Ferry's Seeds for Your Garden 



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Platycodon grand- 

 iflora Blue 



Chinese Bell Flower 



h-P 



18 in. 



Steel blue with sparkling sheen. Buds are like small balloons. Flowers 

 cup-shaped with pointed petals. Excellent in permanent border or 

 semi-shaded rock garden pkt. 10c 



Poppy, American 

 Legion 



Papaver rhoeas 



h-A 



18 in. 



Dazzling scarlet with white cross at center. Single flowers. Sow in beds 

 by themselves or in groups in the border pkt. 10c 



Poppy, Double 

 Shirley, Sweet 

 Briar 



Pa paver rhoeas 



h-A 



18 in. 



Charming double and semi-double pink flowers pkt. 10c 



Poppy, Single 

 Shirley Mixed 



a 



h-A 



18 in. 



Shades of pink and rose, bright scarlet, carmine-red. Large flowers pro- 

 duced over long season pkt. 10c 



Poppy, Orientale 

 Hardy Red 



Papaver orientale 



h-P 



2^ft. 



Glowing scarlet: A gorgeous splash of color in garden or border 



pkt. 10c 



Poppy, Orientale 

 Hybrids 



a 



h-P 



2V 2 ft. 



Mostly red, with some white, rose, salmon, and orange. Large cup- 

 shaped flowers. Long stems. Fern-like foliage pkt. 10c 



Poppy, Orientale 

 Salmon Shades 



a 



h-P 



40 in. 



Fine new color development in Oriental Poppy. Gorgeous blossoms, 

 spring to late summer pkt. 15c 



Portulaca, 



Double Mixed 



Moss Rose; 

 Sun Plant 



h-A 



6 in. 



Superb blend of gay colors. High percentage of doubles and semi-doubles 



pkt. 10c 



Portulaca, Single 



Moss Rose; 

 Sun Plant 



h-A 



6 in. 



Scarlet; and Mixed. Useful ground cover in dry sunny spots; at home in 

 rock garden Each: pkt. 10c 



Primrose, Showy 

 Evening 



Oenothera lamarckiana 



h-B 



lYt ft. 



Brilliant yellow. Interesting twilight bloomer pkt. 10c 



Primula mala- 

 coides.New Baby 



Baby Primrose 



t-P 



16 in. 



Deep rosy lilac. Solid flowers. An improved variety pkt. 25c 



Primula veris 

 Mixed 



Primula polyanthus; 

 Bunch Primrose 



h-P 



6 in. 



Shades of lavender, red. maroon, yellow, white. Clusters of flowers on 

 wiry stems. Rock garden or low border pkt. 25c 



Ranunculus, 

 Morse's Mam- 

 moth Double 

 Mixed 



Buttercup 



h-P 



10 in. 



Yellow, orange, and red tones. Compact plants. Large double and 

 semi-double flowers. Very attractive in hardy border in early summer 



pkt. 10c 



Rudbeckia 



bi-color superba 



Cone Flower 



h-A 



2 ft. ' 



Cone shaped brown centers; golden petals, velvety brown spots at base. 

 Excellent as cut flower, or in clumps in border pkt. 10c 



Rudbeckia, 

 Starlight 



Cone Flower 



h-A 



3 ft. 



Large flowered, semi-double. Primrose-yellow to mahogany, some bi- 

 colored. Long stems for cutting. Good background plant. All-America 

 Award, 1942 pkt. 15c 



Salpiglossis, 

 Large Flowered 

 Mixed 



Painted Tongue 



h-A 



iy 2 ft. 



Large lily-like flowers on long wiry stalks rising from low base of leaves. 



pkt. 10c 



Salvia, 

 Bonfire 



Flowering Sage; 

 Scarlet Sage 



t-P 



used as 

 annual 



18 in. 



Bright red. Especially pretty with dark green or white background 



pkt. 10c 



Salvia farinacea, 

 Blue Bedder 



Flowering Sage 



hh-P 



3 ft. 



Pale, cloudy blue, tubular flowers on tall slender spikes. Desirable for 

 cutting pkt. 15c 



Salvia patens 





t-P 



18 in. 



One of finest indigo blue flowers. Long flower spikes. Plants bushy. 

 Attractive in border pkt. 25c 



Salvia splendens 





t-P 



2 ft. 



Scarlet. Large flowered early strain of this vigorous old favorite pkt. 10c 



Saponaria 

 vaccaria rosea 



Soapwort; Bouncing 

 Bet 



h-A 



8 in. 



Gay rosy scarlet. Dense bright green foliage. Many starry flowers. Rock 

 garden or front of border pkt. 10c 



Scabiosa 

 caucasica 



Pincushion Flower 



h-P 



2 ft. 



Lavender blue. Attractive flowers on long stems. Blooms through the 

 summer pkt. 25c 



Scabiosa 

 columbaria 





h-P 



18 in. 



Separate colors: Lavender; Pink. Plants more dwarf and spreading 

 than Caucasica type. Finely cut foliage Each: pkt. 25c 



Scabiosa, 

 Blue Moon 





h-A 



iy 2 ft. 



Clear lavender blue. Huge flowers on long strong stems. All-America 

 Honorable Mention, 1939 pkt. 10c 



Scabiosa, Dwarf 

 Heavenly Blue 





h-A 



18 in. 



All-America Award, 1940. Clear lavender blue. Dwarf bushy plants. 

 For low borders pkt. 10c 



Scabiosa, 



Giant Annual 





h-A 



iy 2 ft. 



Maroon; Peach Blossom; Red; Rose; White; Yellow; and Mixed. Large 

 double blossoms about 2 in. across Each: pkt. 10c 



Scarlet Flax 



Linum grandijlorum 

 rubrum 



h-A 



18 in. 



Bright glossy red. Graceful in clumps in the border. Excellent rock 

 garden plant pkt. 10c 



Scarlet Runner 

 Bean 



Phaseolus coccineus 



h-A 



10 ft. 



Bright red, pea-shaped flowers. Splendid ornamental climber which 

 gives good shade. Beans good for table use pkt. 10c 



Schizanthus, 

 Dr. Badger's 

 Hybrids 



Poor Man's Orchid 



h-A 



18 in. 



Flowers like tiny butterflies in pastel shades with dainty markings. A 

 beautiful collection pkt. 10c 



Sensitive Plant 



Mimosa pudica 



h-A 



12 in. 



Leaves droop and fold when touched. Interesting in outdoor summer 

 garden or as pot plant. Small pink flowers pkt. 10c 



Shasta Daisy, 

 Alaska 



Chrysanthemum leu- 

 canthemum hy- 

 bridtim maximum 



h-P 



2 ft. 



White. Flowers extra large with yellow centers. Somewhat later in 

 blooming than regular strain. Splendid where season is long 



pkt. 10c 



Sidalcea, 



New Hybrids 



Greek Mallow 



h-P 



3 ft. 



Odd shaped blooms in pink and rose shades on long spikes. Stately 

 plants. Useful for tall backgrounds and as a cut flower pkt. 25c 



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