D. M. Ferry & Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



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Lantana. 



surpassed. Easily propa- 

 gated by seed, or by divid- 

 ing the roots ; delights in a 

 deep, rich soil, and should 

 be sown in August or Sep- 

 tember. 



Delphinium, ajacis 

 iDouble Dwarf Rock- 

 et Larkspur,!, hardy 

 annual; ten inches; 

 twelve kinds Tnixed . . . 5 

 Delphinium, cardiope- 

 talum, deep blue; heart 

 shaped. Hardy annual; 

 from the Pyrenees ; one 



and a half feet high 5 



Delphinium, elatum 

 (Bee Larkspur), has hairy petals in the 

 center, and a fancied resemblance to a bee. 



Hardy perennial ; five feet high 5 



Delphinium, grandifiorum album, large, double 

 white flowers. Hardy perennial ; four feet 



high 10 



*• formosum, rich blue and white. Hardy per- 

 ennial ; three feet high 5 



Larkspur, Double 

 Dwarf Rocket. 



tr 





LarksDur, Formosum. 



Delphinium, consolida candelabrum fl. pL.aaew 

 type of annual larkspur, growing in the form 

 of a branched candlestick ; flowers doubl« amd 

 of various colors. Fer^ sktnvy 10 



•■ nudicaule, a splendid novelty, eighteen iacbes 

 high^v'iih scarlet flowers; fine for rockeries, 

 flower borders or pot culture ; hardy biennial. 10 



" Dwarf Stock flowered (consolida robustum 

 fi. pi.;, ten brightest colors mixed. Long 

 spikes of perfectly double blossoms in all 

 colors. Hardy annual ; one foot high 5 



'• Tall Stock flowered rconsolida fl. pi.), eight 

 brightest and best colors viixed. .Spikes of 

 double flowers eighteen inches long very 

 beautiful. Hardy annual ; two feet high. . . 5 



" Imperiale fl. pi., (Double Emperor Lark- 

 spur), one and a half feet high, compact and 

 profusely blooming, almost every plant having 

 100 close, erect spikes of perfectly double flow- 

 ers, which, in a dried state, are fine for winter 

 bouquets. Mixed colors 10 



LAXHYUVS I.A'riFOI.IlS— (See Peas). 



I^AXHYR-VS ODORAXVS-iSee Sweet 



Pea.j. 



A charming little plant, with delicate foliage and 

 cheerful, star shaped flowers ; pure white, with yellow 

 anthers. Make beautiful low edgings for borders or 

 walks. They do not bear our hot, scorching summers 

 well, and the seed had better be sown late in the au- 

 tumn or very early in spring, and, if possible, in a 

 sheltered situation. Hardy annual ; six inches high. 

 Leptosiphon, androsaceus, mixed colors 5 



" aureus, beautiful orange color ; hardy annual 



one-half foot 5 



I^II^Y" OK XHE VAI^I^EY- (Convel- 



laria;. 



'1 ae Lily of the Valley is a sweet little plant, thriving 

 in any common soil ; it will do well in any shaded situa- 

 tion, where few other plants will thrive ; can be multi- 

 plied by dividing the roots, or by seed. Hardy peren- 

 nial. 

 Convellaria, majalis, white, sweet scented blossoms; 



one foot 10 



I.IM3»AT««XHES. 



A native of California ; quite hardy; of prostrate 

 habit, stems ten or twelve inches long, crowned 

 with numerous fragrant flowers, each about an inch 

 across. A large portion of the flower is yellow^, the ex- 

 tremeties of the petals only being white. Blooois from 



Linum, grandiflorum. 



