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



I ii-iavio PirtviKalavia (Kenil worth Ivy) A pretty 



L.inaria UymDaiana trailing plant for covering 



rock work and very useful for hanging baskets ; thriving 



even in a poor light. Hardy perennial Pkt. 10c. 



1 inillTt Grandiflorum Rubrum {Scarlet Flax) A 



J^IilUiii beautiful and effective plant of slender and 

 delicate growth having a profusion of bright flowers. If 

 sown in hotbed and transplanted into good, rich soil, one 

 foot apart, the period of flowering will be much advanced 

 but the seed can be sown in the open ground after the 

 weather is warm. Hardy annual ; about one and one-half 

 feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



V l^ 1 • ^ very useful gemis of plants of easy 



L*0D^113- culture and well adapted for bedding, 



*^^^ *^^^***'* pots or rockeries. It makes a neat edg- 

 ing for beds of white flowers and is very effective in 

 masses, being completely covered with flowers for a long 

 time. Half hardy annual ; usually about six inches high. 



Emperor William. A very fine, compact variety with in- 

 tensely blue tiowers. Oz. Sl.75. Pkt. 5c. 



Queen of Whites. Pure white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace. Most graceful and very desirable, having 

 bright blue flowers and very dark green foliage. .Pkt. 5c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white cen- 

 ters, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 

 blooming profusely. Plants six inches high Pkt. 5c. 



Tenuior. Very large, intensely blue flowers, with unusually 

 long stems. Very desirable for outdoor bedding and cut- 

 ting. Plants upright growing, about one foot high. Pkt. 10c. 



LONDON PRIDE— ('S'ee Lychnis Chalcedonica) 



Lophospermum Scandens growing'^ cilSJb- 



ers, reaching a height of ten or twelve feet ; excellent for 

 covering trellis Avork. Flowers large and bright violet- 

 purple. Tender perennial Pkt. 10c. 



I rfcv*a n,rflic:Q (Eragrostis elegans) A very pretty 

 M-t\j V c VBi caos species of ornamental grass, growing one 

 foot high; good for winter bouquets; hardy annual. Pkt. 5c. 

 LOVE GROVE— (See Nemophila) 



I fx^TCk \v^ a IVIicI" (Niqella) Also known as 

 l-iUVe-10-d,-iVllbl Lady-in-the-Green and as 

 Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are partly conceal- 

 ed by the abundance of finely cut foliage. Both plant and 

 flower are handsome and require but little care. Hai'dy 

 annual. 

 Damascena fl. pi. Double blue flowers ; one and one-half to 



two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Damascena nana fl. pi. Double white and blue flowers ; one 



foot high Pkt. 5c. 



|M Very conspicuous plants with spikes of pea 

 *** shaped blossoms of various colors. Looks 

 well as a background to other lower growing annuals. 

 Hardy annual; about three feet high. 

 Hartwegi. A beautiful species with finely cut foliage and 



very bright blue blossoms Pkt. 5c. 



Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue 



and purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



¥ "L * Flowers are brilliantly colored, borne in 

 ■ ^"ITf* 1^1^ JC clusters about three feet high ; continue 

 *"^o/ ^^»**»**' fresh a long time. Hardy perennials. 

 Chalcedonica. (London Pride) Flowers very bright scar- 

 let ; two to three feet high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Haageana grandiflora gigantea. Tall growing, handsome 



flowers of varying shades 

 of scarlet and red. Peren- 

 nial, but will blossom the 

 first year Pkt. 10c. 



Lup 



Marigold FRE^CH Legion of Honor 



Lobelia Tenuior 

 MALCOMIA MARiTIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



m ij • 1 J •'^^ flower garden seems complete 



rVI^ITlO'OlCl. without this fine old fashioned 



****** •■•^^^*v* plant. The African varieties are 

 tall, usually about three feet, while the French are more 

 dwarf ; all are desirable. Start the seed early indoors 

 and transplant six inches apart as soon as danger from 

 frost is over. Hardy annuals ; in bloom till frost comes. 



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a 

 profuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best 

 of this class. Comes true from seed : about eighteen inches 

 high. Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border. .Pkt. 5c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled 

 petals ; flowers showy, bloom very early and are desirable 

 for cutting. About fifteen inches high Pkt. 5c. 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 

 diameter. imlDricated, extremely double and in tints of 

 primrose, orange and gold. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



African Double Mixed. Well adapted for large beds. 

 Oz. ;30c Pkt. 5c. 



French Legion of Honor. A single, dwarf, bushy variety 

 bearing rich golden yellow flowers with garnet blotches in 

 center of each petal ; about one foot high. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden 

 yellow; very double. Valuable for bedding Pkt. 5c. 



Prince of Orange. {Calendulaofficinalisfi.pl.) Very large 

 double, golden yellow flowers, the petals shaded dark 

 orange. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Meteor. (Calendula officinalis fl. j?l.) Large double flowers; 

 petals light yellow, delicately edged with orange, two feet 

 high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. Smafl, bright orange yellow 

 flowers ; dwarf habit, excellent for borders or massing. 

 The plants average about twelve inches high. Oz. 35c. Pkt. 5c. 



Mavfi7r»ia Formosa. Easily grown, large flowering, 

 IViariyoia half hardy annual : foliage thick and vel- 

 vety ; pods curiously shaped ; flowers fragrant, delicate 

 rose-lilac, blotched and shaded with crimson Pkt. 5c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (S'ee Foitr O'Cloch) 

 MATH lOLA— (See Stocks) 



Ma fviz-a fin Eximia grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double Fever- 

 iVlelLriCa.rict y^-g,,,) white, double; desirable tor bed- 

 ding. Half hardy annual. , Pkt. 5c. 



1\/laiii«*:i'n/rlia Graceful climber for greenhouse, basket 



iViaiiranaia or outdoor purposes. The vines are 



covered with rich purple, white or rose colored, foxglove 



shaped blossoms. Tender perennial, blooming first season ; 



six feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



