FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Passion Flower 



Palm "^^^^^ palm is one of the most ornamental plants in the 



*«-*"* greenhouse and those varieties that are hardy enoup:h 

 to bear planting out on the lawn during warm weather are 

 sure to command attention. The seed is slow to germinate. 



Chamsrops Humilis {Dwarf Fan Palm) The most hardy 

 and dwarf of its species, seldom attaining a height of over 

 eight to ten feet Pkt. 10c. 



Chamserops Excelsa. A greenhouse variety in this latitude. 

 As a lawn plant in our southern states it is conspicuously 

 attractive. A well grown specimen will attain a height of 

 twenty-five or thirty feet Pkt. 10c. 



P«.«%M » Cw.'^ott (Gynerium argenteum) Magnificent 

 r a.mp£lS VaraSS ornamental grass, producing numerous 



flower stems surmounted by plumes of silvery inflorescence. 



Half hardy perennial; ten feet high Pkt. 5c. 



(Passiflora) Most interesting and 

 well known climbers beai'ing singu- 

 larly beautiful flowers. 

 Coerulea. Half hardy deciduous climber with blue and white 

 flowers of remarkable beauty Pkt. 10c. 



P*»ac Fv^iflacfitiO' {Lathijrus latifolius) A hardy perennial 



*■ Cd-Sj i.^vdia,9Liiig climber producing for many weeks a suc- 

 cession of blossoms in clusters of eight to ten each. Only a few 

 flowers can be expected the second season, but in the third and 

 fourth, the plants then being well established, an abundance of foli- 

 age and bloom is afforded. The plants die down late in the fall and 

 start again in the spring. Sow seed in open ground. 



Rose Pkt. 5c. 



White " 5c. 



Mixed. White, rose and purple '* 5c. 



PELARGONIUM— (S'ee Geranmm) 



Ponfef Avvti-kn Handsome, half hardy, herbaceous perennials 



* CniSieillOn about two feet high and much in favor for bedding 

 out. Flowers bell shaped or tubular, 

 an inch and a half long, borne in racemes 

 or spikes, white and various shades of 

 rose and purplish red striped with white. 

 Roots should be protected in winter. 



Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



P*»rfcTit7- (-Poeo9iia herb- 



* cwiijr acea Chinensis) 

 Well known herbaceous 

 perennial plants which 

 may be grown either 

 from seed or roots . They 

 are so gorgeous in their 

 beauty that they should 

 have a place in every 

 yard and are sure to 

 repay the little care re- 

 quired. About three feet 

 high. {Peony Roots are 

 listed in our autumn 

 Bulb Catalogue) 



Double Mixed. ..Pkt. 25c. 



PERIWINKLE— (-^ee Vinca) 



Phlox Drummondi 



Nankinensis Atro- 

 purpurea Laciniata. 



Ornamental foliage 

 plants similar to Co- 

 leus. They are of 

 easy culture, grow- 

 ing freely in any 

 good, common gar- 

 den soil. Fine for 

 bedding with silver- 

 leaved plants. Foli- 

 age dark metallic 

 bronze almost black. 

 Half hardy annual; 

 two feet high. 



Pkt. 5c. 



Phlox 

 Drummondi 



{Large flowering) Un- 

 equaled in the magnifi- 

 cent display of their many and brilliantly colored 

 flowers. They will grow even in poor soil, but in order 

 to develop to their highest perfection, must have rich 

 soil and must be given room. Plants from seed sown in 

 open ground in fall or early spring will begin flowering 

 about July 1, and will be literally covered with 

 bloom until autumn. Unsurpassed for masses of 

 separate colors or for bouquets. One foot high. 



Alba. Pure white, very desirable Pkt. 10c. 



Black Warrior. Very deep maroon " 10c. 



Isabellina. Creamy yellow '* 10c. 



Kermesina Alba Oculata. Rosy crimson, 



white eye " 10c. 



Lilac. With white center " 10c. 



Rosea. Deep rose, with white eye ** 10c. 



Rosy Chamois. Deep salmon rose " 10c. 



Scarlet. Maroon center '* 10c. 



Splendens. Crimson, pure white eye; one 



of the finest of this strain " 10c. 



Violet. Deep violet blue with white eye. . " 10c 

 Extra Choicest Mixed. Best large flowered 



varieties " 5c. 



PICOTEE— ("See Carnation) 



Platycodon Japonicus fl. pi. BeiFmmmr) 



Distinctly superior to the ordinary varieties; flowers 

 double instead of single and the ten petals, in color a very 

 attractive deep blue, are in the form of an open bell. 

 Hardy perennial; twelve to eighteen inches high and in 

 flower from June until October Pkt. 10c. 



