D. M. Ferry A, Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



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EACH. DOZ. 



Marie Dumortier^ white slightly streaked 



with rose, violet purple blotch iS i o<^ 



Martha lVasA/n£^on, pure light yellow, lower 

 petals slightly tinged with rose ; stately 

 and beautiful 60 00 



M.;ieor, brilliant dark red, large, pure white 



blotch 15 I 50 



Meyerbeer^ brilliant scarlet, blazed with ver- 

 milion, very fine spike 15 I 50 



Napoleon 1 1 1, bright scarlet, the center of the 



petals white striped, extra fine 15 150 



Norma, pure white, sometimes tinted with 



pale lilac 25 2 50 



/'^«f/(?/^. white, slightly tinged pink 15 150 



Phoebus, fine spike of large flowers, of a 

 striking fire-red color, with a large, white 

 stain 25 2 50 



Princess 0/ Wales, white, flaked carmine .... 10 i 00 



Romtilus, intense dark red, blotched pure 



white 15 I 50 



Shakespeare, white or blush white, blazed 



with rosy carmine, large, rose colored stain 40 4 00 



Sultana, bright satin rose, flamed with car- 

 mine ; purple-carmine blotch on white 

 ground. Choice 75 7 50 



Sylphide, long spike with fine white flowers, 



blazed with carmine 15 i 50 



Van Dyck, crimson amaranth, striped with 



white 15 I 50 



HYACi^iXHus ca:xoicat^s. 



Somewhat like the Yucca but not as large. It throws 

 up a flower stem nearly four feet high bearing a 

 profusion of pure white bell-shaped flowers. It is a 

 most desirable addition to any garden, is hardy, but a 

 little protection in winter is advisable. 



E.A.CH. DOZ. 



Hyacinthus candicans 15 i 50 



The Lily has been, with eminent propriety, styled the 

 *' Queen of Flowers," and truly no flower conveys so 

 adequate an idea of queenly beauty, majestic grandeur, 

 and faultless purity, as the Lily. Too much cannot be 

 said in its praise, and we are glad to notice its increasing 

 popularity from year to year. Nearly every variety will 

 withstand the severity of our winters, and many are 

 among the most hardy of our garden flowers. Their 

 culture is simple, and with a little care failure is im- 

 possible. The bulbs should be planted in spring as soon 

 as the frost is out of the ground until first of May — the 

 earlier the better. Select a well drained spot, dig the 

 soil deep, and make it fine, enriching it abundantly with 

 very rotten cow manure and adding a liberal mixture of 

 sand. Set the bulbs from three to five inches deep, ac- 

 cording to size. During the winter it is advisable to 

 cover the surface of the bed with a thin layer of manure, 

 which will not only afford a slight protection to the 

 bulbs, but will materially enrich the soil. In spring the 

 manure may be removed or dug in between the rows. 

 Care should be taken that they have proper drainage, 

 no water being allowed to stand around the roots. Once 

 firmly established, they should not be disturbed oftener 

 than once in five years. To produce extra fine speci- 

 mens plant the bulbs in small pots (4-5 inches) early in 

 spring and raise them in the green-house or house. We 

 saw a Lilium Auratum last summer measuring nearly 10 

 inches across, one of the finest specimervs we have ever 

 seen. The culture was as follows: planted in a four-inch 

 pot in April, soil half forest loam and half rotted sod, 

 kept barely moist until the plant began to grow, th«n 

 freely watered. 



EACH. DOZ. 



Auratum, new, golden Japan lily, large bulbs 30 3 00 



Lanci/oliuvt^ album, white Japan lily 50 5 00 



'' roseu}7i, rose spotted Japan lily ". 25 2 50 



" r?^3rz^w, white and red spotted 25 2 50 



Chalcedonicutti, brilliant scarlet, recurved 



blossoms 90 9 00 



Longijloruiu, pure white, very fragrant 20 2 00 



Tigrinum (Tiger Lily), orange, spotted black. 15 i 50 

 " Jlore pleno (Double Tiger Lily), extra 



large bulbs, giving from 20 to 30 flowers . . 25 253 

 Jacobean (Amaryllis Formossissima), deep scar- 

 let 20 2 00 



MADHIRA VmiE. 



Tuberous rooted climber, with glossy, green leaves, 

 and delightfully fragrant, white blossoms. Sometimes 

 called " Mignonette Vine." It is of rapid growth, and 

 from a few tubers, vines v.-ill be produced sufficient to 

 cover one side of a cottage in a single season. The tubers 

 are tender, and must be protected from frost during 

 w-inter. 



EACH. DOZ, 



Madeira Vine, /z^ipi-ri- 10 75 



XRIXOMA. 



Sometimes called " Red Hot Poker." It is really a 

 fine plant, quite hardy, though requiring some protec- 

 tion through winter. The flowers are produced in large 

 spikes of rich, orange-red tinted flower tubes. Plant 

 two feet apart, and in November, cut the plants back 

 near the ground, and cover the bulbs with dry litter, 

 which remove in the spring. each. doz. 

 Tritoma uvaria 30 3 00 



XUBEROSB. 



Of all the 

 summer flow- 

 ering, bulbous 

 plants, we 

 think the 

 Tuberose the 

 most desirable 

 The flowers 

 are waxy white 

 double, and 

 so fragrant as 

 to perfume 

 the whole at- 

 mosphere for 

 some distance 

 around. They 

 are useful for 

 forming but- 

 ton hole bou- 

 quets, in large 

 bouquets, oras TuberOSe. 



single specimens. Each bulb flowers but once, but 

 the smaller bulbs can be set out for future flowering, 

 when their growth is completed. A good way to grow 

 tuberoses, is to fill five inch pots half full of cow ma- 

 nure, and the remainder with good, rich earth, mixed 

 with sand. Plant the bulbs in this in April, water mod- 

 erately, and hasten growth by putting in a warm, light 

 plac* When weather has become \<'arm, plunge the pots 

 in the earth out of doors. They will usually flower be- 

 fore cold weather in autumn ; if they do not, the pots 

 can be brought in, and they will bloom in the house. 

 The bulbs cannot be safely sent by mail before April i. 

 all flowering bulbs. 



each. 



Double IVhite, ta\l 10 



Pearl, double dwarf white. ... 10 



DOZ. ICO. 1000. 

 75 3 50 30 00 

 75 4 00 35 00 



