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



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Gourd, Hercules' Club. 



Gourd, bottle, handsome and useful lo 



" Corsican, elegant fruit and rapid climber lo 



" siphon, or Dipper, long, slim handles, useful 



for dippers lo 



" powder horn, in the form of a powder horn . . . lo 

 " Hercules' Club, the longest of all the varieties. ic 

 " mixed, ornamental lo 



A charming little succulent plant, producing an abund- 

 ance of bright scarlet and orange-yellow blossoms in the 

 shape of a star. It is especially adapted for rock work, 

 hanging baskets, edgings, &c. The segments of the 

 corolla have the appearance of the letter V on them. 

 Give it a warm, sunny situation, and good, rich soil. 

 Tender annual ; six inches high. 



■Grammanthes, gentianoides, rich orange-scarlet .15 

 GUP4BJHIC.A. 

 A curious, herbaceous perennial, growing best in rich 

 mold kept moist. It is increased by seed and by divi- 

 sion of roots. Has curious, cone shaped blossoms. 

 Green-house plant. 



Gunnera, scabra, large, rhubarb-like leaves, and 

 purple blossoms. One and a half feet high ; 



curious 15 



GY:NEI«.IUlW[-(See Pampas Grass). 

 GYI»SOF»HII.A. 

 Delicate, free flowering little plants, covered with a 

 profusion of little star shaped, white blossoms. Well 

 adapted for hanging baskets and edgings, and valuable 

 for making bouquets. Blossom first season, and con- 

 tinue to blossom several years. Make handsome speci- 

 mens dried. 

 Gypsophila, elegans, white and pink flowers; hardy 



perennial ; one foot high 5 



" muralis, pink flowers; hardy annual; six inches. 10 

 HEI>YSAR.UM-"(See French Honeysuckle). 

 HEI^IANXHUS— (See Sun Flower). 

 HHI^ICHH^YSUM. 

 Large,' full, double flowers of various colors,, from 

 bright yellow to scarlet, shaded and tipped. Peculiarly 

 ■desirable as dried specimens; and exceedingly hand- 

 some bouquets may be formed of them for winter, if 

 blossoms be gathered when on the point of expanding. 

 Sow early in spring, in any good garden soil, and thin 

 the plants to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual ; 

 six inches to two feet high. 

 Helichrysum, bracteatum, (Golden Eternal 



Flower), bright yt- How 5 



" nanum atrosanguineum, deep crimson to 



" compositum album, flowers white 10 



Helichrysum. 

 Helichrysum, monstrosum H, pi., mixed, eight 



varieties of largest double floivers, mixed . .10 

 " nanum fl. pi., mixed, five dwarf growing 



double Jloweringva.nc\.'\&s mixed 10 



" minimum fl. pi., mixed, four varieties of <5^rt«- 



tiful little jniniatute double flowers: fine. . 10 



" mixed ... 5 



HBI^IOXROI-E. 

 Highly valued for the fragrance of their flowers, and 

 duration of bloom, and are to be met with in most gar- 

 dens. They succeed in any rich, light soil, and cuttings 

 of the shrubby kinds, taken off while young, strike 

 readily. Start under glass. Half-hardy perennial ; 

 one foot high. 



Heliotrope. 



Heliotropium, Anna Turrell, violet-blue 10 



" Rois des Noirs, black ; splendid .... 10 



" Triomphe de Liege, deep blue ; fine 10 



" dark varieties mixed, 7<e7-y choice 10 



HEI^IPXERUM— (HverlastiMg). 



A very desirable and distinct dwarf everlasting, with 

 small foliage, and large globular clusters of bright gold- 

 en, and pure white, star like flowers. Is excellent for 

 forming winter bouquets, for which purpose the flowers 

 should be gathered when on the point of opening, and 

 dried in the shade ; they will open while drying, and 

 will retain their brilliancy for years. Hardy annual; 

 one foot high. 



Helipterum, Sandfordii, golden .15 



" anthemoides, pure white 15 



" mixed 15 



