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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



Feather Gr 



Forget-Me-Not 



__„„ [titipa pennata) An ornamental grass of much 

 ** ""^ beauty, with delicate white feathery plumes, 

 used in the formation of winter bouquets. The seed germinates 

 slowly and for best results should be started early indoors, trans- 

 planting to the open after danger of frost is past. Hardy perennial: 

 about two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



F^m.^0 Perennial flowerless plants, too well known to need descrip- 

 *^* H» tion. The seed spores are very small and of slow germination 

 but the exceeding grace and beauty of the plants will usually well re- 

 pay all the care necessary to start them properly in the greenhouse or 

 some place indoors where they will keep moist. The young ferns may 

 be placed in a window-box without much sun, or can be set outdoors 

 in summer in some moist and shady place. 



Fine Mixed Pkt. 20c. Finest Species, Mixed Pkt. 25c. 



FEVERFEW — (See Matricaria and Pyretkriim) 



( -1/i/o.sof is) A favoriteold fashion- 

 ed tlower, bearing in profusion- 

 _ especially in fall and spring, 



clusters of dainty blue five-petalled blossojiis. It thrives well in the 

 shade or open border but flourishes best in a moist, shady situation. 

 For bloom the first year sow indoors in February or March, and 

 transplant as soon as the ground is warm enough, or sow outdoors 

 as early as possible, covering seed one-half inch deep; thin to six 

 inches apart. Seed may also be sown in fall. Hardy perennial but 

 usually does better if given some protection during winter. 

 Alpestris. Plants of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foliage, grow- 

 ing six to eight inches high. Flowers blue with a very small yellowish 



eye. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Dissitiflora. Flowers deep blue, a little larger than Alpestris. Compact, 

 early blooming: a good border plant Pkt. 15c. 



F/\lli» CY(^\f\nVr (Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis Jalapa) Large 

 A KIUl V-r V,^1U1.>IV and beautiful, old fashioned plants of 

 erect bushy habit which produce in profusion a succession of bril- 

 liantly colored tube-shaped 

 flowers, that open about 

 four o'clock in the after- 

 noon, remain open all night 

 and usually are closed be- 

 fore noon the next day. The 

 flowers are red, white, yel- 

 low, or are striped and 

 blotched in shades of these 

 colors. Very desirable for 

 borders, along a wire fence, 

 or as the background of a 

 flower garden, blooming 

 during the late summer and 

 autumn. Sow seed in spring 

 in open ground after danger 

 of frost is over, covering one- 

 half inch deep. For best de- 



Qajllardia, Picta 



French Honeysuckle 



Foxglove 



velopment allow two to three feet apart each way. Hardy annual, about two feet high. 



Red. Oz. l,ic Pkt. 5c. White. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



White, Red Striped. Oz.lSc... " 5c. Mixed. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



TT * 1 (Digitalix) Stately, old fashioned border plants, affording 



r* OXfiTlOVC dense spikes of large brilliantly colored flowers which are 

 ^'.'^.^i^^v \-^ terminal and half as long as the height of the plant. The 

 flowers are very distinct and showy, being thimble-like or long bell-shaped, and the 

 colors include white, lavender and rose, many being spotted or blotched. It is often 

 used as a background, and does especially well in cool, shady locations in front of 

 shrubbery. Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost is over, but for best 

 results start in boxes and transplant. The seed is small and should be covered 

 lightly and kept moist until plants are well established, when they should be trans- 

 planted to two feet apart. May be sown outdoors in fall. Hardy biennial or 

 perennial, usually blooming the second season: three to five feet high. 



Ivery's Spotted {Macniata sitperba) A fine variety of colors, usually spotted. Pkt. 5c. 



Fine Mixed. 3Iany shades and markings. Oz. 2.5c " 5c. 



Mammoth Foxglove (Digitalis monstrosa) Remarkably odd; each flower spike sur- 

 mounted with a very large bell-shaped flower. BIixed Colors; Pkt. 15c. 



(Bedysarvm) Very handsome, branching free 



flowering plants, producing racemes of beautiful 



small fragrant pea-shaped flowers; well adapted for borders or rock work. Sow in 



open border in spring after danger from frost is past, preferably in light and open 



well drained soil, in a sunny situation. Hardy perennial: often pi'owing four feet. 



Coroneu-ium, Scarlet Pkt. 5c. Coronarium, Album, wdjite Pkt. 5c. 



I7|lpl|Cio Known also as "Lady's Eardrops" from the bright colored pendulous 



•* UWllolt* double flowers mth four parted, funnel shaped calyx. Plants with 

 very beautiful blossoms may be grown from seed with proper care. Results are 

 usually most satisfactory when grown indoors in pots in firm rich soil, but if seed 

 is started early under glass, it often succeeds well in an outdoor window-box. or a 

 shady situation in the garden. Tender perennial: one to two and one-half feet high. 



Double, finest mixed. Seed from finest named sorts Pkt. 25c. 



Showy bedding and border plants, remarkable for the pro- 

 fusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, blooming the 

 first year and among the gayest ornaments of the garden 

 in summer and autumn. Combinations of yellow and red predominate in the highly 

 colored single and double flower-heads, two inches or more across, which are borne 

 singly well above the foliage on long, slender stems, suitable for cutting. Sow seed 

 outdoors early in spring: cover one-fourth inch deep. Make rows eighteen inches 

 apart and thin eight to ten inches: or a longer season of bloom may be secured by 

 planting in frames and transplanting. Plants one to one and one-half feet high. 



Picta. Plants about one foot high: flowers single, crimson and yellow. Hardy an- 

 nual; with root pri^tection in winter is a perennial. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Picta Lorenziana. Gaily colored flowers, double with tubular florets, produced from 

 Jtily even until hard freezing weather. Invaluable for bouquets. Hardy annual; one 

 to one and one-half feet high; with root protection in winter is often treated as a 

 perennial. Sidphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Grandiflora. Flowers scarlet and orange, single, often three inches across with flat 

 petals. Excellent for cutting. Hardy perennial, blooming the first year,. . ,Pkt. 5c. 



1 m?llilrlf*f|l?> fusion, size and brilliancy'of their flowers, blooming the 



