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



PoItv* "^^^ Palm is one of the most ornamental plants in the 

 £^0.1111 greenhouse and those varieties that are hardy enough 

 to bear planting out on the lawn during warm weather are 

 sure to command attention. The seed of both varieties is 

 slow to germinate, and for best results should have a mode- 

 rate amount of heat. 

 Chamaerops Humilis (Divarf Fan Palm) The most hardy and 

 dwarf of its species, seldom attaining a height of over eight 



to ten feet. Half hardy perennial — Pkt. lOc 



Chamserops Excelsa (Hempen Palm) A greenhouse variety in 

 this latitude. As a lawn plant in our southern states it is 

 conspicuously attractive. A well grown specimen will attain 

 a height of twenty-five or thirty feet. Tender herbaceous 



perennial Pkt. 10c. 



Pamnae Hvacc (Gynerium argenteum) Magnificent 

 1 cllll|Jci9 Vj.1 Clod ornamental grass, producmg numer- 

 ous flower stems surmounted by plumes of silvery infiores 

 cence. Half hardy perennial; ten feet high Pkt, 5c. 



Paccior* Plrk-«Ar**i» (Passifiora) Most interesting and 

 X^aSSlOIl nower -well known climber bearing singu- 

 larly beautiful flowers. 

 Ccerulea. Half hardy deciduous climber with blue and white 

 flowers of remarkable beauty Pkt. 10c. 



Pfikac Fv^aflocfirifr ( Lathy run latif alius) A hardy perennial 

 J. Cddy j^vc;ii<i9Ltiig climber producing for many weeks a suc- 

 cession of blossoms in clusters of eight to ten each. Only a few 

 flowers can be expected the second season, but in the thud and 

 fourth, the plants then being well established, an abundance of foli- 

 age and blooms is afforded. The plants die down late in the tall and 

 start again in the spring. Sow seed in open ground. 



Rose. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. I White. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c, 



Mixed. White, rose and purple. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



PELARGONIUM— (-See Geranium) 



tcf AiYirkn Handsome, half hardy, herbaceous perennials 

 S Lemon about two feet high and much in favor for bedding 

 out. Flowers bell-shaped or tubular, an inch and a half long, boi ne 



in racemes or spikes, ^\hlte 



and various shades of rose and 



purplish red striped w ith 



^ white. Roots should be pro 



^ tected in winter. 



Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



Pentj 



P^rt„«. (-Pfeonm herb- 



* CWiijr acea Chinensis) 

 "Well known herbaceous 

 perennial plants which 

 may be grown either 

 from seed or roots. They 

 are so gorgeous in their 

 beauty that they should 

 have a place in every 

 yard and are sure to 

 repay the little care re- 

 quired. About three f 

 high. (Peony Roots are 

 listed in our autumn 

 Bulb Catalogue) 



Double' Mixed... Pkt. 25c. 



PERIWINKLE— (See Vinca) 



Nankinensis A t r o - 

 purpurea Laciniata. 



Ornamental foliage 

 plants similar to Co- 

 leus. They are of 

 easy culture, grow- 

 ing freely in any 

 good, common gar- 

 den soil. Very fine 

 for bedding with 

 silver-leaved plants. 

 The foliage is dark 

 metallic bronze al- 

 most black. Half 

 hardy annual; two 

 feet high.... Pkt. 5c. 



Pentstemon 



Phlox Drummondi jrS 



equalled in the magnificent display of their many and 

 brilliantly colored flowers. They will grow even in 

 poor soil, but in order to develop to their highest per- 

 feetion, must have rich soil and must be given room. 

 Plants from seed sown in open ground in fall or early 

 spring will begin flowering about July 1, and will be 

 literally covered with bloom until autumn. Unsur- 

 passed'for masses of separate colors or for bouquets. 

 One foot high. (See colored plate on front cover) 



Alba. Pure white, very desirable. Oz. 90c Pkt. 10c. 



Black Warrior. Very deep maroon. Oz. 90c.. " 10c. 



Isabellina. Creamy yellow. Oz. 90c " 10c. 



Kermesina Alba Oculata. Rosy crimson, white 

 eye. Oz. 90c " 10c. 



Lilac. With white center. Oz. 90c " 10c. 



Rosea. Deep rose, with white eye. Oz. 90c... " 10c. 



Rosy Chamois. Deep salmon rose. Oz. 90c — " 10c. 



Scarlet. Maroon center. Oz. 90c " 10c. 



Splendens. Crimson, pure white eye; one of 

 the finest of this strain. Oz. 90c " 10c. 



Violet. Deep violet blue, white eye. Oz. 90c. . " 10c, 



Extra Choicest Mixed. Best large flowered 

 varieties. Oz. 75c " 5c. 



PICOTEE— (See Carnation) 



Platycodon Japonicus fl. pi. pliiFilwir) 



Distinctly superior to the ordinary varieties; flowers 

 double instead of single and the ten petals, in color a 

 very attractive deep blue, are in the form of an open 

 bell. Hardy perennial; twelve to eighteen inches high 

 and in flower from June until October Pkt. 10c. 



