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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



C ANN A— Nigricans, orange blossoms 15 



Warscewiczii, bright red flowers; striped foliage; very 



beautiful 10 



Crozy's Hybrids, nothing can exceed the beauty and 

 variety of color of these magnificent bedding or green- 

 house plants. Started in heat in February they Avill 

 bloom by August in the greatest profusion. Finest 



hybrid varieties mixed ; three feet high 10 



CANTERBURY BELL— (Campanula Medium). — Hand 

 some, hardy biennial, of stately growth, rich color and 

 profuse bloom. Succeeds best in light, rich soil and 

 should be transplanted two feet apart. Has large, bell 

 shaped flowers, which are strikingly effective. 



Double white 10 



blue 10 



" mixed, blue and white 10 



Single mixed 5 



Calycanthema, mixed, flowers large, of fine form, white, 



lilac, rose and i^urple 10 



CARDIOSPERMUM-(See Balloon Vine). 

 CARNATION and PICOTEE— (Dianthus Caryophyllus).— 

 An indispensable feature in every collection of house or 

 conservatory plants, as their wide range of colors, per- 

 fectl}' shaped and highly perfumed flowers borne on 

 long stems make them among the very best for cut 

 flowers, etc. The plants may be set in the open gi'ound 

 during the summer, where they will flower as profusely 

 as when grown in pots in the house. Half hardy per- 

 ennials; one to one and one-half feet high. 



Carnation, Marguerite 



Marguerite.— Among flowers of recent introduction there 

 has not been one which is more of an advance in cer- 

 tain features over 

 existing forms of its 

 /' W/Xf)^ species than this. The 

 S^'^^T^^.--^ f.^\ gain in time from 

 the sowing of the 

 seed until the plants 

 begin flowering, is 

 simply marvelous. 

 Seed of this variety 

 will give good flower- 

 ing plants in five 

 months with any 

 sort of care, while 

 the old kinds require 

 at least a year. The 

 flowers are large, 

 double, very fra- 

 grant and borne in 

 great abundance 

 and in great variety 

 of colors. Height 

 Carnation. one to one and one- 

 half feet 10 



F|ne double selves, one color 15 



" " striped 20 



Double Dwarf (Vienna), early flowered 20 



" perpetual flowered, seed saved from choicest 

 double flowers 25 



Choicest, white ground 50 



Double Grenadin, a splendid variety for florists, very 

 early, charming double scarlet flowers 25 



Extra fine mixed double Picotee 25 



CARNATION.— Extra choice double mixed, seed saved 

 from tlie choicest French, German, Italian and English 

 stocks. A large proportion will produce double flowers. 



"Will be appreciated by florists 25 



Double mixed, good seed, producing many double flowers 



of all shades and colors . 10 



CASTOR BEAN— (Ricinus).— Tall, majestic plants for 

 lawns, -with leaves of glossy green, brown or bronzed 

 metallic hue, and long spikes of prickly capsules of 

 scarlet and green. Of very quick growth in rich soil. 

 Tender annual; eight to ten feet high. 



Sanguineus, red fruit, blood red stalks 5 



Tricolor, leaves spotted 5 



Giganteus, leaves of large size, richly veined and marbled; 



ten feet high 5 



Communis major (Palma Christi), the common Castor 



Oil Beau 5 



flixed 5 



CATANANCHE.— Flowers Avhite with violet center, and 

 blue with purple center, quite double, somewhat re- 

 sembling a pink, extreme^' showy. Hardy perennial: 

 one and a-half to two feet high. 



Coerulea, blue, purple center 5 



Bicolor, white, violet center 5 



riixed 5 



CATCHFLY— (Silene). — An easy growing, free flowering 

 plant, producing dense umbels of white, red and rose 

 pink-like blossoms. The plant is covered with a 

 glutinous moisture, from which flies cannot disengage 

 ^ themselves, hence the name Catchfly. After having 

 been once grown, the seed will sow itself in the ground. 

 Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Armeria alba, white 5 



" rubra, red 5 



" rosea, rose 5 



" mixed 5 



CEDRONELLA CANA.— A beautiful, hardy evergreen, 

 perennial plant, having fragrant leaves, and producing 

 long spikes of salvia shaped, crimson blossoms. Three 



feet high 10 



CELASTRUS SCANDENS-(Climbing Bitter-Sweet).— 

 Hardy, deciduous climber, producing yellow blossoms 

 early in the season; later, fruit, which is very ornamen- 

 tal and remains on the vines nearly, all winter. Twenty 



feet high 10 



CELOSIA.-Magni 



ficent plants «-4'^- -m- 



for green-house .iW" iffi'^fiW- 



or conservatory 

 decorations, 

 producing ele- '^BSIW^ 



gant, plume ^^u^ -mi'* 



shaped spikes ^^^'^ 



of flowers; look N~^§€«i ^ 



well in vases 

 out of doors. 

 Half hardy an- 

 nuals: one to 

 three feet high. 

 Py ramidalls, 

 crimson feath=- 

 ered, crimson 



spikes, beautiful 10 



Pyramidalis plumosa, mixed, 

 beautiful long plumes; pyra- 

 inidal in form, of red, yel- 

 low, violet, etc.; very strik- 

 ing 10 



Cristata— (See Cockscomb). 

 CENTAUREA— (Dusty Miller.) Celosia 



An exceedingly interesting 



genus of plants, embracing annuals, biennials and per- 

 ennials. Some of the varieties are foliage plants, 

 indispensable for borders and edges of beds, while others 

 are noted for their beautiful flowers. 

 Gymnocarpa, silvery gray foliage; drooping habit, very 



graceful ." . 15 



Candidissima, ornamental plant of great beauty. Sil- 

 very-white, deeply cut foliage. Half hardy perennial. 25 

 Clementei, foliage white, deeply cut. Half hardy per- 

 ennial 25 



Americana, hardy annual: two feet in height, and of 



strong, robust growth ; flowers purplish-red 5 



Cyanus (See Bachelor's Button). 

 Moschata atropurpurea (See Sweet Sultan). 

 CHAM/EROPS.-(See Palm). 

 CHEIRANTHUS.— (See Wall Flower). 



CHRYSANTHEMUM.— Chrysanthemums have deservedly 

 become very popular during the last few years. They 

 are showy and effective in the garden, and very desir- 

 able for cut flowers. Our list affords a fine range for 

 selection. 

 ^^^The folloioing varieties are hardy anmials, one and 

 one-half to tivo feet high. 

 Carinatum Burridgeanum, crimson, whitecenter; single. 5 

 Carinatum "Eclipse," pure golden yellow with a bright 

 purplish-scarlet ring or center on the ray florets, the 

 disc being dark brown ; very striking .15 



