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



w^ • Some of the newer forms of Begonias 



Wj ^ ^V^^ V% 1 ^ ^'"® ^"^ong the most brilliantly beautiful 

 1 JrT" CJlllCv of flowermg plants. With care they can 

 ^■^ ^55 ^^ be grown from seed. Sow in February 



or March in pots on a smooth suiface of fine soil without any 



covering of earth. Cover the pot with glass and keep in a warm 



but shaded place, taking great care not to wash out the very 



small seeds or young plants in watering. The plants will give an 



abundance of bloom the first year and at the end of the season 



they may be dried off by withholding water, the tubers kept in a 



dry place free from frost and planted the following spring, when 



they will bloom more freely than before. 



TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS _ 



Robusta Perfecta. The plants are of robust, compact 



habit, dark green foliage and brilliant, double, 



cinnabar-scarlet flowers Pkt. 25c. 



Single Mixed Pkt. 25c. I Double Mixed. . • Pkt. 3Sc. 



FIBROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 



Of the kinds offered under this head Begonia 



Rex is grown for its very attractive ornamen- 

 tal foliage, while the others are among the 



most desirable for flowering in the house, or 



in partly shaded locations outdoors. 

 Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flowers 



brilliant, rich red, setoff perfectly by the abun- 

 dant, glossy green leaves, which are broadly 



margined with bronze and purple. Extremely 



hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class. ..Pkt. 15c. 

 Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or 



outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and under proper 



treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very 



attractive blush white Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except flowers are 



rose colored Pkt. 15c. 



Rex. Ornamental leaved varieties; finest mixed *' 25c. 



For Begonia Bulbs^ see Bulbs and Roots, page 93. 

 BELLIS— (S'ee Daisy) 



Rfar»Kvr»rkin#» (Stvan River Daisy) A delicate, half hardy annual, 

 DiiXK^liyK^Kjinc six inches high, effective for edgings, beds or rus- 

 tic baskets. Produces freely daisy -like flowers about an inch in diam- 

 eter and in shades from dark blue to nearly white. Mixed. . .Pkt. 5c. 

 (Ornamental Grass) Grows about one foot 

 high and is valuable for winter bouquets and 

 wreaths. The seed clusters are heart-shaped and gracefully poised on 



such slender stems that they 

 are almost constantly in mo- 

 tion. The plant is known to 

 many as Quaking Grass. 

 Hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



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Briza Maxima 



Begonia Vernon 



Bignonia Radicans [S;"„TtfeS 



showy, certainly one of the best hardy, decid- 

 uous flowering climbers for covering verandas, 

 arbors, trunks of trees, old walls, etc. Vines 

 should be moderately pruned and well trained so as 

 to afford a good circidation of air, thvis insuring 

 more and better bloom. Flowers brilliant scarlet, 

 trumpet shaped. Hardy perennial Pkt. 10c. 



RvoiataIIia These handsome, profuse bloomers 



iJixJWf allla. are used freely both for indoor and 

 outdoor planting on account of the ease with which 

 they may be grown and their usefulness for cut- 

 flowers. Usually started indoors but if sown out- 

 doors the plants when small should be protected 

 from the hot sun. Half hardy annual. 



Roezli. About twelve inches high; produces large, 

 white flowers, often tinted with blue Pkt. 15c. 



Elata. Height eighteen inches; blue and white flowers 

 mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Bignonia Radicans 



/\ri rkrkci c ^^ ornamental climber of the gourd 



OIKjpSlb family, bearing green fruit which 



changes in color as the season advances, to bright 



scarlet striped with white. Tuberous rooted perennial but may 



be treated as a tender annual; about ten feet high Pkt. 5c. 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER— (-^ee Schizanthus) 



(Eccremocarpus) A beautiful 

 tender climber from Chili, 

 with graceful, delicate foliage. Late in the season it produces 

 racemes of bright orange flowers which in turn give place to 

 delicate, pendant seed pods. Tender perennial; fifteen feet 

 high , Pkt. 10c. 



Fine dwarf plants for growing in masses; 



produce an abundance of blossoms; well 

 suited for edgings, rockeries, etc. Tender annual; twelve to 

 fifteen inches high. 



Grandiflora. Magenta. Pkt. 5c. I Umbellata. Crimson. .Pkt. 5c. 



Bry< 



Calampelis Scabra 



Calandrinia 



