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M. FERRY & CD'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



^1 m (Mathiola) Sometimes called Gilliflower. 



^^ ^ --. --. 1 Considered almost indispensable where 



^^1 #J(*l^ a fine display ot flowers is wanted and 



l^^k^^X^fm particularly valued for edgings, bedding 



and pot culture. The improved varieties 



we offer of this favorite gar.ien plant produce dense spikes of 



very fragrant and beautiful rosette-Uke double tlowers in a 



wide range of attractive colors. They are suitable for cutting, 



being produced on stems of good length in pleasing contrast 



with the dark gieen foliage of the bushy plants. Each of the 



four types is ot long flowering period, and if the earlier ones 



are started indoors, a profusion of fragrant and pleasing 



flowers is afforded for the entire season. Sow seed outdoors 



early in spring, using well fertilized, carefully pulverized soil 



and cover the seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly 



pressed down. Make the rows fifteen inches apart. Thin to 



six inches apart in the row. For earlier blooming start indoors 



and transplant. Height of plants, one to one and one-half feet. 



Early Flowering Brompton 



A decidedly superior annual strain with the splendid foliage 

 and bloom of the older type but flowering with the German 

 Ten AVeeks and decidedly superior on account of its length of 

 stem and size of flower spike. 



Belle of Naples. Old rose or light purplish rose Pkt. 15c. 



Camaldoli. Dark violet or light puiplish red " 15c. 



Snow White " 10c. 



Vesuvius. Blood-red or deep purplish red .^ " 15c. 



Mixed. Includes shades of white, old rose, blood-red. purple 

 and violet. Oz. S3.00 Pkt. 5c. 



Double German Ten Weeks 



This favorite half-hardy summer blooming annual has de- 

 liciously fragrant flowers "and is very desirable for cutting. 

 Double German Ten Weeks, Mixed. Shades of white, red, 



purple, lavender and maroon. Oz. .SI. 00 Pkt. 5c. 



Double German Ten Weeks, Pure White. Very useful for floral 



work and bouquets. Oz. 5.3.T0 Pkt. 10c. 



Intermediate or Autumnal Stocks 



Sown at the same time as the Ten Weeks, will succeed them 

 in bloom, thus affording flowers continuously until late in the 

 fall. Flowers larger, on longer, bolder spikes. For indoor 

 blooming, if sown in pots late in summer the plants will bloom 

 the following spring. 



Intermediate White. .Pkt. 15c. Intermediate Scarlet. .Pkt. 15c. 



Brompton and Emperor Stocks 



These require a longer time than the Intermediate to grow 



and cannot endure our winters unless protected. 



Brompton, mixed. Bushy plants flowering in the fall outdoors 



if started in hotbed early in spring and transplanted, or 



blooming well in winter from seed sown outdoors in summer 



if plants are taken up in the fall and given cool airy quarters 



indoors; half hardy biennial. Oz. S-l-OO Pkt. 10c. 



Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed. Fine spikes of bloom, rich and 

 attractive. It will live several years outdoors if protected 

 from frost. Sow in spring for fail and winter flowers indoors; 

 sow in midsummer for spring blooming. Tender perennial. 



Oz. 85.f)0 Pkt. 10c. 



STRAW FLOWER— ( -See Helichrysuin and Rliodantlie) 



Sunflower, Double Chysanthemum Flowered 



Stock, Early Flowering Brompton 

 ^1 £»m (Helianfhus) 



bunrlower Ja'snot^ 



^^*^****'^ " ^^^ ers with the 

 newer improved varieties are coming into special 

 favor as a background for lawns and in front of 

 high fences. Valuable also as a screen to hide 

 unsightly places and sometimes used to mitigate 

 the eva of adjacent swamp holes. Their very 

 tall dense growth and bright yellow disc-like 

 flowers of very large size and long blooming 

 period make them one of the most deserving 

 and useful of hardy annuals. Sunflowers grow 

 readily in almost any soil but do best on light, 

 rich limestone or alluvial land well supplied with 

 moisture and not shaded by trees or buildings. 

 Sow seed outdoors in spring after danger of frost 

 is over, preferably in well pulverized soil either 

 broadcast or in rows two to three feet apart and 

 cover with about one-half inch of fine soil firmly 

 pressed down. When about four inches high, 

 thin one and one-half to two feet apart to secure 

 best development. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. The most at- 

 tractive of t))i- v(.T.\- dciulili.' sunflowers. Plant 

 tall, growiiiu' seven ioet liigli and blooming pro- 

 fusely all summer. Flowers very large, often eight 

 to ten inches across, very double, with long 

 fringed petals and resemble chi-ysanthemums. 

 The color is a splendid, rich, golden-yeUow, free 

 from any black center. Oz. 25e Pkt. 5c. 



Globusus Fistulosus (Globe, or Dahlia Sunflower) 

 This variety produces very large, exceedingly- 

 double flowers, often six to eight inches in diam- 

 eter and of bright yellow color. The plants are 

 about five feet high. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Stella. The plant of this fine variety is spreading, 

 witli many branches and attains a height or 

 about three feet. The flowers are about three 

 inches in diameter and are of an unusually pure 

 golden yellow with black discs or centers, and 

 are borne on long stems well above the foliage. 

 Farly blooming and produced in abundance 

 throughout a long season. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



SWEET ROCKET— (See Rocket) 



