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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



1V/loi-v>i^o«>ia Eximia Grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double 



A'ia't**^****^- small whire button-like double flower-heads. 



Mignonette 



i'everfeiv) Beautiful 

 Plants of 

 bushy growth, with very finely cut dark green foliage: desirable for bedding. 

 Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes: transplant when size 

 permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving each seedling two to three inches 

 of space and set out in the open ground after danger of frost is over. Where 

 climate permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy perennial, 

 about two feet high Pkt, 10c. 



1\/laiivanrlisa Graceful slender climber with glossy ivy-shaped leaves. 

 iVla,Ura.naia, It produces an abundance of showy irregular trumpet- 

 shaped flowers, one and one-iialf inches long, usually purplish blue, white 

 or rose colored with lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hanging 

 baslcets in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially if a small 

 trellis is given as support. 



Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young plants set 

 out in open border after danger of frost is over. Tender perennial, blooming 

 the first season; six to ten feet high. Fine Mixed. Oz. $2.00 Pkt. 10c. 



(Reseda) A well known hardy annual 

 producing dense cone-shaped flower- 

 spikes, made up of thickly set florets of 

 modest colors. It is often used for cut- 

 ting to combine in bouquets with other more pretentious flowers lacking its 

 delicate and pleasing fragrance. Seed is usually sown outdoors after danger 

 of frost is over and if sown at intervals in spring and early summer a succes- 

 sion of bloom, under favorable conditions, is assured till frost. AVell pulver- 

 ized sail,- preferably light sandy loam, should be used and the seed covered one- 

 fourth inch deep. 3Iake rows one foot apart; thin to six inches. For very 

 early blooming, seed may be sown in the fall, or started indoors and trans- 

 planted. 3Iay also be grown in pots. Thrives best in a cool temperature and 

 is usually most fragrant in rather light soil. Hardy annual; one foot high. 

 Golden Queen. The flowers are golden yellow and very fragrant. Oz. 'JOc. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very desirable " 10c. 



Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with large spikes of light 



red flowers. Fine for pot culture and open border. Oz. 35c Pkt. lOc 



Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing magnificent coppery -red flower spikes. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Machet. <^f dwarf and vigorous growth, with numerous stout flower stalks, terminated by large spikes of red flowers. This is 



one of the very best for pot culture. Oz. 7oc Pkt. 10c. 



Machet White Pe£u-1. Flowers almost pure white, borne on spikes six inches to a foot in length " lOc. 



Reseda odorata grandiflora {Sweet) Large flowered, very sweet: light yellowish white. Oz. 20c " lOc. 



Mimrkcsk Piirlir-a (Sensitive Plant) A curious plant with globular heads of small pink flowers, chiefly valued because 

 iViimOSa ST uaiCo. of the extreme irritability of its leaves which close and droop at the slightest touch, also in cloudy, 



damp weather and at night. Start in hotbed in pots, and transplant to a warm situation six inches apart. Tender annual; 



height one and one-half feet. Oz. 40c • Pkt. 10c. 



Strikingly handsome flowers of easy cultivation. Perennial in the greenhouse, annual in the open air. 

 Sow the seed, which is exceedingly fine, under glass in spring or, fall in rich moist soil, mixed with 

 sand, and in a somewhat shaded situation. Cover the seed lightly and keep well watered. 

 Moschatus (Mitsk Plant) An attractive trailer with bright green foliage and many small yellow flowers of musky odor. De- 

 sirable for hanging baskets and window gardens. Pkt. 10c. 



Cardinalis grandiflorus. Flowers dark red, plant rather upright in growth ■. " lOc. 



Punctatus ( Monkeii Flower) Large curiously shaped yellow flowers, spotted with shades of red and rich maroon. An effective 

 pot plant about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 10c. 



Mignonette 



Mimulus 



Moon Flower 



MJRABILIS— (See Four O' Clock) 



l\^/rfe^i«r**»<flfl/»2a Gracefully climbing vines 

 i¥lLl»li£UrUi^C% with small yellow blossoms,^ 

 followed by fruits of curious shape. Foliage attrac- 

 tively cut and although tender annuals, the vines 

 run ten feet or more during the season. The seed is 

 very hard and germination will be hastened if a notch 

 is carefully cut through the shell before planting. 

 For best results, sow indoors early in spring and 

 transplant after danger of frost is over, or sow in 

 place as soon as ground is warnl and dry. 

 Balsam Pear (Charantia) The fruit is pear-shaped, 

 green changing to bright red and has a warty skin; 

 when ripe it bursts open and shows a brilliant 

 interior of large carmine seeds. Oz. 30c. ..Pkt. 10c. 

 Balsam Apple iBalsamina) Like Balsam Pear but 

 foliage smaller; fruit much smaller and nearly 

 round, green striped when young, becoming scarlet. 

 Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



Mnnn PlniATPr (^Pomxea grandiflora 

 iVlUUIl A lUWCr alba) One of the most 

 vigorous summer climbers and will grow unde- 

 favorable conditions thirty to forty feet in a single 

 season and be covered evenings and cloudy days 

 with very large, white trumpet-shaped flowers 

 widely extended, often four inches across. Leaves 

 large, frequently four to five inches across. The 

 hard outer coat of the very large, light yellow seed 

 should be cut through with a sharp knife, care being 

 taken not to cut any deeper than the hai'd shell, and 

 the seed planted about one inch deep in moist soil 

 in a box or pan and set in a warm place. If soil be 

 kept moist, germination will take place in about two 

 weeks. After plants are up, transplant outdoors in 

 a sunny situation when danger from frost is past. 

 Known as Ipomoea Noctiflora. Tender annual. 

 Oz. 50e Pkt. 10c. 



