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



A S T E R— Continued 



The plants are about 

 two feet high and pro- 



Truffaut's Perfection 



P*»otiv FlrkiAr**f*»rl ^"^® large, perfectly formed 



r eony r 10\\rerea and brlUiantly colored flowers, 

 with petals curving upward and inward, forming blooms of 

 great beauty. The different colors come quite true to name. 



Snow White. Oz. $1.25 



Light Blue. Oz. S1.25 



Dark Blue. Oz. $1.25. 



Rose. Oz. S1.25 



Crimson. Oz. $1.25... 



Mixed. Oz. $1.25 



(^rkmfxi- ^^ *^^^ class of asters the petals are very long 

 v-'Omet and recurved, having much the effect of the 

 finest chrysanthemums. They are of varied and beautiful 

 colors and one of the most popular sorts, continuing in 

 bloom till quite late in the season. Plants about two feet 

 high. Mixed •• Pkt. 15c. 



Comet, Gian* White. The plant is more vigor- 

 ous and taller growing .than the ordinary 

 comet and the flowers are larger and equal 

 in form. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 15c. 



Comet, Giant Mixed. A carefully proportioned 

 mixture of various colors Oz. $1.50. Pkt. 15c. 



Washington. Plants two feet high, flowers 

 very large, often four inches in diameter. 

 Mixed Pkt. 15c. 



Giant Victoria, Peach Blossom. Very large, 

 well formed flowers of a delicate pink 

 shade Pkt. 1 5c. 



Giant Victoria, White. Like Peach Blossom 

 but petals are white Pkt. 15c. 



Semple's Branching 4rysSon| 



growing asters not coming into bloom until 

 very late, but producing flowers so large, 

 double, perfect in form and borne on such 

 long stems that florists sometimes sell them 

 for chrysanthemums. For many years this 

 class with us has been almost entirely free 

 from the aster blight. 



White. Oz. $1.00 , Pkt. 10c. 



Blush White. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



Lavender. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



Light Pink. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



Light Blue. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



TyrianRose. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



Deep Carmine. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



Dark Purple. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



Sernple's Mixed. Oz. 90c. " 10c. 



Aster, Finest Mixed. A mixture of very fine 

 strains and colors. Oz. 75c Pkt. 5c. 



Aster, Semple's Branching 



Aliv*i/«ll1a Called also Primula Auri- 

 in.UI ll^Uia cula and French Cowshp. 

 This is an old and well known favorite. It 

 thrives best in a moist soil and cool atmos- 

 phere. Tender perennial; height six inches. 

 Alpine. The most hardy variety; a good mix- 



'^ , ture of colors Pkt, 15c. 



* , ^ Finest Prize. A mixture of all the various 

 / ^j^ colors and markings Pkt. 20c. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON— (5ee Centaurea) 



,uu.jj/,^A^ ,^ DanOOn vine cacafettm) Remarkable 



for its inflated membranous capsules contain- 



/ ing the seed. It is sometimes called "Love- 



in-a-Puff." A rapid and graceful climber. 



Flowers white. Tender annual; six feet high. 



/ Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



' ^J 1 Known as Lady Shpper and Touch- 



I^O ICS^TYl me-not. Balsams have been so 



*^****^***** much improved by cultivation 



4 that, with good seed and proper care, a single flower 



/ is the exception now rather than the rule. The colors 



y / range from white to dark purple, and are either self 



' / colored or spotted and striped. Balsams are tender 



and should be started in boxes indoors or in the open 



ground when danger of frost is past. The plants 



prefer a rich, moist or even wet sandy loam, and 



must not suffer for moisture. Hardy annual; one to 



two feet high. 



Double Solferino. Satiny white, streaked and spotted 



with crimson and lilac. Oz. 60c Pkt, 5c. 



Double Camellia, extra fine mixed. As double as a 

 Camellia, which it resembles; white blotched with 



various colors. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Double Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use and 



for bouquets: very double. Oz. COc Pkt, 10c. 



Double Dark Red (Atrosanguinea plenissima) A very 



double, dark red variety Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed Double Rose. Very large and double rose-like 



blossoms Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed Double Dwarf. About one foot high. 



Oz. 40c Pkt, 5c, 



Mixed Double Tall, About two feet high. 

 Oz. 40c Pkt, 5c. 



Ravl-rkTiia AiiVAsa ^ pretty flowering plant of the gentian 



Uca.1 lUllld. /-\urect family and somewhat like a wild rose in 



appearance, producing a profusion of fine, bright metallic yellow 



blossoms about two inches across and fragrant in the evening. 



Tender annual; one foot high ^ ^ ., Pkt. 5c. 



