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FERRY'S SEEDS 



PYRETHRUM This plant is cousin to the Chrysanthemum 

 and Matricaria and should play an important part in 

 many a well planned garden. We list a sort desirable as a 

 decorative foliage plant, and also handsome flowering sorts 

 charming in the hardy border and useful for bouquets. 

 Aureum (Golden Feather) [tP-10 in.] An ornamental 

 golden leaved bedding plant with white petaled blossoms. 

 It should be used as an annual. Excellent contrasting effects 

 are produced by planting it here and there in the herbaceous 

 border Pkt. 10c 



Pyrethrum, Roseum 



Roseum (Painted Daisy) [hP-2 ft. ] Though unfamiliar to 

 many gardeners here, this hardy Persian Daisy has long 

 been a favorite in European gardens. We whole-heartedly 

 recommend it. The plants are erect growing, consisting of 

 upright slender stalks adorned with fern-like leaves and 

 carrying fine terminal blossoms. 



Single Mixed Radiating petals in many tones of rose and 

 red about a golden center J^ oz. 65c; pkt. 10c 



Double Mixed A fine percentage of fully double or crested 

 flowers in shades of salmon, rose, crimson, and pure 

 white Pkt. 25c 



RANUNCULUS (Buttercup) [hP-R-10 in.] This charming 

 member of the Buttercup family bears large semi-double 

 flowers sometimes as large as 2 inches across. The plants are 

 compact, with leaves deeply lobed and toothed above which 

 the lovely blossoms are borne on erect stems. The colors, 

 in shades of yellow, orange, and red, are very attrac- 

 tive in the hardy border during the late spring and early 

 summer. 



Asiaticus Pkt. 10c 



RHODANTHE (Everlasting) [hA-12 in.] One of the 

 most charming and graceful of the straw flowers. The 

 plants are delicate in form, and many slender stalks 

 ringed V{iih light green clasping leaves carry 

 numerous attractive blossoms. These look like droop- 

 ing bells until they are f uUy expanded, when the outer 

 petals form broad, starry discs exposing golden centers. 

 In the open they are highly decorative, and they make 

 good winter bouquets when dried slowly in a cool 

 place. 



Maculata White Dainty flowers with clear white petals. 



Manglesi Rose Beautiful bright rose petals. 



Mixed Blossoms appear in shades of white, pink, and 

 rose. 



Each of the above: 3^ oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



RICINUS (Castor Bean) [tP] When quick shrub effects 

 for temporary backgrounds or screens are needed, 

 these tall tree-like plants are excellent. Their growth 

 in a single season is remarkable, and they are highly 

 ornamental. Their broad leaves, glossy green or 

 metallic bronze in hue, are palm-shaped and beauti- 

 fully lobed, and the long spikes of seed pods are scarlet 

 or green. Only in an extremely mild climate where 

 frosts are unknown are these plants hardy, and there 

 they reach a height of many feet. Because they grow 

 so rapidly, they require rich soil and plenty of water. 



Sanguineus [6 ft.] Green leaves with red veining, 

 stalks blood red, bears clusters of scarlet fruit. 



Zanzibariensis [10 ft.] This hybrid sort is wonderfully 

 vigorous, bearing huge leaves often 2 feet across and ranging 

 in color from brilliant green to lustrous bronze. 



Mixed [8 ft.] A desirable mixture of many fine varieties. 



Each of the above: }4 lb. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Rock Cress (See Arabis) 



ROMNEYA [hP-4 ft.] This gem from the native flowering 

 plants of California, also known as the MatiUja Poppy, is 

 hardy and of stately beauty. It is branching and shrubby 

 with frond-like silvery leaves. The beautiful, fragrant, 

 cup-shaped flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, are borne termin- 

 ally on strong stems. They are pure white, of delicate 

 texture, and gracefully fluted around a central tuft of 

 golden yellow stamens. The seed takes from 3 to 9 months 

 to sprout, but the plants are well worth waiting for. 

 Coulteri (California Tree Poppy) Pkt. 15c 



RUDBECKIA (Cone Flower) [hA-2 ft.] In pioneer days this 

 was a familiar American wild flower of the prairies and the 

 Southwest. Now the dignified descendants of this plant 

 with their striking blossoms adorn many a home garden or 

 shrubbery foreground. The brown centers of the blossoms 

 are cone-shaped, and they are surrounded by golden petals 

 flecked velvety brown at the base. 



Bicolor Superba M oz. 35c; pkt. 10c 



SAPONARIA (Soapwort, Bouncing Bet) [hA-6 in.] Blanketed 

 with starry little blossoms during most of the summer,this 

 satisfactory edging plant can be used as an attractive 

 temporary flller among the permanent plants in a rock 

 garden or in the front of the border. The dense foliage is 

 bright green, and the blossoms are gay rosy scarlet. 

 Multiflora Compacta Red J^ oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Scarlet Flax (See Liniun) 



