D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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Larkspur 



(Delphinium) The Larkspur with irs long clustered spikes of beautiful irregular flowers, often with 

 long spurs, is especially valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are very desirable for 

 bedding and the perennials are strikingly effective as a background for borders and for planting among 

 shrubbery. Seed of annual varieties may be sown outdoors early in spring. For earlier blooming start very early indoors or 

 sow in fall. Thin one to one and one-half feet apart. The perennial sorts are sown in fall or early in spring. 



Annual Varieties 

 Double Dwarf Rocket Mixed. Beautiful spikes of double flowei's in many shades. Hardy annual; one foot high. Oz. 25c, 



Pkt. 10c. 



Tall Stock Flowered Mixed {ConsoUdafl.pl.) Flowers double, borne on spikes about fifteen inches long. Colors rose, white 



and shades of blue. Hardy annual; two feet high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



one and one-half feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



Perennial Varieties 



Elatum (Bee Larkspur) Flowers blue with hairy petals in the center giving them a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy per- 

 ennial; three to five feet high Pkt. 10c. 



Formosum. Flowers large, deep blue shaded indigo, small white center. Hardy perennial; three to five feet high; long blooming 



Love-in-a-Mist 



Lup 



Marigold 



season Pkt. 10c. 



I imitYi Grandiflorum Rubrum (Scarlet Flax) An attractive free-flowering bedding plant with slender foliage and bearing 



■■^***U111 on delicate stems clusters of glossy bright red single flowers, saucer-shaped, with black center. If sown in hot- 

 bed and transplanted into good, rich soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be much advanced but the seed can be sown 

 in the open ground after the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and one-half feet high. Oz. 20c . Pkt. 10c. 



« m « « The four dwarf ( Erinus) sorts are charming plants, well adapted for bedding, pots or rockeries. They 



I ^^ w^ ^^ mm r% make a neat edging for beds of white flowers and are very effective in masses, being covered with 



1 ^a lBPTj^TllcL flowers a long time. The flowers are usually blue with lighter center and are borne in neat clusters, 



^■^^^ ^^ ^^^•^i** each irregularly lobed flower being about five-eighths inch across. 



Seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is over; or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, early in spring 



and transplant in May to place outdoors. Half hardy annual; usually about six inches high. 



True Blue. A very fine, erect and compact variety with clear intensely blue flowers. Oz. $2.00 Pkt. 10c. 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very d warf, with many pure white flowers; useful for borders " lOc. 



Crystal Palace. {Speciosa) An exceptionally graceful sort having bright deep blue flowers; very dark green foliage. 

 Oz. $1.50 Pkt. lOc. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and blooming 

 profusely. The plants are slender, six inches high. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Tenuior (Raniosa) Intensely blue flowers, decidedly larger than the other sorts and with unusually long stems. Very desirable 

 for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants upright growing, about one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



(Nigella) Also known as Lady-in-the-Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms ar^ 

 partly concealed by the finely cut foliage. The large oddly shaped flowers are surrounded by 



a very dense fringe or wreath of mossy fibres. Both plant and flower are handsome and require but little care. Sow 



seed in spring in any good garden soil, or may be sown in fall. Hardy annual. 



Damascena. fl. pi. Double blue flowers; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt.lOc. 



|M A very attractive free-flowering plant with long graceful terminal spikes of fragrant pea-shaped blossoms. Blooms 

 *** early in the season and is desirable for cutting. Sow seed in place in spring and thin to one and one-half feet apart. 



Hardy annual; about three feet high. 



Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple. Oz. 30c Pkt. JOc. 



MALCOMIA MARirmA— (See Virginian Stock) 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned garden plant with its brilliant dis- 

 plays of yellow and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green 

 foliage. The African (Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, 

 and are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French (Tagetes 



patula) are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. 

 For best results start seed early indoors and transplant 



six inches apart when danger from frost is over, but good 



blooms of all varieties of Marigold are often successfully ob- 

 tained from seed planted in the open ground after danger 



from frost is past. Make the rows one foot apart. Use well 



pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam and cover the 



seed with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed 



down. When about two inches high, thin six to twelve 



inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom tiH frost comes. 



AFRICAN 



(Tagetes erecta) 



Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a profuse 

 bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 

 class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. 

 Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border Pkt. 10c. 



Double Dwarf, Orange Colored. A double variety with quilled 

 petals. The flowers are showy, bloom very early and 

 are used for cutting. The plants are rather dwarf, grow- 

 ing about fifteen inches high Pkt. 10c. 



Double Tall, Ell Dorado. Flowers about three inches in diam- 

 eter, quilled, extremely double and in tints of primrose, 

 orange and gold. The plants are about two to three feet 

 high. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Tall, Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 

 b'3ds. About two feet high. Oz. 35c Pkt.lOc. 



FRENCH 



{Tagetes patula) 

 Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yellow; very 



double. Valuable for bedding; one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



Legion of Honor (Little Broivnie) This is a single, dwarf, 



bushy variety and is very desirable for borders. The 



plants bear in profusion rich golden yellow flowers with 



garnet blotches in the center of each petal and are about 



one foot high. Oz. 45c Pkt. 10c. 



Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, bright 



orange- yellow flowers; excellent for borders or massing. 



About twelve inches high Pkt. 10c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four 0' Clock) 

 MATHIOLA — {See Stock) 



Mariqou), El Dorado 



