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



bearing clusters of tassel shaped flowers; excellent for 



cut flowers and 

 in borders. 

 Mexicanum, light 



blue 5 



Imperial Dwarf 



White 5 



Tom Thumb, 



S(*Mfo^S^,7^''^"^^^fi^'"°°'*^''" dwarf blue, de- 



*^--''- -jRO*^ sirable for edg- 



■^i/JIv ing 5 



Lasseauxi , rose 



colored 10 



Conspicuum, val- 

 '^ y^Maiir^^ak' ^Tl uable for win- 



"'n^-S-j ter; white 5 



\\^ Mixed, seeds of 

 fjl"^^^^^^"^ ^ ^— ^ the above varie- 

 ties mixed 5 



AQROSTEnnA. — 



Very useful for 

 K^re^ cutting for bou- 



■^ quets, and pret- 



ty in masses in 

 beds. The an- 

 Agehatum. pual variety is 



known as Rose 

 of Heaven ; the perennial as Rose Campion. One and 

 a-half feet high; hardy. 



Coronaria, crimson ; perennial 5 



Coen=rosa, rose, white centre; annual 5 



AQROSTIS (Ornamental Grass).— Much used in connec- 

 tion with everlastings, for winter bouquets. Grows easily 

 in any common gar- 

 den soil. Hardy an- 

 nual: about one and 

 a-half feet high. 

 Nebulosa, fine and deli- 

 cate 10 



Pulchella, exceedingly 



graceful 10 



A L O N S O A .—Properly ^?'^'^ 



green-liouse plants, 

 but bloom finely in 

 open ground when 

 treated as tender an- 

 nuals. Flowers re- / ifH^^^'^S'^iMS^'XlfUI^ 

 markably brilliant; 

 height one and a-half 

 feet. 

 Grandiflora, scarlet, 



very fine.. .5 



Warscewiczii, brilliant 



scarlet 5 



riixed, seeds of the 

 above varieties mixed 5 Agrostemma. Cceli-rosa. 

 ALYSSUM.— Sweet (maritimum), flowers pure white 

 in racemes, and of a peculiar, delicate fragrance. Use- 

 ful in all kinds of small bouquets. Hardy annual ; 



grows one foot high 5 



Golden (saxatile), flowers golden yellow; desirable for 

 rock work, and showy in masses. Hardy perennial; 



height one foot 5 



Little Gem, Alyssum Benthami compactum procum= 

 bens, a beautiful variety especially adapted to edgings, 

 borders and rock work. Plants four to six inches high; 

 form a compact mass of bloom fifteen to eighteen 

 inches in diameter and containing hundreds of flowers. 

 Hardy annual 10 



AMARANTHUS.— Beautiful foliage plants, invaluable for 

 massing whei-e striking 

 contrasts in color are de- 

 sired. Succeed best on 

 light soil. Seed may be 

 sown out doors after set- 

 tled warm weather. 



Melancholicus ruber, 



blood red foliage. Har- 

 dy annual : two and 



a-half feet high 5 



Tricolor, leaves yellow, 

 red and green; well 

 known as "Joseph's 

 coat.'' Hardy annual; 



ffll^!^'^^ ^'"'^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ 



Salicifolius, two and 

 a-half to three feet high. 

 Leaves beautifully undu- 

 lated, varying from 

 green to bronze and 

 later to a bright orange 



red 10 



Amaranthus TRfcoLOR. Henderi, drooping foliage, 



richly colored in many 



shades 10 



AMMOBIUM (Everlasting) .—Valuable for winter bouquets 

 in connection with grasses and other everlastings; 

 hardy annual : height two feet. Pure white. 

 Alatum grandiflorum 5 



AMPELOPSIS.— These are deservedly among the most 

 popular vines grown for covering walls, arbors, etc. 

 Hardy perennial climbers. 



Quinquefolia, Virginia Creeper, or American Wood= 

 bine la 



Veitchii, Japan Ivy, or Boston Ivy, leaves three parted; 

 will cling to the smoothest wall. "VVhy pay fifty cents 

 for single plants, when a packet of seed will furnish 

 you many of them? 15 



ANCHUSA — Hardy, or half hardy, handsome herbaceous. 



biennials or perennials. Should be planted in every 



garden. 



Italica, beautiful dark blue flowers, should be planted 



with Columbines, Larkspurs, etc.; hardy. Perennial; 



two feet high 5 



Capensis.— A variety highly prized for hee pasturage; 

 does best south of Central Ohio. Half hardy biennial; 



often blooming the first year 10 



ANEMONE (Wind Flower).— Among the earliest and 

 brightest of spring flowers. The colors run through 

 several shades. Hardy perennial. 



Coronaria, six inches high 10 



ANTIRRHINUM.— (See Snapdragon.) 

 AQUILEGIA.-(See Columbine.) 



ARABIS.— Among the earliest blooming plants, and very 

 useful for rock work, edgings, etc. Culture same as for 

 Anemone. Hardy perennial, nine inches high. 



Alpina, pure white 10 



ARISTOLOCHIA— (Dutchman's Pipe).— A beautiful and 

 rapid climber, with heart shaped leaves and singular, 

 siphon shaped purple flowers. Very effective for Ver- 

 andas. Hardy perennial; thirty feet high. 



Sipho 10 



ARflERI A— (Thrift, or Sea Pink). — These handsome 

 plants are well adapted for ornamenting rock work, 

 and edging walks. May also be grown in pots. Hardy 

 perennial ; six inches high. 

 riaritima, pink 5 



ASPERU LA. 



ASPERULA.— A profuse blooming, dwarf, hardy annual, 

 with sweet scented, lavender blue flowers; height one 

 foot. 

 Azurea setosa 5 



ASTERS.— The Aster is so well known and so universally 

 admired that it hardly needs any description. For sum- 

 mer and autumn flowering they are unexcelled by any 

 class of plants known to garden culture. None furnish 

 a wider range of colors or more perfect flowers and but 

 few are easier grown. 



Queen of the Market.— A class of asters but lately intro- 

 duced to general use. characterized by extreme earli- 

 ness and the profusion of their flowers. Plants average 

 one foot in height, are much branched and carry ten to 

 fifteen large, finely formed fiowers. Mixed in many 

 colors 15 



Truffaut's Perfection (Pseony Flowered).— This magni- 

 ficent race must be seen in order to get any adequate 

 idea of the possibilities in Aster culture. The plants 

 form large, compact bushes about two feet high, which, 

 in the full flowering season, are literally covered with 

 large, extremely double, perfectly shaped fiowers. 



While each class of Asters has a beauty and individu- 

 ality of its own and it is better to sow seed of many of 

 them, yet if we were confined to a narrow range of 

 choice and could sow of but one class, we would choose 

 this one. We offer seed of the most distinct and desir- 

 able colors separately, or in finest mixture. 



