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



Wallflower 



\/ir»l<»f "^^^ violets commonly grown by florists are propa- 



V llilCl, gated from cuttings. Tlie flowers grown from 

 seed are smaller and moi'e delicately colored, but quite as 

 fragrant as the named sorts. As a rule violets do well in 

 any good, well enriched soil. The best results, however, are 

 obtained in soil prepared from sod taken from a rather 

 heavy, sandy loam that is well drained. 



Single, Sweet Scented . . Pkt. 10c. 



VIOLA TRICOLOR— (-See Pansy) 



\/if»a'ir»iar» ^fn/»lr (Cheiranthus maritimus) The 



V irginia.n OlOCtv plants are covered with a dense 

 mass of beautiful blossoms and are very useful for border 

 or edging. A continual succession of blossoms may be 

 kept up the whole season by sowing at intervals through 

 spring and summer. Hardy annual; about nine inches high. 



Red and White, mixed Pkt. 5c. 



(Cheiranthus cheiri) An old 

 favorite garden flower. The 

 large, massive spikes of the 



Wallflower are very conspicuous in beds and borders and 



are very useful in making bouquets. Sow the seed early in 



hotbeds and while the plants are small prick them out into 



pots and sink in the earth. On approach of cold v/eather 



remove the pots to the house and the plants will bloom all 



winter. Although a woody perennial it is best to renew the 



plants from seed, for they begin to fail after having bloomed 



one or two years. Tender perennial; one and one-half feet 



high. 

 Early Brown. Brownish-red, fragrant flowers; large, thick 



spikes; early. Tender biennial Pkt. 5c. 



Golden Tom Thumb. Free flowering, of dwarf and compact 



habit Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed Double " 10c. 



1171- 'l-l-*— Qrandiflora. A plant with delicate, hand- 



VV IllLidVIa. some foliage, producing a constant succes- 

 sion of beautiful, violet-blue, bell shaped flowers about half 

 an inch long and borne in drooping clusters. In heavy, wet 

 soil it does not succeed well but in light sandy loam few 

 flowers give more satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border 

 early in spring. Hardy annual; one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



117;i J Pn/^iimK**!* (.Echinocystis lobata) A useful 



VV lia V.^UCUinDer climber where a rapid and vigo- 

 rous growth of vine is desired. To cover or to screen an 

 unsightly building, there is perhaps no annual climber 

 better adapted for the purpose. The vine has abundant 

 foliage, is thickly covered with white fragrant flowers, 

 followed by numerous prickly seed pods. Vines frequently 

 start from seed self sown. Hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



Wigandia Caracasana S'°;SriS's='i,'"?,°er? 



fectly shaped leaves, the veins and the stems being covered 

 with crimson hair. It grows rapidly and should be formed 

 into a bush. Its large leaves and clusters of lilac flowers 

 which continue to open in succession for a long time give the 

 plant a tropical aspect and make it valuable for garden and 

 lawn decoration. Seeds if sown early in spring in hotbed will 

 produce large plants by the middle of sum.mer Pkt. 10c. 



One of the most beautiful 



and rapid growing of hardy 

 climbers. Frequently blooms both in spring and fall. The 

 flowers are pale blue, pea shaped and are borne in long, 

 drooping_ clusters, often over a foot in length. Seeds should 

 be sown in mellow loam early in the spring, or in greenhouse 

 or hotbed in winter and when plants are one foot high trans- 

 plant into situations where they are to remain Pkt. 30c. 



(Everlasting) A free flowering plant of com 



pact habit and of the easiest cultivation. The 

 leaves are covered with a silvery down and the single or double 

 flowers are pure white, deep purple or yellow. If gathered before 

 fully opened and dried in the shade, will retain their beauty for 

 years. Hardy annual; one foot high. Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



7*»a ]\^9i7«» (Zea Japonica fol. variegatis) A variety of corn 



M^xia. iVldlze "vvith ornamental foliage; leaves striped green and 

 Avhite. Half hardy annual; six feet high. Also known as Striped Japa- 

 nese Corn Pkt. 5c. 



^^* • Very showy plants with large, double, imbricated flowers which, when fully expanded might easily be 

 ^^11T[1^1^ mistaken for dwarf dahlias. There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias, for when nearly every 

 '^^ ***'*■*'*** other flower has been killed by frost this plant is still in full bloom. Few flowers are more easily grown 

 or bloom more abundantly throughout the season and the wide range of color is not less remarkable than their un- 

 usual depth and richness. Sow the seed early in spring, in open ground and transplant to one and one-half feet apart 

 in good, rich soil. Half hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. 

 Double, yellow Pkt. 5c. Double, magenta Pkt. 5c. Double, black purple Pkt. 5c. 



Wistaria Chinensis 



Xeranthemum 



Zinnia 



5c. 



dark crimson 



striped, or zebra. , 



" scarlet *' 5c. " orange 



*' deep red " 5c. " white 



" choice mixed, including the above colors, very fine 



Lilliput, double mixed. This strain grows abou,t one foot high and bears a profusion of comparatively small, 



very double, globular flowers about one inch in diameter, very brilliant in color 



Pompon, double mixed. The globular flowers are fully as varied and brilliant in color as the ordinary Zinnia 



and about half its size 



Haageana, double. Dwarf variety with double flowers of a deep orange color, about one and one-quarter inches 



in diameter; fine for cut flowers; height one foot 



Mexicana hybrida, variegated. A variety of Zinna distinctive in its well formed single flowers of deep maroon 

 and golden yellow, strikingly contrasted. The flowers are very similar to the popular French Legion of Honor 

 Marigold, but come into bloom earlier and are more easily grown. Hardy annual; one foot high 



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