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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Hollyhock 



{Althaea rosea) For a background to a tlower 

 garden nothing is better than the improved 

 strains we offer of this tall old fashioned garden 

 perennial. The large, richly colored blossoms, 

 about three inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pui^e white, are 

 set as rosettes around the strong growing flower stalks. 



Sow seed in June or July, in open ground, 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. $1.25 



Deep Rose. Oz. $1.25 



" Lemon Yellow. Oz. $1.25 



Pink. Oz. $1.25 



" Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink. Oz. $1.50 



" Pure White. Our special improved strain. Oz. $1.50 



Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.00 



Mixed. Oz. 75c 



" 15c. 

 " 15c. 

 " 15c. 

 " 15c. 

 " 15c. 

 " 15c. 

 " 15c. 

 " 15c. 

 *' 10c. 



I-I11YV111I11C fat-krknir>iic {Japanese Hop) Hardy annual climber fifteen 



numulUb UapuniCUb to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves 

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

 covering unsightly objects or shading verandas Pkt. 10c. 



Hvar'irifVi R^an (Dolichos lablab) A fine climber with clusters of purple 

 •'■■■y^*^****-** UCdia or white flowers followed by ornamental seed pods. 

 Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. White. Oz. 15c Pkt, 10c. Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 15c. . . . Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. The above mixed. Oz. 15c *' lOc. 



Ipomoea 



IBERIS— (See Candytuft) 



IfP» Plar»f {^i^semhryanthemum crystallinum) A curious plant for hanging 

 ICC A idilL baskets, rock-work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succu- 

 lent, appearing as though covered with ice crystals. Tender annual trailer.; six 



inches high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



IMMORTELLES— (-See Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth^ Helichrysuin, Ehodan'the) 

 IMPATIENS BALSAMINA— (S'ee Balsam) 



Beautiful annual outdoor climber of luxuriant growth for 

 covering verandas and arbors, or for screening unsightly 

 objects. Sow preferably in heat and transplant to open 



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, delicate blue or reddish purple with pink star in center and 

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



Coccinea {Star Ipoma^a) Like a Morning Glory but with smaller, rather pointed 

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

 feet. Seed smafl, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



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

 white Moon Flower but not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 20c. .Pkt. 10c. 



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

 The leaves are similar to those of Japanese Morning Glory but are less varie- 

 gated. Seed large, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



Fine Mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz. 20c 



Larkspur, FohiviosuM 



Larkspur 



Pkt. 10c. 



Early Flowering Sky Blue (Ipomo2,a grandiflora rubro coerulea) A most desirable, early, free flowering sort, with glossy dark 



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



IPOMCEA QRANDIFLORA— (See Moon Floiuer) IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (-See C^/pj'ess Vine) 



IPOMCEA PURPUREA— (See Morning Glory) JAPANESE HOP— (See Humul us Japonicus) JOSEPH'S COAT— (See Amaranthus tricolor) 



IraK'c T^^arQ (Coix lachryma) Curious ornamental grass with broad, corn-like leaves and lustrous slate colored seeds 



«|OD S tears used for beads. Valuable for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Plant outdoors early in spring in 



hills three feet apart, four or five seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy annual; three feet high. Oz. 15c. Pkt. 10c. 



I^rkr»l-iia Tf ir'KrkruKirlla (Summer Cypress) A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, very symmetrical and attractive 

 IVOCnia. I nclltipiiy Ho. in summer and fall. The foliage is as fine 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 earlier blooming start indoors and transplant 

 to open ground. Hardy annual; about two and one-half feet high. 



Oz. 35c. Pkt. 10c. 



(Delphinium) The Larkspur with its long- 

 clustered spikes of beautiful irregular 

 _ flowers, often with long spurs, is especially 



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 s'hrubbery. Seed 

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

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

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

 fall or early in spring. 



Annual Varieties 



Dpuble Dwarf Rocket Mixed. Beautiful spikes of double flowers 



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



Tail Stock Flowered Mixed (Consolidafl.pl.) Flowers double, 



Ih irnt' (in spikes about fifteen inches long. Colors rose, white and 



shades of blue. Hardy annual: two feet high Pkt. 10c. 



Double Emperor (Imperiale fl. pi. ) Compact and profuse bloomer 

 having erect spikes of very double flowers. Hardy annual: one 

 and one-half feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt, 10c. 



Perennial Varieties 



Elatum (Bee Larkspur) 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. 10c. 



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

 center. Hardy perennial: three to five feet high according to 

 conditions of soil and season; long blooming season Pkt. 10c. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— (See Peas, Everlasting) 

 KQCHiA (Summer Cypress) LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Sweet Peas) 



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