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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



BeJloon Vine 



Balsam 



(Cardiospermumhalicacabuin) A favorite with 



children, being remarkable for its inflated mem- 

 branous capsules containing ttie seed. It is sometimes called "Love-in- 

 a-Puff." A rapid and graceful climber. Flo%vei-s small, white. The 

 round black seed is marked with a white heart-shaped spot. Sow seed 

 in open ground early in spring and give the plant some support to run 

 upon. Tender annual; six feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Known as Lady Slipper and Touch-me-not. The 

 brilliantly colored, double rose-like flowers of 

 this well-known border and bedding annual are 

 thickly set along the branches of the erect 



bushy plants. Tlie dainty individual flowers, often two inches across, 



are borne on very short stems and when cut tliey show to best ad- 

 vantage floating in a dish of water. The colors range from white to 



dark purple, and are either self colored or spotted and striped. Balsams 



are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in the open 



ground when danger of frost is past. The plants prefer a rich moist 



or even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. They do 



best if allowed eighteen inches apart each way in a sunny situation. 



Larger and more double flowers will be obtained if some of the young 



shoots are cut out when quite small, or by transplanting two or three 



times. Hardy annual; one to two feet high. 

 Double SoKerino. P"lowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with 



crimson and lilac. Oz. BOc Pkt. 5c. 



Double Camellia, extra fine mixed. As double as a Camellia, which this 



variety resembles; white blotched with various colors. Uz. BOc. Pkt. 5c. 

 Double Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use and for bouquets, 



very double. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Dark Red. {Atrosangumea plenissiina) Very double, dark 



red blossoms Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed Double Dwarf. About one foot high. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed Double Tall. About two feet high. Oz. 40c " 5c. 



»^ • Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding 



l^^vrv^v*>%« ^ out in partially shaded locations. Suitable 



^J^^>^^Jjm^^ also for window boxes. Some varieties are 



^y grown for their foliage, but most sorts when 



given proper care produce abundantly large clusters of brilliantly 



beautiful wax-like flowers of fine form and substance. Sow seed in 



February or March in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. 



' Begonia seed is e.xtremely small and great care should be taken in open- 

 ing the packet and planting. Open the packet dUrectly over the sur- 

 face to prevent any seed being lost. The surface of the soil should be 

 very smooth and the seed carefully scattered on the surface and 

 lightly pressed in. The moss should be kept quite damp, but the sur- 

 face of the soil should not be watered. Moisture can be retained in the 

 soil by placing a glass over the box or pots. When the plants are 

 large enough to handle, transplant into small pots, and to larger sized 

 pots as required. For winter or spring blooming, sow from August to 

 September. For outdoor bedding, select a shady moist situation, 

 making the bed rich with well rotted manure and leaf mold, if obtain- 

 able. The young plants started indoors may be set out when the 

 weather is warm and settled. Water thoroughly e\ery day. Tender 

 perennial, blooming the first year if started early, one foot Wgh. 



J Tuberous Rooted Begonias 



The tuberous rooted varieties, if planted early in a temperature of 

 sixty to seventy degrees, will with proper care give an abundance of 

 bloom the first year. At the end of the season they may be dried off by 

 witliholding water, the tubers kept in a dry place free from frost and 

 planted the following spring, when they will bloom more freely than 

 before. 

 Robusta Perfecta. Plants are of robust, compact habit, dark green foliage 



and brilliant, double, cinnabar-scarlet flowers Pkt. 25c. 



Single Mixed. The seed we offer will produce the finest single flowers in 



various shades ranging from white to deep red Pkt. 25c. 



Double Mixed. The largest and best double flowers, including shades of pink, red, scarlet and 



Fibrous Rooted Begonias 



Of the kinds offered undei- this head Begonia Rex is grown for its very attractive ornamental foliage, while the others are 

 among the most desirable for flowering in the house, or in partly shaded locations outdoors. 

 Vernon (Semperflorens atropnrpurea) Flowers brilliant, rich red, setoff perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 



are broadly margined with bronze and purple. Hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens chiss Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 



under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except flowers are rose colored " 1 5c. 



Rex. Ornamental leaved varieties. Leaves very large, and are either a rich crimson tinted bronze, or emerald hued, having the 



upper surface zoned or spotted with silvery white. Finest mixed Pkt. 25c. 



Pkt. 35c. 



BELLIS— (See Daisys 



For Begonia Bulbs, see Bulbs and Roots, page 93. 



Bignonia Radicans 



ITecoma radicans. Trumpet Vine) One of the most showy, certainly one of the best 

 hardy, deciduous flowering climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks of trees, old 

 walls, etc. A'ines should be moderately pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring more 

 and better bloom. The flowers produced in clusters are trumpet shaped, two to three inches long and of orange red color. 

 The foliage is very attractive and unusuallv free from insects. It not only is one of the best climbers, but {jlanted on the 

 lawn makes a pretty bush of drooping habit, if the tops are cut back. Sow seed in well prepared beds, either in autumn or 



very early in spring" in drills, and keep free from weeds. Hardy perennial, often growing thirty feet Pkt. 10c. 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER— (STee Schizanthus) 



f> 1 1 • A much admired genus distinguished by its abundance of large showy sac-shaped or slipper-hke 



l^a l/*gQla'|»ia flowers which are creamy white and various shades of yellow, often splashed, spotted or blotched 

 ^^***^'^^'^**** *** with dark reddish brown, two plants rarely having flowers marked exactly alike. Leaves large, 



felty, close growing. Under proper conditions can be grown indoors to perfection, making an exceedingly decorative plant. 



Start at any time except during hot weather, in a temperature of about 60° F. Herbaceous annuals or shrubby evergreen 



perennials. 



Hybrida grandiflora. Large self colored flowers Pkt. 25c. 



Hybrida tigrina. Flowers beautifully spotted " 25c. 



Finest Hybrids Mixed. Seeds saved "only from the most perfect flowers; all desirable " 25c. 



CALENDULA— (See Marigold) 

 CALIFORNIA POPPY— (See Eschscholtzia) 



