 

 select sorts suited to your wants. 



SOIL.— The soil adapted to flowering plants is generally a 

 light, moderate^' rich loam, containing a sufficient amount 

 of sand to make it friable. A great many varieties will live 



in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, 

 some care should be taken to make it suited to their needs 

 3Iany flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous 

 growth, so a portion of the garden should be prepared by 

 deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching 

 with large quantities of iccll rotted manure. Some sorts do 

 best on very ]joor soil and a part of the garden should be left 

 Avithout enriching. Various kinds of seeds germinate very 

 slowly, but the patience of a devoted florist is seldom ex- 

 hausted and his final success repays him fully for the 

 trouble. 



>'ine-tenths of the failures in flower culture come from im- 

 proper treatment of the seeds and young plants, and we urge 

 every purchaser to study carefully the cultural directions 

 on each packet, keeping in mind the following golden rules 

 for sowing flower seeds: 



3Iake the surface as fine and smooth as possible: do not 

 plant any seed when the ground is wet: cover each lot of 

 seeds to a uniform depth, which should never be more than 

 three or four times the diameter of the seeds: press the soil 

 firmlj' over the seeds: plant in rows so that the young plants 

 can be easily seen, and pull up all weeds as soon as they 

 appear: do not pull plants until you are sure they are weeds. 



Liberal Inducements. 



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OE $ 2.35 



OE S 3.60 



OE S 4.85 



OE S 6.15 



OE $12.50 



OE S26.00 



THESE LOW RATES APPLY ONLY TO SEEDS IN PACKETS. BUT NOT TO SEEDS BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT FREE BY MAIL ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. 



^g^FlGURES AT THE RiGHT OF EaCH VARIETY, DeXOTE PrICE. IN CeXTS. PeR PaCKET. 



ABOBRA VIRIDIFLORA.-Arapid growing, climbing half 

 hardy, tuberous rooted perennial gourd, whose dark 



Abobra Viridiflora. 



green foliage and l)right scarlet fruit form a striking 



contrast. Height fifteen feet 10 



ABRONI A.— Handsome trailers with Verbena like flowers, 

 which succeed best in sandy soil. Half hardy annuals. 



Umbellata, rosy-lilac flowers 10 



Arenaria, yellow, sweet scented 10 



Mixed, the above varieties 10 



ABUTILON (Flowering Maple).— Very popular, perennial, 

 green-house shrub, with bell-shaped, drooping flowers, 

 which vary in color from pure white and yellow to deep 

 orange and crimson streaked with yellow! and are borne 

 in great profusioii the entire year. Well adapted for 

 house culture and for bedding but doors. 

 Finest Mixed 25 



ACROCLINIUn rEverlasting),— Very pretty, half hardy 

 annual, with rose and white daisy like flowers. These 

 are '•Immortelles" which bloom in August and Septem- 

 ber, and are fine for winter bouquets and wreaths. 

 Height one foot. 



Album, pure white . 5 



Roseum , light rose 5 



double 10 



Mixed 5 



ADLUniA CIRRHOSA (Mountain Fringe, Wood Fringe, 

 Alleghany Vine).— A beautiful and graceful climber 



and profuse bloomer. 

 Hardy biennial: 

 height 15 ft. White 

 and pink 10 



AD0NI5 ALTL.MN= 

 ALIS ( Adonis Flow = 

 er. Pheasant's Eye . 



— A handsome, hai^ 

 dy, herbaceous an- 

 nual, one foot high. 

 having finely cut 

 dark green foliage, 

 in which are set tlie 

 Intense blood red 

 flowers, giving the 

 plant a very striking 

 appearance 5 



AGAPANTHUS LM- 

 BELLATUS ^ Afri- 

 can Lily^. — Bears 

 large heads of beau- 

 tiful blue flowei-s on 

 stems three feet 

 high: will flower in 





Adlumia Cirrhosa. 



tender perennial 



two years from seed: 



15 



AGERATUM.— Very profuse and constant bloomers. Han'.y 

 ammals growing from six to sixteen inches high and 



