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FERRY'S SEEDS 



Rudbeckia 



A Striking Accent Plant for Your Garden or Border 



PYRETHRllM This plant is cousin to the Chrysanthemum 

 and Matricaria and should play an important part in 

 many a well planned garden. We list a sort desirable as a 

 decorative foliage plant, and also handsome flowering sorts 

 charming in the hardy border and useful for bouquets. 

 Aureum (Golden Feather) [tP-10 in.] An ornamental 

 golden leaved bedding plant with white petaled blossoms. 

 It should be used as an annual. Excellent contrasting effects 

 are produced by planting it here and there in the herbaceous 

 border Pkt. 10c 



Roseum (Painted Daisy) [hP-2ft.] Though unfamihar to 

 many gardeners here, this hardy Persian Daisy has long 

 been a favorite in European gardens. We whole-heartedly 

 recommend it. The plants are erect growing, consisting of 

 upright slender stalks adorned with fern-like leaves and 

 carrying fine terminal blossoms. 

 Single Mixed Radiating petals in many tones of rose and 



red about a golden center M oz. 65c; pkt. 10c 



Double Mixed A fine percentage of fully double or crested 

 flowers in shades of salmon, rose, crimson, and pure 

 white Pkt. 2oc 



RANUNCULUS (Buttercup) [hP-R-10 in.] This 

 charming member of the Buttercup family 

 bears large semi-double flowers sometimes as 

 large as 2 inches across. The plants are com- 

 pact, with leaves deeply lobed and toothed 

 above which the lovely blossoms are borne 

 on erect stems. The colors, in shades of 

 yellow, orange, and red, are very attrac- 

 tive in the hardy border during the late 

 spring and early summer. 



Asiaticus M oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



RHODANTHE (Everlasting) [hA-12 in] One 

 of the most charming and graceful of the 

 straw flowers. The plants are delicate in form, 

 and many slender stalks ringed with light 

 green clasping leaves carry numerous at- 

 tractive blossoms. These look like drooping 

 bells until they are fully expanded, when the 

 outer petals form broad, starry discs exposing 

 golden centers. In the open they are 

 highly decorative, and they make good 

 winter bouquets when dried slowly in 

 a cool place. 



Maculata White Dainty flowers with 

 clear white petals. 



Mangiesi Rose Beautiful bright rose 

 petals. 



Mixed Blossoms appear in shades of 

 white, pink, and rose. 



Any one of the above : J 2 oz. 50c ; pkt. 10c 



RICINUS (Castor Bean) [tP] When 

 quick shrub effects for temporary 

 backgrounds or screens are needed, these tall tree- 

 like plants are excellent. Their growth in a single 

 season is remarkable, and they are highly orna- 

 mental. Their broad leaves, glossy green or metallic 

 bronze in hue, are palm-shaped and beautifulh' 

 lobed, and the long spikes of seed pods are scarlet 

 or green. Only in an extremely mild climate where 

 frosts are unkno^\^l are these plants hardy, and there 

 they reach a height of many feet. Because they grow 

 so rapidly, they require rich soil and plenty of water. 



Sanguineus [6 ft.] Green leaves with red veining; 

 stalks blood red ; bears clusters of scarlet fruit. 



Zanzibariensis [10 ft.] This hybrid sort is wonderfully 

 vigorous, bearing huge leaves often 2 feet across and 

 ranging in color from brilhant green to lustrous 

 bronze. 



Mixed [8 ft.] A desirable mixture of many fine 

 varieties. 



Any one of the above: }-4 lb. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Rock Cress (See Arabis) 



ROMNEYA [hP-4 ft.] This gem from the native flowering 

 plants of California, also known as the Matilija Poppy, is 

 hardy and of stately beauty. It is branching and shrubby 

 with frond-like silvery leaves. The beautiful, fragrant, 

 cup-shaped flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, are borne termi- 

 nally on strong stems. They are pure white, of delicate 

 texture, and gracefully fluted around a central tuft of 

 golden yellow stamens. The seed takes from 3 to 9 months 

 to sprout, but the plants are well worth waiting for. 

 Coulteri (California Tree Poppy) Pkt. 15c 



RUDBECKIA (Cone Flower) [hA-2 ft.] In pioneer days this 

 was a familiar American wild flower of the prairies and the 

 Southwest. Now the dignified descendants of this plant 

 with their striking blossoms adorn many a home garden or 

 shrubbery foreground. The brown centers of the blossoms 

 are cone-shaped, and they are surrounded by golden petals ■ 

 flecked velvety brown at the base. 

 Bicolor Superba }4 oz. 35c; pkt. 10c 



