M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



w^ « Sometimes called Moss Rose. 



I -* 1-1 -^-§-1 w I i^ £% 0^ Few flowers make such a 

 \^ iBW n J I^^.C ^<T dazzling display of color in the 

 * ^^* •.wam^^'^ii^^i^ bright sunshine as a bed of 

 portulacas. The glossy cup-shaped single flowers and rose- 

 like double flowers, about one inch across, range through many 

 shades of red, white, pink, orange, yellow, striped, etc. Plants 

 low growing or creeping with thick, fleshy stems tinged with 

 red and small quill-shaped leaves. Desirable also for edgings. 

 They are in bloom through a long season. 



Sow seed outdoors, after weather is warm and settled, where 

 the plants are to stand in rows one foot apart. They should 

 have a sunny situation. Well pulverized soil should be used 

 but it does not need to be rich. Cover seed about one-eighth 

 inch deep. Thin to two inches apart. For massed beds seed 

 can be sown broadcast, the soil sifted on and the whole bed 

 carefully pressed with a board. For earliest blooming start 

 under glass and transplant to place after danger of killing 

 frost is over. Tender annual; about nine inches high. 



Single Varieties 



Alba. Pure white. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Aurea. Deep golden. Oz. 40c " 10c. 



Fine Mixed. A wide I'ange of colors. Oz. 35c " 10c. 



Double Varieties 



The seed we offer can be depended upon for a large pro- 

 portion of fine, very double flowers and the few that come 

 single can be pulled out if desired. 

 Double Mixed. Many beautiful shades. Oz. $2.75. . . .Pkt. 10c. 



POOR MAN'S ORCHID— (See Schizanthus) 



Pi»imv/\c^ Fxr^^riirirr {GEnothera) Large, showy 

 I^rillirObCy IliVcning saucer-shaped blossoms, usu- 

 ally fully expanded only towards and during evening. The 

 blossoms are yellow or white and are very freely produced. 

 Acaulis Alba {Low White Evening) Plants of prostrate habit, 

 the leaves lying on the ground, smooth and divided un- 

 equally like a dandelion leaf. This sort produces many large 

 flowers about three inches across which open clear white 

 and turn to deep primrose pink. Sow in open ground early 

 in spring. Make rows fifteen inches apart; thin six inches 



apart in row. Hardy perennial; six inches high Pkt. 10c. 



Lamcu-ckiana. (Showy Evening) Superb spikes of large, 

 bright yellow blossoms about three inches across. Sow 

 in open ground early in spring, or if blooms are wanted 

 the first season, start very early in hotbed and transplant. 

 For best development make rows two and one-half feet 

 apart and thin fifteen inches apart in the row. Plants 

 branching, with lanceolate to oblong dark green leaves, 

 somewhat roughened and pubescent. Hardy perennial but 

 blooms the first year; height four feet. Oz. 20c.. .Pkt. 10c. 



¥^ • 1 C * • ( Chinese Prim- 



rrimula bmensis jx^sss; 



ing pot plant is especially valuable in that its brightly 

 colored and finely formed flowers and prettily cut foliage 

 may be had in perfection from November until late in 

 spring. The splendid salver-formed flowers are produced 

 in large clusters. 



Sow seed indoors in well drained, shallow pans or boxes 

 from April to last of July, to insure flowering the following 

 winter. For best results use finely sifted leaf mold, loam 

 and sand in equal parts. Cover slightly and place the pans 

 in a temperature of about 60° F. Water with a fine spray. 

 If covered too deeply or if allowed to dry after being wet 

 the seed will not germinate. Transplant into pots and keep 

 in a cool place so that the plants will grow slowly until 

 ready to bloom. Seed may also be sown in fall. Greenhouse 

 perennial, six to ten inches high. 



Single Fringed, Scarlet. A deep shade; very attrac- 

 tive. Pkt. 25c. 



Single Fringed, Choicest Mixed. 3^ Oz. $2.50 " 25c. 



Choicest Fern Leaved Mixed " 25c. 



Double Fringed Mixed. Very choice; shades of red, rose, 

 white, etc. The seed we offer can be depended on to pro- 

 duce a very large proportion of double flowers. .Pkt. 25c. 

 T^ ■ 1 Very ornamental, both foliage 

 i VrGtniriirn ^^^ flowers. WeH adapted for 

 * ^ * ^i'fc*** •*•»** bedding and borders. Sow out- 

 doors in spring as soon as ground can be worked, or for 

 best results start the seed indoors and transplant after 

 danger from frost is past. {See also Matricaria) 

 Parthenif olium Aureum {Golden Feather) Beautiful dwarf 

 gold leaved bedding plant. Flowers white. Half hardy 

 perennial, often treated as an annual; height one foot. 

 Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



I^Vk/xrlonl-VkA One of the most beautiful everlastings. 

 IVilOadnUie Sometimes called Straw Flower. The 

 flower-heads are somewhat bell-shaped, becoming when 

 mature fully expanded and sometimes i^eflexed. They are 

 gracefully poised on slender stems. The mixture we offer 

 includes rose with golden center and white with yellow 

 disc. Blooms should be gathered before fully expanded 

 and dried in the shade. The, leaves are glaucous, clasping 

 and are oval or elliptical in shape. 



Start under glass, or sow seed outdoors after danger of 

 frost is over. Tender annual; one and one-half to two feet 

 high. Mixed. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



RICINUS— (See Castor Bean) 



Rrkr»lr*»f ^'VArAAf ( l{''-'ii>''i'i''i 'ii(tti'oiialis) I'l-oduces loose 

 IXUi^HwCl, OWCCl clusters of tlowers very fragrant dur- 

 ing the evening and useful for cutting. Flowers cruciform, 

 somewhat resembling the single Stock but smaller. 



Seed germinates readily in open ground if sown after danger 

 from frost is past. Hardy perennial. 



Purple. Plants two and one-half to three feet high Pkt. 10c. 



White. About two feet high : " lOc. 



T^ Multiflora Dwarf Perpetual, Mixed. Plants under 



fvOS6 SOC)d care will commence to flower when six inches 

 * ^^^*^^^ high and aboilt two months old, and continue to 

 grow and bloom until they form compact bushes about six- 

 teen inches high, well covered with single and double flowers. 



Open the berries and separate the seeds, sowing in pots of 

 rich sandy soil and keep at about 70° F. and moderately moist. 

 When plants are about one inch high transplant and give 

 plenty of light and air. Tender perennial; blooming the first 

 year pkt. 15c. 



Salpiglossis 



Very showy bedding or border 

 plants with richly colored, funnel- 

 shaped fiowers which are borne 

 on long graceful stems. The flowers of purple, scarlet, 

 crimson, yellow, buff, blue or almost black are beautifully 

 veined or penciled and. are excellent for cut flowers. They 

 are easily grown and are most desirable for beds or borders. 

 For early blooming seed may be started indoors as early 

 as the middle of March and the young plants set out in the 

 garden one foot apart, or seed may be sown outdoors after 

 settled warm weather. Blooms from August to October. Half 

 hardy annual; about two feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Hybrids. Easily grown large, long stemmed 

 flowers, in manv beautiful shades and markings. 

 Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Large Flowering Mixed. A mixture of improved dwarf, very 

 large flowering sorts, more compact than ordinary varieties 

 and with much larger, more richly colored flowers. . Pkt. 10c. 



Salpiglossis 



