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



Fuchs 



KUCHSIA. 



Well known, half-hardy, perennial, deciduous shrubs. 



worthy a place in every garden. The varieties are now 

 numbered by hundreds, and 

 some are exceedingly beau- 

 tiful. They are as easily 

 grown from seed as cut- 

 tings, and from seed many 

 improved varieties are ob- 

 tained. Sow in March, in 

 shallow pots, simply press- 

 ing the seed into the soil ; 

 prick out in crocks four 

 inches in diameter, when of 

 convenient size, where they 

 can continue to grow till 

 they bloom. As soon as 

 they have Howered, select 

 such as have good points, 

 and change into larger pots, 

 When frost appears protect 

 ■ the plants. 



Fuchsia, double, finest 

 mixed, yro7K the /inest specimens 25 



Fuchsia, double, white corollas, very beautiful. 2s 



GAILI^ARDIA. 



Showy and universally admired perennials, flowering 

 the first year, and among the gayest ornaments of sum- 

 mer flowering beds. 



Gaillardia, picta nana, one foot high ; flowers 

 creamy yellow 5 



" picta Lorenziana, one of the most striking and 

 valuable of the annual novelties introduced 

 of late years. For general decorative pur- 

 poses, as well as for bouquets, it is invaluable, 

 its gay colored flowers being abundantly pro- 

 duced, and without intermission, from July 

 until frost sets in. In a strict botanical sense, 

 it is not double, but it is so entirely different 

 from the old single Gaillardia, that the blooms 

 would scarcely be recognized as belonging to 

 the same species. The colors offered (in 

 mixture) are sulphur and golden yellow, 

 orange, claret and amaranth, and are pro- 

 duced quite as freely as any of the older sorts 25 



" Richardsoni, grandiflora hybrida, the larg- 

 est and most beautiful flowers of the species ; 

 blossoms orange colored 10 



GER AT^IU M— (Pelargonium). 



Probably the Geranium is better known and more 

 universally admired than any other plant grown. The 

 constant succession and durability of bloom till frost 

 comes, the brilliancy of the scarlet and other colors, and 

 the exquisite markings of the leaves of some of the va- 

 rieties, render them very desirable for pot culture and 

 bedding. No garden seems complete without a bed of 

 them, and in every collection of conservatory or parlor 

 plants we are sure to find the Geranium. Propagation 

 by seed is the only sure ivay to obtain superior varie- 

 ties. Sow in March, in gentle heat, in well drained 

 pots. Water moderately, and as soon as the third leaf 

 appears, pot singly in two inch crocks, exchanging for 

 larger ones as the plants require. As soon as the 

 weather will permit, plunge the pots in open border, 

 and on approach of frost, remove to cover. They will 

 blossom the succeeding spring. The following are all 

 very choice varieties, and seed sparingly. 

 Geranium (Pelargonium) diadematum, splendid 



variety 50 



Geranium (Pelargonium) Odier, five petals blotch- 

 ed 50. 



" (Pelargonium) fancy, splendid mixed 25 



" double, finest double varieties mixed. 5a 



" Zonale, scarlet, mixed sorts 25 



" " white, ail white leaved varietiesmixed 25 

 " "■ golden and bronze; magnijicent . . . .'yi 

 " apple scented, very fragrant 25 



GII.IA. 



Hardy annual, one to two feet high; grows in almost 

 any situation, in beds or in rockery. Dehcate in leaf 

 and flower. 

 Gilia, capitata, dense, globular heads of clustered 



blossoms of azure blue. Two feet high 5 



" tricolor, flowers blue, with yellow and purple 



center. Sow in masses. One foot high 5 



GI^ADIOI^US. 



Magnificent plants, with sword like leaves, and long 

 spikes of flow- 

 ers, of every 

 conceivable col- 

 or an d shade. 

 The varieties 

 are now num- 

 bered almost by 

 thousands, each 

 year bringing 

 forth new and 

 choice selec- 

 tions which 

 have been pro- 

 duced from 

 seed, which is 

 the only meth- 

 od of obtaining 

 new varieties. 

 The plant and 

 flower are from 

 a bulb, which 

 requires two or three years to produce from seed of 

 sufficient size to flower well. The bulbs should be taken 

 up on approach of winter, and kept from freezing till 

 warm weather in spring, and then planted out in groups 

 and borders. 



Gladiolus, finest mixed, yV-fjwyf/if'jK choice named 

 varieties 25 



g^° For Bulbs, see Spring Bulbs, in this Catalogue. 



GI.AUCIUM-(Horiie«l I»oppy), 



One of the most ornamental of silver leaved plants. 

 The leaves are recurved, elegantly indented, and sil- 

 very. Flowers bell shaped, orange. Hardy perennial; 

 one and one-half feet high. 

 Glaucium, corniculatum 10 



GI^OBB AlflAHANiXH— 



(Gomplirena). 



A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome, 

 globular heads of flowers, which, if cut when well ma- 

 tured, will retain their beauty for years. Seeds germi- 

 nate slowly. Start in hot-bed, or soak in warm water to 

 soften the woolly husk. Tender annual ; two feet high. 



Gomphrena, globosa, purple 5 



white 5 



flesh colored 5 



orange 5 



striped 5 



mixed 5 



GI^OXIT^JIA. 



Stove perennial plants, producing rich and beautifully 

 colored flowers. They deserve extensive cultivation,. 



Gladiolus. 



