D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE 



^r>| _ The Centaureas are an ex- 



■ i^l^'TO 111^^0 ceedingly interesting geuus 

 ^^^^JL^^Cl V»A ^^CL ^ plants, embracing annu- 

 als, biennials and perennials 

 which though botanically alike are very different in appear- 

 ance. They are easily grown from seed. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Foliage 



Candidissima. Ornamental plants of great beauty; foliage 

 deeply cut, silvery white and densely covered with white 

 hairs. Half hardy perennial Pkt. 15c. 



Gymnocarpa. Sometimes called Dusty Miller. Valuable 

 because of its silvery foliage and graceful, drooping habit 

 of growth. Half hardy perennial; one half to two feet 

 high Pkt. 1 Oc. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Flowers 



Cyanus {Bachelor's Button, Corn Flower) Tiiis is the 

 flower seen in such great abundance in the fields of Europe. 

 If seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the spring and. ^^^Y 



the flowers picked so as to prevent the plant exhausting 

 itself by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of bright blue, 

 purple, white or pink flowers from July till late in the au- iij 



tumn. One to two feet high. Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Double Mixed (Bachelor's Button) Produces larger, more 

 globular flowers than the common variety Pkt. 5c. 



Odorata (Sweet Sioltan) An old fashioned hardy annual 

 about eighteen inches high, with long-stemmed, sweet 

 scented, light blue or purple flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Marguerite. A sweet scented, white Centaurea, about as 

 large as a medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Cen- 

 taurea Odorata and the plants are about eighteen inches 

 high. The flowers are beautifully laciniated and produced 

 on long stems; their lasting quality after being cut is re- 

 markable. Hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety. The 

 flowers are finely laciniated and are about the size of a car- 

 nation. They have long stems and keep well after cutting. 

 The colors range through white, rose, lilac, purple and yel- 

 low. Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. Pkt. 10c. 



CATALOGU E 



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Chrysanthemum 

 Morning Star 



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Centaurea Marguerite 



Chrysanthemum 



These common "summer Chrysanthemums'' are 

 showy and effective in the garden and desirable 

 for cut flowers. Our list affords a fine range 

 for selection. These annuals are not the winter 

 flowering sorts sold by florists and propagated 

 only by division of roots. 



Eeu-ly Blooming Garden Sorts 



Morning Star. Very handsome, large, single 

 flowers, bright yellow with deeper center; ex- 

 cellent for cutting and popular with florists 

 for both spring and fall markets Pkt. 10c. 



Carinatutn Eclipse. Pure golden yellow, with a 

 bright purplish scarlet ring or center on the 

 ray florets, the disc being dark brown; very 

 striking Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, double '^hite. Plants usually about 

 two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, double yellow, very attractive, 

 rich golden yellow flowers abundantly pro- 

 duced Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Corinarium 

 varieties, both single and double Pkt. 5c. 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming Sorts 

 Japonicum, fl. pi., Japanese variety. Flowers 

 of peculiar form and much beauty, combining 

 numerous shades of color. Half hardy peren- 

 nial Pkt. 25c. 



Indicum.fl. pi., half hardy perennial; desirable 

 as pot plant but sown more generally out- 

 doors; very double, mixed colors Pkt. 35c. 



Superb Mixed, seed from the finest Chinese and 

 Japanese double varieties Pkt. 85c. 



GHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower) 

 CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS — ( -See Virginian 

 Stock) 



