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D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



P»"imi>/-wc«» FvfiTiincr "^"o"'^''''* Large, showy saucer-shaped blossoms, usually fully expanded only towards and 

 r riinrOSej dVcnirig during evening. The blossoms are yellow or white and are very freely produced. 



Lamju-ckiana (Showy Evening) Superb spikes of large, bright yellow blossoms about three inches across. Sow in open 

 ground early in spring, or if blooms are wanted the first season, start very early iu hotbed and transplant. Hardy 

 perennial but blooms the first year; height four feet Pkt. 10c. 



jr^ • 1 O * * {Chinese Primrose) This beautiful winter blooming pot plant is especially valuable 



r^lTlTiniU 1 3. ^)1H6HS1S in that its bnghUy colored and Anely formed (lowers and prettily cut foliage may 

 * * *»1AV1*C* ki/«»»v>*»»»w be had in perfection from November until late in spring. 



Sow seed indoors in well drained, shallow pans or boxes from April to last of July, to insure flowering the following winter. 

 For best results use finely sifted leaf mold, loam and sand in equal parts. Cover slightly and place the pans in a temperature 

 of about 60° F. Water with a fine spray. If covered too deeply or if allowed to dry after being wet the seed will not germinate. 

 Transplant into pots and keep in a cool place so that the plants will grow slowly until ready to bloom. Seed may also be 

 sown in fall. Greenhouse perennial, six to ten inches high. 



Single Fringed, Choicest Mixed Pkt. 25c. 



Double Fringed Mixed. Very choice; shades of red, rose, white, etc. The seed' we offer can be depended on to produce a very 

 large proportion of double flowers Pkt. 25c. 



y^ -1 Very ornamental, both foliage and flowers. Well adapted for bedding and borders. Sow outdoors 



|^'W7"*»^T r* I'll W*l in spring as soon as ground can be worked, or for best results start the seed indoors and transplant 

 » jr * ^**** Ut»»» after danger from frost is past. {See also ilati-icaria i 



Parthenifolium Aureum (Golden Fenther) Beautiful dwarf gold leaved bedding plant. Flowers white. Half hardy perennial 

 often treated as un annual; height one foot. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c. 



rji 1 mI-1..^ One of the most beautiful everlastings. Sometimes called Straw Flower. The flower-heads are somewhat 

 l\.nOCla.nine bell-shaped, becoming when mature fully expanded and sometimes; reflexed. They are gracefully poised on 

 slender stems. The mixture we offer includes rose with golden center and white with yellow disc. Blooms should be gath- 

 ered before fully expanded and dried in the shade. 



Start under glass, or sow seed out- 

 doors after danger of frost is over. 

 Tender annual; one and one-half to two 

 feet high. 



Rose Plft. 10c. 



White ,. 10c. 



Mixed. Oz. 75c 10c. 



RICINUS— (See Castor Bean) 



Rocket, Sweet matVonluV) 

 Produces loose clusters of flowers very 

 fragrant during the evening and useful 

 for cutting. Flowers cruciform, some- 

 what resembling the single Stock but 

 smaller. 



Seed germinates readily In open 

 ground if sown after danger from frost is ^ l^p^^ 



past. Hardy perennial. 

 Purple Plants two and one-half to three XM^S^ P-'*"K¥^iSfe.. ""' "S/^' 



. feethigh Pkt. 10c. X^l* >^ -^*'»»™R^.- « -- - 



White. About two feet high. . . " 10c. ^'^^ -k%=~, i^™™i^^^^— l.<.,«s^ n 



RMultiflora Dwarf Perpet- 

 |-kCfA ual. Mixed. Plants under 

 ^-f^^^ good care will commence 

 to flower when six inches high and about 

 two months old. and continue to grow 



and bloom until they form compact ^,|. -j;* -«^ 



bushes about sixteen inches high, well ^Hk^ '^\ 



covered with single and double flowers. l^H^Hi ' '^ ■ 



Open the berries and separate the ^^^I^K ^ i f > 



seeds, sowing in pots of rich sandy soil -^ .. \ , _ , 



and keep at about 70° F. and moderately ^-~^»— pi^i«K. ^ ^. 



moist. When plants are about one inch ^'^ -* %i 5«i*' 



high transplant and give plenty of li^ht 

 and air. Tender perennial; bloommg 

 the first year Pkt. 15c. /M 



Ct 1 • 1 • Very showy 



Salpiglossis ^t'^i^r -"*^<^ 



plants with richly colored, fiumel-shaped 

 flowers which are borne on long graceful 

 stems." The flowers of purple, scarlet, 

 crimson, yellow, buff, blue or almost 

 black are beautifully veined or penciled. 

 They are produced abimdantly during 

 the entire summer, and are certainly 



wortliy of more general cultivation than . Jr ■ ^ «- 



they have heretofore had. Asthey lend 

 themselves readily to artistic arrange- 

 ment they are very desirable for cut 

 flowers. They are easily grown and are 

 most desirable for beds or borders. 



For early blooming seed may be 

 started indoors as early as the middle of 

 March and the yoimg plants set out in 

 the garden one foot apart, or seed may 

 be sown outdoors after settled warm 

 weather. Blooms from August to 



October. Half hardy annual; about two .^1^ _ 'W'// 



feet high. ^ .T 



Extra Fine Mixed. Flowers of many 4' 



beautiful shades, finely vemed or i-/^.. 



penciled. A choice mixture of large 



flowering varieties. Oz. 90c.. Pkt. 10c. Salpiglossis 



