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D. M. Ferry & Co'S Descriptive Catalogue. 



Pyrethrum roseum {Insect Powder Plant), Prac- 

 tical entomologists have long been looking for some 

 effective, safe and cheap insecticide, and now tell us 

 they have found it in the Persian Insect Powder. 

 I'his is the dried and powdered flowers of the Pyreth- 

 rum Roseum, and is certain death to Plant Lice, Flies, 

 Cabbage Worms, and nearly every form of insect life. 

 It is harmless to man, but when diluted with ten times 

 its bulk of flour, kills every cabbage worm or other in- 

 sect it touches. Hitherto the high cost of the powder 

 and the difficulty of securing a pure and fresh article 

 has prevented its coming into general use, but experi- 

 ments made by Prof. Riley, of the United States En- 

 tomological Commission and others, showed that it can 

 be grown successfully in all of the Southern and many 

 of the Northern States. 



Culture. — Sow in boxes of prepared soil, as early as 

 the season will permit, and transplant to sixteen inches 

 apart whenever the plants are large enough. The 

 young seedlings are small and of slow growth, but the 

 older plants hardy and vigorous. The largest crop of 

 flowers is produced the second sesaon. They should be 

 gathered when in full bloom, dried carefully, and stored 

 in paper bags. Before using, the flowers should be 

 powdered as fine as possible. Per pkt. loc, oz. Si.oo. 

 QUAKII^G GRASS -(See Briza). 



lB.HO»APiTllE— (Hverlastiiig). 



.^'^>,' u\^, Of all the many 



^\\\Vl''V-'j varieties of ever- 



^^ tastings, we think 



the Rhodanthe the 

 finest and most 

 beautiful. The 

 flowers are of vari- 

 ous colors, pure sil- 

 very white witii yel- 

 low disc, rosy crim- 

 son and bright pur- 

 ple, rose suffused 

 with white, &c. For 

 winter bouquets, 

 the blossoms should 

 be gathered before 

 they are fully ex- 

 panded, and if dried 

 in the shade, they 

 will retain their 

 brilliancy for years. The leaves are heart-shaped and 

 lustrous, and the calyx long, scaly and shining. The 

 seeds should be started in hot-bed. and the plants trans- 

 planted to a warm situation, one foot apart. Tender 

 annual ; one foot high. 

 Rhodanthe, Manglesi, rich rose color, suffused with 



white ID 



" Mangles! double, a noTelty and a curiosity : 



produces lo to 15 per cent of double blossoms. 25 

 " maculata, rosy crimson, bright purple or white 

 with golden center, surrounded by a velvety 



band 10 



" maculata alba, pure white, with yellow disc ; 



elegant 10 



" mixed 10 



ia.ICI]^lTS-(See Castor Bean). 



The Sweet Rocket produces clusters of flowers which 

 are very fragrant during the evening. Tiie seed readi- 

 ly germinates in the open ground with very little care. 

 Hardy perennial ; one and a half feet high. 

 Rocket, Sweet, purple 5 



'*' " white 5 



Rhodanthe. 



HOSH CAMl»IOK— (See Agrostemma Coro- 

 naria). 



ROSE OF ISEA-VEP*— (See Agrostemma 

 Cceli-r(,^a). 



SAI.I»IGI.OSSIS. 



Very showy bedding or l)order-plants, with richly col- 

 ored, erect, funnel shaped flowers. The colors are beau- 

 tifully marbled and pencilled, purple, scarlet, crimson, 

 yellow, buff, blue, and almost black. They are biennial 

 in green-house, but annual in open ground. Start seed 

 in hot-bed, and transplant one foot apart into a mixture 

 of loam and sand, with well rotted horse manure at the 

 bottom. Bloom from August to October. Tender an- 

 nual ; one and a half to two feet high. 



Salpiglossis. 

 Salpiglossis, new black, a new variety: recom- 

 mended for its distinct character as a black 



blossom .. 15 



" fine mixed, colors beautifully marbled; purple, 



scarlet, crimson, yellow and blue 10 



Salvia, Splendens Compacta. 



