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D. M.FERRY &CO'S 



Clianthus Cobsea 



CLEMATIS. 



Y.'ell knov/n and universally admired climbers, some 

 of the varieties being remarkable for the beauty and 

 fragrance oi their blossoms. Fine for covering arbors, 

 verandas, &c., as they cling readily to almost any ob- 

 ject. Most of the kinds are hardy, herbaceous perenni- 

 rJs, but some little protection in Northern latitudes, 

 through winter, is advised. Will do well in any good 

 garden soil. 



Clematis, Pitcheri, nezv : elegant habit, neat foli- 

 age, rnd exceedingly pretty, bright red blos- 



s-::n.- , iiardy climber 25 



" Virg:nana (Virgin's Bower), a rapid climber, 

 -.■.-i:;i v.hii J blossoms, growing twenty fe^t in a 

 single season ; is hardy, dying down in winter, 

 but starting up again in the spring. It is 

 equally remarkable when in fruit, the long, 

 fcjithery tails of the fruit separating like tufts 



of wool 10 



" Verticellata, produces beautifi-l blue flowers 

 from June to September, on long panduncles 

 from the axis of the leaves ; rather bell-shaped 

 and noddmg. Grows eight to ten feet in a 



season 10 



'' Flammula, a luxuriant climber with clusters of 

 small, white, fragrant flowers in August and 

 September. Sometimes called Sweet Virgin's 



Bower 10 



CLIANTHTJS. 

 Curious, green-house shrubs, with singularly beauti- 

 ful foliage, and magnificent clusters of long, ^drooping 

 flowers, somewhat resembling a parrot's beak. Abo:t 

 three feet high, and succeeds best in loam, peat and 

 sand mixed ; does well planted in a border of the con- 

 servatory, or will flourish against a south wall, if pro- 

 tec'cd from cold and frost. Among the most 77iagni/i- 

 ceni bloomiiig plants in czdtivation. 



Clianthus, Dampieri, bright scarlet blossoms 20 



CLIHTONIA. 

 Charming littla trailing plants, suitable for baskets, 

 V <?, or rock v.ork. The flowers are somewhat like the 

 1.: . "'a, blu>, purple and spotted, about half an inch in 

 diar.-.; -. The seed is exceedingly small, and should 

 be sown ith great care, covering very slightly with 

 earth, ar.d shading from the rays of the sun till firmly 

 established. Tender annual ; six i--l:es high. 



Clintonia, elegans, light blue 5 



" pulchella, blue, yellow and white 10 



" " atropurpurea, violet-purple, center 



of yellow, margined with white 10 



** fine mixed 10 



Cockscomb, Japan. 

 COB^SIA. 



A fine, rapid growing climber, with handsome foliage, 

 and large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first, but rapidly 

 changing to a beautiful, deep violet-blue. Seeds should 

 .be started in hot-bed, in rather dry soil, as they are apt 

 to rot in open ground. A well established plant will run 

 fifty feet in a season, covering a large veranda m'Csa 

 handsome foliage and beautiful flowers, le.ider per- 

 ennial. 

 Cobaea, scandens 10 



COCKSCO" B (?elosial. 

 Highly ornamental plants, prod icr g ciestid heads of 

 flowers, somewhat resem- 

 b 1 i n g a cock's comb. ^;. 

 There are m.any colors »i^ 

 and shapes, but the scar- ;S=^ 



let and crimson ones are ^ ^ / ^^d^^i^^ '^^■C^^ 

 the most brilliant and 

 rich. To produce fine 



combs, the soil cannot be '^JJ,- ^ 



too rich, and the plants 0^" 

 should be forwarded in ^^ , 

 hot-bed, though showy \V{^ 



plants may be raised if''. . -- 



from seed planted in open ^^c:^ j- ^ tl^fti^^t ^ 

 ground in May. The ^ , '^ ^T^^^"" -i _x 

 oftener they are trans- CocksCOmb, new dwarf- 

 planted or shifted, the crested, 



larger and more beautiful chey grow. Should be three 

 feet apart. Tender annual ; two feet high. 

 Celosia, cristata, mixed tall, twelve of the most 



splendid tall vu: ieties mixed 10 



" cristata, dwar.'' crimson, brilliant 10 



" '' " rose, deep rose 10 



" " "■ yellow, fine 10 



" " " mixed 10 



" new Japan, (Celosia Japonica) Vick, the comb 

 is finely cut, delicate as lace, and wonderfully 



brilliant 10 



" new variegated, variegated in branch, leaf, 



and comb ; ver>^ handsome 10 



" Japonica, cristata nana, (new, divarf-crest- 

 ed Cockscofnb), we had the pleasure of first 

 introducing this remarkable variety three years 

 ago, and under our own growing this season it 

 has fully sustained its characteristics. The 

 striking features of this singular variety are its 

 perfectly symmetrical growth, the leaves cov- 

 ering the entire stem with dark bronze red, 

 half drooping leaves, forming a compact mass. 



