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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Heliotrope 



Well-known and much admired border and bedding plants, highly valued for the blue color and 

 fragrance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped flowers. 

 _ 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 



clunate. Desirable also as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half to 



two feet high. 



Anna Turrell. Violet-blue Pkt. 10c. Regal. Flower heads of many shades Pkt. 10c. 



Kins of the Blacks. Deep purple, almost black " 10c. Dark Varieties Mixed. Very choice. Oz. $1.25 *' 10c. 



HESPERIS Mf^TRONALlS— (See Rocket) 



Hibiscus Africanus 



A vigorous branching plant, of easy culture, with pretty foliage and large, light yellow 

 or cream-colored blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceedingly 



' ' ■ ' ' ' " plants should be thinned 

 Pkt. 10c. 



showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across. The seed should be planted early, and the 

 to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 30c 



Hollyhock 



(Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower garden nothing is better than the improved 

 strains we offer of this tall old-fashioned garden perennial. The large, richly colored blossoms 

 about three inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are set as rosettes 

 around the strong growing flower stalks. 

 Sow seed in June or July, in open ground, and in the autumn, transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 

 The following summer they will bloom. All double varieties are hardy perennials; five feet high. 

 Early Flowering. Blooms readily the flrst year from seed sown in spring. A wide ° 



range of colors in large single or semi-double flowers. Oz. $1.25 Pkt. 15c. 



Chater's Finest Mixed. Double perfection " 15c. 



Double Blood Red. Oz. fl.25 " 15c. 



" Deep Rose. Oz. $1.25 " 15c. 



" Lemon Yellow. Oz.$1.25 " 15c. 



Pink. Oz. $1.25 " 15c. 



" Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink. Oz. $1.50 " 15c'. 



" Pure White. Our special improved strain. Oz. $1.50 " 15c. 



Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.25 " 15c. 



" Mixed. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



U«««M«i1<ic l's*-k#xnir*«ie (Japanese Hop) Hardy annual climber fifteen 

 numUiUS •Ja.poniCUS to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves of 



variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small flowers. Desirable for covering 



unsightly objects or shading verandas Pkt. 10c. 



l-I«rar>infVi RAan (Dolichos lablab) A fine climber with clusters of purple 

 FiyaClIlLll Dea.Il or white flowers followed by ornamental seed pods. 

 Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. White. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. The foregoing mixed. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



IBERIS— (-See Candytuft) 



I Plarif (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) A curious plant for hanging 



tee r la.111 baskets, rock- work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succulent, 



appearing as though covered with ice crystals. Tender annual trailer; six inches 



high Pkt. 10c. 



IMMORTELLES— (See Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, Helichrysum, Rhodanthe) 

 IMPATIENS BALSAM IN A— (See Balsam) 



¥ Beautiful annual outdoor climber of luxuriant growth for 



I V^/\1T1 Q09 covering verandas and arbors, or for screening unsightly 

 *4'^'****^^^** objects. Sow preferably in heat and transplant to open 

 border; or sow in open border after the ground becomes warm. Soak seed in 

 luke-warm water before planting. Tender annual; ten to fifteen feet high. 

 Setosa (Brazilian Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid growing vine with large, 



three-lobed leaves and stems covered with brown hair. Flowers open in morning; 



salver formed, delicate blue or reddi.sh purple with pink s4:ar in center and pro- 

 duced in clusters. Seed black, a little larger than Limbata. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Coccinea (Star Ipomoea) T^ike a Morning Glory but with smaller rather pointed 



leaves, and covered with small, scarlet star-shaped flowers. Height often ten feet. 



Seed small, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



BonaNox (Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open in the evening; similar to 



the white Moon Flower but not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 10c. 

 Limbata Mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with white margins and throats. 



The leaves are similar to those of Japanese Morning Glory but are less vaiie- 



gated. Seed large, black. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



Fine Mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz. 20c " 10c. 



Early Flowering Sky Blue (Ipomoea grandiflora rubro coerulea) A most desirable. 



early, free flowering sort, with glossy dark foliage and very lai'ge flowers that open 



with a tinge of carmine rose and when mature are bright light blue. Oz. 75c. 



Pkt. 1 5c. 



IPOMCEA QRAHD\FLORA— (See Moon Motver) 

 IPOMCEA PURPUREA— (See Morning Glory) 

 IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypress Vine) 

 JAPANESE HOP — (See Humulus Japonicus) 

 JOSEPH'S COAT — (See Amaranthus tricolor} 



{Coix lachryma) Curious ornamental grass with broad, corn-like leaves and lustrous slate colored seeds 

 used for beads. Valuable for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Plant outdoors early in spring in 

 hills three feet apart, four or five seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy annual; three feet high. Oz. 15c. Pkt. 10c. 



(Summer Cypress) A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, very symmetrical and attractive in 

 summer and fall. The foliage is as fine as moss ami of clean, bright green color. Early in the fall 

 innumerable little flowers appear and the bush takes on a deep red tinge. Sow outdoors early in spring, covering one-fourth 

 inch dee •). Make the rows two feet apart and thin eighteen inches apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and transplant to 

 open ground. Hardy annual; about two and one-half feet high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— (See Peas, Everlasting) 

 LATH^RUS ODORATUS-(See Sweet Peas) 



f smf-ovtei The plants form small shrubs, producing in late summer and autumn heliotrope-like clusters of single, fra- 

 l.^aill.aiia grant flowers that change color. Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep blue. Start under glass and 

 transplant when danger of frost is over. May also be grown in pots. Tender perennial; about two feet high. 

 Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Hollyhock 



Job's Tears 



Kochia Childsi 



