M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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Geranium 



(Pelargonium) When 

 properly grown, the con- 

 stant ■ succession of 

 bloom until frost comes, the brilliant colors of the 

 flowers and the exquisite zone or horse shoe 

 markings of the leaves of some of the varieties, 

 render the Geranium very desirable for pot 

 culture as well as for bedding out of doors and for 

 growing in window boxes. The seed is slow to 

 germinate. Sow in a pot or box in the house in 

 rather light soil, preferably containing a little 

 leaf mold and sand. Cover seed one-fourth inch 

 deep, and keep as near 65° F. as possible. Water 

 moderately, and as soon as the third leaf appeais, 

 pot singly in two inch pots, transferring to larger 

 ones as the plants require. Plunge the pots or set 

 in open border, and on approach of frost remove 

 to cover. They will blossom the succeeding spring. 

 Half hardy perennial; about two feet high. 



Scarlet Mixed (Zonule) Tlie seed we offer will pro- 

 duce a large percentage of double flowers in many 

 beautiful shades of scarlet and red Pkt. 25c. 



QILLIFLOWER— (See Stock) 



These magnificent plants for 

 bedding and cutting with their 

 long spikes of tubular lily-form flowers can be 

 raised from seed in nearly every coaeeiva'ble color 

 and shade, some being most beautifully striped 

 and blotched. Sow the seed thickly, as soon as 

 the ground is warm in the spring, covering one- 

 fourth inch deep. The plants should have very 

 careful attention and be kept entirely free from 

 weeds. The bulbs which have formed should be 

 taken up in the fall and kept dry during the 

 ■winter. The stronger bulbs will flower the second 

 season; the balance the third season. Tender peren- 

 nial; about two and one-half feet high. 



Finest Mixed. Finest named sorts mixed.. .Pkt. 15c. 



For Gladiolus Bulbs see Bulbs and Roots, page 9U. 



Gladiolus 



Geranium 



/^ll^l^^ ik trmi'^ml'tl (Gomphrena globosa) A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome small, globular flower 

 ^J'"'-'*^ .f^Ilia.1 ailLll heads which, if cut when well matured, will retain their beauty through the winter. Seeds 



germinate slowly; start in hot-bed, or soak in warm water to soften the woolly husk 



annual; twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Purple Pkt. 5c. 



White " 5c. 



Set the plants one foot apart. Tender 



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Gourd 



^^InYiniPI Greenhouse perennial plants producing soft, 

 VJlVlJvlllla velvety green leaves, and rich, beautifully 

 colored trumpet-shaped flowers. Thrives best in an equal 

 mixture of leaf mold, loam and sand. If started in February 

 will usually bloom the latter part of summer. Seed may also 

 be sown in fall. The plants are delicate and not easily grown, 

 requiring much care, but the flowers are of such superb 

 beauty that one generally feels amply repaid for the effort. 

 Hybrida, mixed. A strain of the richest color and variety of 



markings. Plants ten to twelve inches high Pkt. 25c. 



^^ J , • Attractive garden plants, sometimes in- 



8 j^f^fl ATI 9 eluded in the Evening Primrose or Oeno- 



^*'^**^'~*** thera family, and producing freely large, 



widely opened single flowers, which are delicately shaded 



and of satiny texture. Flowers are scattered singly on the 



leafy branches or borne in short dense spikes. Suitable for 



pot culture as well as bedding and borders. Sow outdoors 



after danger of frost is past or for earlier blooming start 



indoors and transplant. Hardy annual; about one foot high. 



Duchess of Albany. Large, rich, satiny-white flowers. .Pkt. 5c. 



Lady Albemarle. Carmine-crimson; compact habit " 5c. 



{Cucurbita) A very extensive genus of 

 trailing annuals with curiously shaped 

 yelloiv fruit, commonly known as Orna- 

 mental Gourds. The vines are of easy 

 culture and make a rapid growth, so are much used for cover- 

 ing old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. The foliage is quite 

 ornamental, and the markings of some of the fruit extraordi- 

 nary. Do not plant the seed till danger of frost is over, and 

 select light, rich soil and a sunny situation. Water freely. 

 Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 



Apple Shaped. Fruits. are nearly round, yellow, sometimes 

 striped. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Bottle. Handsome, curious, bottle-shaped fruit. Oz. 25o. " 5c. 



Corsican. Smooth, turban-shaped fruit. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside fibrous 

 mass of which, when shell and seeds are removed, makes an 

 excellent sponge. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Hercules' Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of all the 

 varieties. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, do not 

 crack and are not injured by heat or cold. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Orange. Also known as Mock Orange. Nearly round, orange- 

 colored. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Pear Shaped, Ringed. This sort has green and yellow, exceed- 

 ingly beautiful bicolored fruit, upper half yellow, lower half 

 green. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream coloi'ed 

 striping, sometimes changing to yellow. Oz. 35e Pkt. 5c. 



Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn. Oz. 25c. . " 5c. 



Siphon or Dipper. These gourds are useful for dippers; fruits 

 long, bottle-shaped, with nearlv straight or slightly crooked 

 neck. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



Striped Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



(See Pampas Grass) 



QYNERIUM- 



Gypsophila 



Delicate, free-flowering plants covered 

 with very small, star-shaped flowers, 

 valuable for mist-like effects and as trimming in bouquets. 

 Sometimes called Baby's Breath. Will thrive in almost any 

 well prepared ground but does best on a limestone soil. 

 Make handsome specimens dried. 



Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink 

 flowers; for hanging baskets or edgings. Hardy annua!; one 

 foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Muralis. One of the most charming and easily grown border 

 plants having very small pink flowers. Hardy annual; about 

 six inches high Pkt. 5c. 



HEDYSARUM— (See French Honeysuckle) 



HELIANTHUS— (See Sunflower) 



Helichrysum 



Heliotrope 



(Everlasting) Sometimes called 

 Straw Flower. Large full, double 

 daisy-like flower heads with prominent centers and stiff over- 

 lapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow 

 and scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as dried speci- 

 mens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose 

 the flowers should be gathered when on the point of ex- 

 panding. Sow early in spring, in any good garden soil, and 

 thin the plants to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; 

 two to two and one-half feet high. 

 Monstrosum, fl.pl., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 



Well-known and much admired 

 border and bedding plants, highly 

 _ valued for the blue color and fra- 



grance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped 

 flowers as well as the duration of their bloom. Sow the seed 

 early in spring, in mellow soil indoors, and when plants are 

 one to two inches high, prick out into pots. Transplant to 

 place when three to four inches high. Will live outdoors 

 through the winter in a warm climate. Desirable also as a 

 pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half 

 hardy perennial; blooming the first year from seed,; one and 

 one-half to two feet high. 



Anna Turrell. Violet-blue Pkt. 10c. 



King of the Blacks. Splendid " 10c. 



Dark Varieties. Very choice mixed. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— (See iJocfcei) 



Hibiscus Africanus ^lanTofTas^'Sit^e^ 



with pretty foliage and large, light yellow or cream-colored 

 blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceed- 

 ingly showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across; 

 not of very long duration, but continue to bloom from early 

 summer till October. The seed should be planted early, and 

 the plants should be thinned to one foot apart each way. 

 Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



