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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Linaria Cymbalaria 



(Kenilworth Ivy) A pretty 

 trailing plant for cover- 

 ing rock work and verj- useful for hanging baskets; thriv- 

 ing even in a poor light. Hardy perennial Pkt. 10c. 



f • Grandiflorum Rubrum (Scarlet Flax) 



I ^llllirn A beautiful and effective plant of slender 

 '■-^** *****■■■ and delicate growth having a profusion of 

 bright flowers. If sown in hotbed and transplanted into 

 good, rich soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering 

 will be much advanced but the seed can be sown in the 

 open ground after the weather is warm. Hardy annual; 



about one and one-half feet high Pkt. 6c. 



w I I • A very useful genus of plants of easy 

 I onfall A culture and well adapted for bedding, 

 '■^^^■«'^^**** pots or rockeries. It makes a neat edg- 

 ing for beds of white flowers and is very effective in 

 masses, being completely covered with flowers for a long 

 time Half hardy annual; usually about six inches high. 

 Emperor William. A very fine, compact variety with in- 

 tensely blue flowers Pkt. 5c. 



Queen of Whites. Pure white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace. Most graceful and very desirable, having 



bright blue flowers and very dark green foliage. .Pkt. 5c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white 



centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 



blooming profusely. Plants six inches high Pkt. 5c. 



Tenuior. Very large, intensely blue flowers, with unusually 

 long stems. Very desirable for outdoor bedding and cut- 

 ting Plants upright growing, about one foot high. Pkt. 10c. 

 LONDON PRIDE— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica) 



Lophospermum Scandens IrTw Sg ' cifrSS 



ers. reaching a height of ten or twelve feet; excellent for 

 covering trellis work. Flowers large and bright violet- 

 purple. Tender perennial Pkt. 10c. 



\ f\\Tt^dvi*^(i^^''^9rostis elegans) A very pretty 

 l^tvivc; VJI add species of ornamental grass, growing one 

 foot high; good for winter bouquets; hardy annual. Pkt. 5c. 

 LOVE QROVE— {See Nemophila) 



w • 1% if * ■ (Mgella) Also known 



I .nVP-iri-fl-lVIlSt as Lady -in -the -Green 

 M^Vjy^ 111 a. ITAlOk and as Devil-in-a-Bush, 

 because the blossoms are partly concealed by the abun- 

 dance of finely cut foliage. Both plant and flower are 

 handsome.and require but little care. Hardy annual. 

 Damascenafl.pl. Double blue flowers; one and one-half 



to two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Damascena nana fl. pi. Double white and blue flowers; one 



foot high Pkt. 5c. 



W • Very conspicuous plants with spikes of pea 



I lll^in shaped blossoms of various colors. Looks 

 *^**j'*** well as a background to other lower grow- 

 ing annuals. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 

 Hartwegi. A beautiful species with finely cut foliage and 



very bright blue blossoms Pkt. 5c. 



Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue 



and purple Pkt. 5c. 



Flowers are brilliantly colored, borne in 

 clusters about three feet high; continue 

 fresh a long time. Hardy perennials. 

 Chalcedonica (London Pride) Flowers very bright scarlet; 



two to three feet high Pkt. 5c. 



The following perennial varieties will blossom the first year. 

 Haageana. A showy and ex- 

 ceedingly handsome bor- 

 der plant having elegant, 

 large, brilliant scarlet blos- 

 soms with jagged petals; 

 one foot high. . . Pkt. 10c. 

 Haageana grandiflora gi= 

 gantea. Tall growing, 

 handsome flowers of vary- 

 ing shades of scarlet and 

 red Pkt. 10c. 



Lychnis 



Lobelia Tenuior. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



Marigold 



Marigold, French Legion of Honor 



No flower garden seems complete 

 ■without this fine old fashioned 

 plant. The African varieties are 

 tall, usually about three feet, while the French are more 

 dwarf; all are desirable. Start the seed early indoors 

 and transplant six inches apart as soon as danger from 

 frost is over. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a 

 profuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best 

 of this class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches 

 high. Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border. Pkt. 5c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled 

 petals; flowers showy, bloom very early and are desirable 

 for Cutting. About fifteen inches high Pkt. 5c. 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches 

 in diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of 

 primrose, orange and gold Pkt. 5c. 



African Double Mixed. Well adapted for large beds Pkt. 5c. 



French Legion of Honor. A single, dwarf, bushy variety 

 bearing rich golden yellow flowers with garnet blotches 

 in the center of each petal; about one foot high. .Pkt. 5c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden 

 yellow; very double. Valuable for bedding Pkt. 5c. 



Prince of Orange (Ccdendula officinalis fl. pi.) Very large 

 double, golden yellow flowers, the petals shaded dark 

 orange Pkt. 5c. 



Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large double flowers; 

 petals light yellow, delicately edged with orange, two 

 feet high Pkt. Be. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. Small, bright, orange yellow 

 flowers; dwarf habit, excellent for borders or massing. 

 The plants average about twelve inches high Pkt. 5c. 



1V/r«i,^«r»:'> Formosa. Easily grown, large flowering, 

 IViartynia half hardy annual; foliage thick and vel- 

 vety; pods curiously shaped; flowers fragrant, delicate 

 rose-lilac, blotched and shaded with crimson Pkt. 5c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O'Clock) 

 MATHIOLA-(See Stocks) 



1V4»4-w:^»«.:» Eximia grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double Fever- 

 IVlatncaria fen-) white, double: desirable for bed- 

 ding. Half hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



Moiivonrlia Graceful climber for greenhouse, basket 

 auranuia or outdoor purposes. Set out in border 

 with a little frame, the vines will be covered with rich 

 purple, white or rose colored, foxglove shaped blossoms. 

 Tender perennial, blooming first season; six feet high. 

 Fine Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



