64- D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 

 care should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if pro- 

 duced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep 

 digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quantities of well rotted manure. 

 Since some other varieties produce the largest and flnest colored flowers when grown on rather light, 

 poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. 

 While some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the sur- 

 face of the soil as fine, smooth and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet; cover each 

 lot of seeds to a uniform depth, which should not be more than four or six times the diameter of the 

 seed; press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows, so that the starting plants can be seen easily; 

 thin out the young plants to prevent crowding and keep entirely free from'weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of ... .$1.15 Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of ... $4.85 

 2.00 " " " " 2.35 " 5.00 " " " " 6.15 



3.00 " " " " 3.60 " 10.00 *' " " " 12.50 



These Rates apply only to Seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 

 No discount can be allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



A I- L. \r' 'J'Ci '^ rapid growing, climbing, half hardy, A ^«.^^K*»ii,«, (Everlasting) A very 



AbODra Vinairlora tuberous rooted, perennial gourd. The .^^CrOCliniUm pretty, half hardy an- 



searlet fruit is not larger than a cherry and is strikingly in contrast nual producing white and rose colored, 



with the dark green, finely cut foliage."^ Height fifteen feet. . .Pkt. 10c. double, daisy-like flowers, about one and one- 



AK.,tll^« (F/oH-ermg Maple) An attractive, perennial, greenhouse ^efl^-'^lo^iesfrawlfor wrSsTnd^wiS 

 Abutllon shrub producing drooping, bell-shaped flowers; color £uQ^uetr SVsiit fifteen inch^^^^ 



from wliite or vellow to deep orange and crimson veined Avith vellow. bouquets, neiglit fitteen mehes. 



For house culture and bedding outdoors. Blooms the first season if Album. Pure white. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



sown under glass in March. Finest Mixed Pkt. 25c. Roseum. Light rose. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



Mixed " 5c. 



Adlumia Cirrhosa M^SS?a1„S^gt 



Wood Fringe, and Allegheny Vine. A beau- 

 tiful, graceful climber and profuse bloomer. 

 White and pink. Hardy biennial: height 

 \'\U '^/T^ fifteenfeet Pkt. 10c. 



'«*fcJll!tife „ Adonis Autumnalis <-'*!■£,,., 



"-^ -.^•^'"~*^^^''*\',i^#^ff'i)'*Ai(''Af Pheasant's Eye) A handsome, hardy her- 



^^^ y^ baceous annual, one foot high. The finely 



\\//!!r\ '^^i ^ ^ r*^ My^ ^^^^^ *^^^' dark green foliage, in which are set the 



^^ '^^'^^Mk f^''''^^^^^^ intensely blood red flowers, gives the plant a 



^^^^^^""^^^^^M^^^^^^ 1% very striking appearance. It grows readily 



''ilJ^H //^^^U^^^^^'^'^k: in a place shaded by a house or fence and re- 



'^^^^^''^^^l^/.i^^i^m quires but little care Pkt. 5c. 



^ X B , A beautiful hardy 



AfferatUm f^"^^^^^^ The flowers 



v>^ ^#*=C ^^^^S' ^^■^^*. *.*<b«»«»** borne in dense clus- 



vj- 'i^ ^ -"Wl'iWliiar^/HVttJ'efai^l^S'''':^^^ V ^^^^P ^^^^ ^^^ very useful for bouquets and the 



E- ' ■- ''- / I \\-^^o^wi!^^^^^f^ '^^^^ plants are very attractive in the garden. 



-' ' • &f.. The different varieties are from six inches to 



;il/!jjV''/ ^^^\IIil/ two feet high and are covered with bloom 



>.1,U „. ■" ,'W^' m\\ -^J- ^ C\\^i^ "^--^ '-'^' " 4£ nearly all summer. 



A^"^*" 'tC 'I %- ^^^3^"^^^^^^%Z ' ''m^ ^ / Mexicanum. Light blue, about twenty inches 



M\ xxv^^Wy^ W -^-^fe^ ^^■^iwW'i^ 1"-1^- *^^- 23c Pkt. 5c. 



' '?[%<r i ^-^^T'tMr^ \ ^^■^'' . \^^^ ^ <' £W ^ Imperial Dwarf White. Height eight 



.- ■ V m®^*^ '^^ ^^^m^-^^y^ ' '^^ 7 , 'ir^"] ^ inches. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



■•^ •■ ^ <^:^ K^^^^^ ^'^^^^^'^^^^'^Mf ,^^^^ Tom Thuml Dwarf Blue. Desirable for 



T ' !ij«B^- , >io iffcasas \\V "t- -bJ^ y^^i^ Mixed. Seeds of the above varieties 



>c^^\m ^^^P /e^ :<;_^4^^;f^^_^ nfixed Pkt. Sc. 



" •-', II .^i(r\XTfe^4,^l|^r\^;#'^'HL^ Lasseauxi. Rose colored; twenty 



^ nX-- ^^mS^^^ T <^ffi#l^^^^^^^^^ incheshigh Pkt. 5c. 



^,^ ^-^ L^^M^M^'fi n lA/Jlr^^mM'M^^^^^^^^^^^^ Conspicuum. Valuable for winter, 



^,,^^^^^^^^^J*,/il*«Vf^W white; two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



^^"^^^^^^^^^^ ^y ^*~^/' ^!^s^ Lasseauxi and Conspicuum should be started 



'^ ' L^ _, . I^j^vmv "^^^y early in the house to insure a good 



" '^ A ^v«*r>c>1-A«-k-i'm's Very useful for cutting 



/^grOS temilia for bouquets and pretty 



in masses in beds. Give plenty of sunlight. 



t^ k^ if 'WMfS^MliHllllil^ Coronaria {Bose Campion) Brilliant, deep 



/^V€ ^^fflflKwliiv crimson flowers, resembling the single pink. 



<- /^ i Jm^W*V|i5M1\ Blooms freely and for a longtime. Soft 



^ ^4lin^-^/y silvery white foliaged plants about two feet 



J ' ')ti \ f ''•-<„ m high. " Flowers in "May or June, one of the 



jf^" //-^t^^llAiL^ earliest hardy perennials Pkt. 5c. 



■^ ^<®ii Cceli-Rosa (Rose of Heaven) A hardy, free- 

 flowering annual, single bright rose, with 

 white center. Also kno^^'n as Jove"s flower; 

 about eighteen incheshigh Pkt. 5c. 



/ » i* TVT 1_ 1 (Ornamental Grass) An ornamental 



: - , AgrOStlS IMebUlOSa grass in Avhich the small seeds are so 



'^'''~'dkAmX\Strf^i\\fl'.^[%^ ' ''■' *' ^'^'' gracefully poised in large open clusters as to have the effect of a 

 rnxmsMMhiii^^''^ 111 cloud and when dried can be effectively used in bouquets of ever- 

 lastings. Grows easily in any common garden soil. Hardy 

 Ageratum annual, about one and one-half feet high. = Pkt. 5c. 



