D. M. Ferry & Co's Descriptive Catalogue. 



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Perfectly hardy plants, producing pretty, pink-like 

 blossoms on long, slender steins. Very useful for cutting 

 for bouquets, and pretty in masses, in beds. The an- 

 nual variety is known as Rose of Heaven; the perennial 

 as Rose Campion. About one and a half feet high. 

 Agrostemma, coranaria, crimson ; perennial 5 



•' coeli rosa, rose, white center; annual 5 



Agrostis, pulchella. 



AGROSTIS— (Ornamental Grass.) 

 A hardy, ornamental grass, much used in connection 



with everlastings, for winter bouquets. Grows easily ia 



any common garden soil. Hardy annual ; about one 



and a half feet high. 



Agrostis, nebulosa, fine and delicate 10 



pulchella, exceedingly graceful 10 



AI.O]SSOA. 



The flowers are re- 

 markably brilliant, and 

 are scarcely equaled 

 among the crimson and 

 scarlet flowers. Proper- 

 ly green-house plants, 

 but bloom finely in open 

 ground when treated as 

 tender annuals. Grow 

 from one and a half to 

 two feet high. Plants 

 removed to green-house 

 in autumn,will bloom all 

 winter. 

 Alonsoa, grandiflora, 



deep scarlet 5 



Alonsoa, W^arzewic- 



Alonsoa. 



zii, bright crimson. 

 Alonsoa, mixed, 



seeds of the above varieties mixed 5 



AI^YSSUM. 



Alyssum, sweet (maritimum). A desirable hardy 

 annual, flowering from early spring till killed 

 by frost, and all winter in the green-house if 

 sown in August. Flowers pure white, in ra- 

 cemes, and of a peculiar delicate fragrance. 

 Most effective in masses, with plants one foot 

 apart. Useful in all kinds of small bouquets. 



Grows one foot high 5 



" golden (saxatile). Flowers brilliant golden 

 yellow, completely hiding the foliage. Plants 

 about one foot high ; desirable for rock work, 

 andquiteshowy in masses. Hardy perennial. 5 



Alyssum, Saxatile. 

 AMARANXHUS, 



Valuable for its variety of handsome foliage, whether 

 grown in the conservatory or garden. The colors will be 

 more brilliant if planted in moderately rich soil. It is a 

 tender annual and should not be planted before yia.y 

 15th in the north. 



Amaranthus, melancholicus ruber. 



. Amaranthus, melancholicus ruber, beautifu". 

 blood red foliage. Hardy annual ; two and a 



half feet high, ^ 



tricolor, leaves yellow, red and green ; well 

 known as "Joseph's Coat." Very showy in 

 beds alone. Hardy annual ; two feet high. . . 5 



" bicolor olbiensis, dark purple foliage, edged 

 at the terminals with bright crimson. Four 

 feet high lo 



" salicifolius, two and a half to three feet high, 

 pyramidal in form, branching close to. the 

 ground. Leaves beautifully undulated, vary- 

 ing from green to bronze, and later to a bright 

 orange-red color, forming magnificent, bright 

 colored plumes ic 



'' Henderi, beautiful drooping foliage, richly 



colored in manv shades 10 



ABIMOBir:^!-! Everlasting:). 



One of the hardiest of e\erlastings, and desirable for 

 the garden, but more valuable for forming winter bou- 

 quets in connection with grasses and other everlastings. 

 Grows two feet high. The flowers are rather smalU 

 pure white, and should be gathered before fully opened, 

 to preserve for winter. Hardy annual. Start under 

 glass. 



Ammobium, alatum ^ 



AT^AGAI.I^IS. 



Interesting plants of easy culture, and remarkable for 

 the beauty of their flowers. Even the wild varietv. 



