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



Cordifolium variega- 



Mignonette 



Mimulus 



Mesembryanthemum tum. Leaves wotched 



with light yellow spots. Fine for greenhouse and conser- 

 vatory; half hardy annual; six inches high Pkt. 15c. 



Tricolor (7)ew Plant) Pink with purple center; half hardy 

 annual Pkt. 5c. 



MEXICAN FIRE BUSH— (See Kochia) 



A well known hardy 

 annual producing 

 dense spikes of ex- 

 ceedingly fragrant 

 flowers If sown at intervals in spring and early summer 

 it will bloom till killed by frost. Seed sown in autumn 

 will bloom early the following spring. Thrives best in a 

 cool temperature. Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Golden Queen. Golden yellowy powerfully fragrant. Pkt. 5c. 



Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very desirable Pkt. 10c. 



Parson's White. Flow^ers almost pure white, borne on 

 spikes six inches to a foot in length Pkt. 5c. 



Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with 

 large spikes of red flowers. Excellent for pot cultvireand 

 for the open border Pkt. 5c. 



Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing 

 magnificent coppery-red flower spikes Pkt. 5c. 



Improved Machet. A highly developed dwarf but vigorous 

 strain; splendid, large, red flower spikes. One of the best 

 for pot culture Pkt. 10c. 



Reseda odorata grandiflora. Large flowered sweet. Pkt. 5c. 



Stinkingly handsome flow^ers of 

 easiest cultivation. Perennial in the 

 greenhouse, annual in the open air. 



Start under glass and give plenty of w^ater. 

 Moschatus (Musk Plant) Cultivated on account of its 



musky odor. An attractive trailing plant with bright 



green foliage and many small yellow flowers desirable 



for hanging baskets and window gardens Pkt. 5c. 



Cardinalis grandiflorus. An upright 



growing variety which produces large 



curiously shaped, dark red flowers, an 



unusually attractive color in mim- ' 



ulus Pkt. 10c. 



Punctatus {Monlcey Flower) These large 



curiously shaped yellow flowers are 



spotted with rich maroon like a 



leopard's skin An effective pot plant 



about eight inches high; blooms first 



year Pkt. 5c. 



Tigrinus duplex. A splendid variety 



with oddly shaped but beautiful, 



double tubed flowers Pkt. 1 Oc. 



(Sensitive 



Plant) An 

 interesting and curious plant with 

 globular heads of small pink flow^ers. 

 The plant is chiefly valued because of 

 the extreme irritability of its leaves 

 which close and droop at the slightest 

 touch, also in cloudy, damp weather 

 and during the night. Tender annual; 

 height one and a half feet Pkt. 5c. 



Gracefully 

 climbing 

 vines with 

 small yellow blossoms which are follow^- 

 ed by fruits of curious shape. Foliage 

 gracefully cut and although tender 

 annuals, the vines run ten feet or more 

 during the season. 



Balsam Pear (Charantia) The fruit is pear 

 shaped and has a warty skin: when ripe 

 it bursts open and shows a brilliant in- 

 terior of large carmine seeds. Some 

 American Chinese cultivate this plant 

 and eat the fruits Pkt. 5c. 



Balsam Apple (Balsamina) Like Bal- 

 sam Pear but the fruit is smaller and 

 nearly round Pkt. 5c. 



Moon Flower ],?ra1?.f"w1S 



grow thirty to forty feet in a single 

 season and be covered with its large, 

 white flowers every evening and cloudy 

 day. The hard outer coat of the seed 

 should be cut through with a shai-p 

 knife, care being taken not to cut any 

 deeper than the hard shell and the seed 

 planted about one inch deep in moist 

 soil in a box or pan and set in a warm 

 place. If the soil be kept moist, ger- 

 mination will take place in about tw^o 

 weeks. After the plants are up, plant 

 outdoors in a sunny situation when 

 danger from frost is past. Also known 

 as Ipomoea Noctiflora Pkt. 10c. 



Morning Glory tn 



Giant Japanese Mixed 



{Convolvulus Major) 

 handsome showy 

 _ _ cHmber suitable for 



covering windows, treUises, old stumps, etc., if support be 

 given the vines. Hardy annual; ten feet high. 



Striped Pkt. 5c. Purple Pkt. 5c. 



White " 5c. Crimson " 5c. 



Blue «' 5c. Mixed " 5c. 



Flowers of immense size 

 some are brilliant red or 

 rich blue; others are equally brilliant, with broad margins 

 of clear white; some are striped or dotted with blue or red 

 on white or lemon yellow ground, others are clouded with 

 blue and red; the foliage in some plants comes plain green, 

 in others it is mottled with white and shades of yellow or 

 yellowish-green Pkt. 5c. 



Aurora "^^^^ ^^^ strain is a result of crossing the com- 

 _mon Morning Glory with the Giant Japanese 

 and combines to a remarkable degree the vigor and hardi- 

 ness of the first with the size and rich coloring of the 

 flowers of the second. The flowers are decidedly larger 

 and of heavier texture than those of the common Morning 

 Glory and are uniformly either a rich, deep blue shading 

 to a white or rose-colored throat, or an exceedingly rich, 

 dark carmine Pkt. 5c. 



Ii/l/\li'»*'t^iv%rv Kv^ij^^ iScahiosa or Sweet Scabious) 



lYlUUrillll^ OriUe This is one of the most at- 

 tractive of the old fashioned flowers. Its great abundance 

 and long succession of richly colored fragrant blossoms 

 borne on long stems make it one of the most useful of the 

 decorative plants of the garden. It has been greatly im- 

 proved of late years, producing larger and more double 

 flowers of greater variety and brilliancy of color than the 

 old type. Hardy annual ; twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Double Dark iVIaroon Pkt. 5c. 



Double White " 5c. 



Double Mixed " 5c. 



Mimosa Pudica 



Momordica 



Giant Japanese Morning Glory 



