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D. M. Ferry &. Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



Cineraria, hybrida. 

 Cineraria, hybrida, very dwarf, dwarf variety, 

 growing only four {-riches high. Plants glo- 

 bular in shape, and blossom profusely in 



many colors ; very desirable 25 



" hybrida, flore pleno, the flowers are perfectly 

 and evenly double, being entirely made up of 

 ligulate florets.as in double Jacobaea. The col- 

 ors run through all the shades peculiar to Cin- 

 erarias 50 



" hybrida, choicest mixed, from the best named 

 varieties. Flowers from this seed have ob- 

 tained many first-class prizes. Extra choice 25 

 CI^ARKIA. 

 The flowers are very pretty, and of many colors, dou- 

 ble and single. It is better to sow the seed in Septem- 

 ber, and the plants will be large enough by spring to 

 make good bloom. Hardy annual ; one and a half feet 

 high. 



Clarkia, elegans, fl. pi. 

 Clarkia, pulchella, f^ore pleno, double, beautiful 

 rich magenta color 



Clarkia, pulchella integripetala, rosy crimson 5 



" elegans, flore pleno, double; rosy purple 5 



" mixed, best and finest varieties 5 



CI^El^IAXIS. 



Well known and universal- 

 ly admired climbers, some 

 of the varieties being remark- 

 able for the beauty and 

 fragrance of their blossoms. 

 Fine for covering arbors, 

 verandas, &c., as they cling 

 readily to almost any ob- 1 

 ject. Most of the kinds are 

 hardy, herbaceous perenni- 

 als, but some little protec- 

 tion in northern latitudes, 

 through winter, is advised. 

 Will do well in any good 

 garden soil. 

 Clematis, pitcheri, neiv; Clematis. 



elegant habit, neat foliage, and exceedingly 

 pretty, bright red blossoms ; hardy climber. .25 

 " Virginiana (Virgin's Bower), a rapid climber, 

 with white blossoms, growing twenty feet in 

 a single season ; is hardy, dying down in win- 

 ter, but starting up again in the spring. It is 

 equally remarkable when in fruit, the long 

 feathery tails of the fruit separating like tufts 



of wool 10 



" Verticellata,producesbeautifulblue flowers from 

 June to September, on long peduncles from 

 the axis of the leaves; rather bell-shaped and 

 nodding. Grows eight to ten feet in a season. 10 

 " Flammula, a luxuriant climber with clusters of 

 small, white, fragrant flowers in August and 

 September. Sometimes called Sweet Virgin's 



Bower 10 



CI.IA]?«'rHUS. 

 Curious, green-house shrubs,with singularly beautiful 

 foliage, and magnificent clusters of long drooping flow- 

 ers, somewhat resembling a parrot's beak. About three 

 feet high, and succeeds best in loam, peat and sand 



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Clianthus, Dampieri. 



mixed ; does well planted in a border of the conserva- 

 tory, or will flourish against a south wall, if protected 

 from cold and frost. Does not bear transplanting. 

 Atnong the most uiagnificeiit blooming plants in cul- 

 tivation. 



Clianthus, Dampieri, bright scarlet blossoms 20 



CI.IISfTOJ»iIA. 



Charming little trailing plants, suitable for baskets, 



pots, or rock work. The flowers are somewhat like the 



Lobelia, blue, purple and spotted, about half an inch' 



