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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Centaurea 



The Centaureas are an ex- 

 ceedingly interesting genus 

 of plants, embracing annu- 

 als, biennials and perenni- 

 als which though botanically alike are very different in ap- 

 pearance. The following varieties are easily grown from 

 seed. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Foliage 



Candidissima. Ornamental plants of great beauty; foliage 

 deeply cut, silvery white and densely covered with white 

 hairs. Half hardy perennial Pkt. 15c. 



Gymnocarpa. Sometimes called Dusty ]\Iiller. Valuable 

 because of its silvery foliage and graceful drooping habit 

 of growth. Half hardy perennial; one-half to two feet high. 

 Oz. 50c , . .Pkt. 10c. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Flowers 



Cyanus (Bachelor's Button. Corn Floioer) This is the flower 

 seen in such great abundance in the fields of Europe. If 

 seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the spring and the 

 flowers picked so as to prevent the plant exhausting itself 

 by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of bright blue, purple, 

 white or pink flowers from July till late in the autumn. One 

 to two feet high. Mixed. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Double Mixed {Bachelor''s Button) Produces larger, more 

 globular flowers than the common variety. Oz. 20c. .Pkt. 5c. 



Odorata (Sweet Sultan) An old fashioned hardy annual 

 about eighteen inches high, with long-stemmed, sweet 

 scented, light blue or purple flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Marguerite. A sweet scented, white Centaurea, about as 

 large as a medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Cen- 

 taurea Odorata and the plants are about eighteen inches 

 high. The flowers are beautifully laciniated and produced 

 on long stems; their lasting quality after being cut is re- 

 markable. Hardy annual. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 5c. 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet-scented variety. The 

 flowers are finely laciniated and are about the size of a car- 

 nation. They have long stems and keep well after cutting. 

 The colors range through white, rose, lilac, purple and yel- 

 low. Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. . .Pkt. 10c. 



Chrysanthemum, 

 Morning Star 



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Centaurea Marguerite 



Chrysanthemum 



These common "summer Chrysanthemums" 

 are showy and effective in the garden and de- 

 sirable for cut flowers. Our list affords a fine 

 range for selection . These annua,ls are not the 

 winter flowering sorts sold by florists and propa- 

 gated only by division of roots. 



Early Blooming Garden Sorts 



Morning Star. Very handsome, large, single 

 flowers, bright yellow -with deeper center; ex- 

 cellent for cutting and popular with florists 

 for both spring and fall markets Pkt. 10c. 



Carinatum Eclipse. Pure golden yellow, with a 

 bright purplish scarlet ring or center on the 

 ray florets, the disc being dark brown; very 

 striking Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, double white. Plants usually about 

 two feet high Pkt, 5c. 



Coronarium, double yellow. Very attractive, 

 rich golden yellow flowers, abundantly pro- 

 duced Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Corinarium 

 varieties, both single and double Pkt. 5c. 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming Sorts 



Japonicum, fl. pi. Japanese variety. Flowers 

 of peculiar form and much beauty, combining 

 numerous shades of color. Half hardy peren- 

 nial Pkt. 25c. 



Indicum, fl. pi. Half hardy perennial; desirable 

 as pot plant but sown more generally out- 

 doors: very double, mixed colors Pkt. 25c. 



Superb Mixed. Seed from the finest Chinese and 

 Japanese double varieties Pkt. 25c. 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallfiower) 

 CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS — (See Virginian 

 Stock) 



