D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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The plants are about 

 two feet high and pi'O- 



Truffaut's Perfection 



eOny r lowered and bninantly colorea nowers, 

 with petals curving upward and inward, forming blooms of 

 great beauty. The different colors come quite true to name. 



great beauty 

 Snow White 

 Light Blue 

 Dark Blue 



Rose 



Crimson 

 Mixed 



p" |. In this class of asters the petals are very long 



^Oinet and recurved, having much the effect of the 

 finest chrysanthemums. They are of varied and beauti- 

 ful colors and one of the most popular sorts, continuing 

 in bloom till quite late in the season. Plants about two 



feet high. Mixed Pkt. 15c. 



Comet, Qiant White. The plant is more vigor- 

 ous and taller growing than the ordinary 

 comet and the flowers are larger and equal 



in form Pkt. 15c. 



Comet, Giant Mixed. A carefully proportioned 

 mixture of various colors Pkt. 15c. 



Washington. Plants two feet high, flowers 

 very large, often four inches in diameter. 

 Mixed Pkt. 15c. 



Giant Victoria, Peach Blossom. Very large, 

 well formed flowers of a delicate pink 

 shade Pkt, 15c. 



Giant Victoria, White. Like Peach Blossom 

 but petals are white. Pkt. 15c. 



Semple's Branching 4ryst?on| 



growing asters not coming into'bloom until 

 very late, but producing flowers so large, 

 double, perfect in form and borne on such 

 long stems that florists sometimes sell them 

 for chrysanthemums. For many years this 

 class with us has been entirely free from 

 aster blight. 



White Pkt. 10c. 



Blush White " 10c. 



Lavender " 10c. 



Light Pink " 10c. 



Light Blue " 10c. 



Tyrian Rose " 10c. 



Deep Carmine " 10c. 



Dark Purple " 10c. 



Semple's Mixed " 10c. 



Aster, Semple'S Branching 



Aster, Finest Mixed. A mixture of the finest 

 strains and colors Pkt. 5c. 



Aii«*ir>iil9 Called also Primula Auri- 



/iLUn^UICl cula and French Cowslip. 



This is an old and well known favorite. It 



thrives best in a moist soil and cool atmos- 



/ phere. Tender perennial; height six inches, 



Alpine. The most hardy variety; a good mix- 

 ture of colors. • Pkt. 15c. 



Finest Prize. A mixture of all the various 

 colors and markings Pkt. 80c. 



, // BACHELOR'S BUTTON— (-See Cewtowrea) 



/''' '/ 'D.^ll^^n WinA (Cardiospermuni halt- 

 / / DailOOn V ine cacahum) Remarkable 

 for its inflated membranous capsules contain- 

 ing the seed. It is sometimes called "Love- 

 // in-a-Puff." A rapid and graceful climber. 

 Flowers white. Tender annual; six feet 

 high Pkt. 6«?. 



w^ I Known as Lady Slipper and Touch- 



J^O I C^TTl me-not. Balsams have been so 



*^^**^***** much improved by cultivation 



that, with good seed and proper care, a single flower 



'/,r is the exception now rather than the rule. The colors 



'/,.' range from white to dark purple, and are either self 



colored or spotted and striped. Balsams are tender 



and should be started in boxes indoors or in the open 



ground when danger of frost is past. The plants 



prefer a rich, moist or even wet sandy loam, and 



must not suffer for moisture. Hardy annual; one to 



two feet high. 



Double Solferino. Satiny white, streaked and spotted 



with crimson and lilac Pkt. 5c. 



Double Camellia, extra fine mixed. As double as a 

 Camellia which it resembles; white blotched with 



various colors • Pkt. 5c. 



Double Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use and 



for bouquets; very double Pkt. 10c. 



Double Dark Red (Atrosanguinea plenissima) A very 



double, dark red variety Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed Double Rose. Very large and double rose-like 



blossoms Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed Double Dwarf. About one foot high. . " 5c. 



Mixed Double Tall. About two feet high " 6c. 



Ravf/\nia Aiivao ^ i5retty flowering plant of the gentian 



iJariUIlla. /-VUrca. family and somewhat like a wild rose in 



appearance, producing a profusion of fine, bright metallic yellow 



blossoms, about two inches across and fragrant in the evening. 



Tender annual; one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



