70 D. M. FERRY ®&  ~€0O'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
These well known flowers (i ers 3 1 
Centaure are among the most attrac- 
tive and graceful of the 
old fashioned garden annuals. They are of easy culture 
put will amply repay any care or attention given them. 
Sow seed in early spring and transplant to open 
ground or sow in open ground as soon as the weather 
is warm and settled. Cover seed about one-fourth inch | 
deep; thin to three or four inches apart. Fine for | 
bedding or borders. The young plants are very sensitive 
to wet, and care should be ‘taken to prevent water 
standing on the leaves. 
Cyanus_ ( Bachelor’s Button, Corn Flower) 
Also known as “‘blue bottle” and “ragged sailor.”’ If 
seed is sown as early in the spring as the ground is fit 
they will produce a profusion of flowers of attractive 
eolors from July until late in the fall. The flowers 
should be kept picked so as to prevent the plants 
exhausting themselves by seeding. Height about 2 feet. 
Cyanus Single Mixed. OZ. 35C........+..+..45- Pkt. 10c. 
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ss SOUS IMixedseu O27 40sec nictotelelate ** 10c. 
Imperialis (Sweet Sultan) 
This class produces large very double, finely 
laciniated flowers of graceful form and delicious 
fragrance. They are very desirable for cut flowers 
and will often last for over a week when placed in water. 
They should be cut before the blossoms are fully opened. 
Plants 2% to 3 feet high. 
Imperialis Amaranth Red- Oz. $1.00......... Pkt. 10c. 
sf Lavender. OZ. 75C....20.scceeceee “© 10c. 
a Purple. £02. (dC. civinecsicieieiesiveisieisjsieinie “ 10c. 
oe Rose re O Za OC naaimteveleisin vieicteleicieicleietelaiercve “ 10c.- 
i White. Oz. 75c... aul Oc: 
=a Mixed=)-O72260Gscaiseistelal-cistisiveisleleiele “ 10c. 
Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan). Oz. 75c..... sal Oc: 
Variety Cultivated for Foliage 
Seed should be sowr under glass and the young 
plants grown in pots or boxes until settled warm 
weather, when they may be set about one foot apart 
where wanted for borders or bedding. In southern 
latitudes seed may also be sown outdoors in fall. 
Gymnocarpa. This is also called Dusty Miller. Valuable | ee aR eS SER 
because of its finely cut silvery gray foliage and 
graceful drooping habit of growth. Half hardy Centaurea, IMPERIALIS 
perennial: one and one-half to twofeet high. Pkt. 10c. 
These outdoor ‘tsummer Chrysanthemums” are showy and effective for bedding or 
C rysant emum borders in the garden and desirable for cut flowers. Plants become more bushy 
and shapely if pinched back in early growth and the practice of disbudding will 
result in much jar ger fiowers. These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists and which are propagated 
only by division of roots. 
Early Blooming Garden Sorts 
Seed may be sown in the open ground after danger of frost is over and the seedlings thinned eight or ten inches apart, but 
the best results come from sowing under cover early in May, and transplanting the young plants to open border. Height one 
and one-half to two feet. ; 
Evening Star (Heilos) Golden yellow petals dark yellow Center........cccsccccccecccccccccccccccccccccccecsscescsscssccss Pkt. 10c. 
WhiteiGloria Clear-white petals darks Gisc yatiiejerer sie civisisiier aineseiielsiciaveleisievelailere mielerstalets tceelointe alot leleisleleinieieloleleieisicisisjelenielsistsiorsicmnisiersiees **-10c. 
Carinatum Eclipse (Tricolor) Large single flowers of golden yellow with a dark browm disc..............seeeeeeeeeeees ““ -10c. 
Carinatum Mixed Colors range from deep yellow to creamy white. Petals ringed or centered with striking markings of 
SCALIST.OFAM BLOOMS crazerassisieiovsinie einlolorojele) sieielsloreisie\etelelala\s'alsie/otalstarstelsversictelelevalevelelers tale(ereislersioiclafeleteraicioteieeietereieleleietelaleisteteleiens eteiciaieiokieke ...-Pkt. 10c. 
Coronarium, double white. Very double white flowers, with petals reflexed and imbricated................. 2. eeeeeeeeee ted Oc: 
Coronarium, double yellow. Rich golden yellow double flowers, about one inch across; abundantly produced...........+ “10c. 
Coronarium Mixed. A choice mixture of several shadesand colors. OZ. 50C..........-- cece e ees e eee eect cece er eeeeeeeees “~~ 10c: 
Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Coronarium varieties, both single and double. OZ. 40C............e se ceeeeee renee “"10c. 
e e Cinerarias are easily grown from seed in the greenhouse. The large heads of brilliant daisy- 
like flowers of many colors, usually sharply margined and with dark eye, are very desirable in 
Mmeraria pots. The plants are often as broad as high and the velvety leaves are shaded on the under 
side. Sow preferably early in fall. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat. Perennial, 
usually one to two feet high. 
Hybrida, choicest mixed. Large flowering ataiererejeroveloleteleleveieleiejeleleveielereleiaieleleleversiefelefalelelersictcicleletalaleleleleetpieteislelelsleloleleisteretcleieiclofetsiototetetetoterd Pkt. 25c. 
Clarkia Beautiful hardy annuals with rose colored, white and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant shades. 
The plants are about one and one-half to two feet high and are profuse bloomers. Sow in light, warm soil, 
as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, or if planted in August they will bloom the following summer. 
Double Mixed........... s\ejo(wjn.e{ele\eleluisjainja\ejs}elojeleletelelelelelole(aiciniciciclelolaleieleloiniclerelele/efeleioinieletaiciatelsloleiclels)elelolelsteleralelelelnlslelulofeleleicfeletefeteiste Unicratcretels Pkt. 10c. 
Cobaea Scandens (Blue) A rapid growing climber with handsome dark green foliage, bearing on graceful 
stems large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first but rapidly changing to a beautiful deep 
violet-blue. A wire netting trellis or support for the many green tendrils to fasten upon is preferable to cords or smooth 
wire. A wellestablished plant will run about thirty feet in a season. For best results start indoors early in spring in rather 
dry soil and set out the young plants after danger of frost is past. Tender perennial. OZ. 50C...........-.-.-2000 Pkt. 10c. 
COCKSCOMB—(See Celoisa) 
COIX LACHRYMA—(See Job’s Tears) 
Magnificent ornamental foliage plants for house or garden culture. The leaves are of many shapes, 
and the shades and colors are of remarkable beauty. Sow in shallow pots in rich light soil. Cover the 
oO eus seed lightly with earth and keep the plants in an even moist temperature. Transplant to the open ground 
in bed or border as soon as danger of frost is over, and in a shady sheltered situation. For house 
plants seed may be sown indoors in fall. Tender perennial; plants about one to two feet high. 
Large Leaved Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. Plants of exceeding beauty..........---.+--seeeee- ee kt eoc. 
