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



67 



A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop some care should be 

 taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous 

 growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal 

 enriching with large quantities of tcell rotted manure Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest 

 colored flowers when grown on rather hght. poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. Cultural directions 

 are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. While some seeds need special treatment, the 

 following general rules will apply to all : Make the surface of the soil as fine, smooth and level as possible; do not plant 

 when the ground is wet; cover each lot of seeds to a uniform ^oth, which th'uid not be more than four or six times the 

 diameter of the seed: press the soil firmly over the seed; plam m rows, so that tne starting plants can be seen easily; be 

 careful not to allow the young plants to be crowded or to be smothered by weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of. .$1.15 Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the valueof. $4.85 

 2.00 " " " " 2.35 " 5.00 " " " " 6.15 



«• 3.00 " " " " 3.60 " 10.00 " " " «' 12.50 



These Rates apply only to Seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. No Discount can be 



allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



ABOBRA VIRIDiriORA t\X^X^!>ui 



climbing half 

 rooted, peren- 

 nial gourd. The scarlet fruit is not larger than a cherry and 

 is strikingly in contrast with the dark green, finely cut toMiore. 

 The plant needs a warm, sunny situation. Height fifr^-en 

 feet Pkt. 1 Gets 



ARIITIIOIM 'Floicering Maple). Very popular perennial. 



r\l3\j I ILl/ll greenhouse shrub, producing a profusion of Vj»^ll- 

 shaped. drooping flowers, which vary in color in differ^-nt 

 plants from white or yellow to deep orange and crimson veined 

 w-ith yellow. Well adapted for house culture and for bedding 

 outdoors. Finest mixed Pkt. 25ct8 



ArDOri IMIIIf (.Everlasting). Very pretty, half hardy 



rtvnwLliiltJiTi annual, producing white and rose colored, 



daisy-like flowers in August and September. These are the 



"Immortelles"' so desirable for wreaths and winter bouquets. 



Height one foot. Roseutn, light rose.. Pkt. Sets 



Album, pure white. Pkt. 5cts Mixed " Sets 



AnillMIA riDDHH^i (Mountain Fringe, Wood Fringe. 

 AtULUITII^ lylHHIIUO^ Allegheny Vine). A beautiful, 



graceful climber and profuse bloomer. Hardy biennial. 



Height fifteen feet. White and pink Pkt. lOcts 



ADONIS AITUMNALIS 'd;:ri^SSi..^^S?':^l 



baceous annual, one foot high. The finely cut dark green 

 foliage, in which are set the intense blood red flowers, 

 gives the plant a very striking appearance. .. Pkt. 5cts 



A beautiful, hardy annual. The 

 flowers are like a'n inverted tas- 

 sel or a cockade in shape, and 

 are borne in dense clusters. They are very useful for 

 bouquets, and the plants are very attractive in the 

 garden. The different varieties are from six 

 inches to two feet in height and covered with 

 bloom all summer. 



riexicanum, light blue, about fifteen ' 



inches high Pkt. Sets 



Imperial Dwarf White, height about six 



inches " 



Tom Thumb, Dwarf Blue, desirable for 



edging, six inches high " 



Lasseauxi, ro.se colored, about eighteen 



inches high '• 



Conspicuum, valuable for winter: 



white, eighteen inches high Pkt. Sets 



Mixed , seeds of the above varieties 



mixed " 5ct8 



nUNUOILITIITI/A ting for bouquets, and 



pretty in masses in l>eds. The annual 



variety is known as Rose of Heaven; the 



perennial as Rose Campion. One and a 



half feet high. Hardy. 

 Coronaria 

 CcBll-rosa 



annual " 5cts 



W YSSI IM Sweet 'Maritimum). This very hardy an- 

 AALIOOUlTl m^al comes into bloom very early in the 

 spring, covering it.self with innumerable clusters of 

 small, pure white flowers; they have a peculiar, deli- 

 cate fragrance, and are useful in all kinds of small 



bouquets. Grows one foot high Pkt. Sets 



Alyssum, Little Gem, a beautiful while variety of Sweet 

 Alyssum especially adapted to edgings, borders and 

 rock work. The plants grow about six inches high 

 and produce hundreds of flowers, which form a com- 

 pact mass of bloom about fifteen to eighteen inches in 



diameter. Hardy annual Pkt. lOcts 



Alyssum, Golden, (Saxa- 

 tHe<. flowers golden yel- 

 low: desirable for rock 

 work; showy in masses. 

 Hardy perennial. Height 

 one foot Pkt. Sets 





AQERATl\1 



crimson; perennial... .Pkt. 5cts 

 rose, white center; 



AOROSTIS NEBllOSA 



(Ornament- 

 al Grass). 

 An ornamental grass in which the small 

 seeds are so gracefully poised in large, 

 open clusters as to have the effect of a 

 cloud, and when dried can be effectively 

 used in dried bouquets. Grows easily in 

 any common garden soil. Hardv anniaal ; 

 about one and a half feet high. .Pkt. 5ctg 



5ct8 



5ct8 



5cts 



