66 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 

 care should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if pro- 

 duced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep 

 digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quantities of well rotted manure. 

 Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest colored flowers when grown on rather light, 

 poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. 

 "While some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the sur- 

 face of the soil as fine, smooth and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet; cover each 

 lot of seeds to a uniform depth, which should not be more than four or six times the diameter of the 

 seed; press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows, so that the starting plants can be seen easily; 

 thin out the young plants to prevent crowding and keep entirely free from weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of. .$1.15 I Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of. $4.85 

 3.00 " " •• " 2.35 *' 5.00 " " «♦ •« 6.15 



3.00 •• " " " 3.60 ! " 10.00 " " " " 13.50 



These Rates apply only to Seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 

 No discount can be allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



AKnKra Vifirfiflni-s* A rapid growing, cUmbing, half hardy, Arrrtrlininm (J^verlasfing) A very 



/^OODra V iriainora tuberous rooted, perennia] gourd. The >VCrOCIiniUni pretty, half hardy an- 



searlet fruit is not larger than a cherry and is strikingly in contrast nual producing white and rose colored, 



with the dai'k green, finely cut foliage. 'Height fifteen feet. .Pkt. 10c. double, daisy-like flowers, aboixt oneandone- 



A U,,4-:l^i» (Flowering Maple) An attractive perennial, greenhouse J^^lf inches in diameter. These are ''Immor- 



/\DUtllOn shrub producing a profusion of beU shaped drooping belles so desirable for wreathes and winter 



flowers; color, from white or yellow to deep orange and crimson veined a ih "m"*^ p ■^^^?./ *i"een inches. 



with yellow. Well adapted for house culture and for bedding outdoors. AiDum. rure wnite Fkt. 6c. 



Will bloom the first season if seed is sown under glass in March, -f,*?^^"™* ■L'lgftt rose 5c. 



Finest Mixed Pkt. 35c. Mixed • 5c. 



-^ . / AdlumiaCirrhosaM^Sn^Xt! 



^^^^r'^'^^^^^ IV/ Wood Fringe, and Allegheny Vine. A beau- 



/J^l^^^^^^ ''/VS> tiful, graceful climber and profuse bloomer. 



^"''"^ ^^^^/^^ White and pink. Hardy biennial; height 



Xm^.mf^^^^ II-l; fifteenfeet Pkt. 10c. 



^.^•''l^^^i l^'Z-^'RV/i^^ tfiv^ . /\aonis /\uiuinnaiis Fiower. 



^^^Wl^'^'-M.^* <^''^YaMP^'^%<^^^^^^ Pheasmifs Eye) A handsome, hardy her- 



^'^^^^Mtni^M^:^^^^''^ ^ /^■■^''W^ '"^fe ^^^^ baceous annual, one foot high. The finely 



^Tl^W^^^^^"^ ""'■^^J^ ^''^^^Sl^i, intensely blood red flowers, gives the plant a 



"^^^f^^^x ^'^^''^'''^^'^i^\^^^¥mML very striking appearance. It grows readily 



^iM ^m^\WbJjJ^^ ''' ^^^-y^f?5w^^w^^ ^^ ^ place shaded by a house or fence and re- 



.^*«)aA^^^ ^^^^^^^^^\\J^^^^^!k^^^^^^ quires but little care Pkt. 5c. 



J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^li^^^^T^^^M^^ A i. -^ beautiful hardy 



^'^^^^^W^l^m^^^^^^^§m^3k^^^^ /\0'GF3-Lllin annual. The flowers 



;- w^c^ * *^^ra^^^^^^^^lf i^^^^C^^^^^ «k^^^ A «-**,**»*«,* borne in dense clus- 



v^^",- -. T- V, ^^''^M'MwP^^^^^^fe^m^ ' ^^^^" ^*^''^ '^^^ very useful for bouquets and the 



"^' /'m'^ 4 ■^ i' KI^^^^^^^^^V^^'^^ ^W^ plants are very attractive in the garden. 



.'^- s^'' tJ^'\\^^^^^^^§r^^^¥^ ' ''^:>^r'7 V/ // ' The different varieties are from six inches to 



' ' ^ '^*i^^\j^^'^ ^^^ ^'^f^X^ "T^f^ ^'i*w,i\ ■"*?(/<> two feet high and are covered with bloom 



J.ili'fc '^^•^^^^^S^^'^'^^-'''^*' ^^^ '^m^ '^^''y- Mexicanum. Light blue, about twenty inches 



^feilS^i^^^ ^^^"^^ ^^^'^'-'-'W^'^^F '^ ^^"rm^'^fe ImperiaVbwarf White'. "Height 'eight 



^^]i^r [t^MU'^^^^^^^^^^^^P^.^^^^ Tom Thum Dwarf Blue. Desirable 'for 



l4l^^&^Vl'l^^^P -^ if' ''^J'^^^^Sf'^^^^ Mixed.'"seedsof the above "va'ri'eties 



"^^llil^ll^- l^ipB^^^^^ 'r" -^'^^^' ""^^^^^^^^^jt Lasseauxi. Rose colored; twenty 



"M^^' \^^S^^^/Mm/^^^^'''d''i'< ,'• '^^^^^^^r'^ Consptcuum." 'valuable "for "w'in't'eiV 



^^^^^^^^^j|- 'Vm-' J (If® ^^^^^"^^^^ white ; two feet high Pkt . 5c. 



..^^^^^^^M^^^^^^^f/u^^^^it^M^ Lasseauxi and Conspicuum should be started 



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^k^m/^^^h very early in the house to insure a good 



^^^^^n'^^^^^Sp'^^wA J ^T'^^^i^^^^^^m^Mlm^bi h. ^,^^r»*-^',^^,>>^^ Very useful for cutting 



^^^y^^; . . ^ WlS^ML AgrOStemma for bouquets and pretty 



^^*~^^M\\ w- \ ^ W^^MBiimk i^ masses in beds. Give plenty of sunlight. 



Mi\i}\j§ ^^aHPfflifHK^ Coronaria {Bose Campion) Brilliant, deep 



<fM/[ ■> %ir?\,iL- ■-^fM\wi!i'MMlN crimson flowers, resembling the single pink. 



J^lnmC -* i\l<liMrrJM^^^^Bm Blooms freely and for a long time. Soft 



j^ I 'J ^ -Tit^AlIIMllMi^lwtMnWm nmlWl silvery white f oliaged plants about two feet 



/^ f-f" \ Wij^^^Swi/myf^W^^^^^^ high. Flowers in May or June, one of the 



<jfi '' ^m^^w/j^Wmmiffi/Mk ^^ earliest hardy perennials Pkt. 5c. 



jjMi'/ -^ '^'Ty^^ivm^^^^Bw^^ Coeli-Rosa (Rose of Heaven) A hardy, free- 



miivll " "'^'^ I / mXwS^mi^^mm^^ flowering annual, single bright rose, with 



^ll/yF '' * l\ '* mr\\^^M^^^MM^I^ white center. Also kno^\^l as Jove's flower; 



MV " 7 / A , i \ %% \ \W^&9 about eighteen mches high Pkt. 5c. 



kLt'*'^ j\ / A\^ im\^ \ 111 'f^^W ACTvrhcfric N^Kiiloea ( Or?ia77ie« to? f?ra*s) An ornamental 



^^wuii4ii/<^ikl^fl AgrOStlS IXeDUlOSa grass in which the smaU seeds are so 



'^"^'^^'"-'^'^"^ Jlfi gracefully poised in large open clusters as to have the effect of a 



|||l cloud and when dried can be effectively used in bouquets of ever- 



m lastings. Grows easily in any common garden soil. Hardy 



V AGERATUM annual, about one and one-half feet high Pkt. 6c. 



