D. M. Ferry A, Co'S Descriptive Catalogue. 



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will be double, but the single ones can be pulled out. 



They wii! stai.d any amount of dry weather. 



Portulaca, double, white. 20 



" " orange 20 



" " scarlet 20 



•* *' rose striped 20 



*• " sulphur 20 



" " mixed 15 



I>Ri:»IROSK, KVET»iI^G. 



(CEnotlieraj. 



The CEnothera, or Evening Primrose produces large, 

 showy blossoms, which are fully expanded only towards 

 and during evening. The blossoms are three to four 

 inches across, usually yellow or white, and very freely 

 and constantly produced. They ail do better if seed be 

 started in hot-bed, and the plants transplanted. 

 CEnothera, acaulis alba, of prostrate habit, the 

 leaves lying on the ground; produces an 

 abundance of large flowers about three inches 

 across, of most wonderful beauty, being trans- 

 parent, and of the color and lustre of mother 

 of pearl Hardy perennial; six inches high. .10 

 •• Lamarckiana, superb spikes of large, bright 

 yellow blossoms, about four inches across. As 

 many as 400 buds and blossoms have been 

 counted on a single spike, and they are con- 

 stantly produced from early spring till late in 

 autumn. Hardy perennial ; four feet high.. 5 

 " gi&antea, the stem grows very tall, changing 

 at about two-i birds its height into an immense 

 flower spike of bri.^ht yellow. Notwithstand- 

 ins^ its shrubby appearance, it is an annual, 

 and may be grown as easily as the other kinds. 10 



(Chinese Primrose). 



These are perhaps 

 the most desirable of 

 all house blooming 

 plants. They ai'e in 

 almost constant bloom 

 all winter, and if the 

 plants be transferred 

 to the border, they 

 will bloom nearly all 

 summer. Though 

 perennial, new plants 

 flower more frerly, 

 and seed should be 

 sown every year. Give 

 them a long time for 

 ^;i^' growth before flower- 

 ing, and do not force 

 the young plants, but 

 simply protect them 

 from frost and damp, cutting winds. Sow the seed in 

 shallow boxes drained with charcoal, filled to the depth 

 of two inches with sand and finely sifted garden soil. 

 Sow seed thinly, and cover about one-sixteenth of an 

 inch. If covered toodeeply, or if the seed be wet and 

 allowed to dry again, they will not germinate. When 

 the plants show growth, transplant sini.'ly into small 

 pots, and later into three and four inch pots. They 

 thrive best in a cool, dry place with plenty of light, but 

 protected from the sun. They do not require much 

 water, except for a few days after repotting. Tender 

 perennial ; six to nine inches high. 

 Primula, sinens.s, fimbriata, new scarlet, dis- 

 tinct and striking, 25 



" sinensis fimbriata, rose, rose varieties mixed. 25 

 " " " Village Maid, pure white 25 



Primula. 



Primula, fern leaved. 

 Primula, sinensis fimbriata, alba maxima, flow- 

 ers large, of great substance, finely fringed, 

 pure white ; extra 50 



*' sinensis fimbriata, James' Prize, dark car- 

 mine 50 



" sinensis fimbriata punctata elegantissima, 

 the darkest primula known ; flowers velvety 

 crimson, admirably fringed and regularly 

 spotted on the edge with white 50 



*' sinensis fimbri.-.ta filicifolia, choicest fern 



leaved mixed, dark carmine and pure white 25 



" sinensis fimbriata, choicest mixed, from 

 Mr. James' choicest strain of best fringed va- 

 rieties; confidently recommended to give the 

 greatest satisfaction ; all colors mixed 25 



Primula flower, double, 

 DOUBLE VARIETIES. 

 The following four varieties can be relied upon to 

 come true from seed. 'I'licy are very choice, and high- 

 ly recommended for flori-ts. 

 Primula, sinensis fimbriata, double crimson. . .50 



" " . >i I' white 50 



" " " " red 50 



" '• " " mixed... . .50 



*' Japonica, mixed, the Queen of Primroses; no- 

 ble in foliage and bearing. The beautiful, 

 fine large, various colored flowers stand in 

 whorls, pyramidically arranged on stout 

 flower stems, which are over one foot high... 25 



I» Y R EXHI^ 17 1»I - ( Ke ver fe w. 1 



{Also sec Miitricarta.) 

 Very useful, and universally admired beddini: plants, 

 deserving a place in every garden. Sow from Dfccmber 

 to April, in shallow boxes, in a temperature of 60°. As 

 soon as the young plants can be handled, transplant 

 singly into small pots or shallow boxes, where they may 

 remain until the time of planting out into the open 

 ground in May. 



Pyrethrum parthenifolium aureum fG 'Idea 

 Feather), beautiful, gold leaved bedding 

 plant, retaininvj its ornamental character until 

 late in autumn One of the finest recent acqui- 

 sitionsfor geometrical designs; flower while.. .10 



