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



Hollyhock 



Humulus Japonicus 



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Mcklirkfrrki-kA Highly valued for the fragrance of its 

 n Clio trope flowers and duration of bloom. Half 

 hardy perenn.al, blooming the first year from seed. 



AnnaTurrell. Violet blue Pkt. 10c. 



King of the Blacks. Splendid " 10c. 



Triumph de Liege. Deep blue " 10c. 



Dark Varieties. Very choice mixed •' 10c. 



Entirely different and more beau- 

 tiful than the plant of twenty 

 j-ears ago being much more com- 

 pact in growth, the flowers larger, more richly colored 

 and the double varieties of better form For a back- 

 ground to a flower garden nothing is better. Hardy 

 perennial; five feet high. 



Chater's Finest Mixed. Double perfection Pkt. 15c. 



Double Blood Red... Pkt. 10c. Double Pink. . .. •• 10c. 

 Deep Rose... " 10c. " Salmon " 10c. 



" Lemon Yellow " 10c. 

 Double Pure White. A special strain of our own develop- 

 ment: plant more compact and earlier blooming, flowers 



larger and better than those of the old white Pkt. 10c. 



Double Choice Mixed. Mixture of all colors. .. . " 10c. 



Double Mixed " 5c. 



An easily grown hardy 

 annual climber growing 

 fifteen to twenty feet high and desirable for covering 

 unsightly objects or shading verandas Pkt. 5c, 



Hvs»/»infVi R^an A fine chmber producing abund- 



r^yaeinLll oean antly clusters of purple or white 

 flowers which are followed by ornamental seed pods. 

 Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 



Alba. White Pkt. 5c. Purpurea. Purple. .Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The above mixed " 5c. 



IBERIS— (See Candytuft) 



Ip^ pijj_^|. (Mesembryanthemum crystaUinum) A 



*^*^ •*■ i"*!!. curious plant for hanging baskets, rock 

 work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succulent, 

 appearing as though covered with ice crystals. Tender 



annual trailer; six inches high Pkt. 5c. 



Compact growing plants 

 producing a constant suc- 

 cession of brilliant rose-scarlet flowers. Very desirable 



for pot culture or the open ground '. Pkt. 25c. 



A beautiful climber for the green- 

 house or the open air. Blooms easier 

 _ and more profusely in rather poor 



soil but gives more vigorous plants and attractive foliage if 

 soil is rather rich. Tender annual; ten to fifteen feet high. 



Setosa [Brazilian Morning Glory) A vigorous rapid 

 growing vine with large, handsome, three-lobed leaves 

 and stems covered with brown hair. Flowers delicate blue 

 or reddish purple and produced in clusters Pkt. 10c. 



Coccinea {Star Ipomoea) Like a Morning Glorj^ but covered 

 with small brilliant red, star shaped flowers Pkt. 5c. 



Bona Nox {Evening Glory) Violet blue " 5c. 



Limbata mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with 

 white margins and throats Pkt. 5c. 



Fine mixed " 5c. 



IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (-See Cypress Vine) 



IPOMOPSIS— ('See r?-ee Cypress) .^ - 



JAPAN HOP— (See Humulus Japonicus) 



{Coix lachryma) Curious ornamental 

 grass with broad, corn-like leaves and 

 seeds of a light slate color. Valuable for winter bouquets 

 with everlasting flowers. Strings of handsome beads are 

 made fromthe seeds. Hardyannual; three feethigh. Pkt. 5c. 



Impatiens Sultani 



Ipomoea 



Job's Tears 



Larkspur 



Hollyhock 

 JOSEPH'S COAT— (-See Amaranthus tricolor) 

 Knrllia i^^^^icaii Fire Bush, or Summer Cypress) A 

 *^*^*^***"' quick growing annual foliage or hedge plant 

 very easily grown, remarkably symmetrical and attrac- 

 tive throughout summer and fall. It resembles a dimin- 

 utive fir tree, the foliage being as fine as moss and of 

 clean, bright green color. Early in the fall innumerable 

 little flowers appear and the whole bush gradually takes on 

 a deep red tinge, hence one of its names. Hardy annual. 



Scoparia. About three feet high "; Pkt. 5c. 



Trichophylla. Foliage distinctly feathery; about two and 



one-half feet high Pkt. 5c. 



I nnfAtia "^'ery rapid growing free flowering plants 

 A^attLdiia. that bloom continuously through the sum- 

 mer and may be preserved through the winter in a light 

 cellar. The plants form small shrubs, producing in 

 abundance heads of variously colored flo^\■ers that emit a 

 powerful aromatic fragrance and continuallychange color. 

 Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep blue. 



Finest French Hybrids mixed Pkt. 5c. 



(Delphinium) The larkspur is one of the 

 handsomest and most useful of plants and for 

 large gardens is invaluable. 

 Double Dwarf Rocket, mixed. Produces beautiful spikes of double 



flowers in many shades. Hardy annual: one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Cardiopetalum. An ornamental, free blooming plant; flowers deep 

 blue, heart shaped. Hardy annual; one and one half feet 



high Pkt. 5c. 



Tall Stock Flowered, mixed (Consolida fl. pi.) Flowers double, 

 borne on spikes about fifteen inches long. Colors rose, white and 



shades of blue. Hardy annual; two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Double Emperor (Imperiale fl. pi.) Compact and profuse bloomer 

 having erect spikes of very double flowers. Hardy annual; one and 



one-half feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt. 5c. 



Consolida candelabrum fl. pi. Grows Ib the form of a branched 

 candlestick; flowers double and of various colors. Hardy annual 



two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Nudicauie. Scarlet flowers; fine for rockeries, flower borders or pot 



culture. Hardy perennial; eighteen inches high Pkt. 10c. 



Elatum (Bee Larkspur) Flowers are an intensely blue color and 

 have hairy petals in the center which give them a fancied re- 

 semblance to a bee. Hardy perennial; five feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Formosum. Flo\ver large, rich deep blue, small white center. Hardy 

 perennial; three feet high; blooms from July to November. Pkt. 5c. 

 Cashmerianum. A most floriferous and valuable perennial, flower- 

 ing the first year from seed sown early in spring. The flowers are 

 dark blue, one to two inches across and resemble a monk's 



hood. Height about one and one-half feet Pkt. 10c. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— (See Pereunm? Peas) 

 LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Sweet Peas) 



