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Nasturtiums Succeed in Poor Soil and in Almost Any Kind of Weather 



FERRY'S SEEDS 



Nicotiana 



Plant Some of This Where the Evening Breeze 

 Will Blow the Fragrance Toward the House 



NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum) [hhA] When some visitor, 

 returning from Peru, introduced Nasturtiums to gardeners 

 he conferred a great blessing, for today it is one of our 

 foremost flowering plants. It starts to bloom at an early 

 stage, and for length of blossoming period it has no equal 

 providing the flowers are picked before seed is formed. The 

 odd-shaped flowers with their open throats and trailing 

 spurs are well liked for cutting. The circular leaves should 

 always be used with the blossoms in bouquets. With the 

 exception of blue, the color range is complete. 



Tail Varieties (Trailing) [5 ft.] These climbing or running 

 sorts are chiefly of the "Lobbianum" class which pro- 

 duces flowers of better form and larger than the common tall 

 or "Majus" varieties. They are admirably adapted to cover- 

 ing a fence or trellis or to droop over a retaining wall. 



Brilliant Beautiful bright scarlet with dark leaves. 



Crimson A dark crimson flower of velvety substance. 



Dunnett's Orange Fine orange colored blossoms. 



Golden Queen A rich sunflower yeOow with dark leaves. 



Ruby A charming shade of brilliant rose. 



Each of the above: 2 oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



Mixed 2oz. 25c; J^ lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; pkt. 10c 



Dwarf Varieties [12 in.] These low-growing bushy kinds 

 are often called "Tom Thumb." They form symmetrical 

 plants of unif orm stature well suited for edgings or borders. 



Aurora A handsome terracotta coloring. 



Crimson A rich crimson. ■• 



Empress of India Vivid scarlet flowers with dark 



leaves. 



Golden King Dark foliage and golden yellow flowers. 

 Vesuvius Brilliant salmon red; dark leaves. 



Any one of the above: 2 oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 

 Mixed. . .2 oz. 25c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; pkt. 10c 



Double Golden Gleam [3 ft.] This is the only double 

 or semi-double Nasturtium that comes true from seed. 

 The fragrant golden yellow blossoms, carried on long 

 stems, are attractive as cut flowers, and the somewhat 

 trailing plants are ornamental in any garden. (See 

 page 5 for further description.) . . J^ oz. 40c; pkt. 15c 



N EM ESI A [hA] This is an excellent edging 

 plant, not so well known nor so generaUy 

 used as it should ^be. The bushy plants 

 are symmetrical and send up countless 

 slender stalks crowned with flowers. The 

 blossoms are dainty and fairy-hke, some- 

 thing like those of Schizanthus, and often 

 the lower part of the flower is of a color 

 contrasting with the upper part. When 

 in bloom, they are a riot of color. They 

 may be trimmed back as they fade, and 

 usually they will flower again the same 



Compacta Blue Gem [8 in.] A striking variety 

 with clear Forget-me-not blue flowers. 



Compacta Triumph Mixed [8 in.] A brilliant blend containing 

 almost every color of the spectrum from deepest red 

 through orange, yellow, and blue to dark purple. Of tidy 

 habit. 



Grandiflora Suttoni Mixed [12 in.] These plants and 

 flowers are larger than those of Compacta, and the plants 

 are slightly more spreading. The lower lobes of the 

 blossoms are often beautifully spotted. The colors are 

 chiefly in warm tones of red, yellow, and orange. 



Any one of the above: "% oz. 60c; pkt. 15c 



NEMOPHILA [liA-6in.] This is a native wild flower from the 

 California woods, but it does well under almost all condi- 

 tions in other parts of the country. It is quite spreading in 

 growth. The divided leaves of the little plants are bright 

 green and hairy and are covered with saucer-shaped blos- 

 soms about an inch across. They are useful in low beds or 

 as a ground cover in patches. Seed should be sovm. in the 

 open ground where the plants are to remain. 



Insignis Blue (Baby Blue Eyes) A beautiful sky blue, 

 shading lighter toward the center. . . . J^ oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



NICOTIANA [hhA-2 ft.] You will have rare perfume in the 

 garden both morning and evening as well as fine decoration 

 in the border if you plant this airy member of the Tobacco 

 family. The graceful stems, slightly branching, rise above 

 the leaves of vivid green and bear clusters of gay blossoms. 

 The flowers are like long horns with five flaring lobes at the 

 margins. 



Affinis Hybrids A variety of colors including white, lavender, 

 purple, rose, and red H oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



