D. M. PERRY & CO' 3 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. n 



CARNATIONS-Continued JK# 



Varieties of Carnations Adapted to 

 Both Pot and Outdoor Culture 



For outdooi' culture, a good, rich compost is indispensable to 



the production of fine carnations; tliere is scarcely any plant to 



which a congenial soil is of so much importance. _ 



DOUBLE DWARF VIENNA MIXED ^OBW> ^^^8^, ^ 1^ ^^^tX^l^-'^^rr 



Large flowered and comos into bloom earlier than the pre- i^fSSS^^ V^W^ W^ j^ ^^^^ ^S^ 



ceding sorts. Produces flowers of many colors and beau- . .fcJaKl l^l^By mW\i7^ £r ^V Jtt'i^^w^'^'t^ 

 tiful markings Pkt. lOcts ^^MSVIwliHI ^Wi 



EARLY DOUBLE SNOW WHITE GRENADIN s«™]k.^.^,,iiiM»»w .k^« 



A splendid sort for either pot culture or the garden. The ^(^F^HWI^ ^C*^<^1 

 plants are vigorous, erect and bushy in growth. Comes ^SHSp^T S^^ "^ 

 into flower very early and furnishes abundant bloom for a ^5B|^^^^^ ^^-;^-. TOH •o;*'^, 

 long time. The flowers are large, double, clear white and ^2^^ ^rV*^'^ '■^r^^^7T!l&^'' 

 wonderfully fragrant. One of the most profitable plants '^%^i^5^^\'^ tjtmi^ - 

 for florists, tut should have a place in every private gar- ^^^^^V /ild^^^ESfe-X^^^^^KN^'-^^V^^ 



den Pkt. 25cts As:^V>li'X^^Ml|#BS)^^'* 



DOUBLE RED GRENADIN ^vT^^K^ J< ^^^^^^^/^Wf-J 



Plants a little smaller and less erect than the White Gren- 

 adin, but come into bloom a little earlier and are fully 

 as floriferous. Flowers double, fragrant and of rich, deep 

 red color Pkt. IScts ^^^Ifl^^ <■ v~ UTIIT'ISIHU^ "^ Hj 



nARQUERITE CARNATION ^^MM^W^^W/^J^y A V 



The plants of this wonderfully fine strain may be made to ^^W^Sm^MxIlfS^A^J- /Jj^ I 



flower in four months, and be in continuous bloom. The ^T*^^imm^f^lw^ u\ I ^ 



flowers are large, very double and fragrant and of beauti- ^ ''«" «^l w>^/^^i / !/>: 



ful color; one of the best "pinks'" in cultivation.. Pkt. Sets 



FLORIST'S PINK 



{Plumariu^ Scoticns, fl. pl.^ This is the double form of w /* 



c jmmon garden or clove pink, and though so common is one w0 W' « marji ivii/jrii^ /«i^ 



of the best of our hardy, garden perennials Pkt. S5cts V " mm f Wtff J^y 



^ Carnation, 



Marguerite. 



i^Wi^^K^-^feS^i^ CELOSIA, TALL GROWING SORTS. 



,^3^. '^^^^^Sf-^^/^--^^^^^^ Pyramidalis piumosa mixed. The plant is about eighteen inches high 

 «Si^^^"'^-::^ii^^J^'^-^s ^^^ \% ^"^ ''^ covered with long, brilliantly colored and gracefully formed 



K^^\ ^ plumes in red, yellow or violet Pkt. 5cts 



'/-^/^ l^i^!J?^4X^^^ L^ii^^ Triumph of the Exposition. Plant of pyramidal form, bearing many 

 ^^B^ i^^^l^^^\^jS{w^i\ '^—^ exceedingly graceful, feather-like spikes of intensely brilliant 



' ^^'^ A MUlim^^^^J^i^^'^^K crimson color. Height about two feet Pkt. lOcts 



t^^\^V^ Variegated. A strain between the plumosa and cockscomb types 



Ujj/^ V ^^ which the plumes are broadened at the top into many small, 



jfv?N^^^*^-S'/!'^^'***'^^^i >-irv. comb-like forms, and are variegated and striped in red and yel- 



^^^iRS^^^t^^^ low Pkt.lOcts 



Japan. The plant grows to the height of two and a half or three 



^^ t^^ feet, and is covered with spikes or combs which are very finely 



J^xl^?^t X cut and of great brilliancy of color Pkt. lOcts 



r/yJi;i.^§ifc^PAi>«^iw/ dwarf and tree cockscomb iypes. 



Giant Empress. A very beautiful variety in which the dwarf 

 W ^ plant has dark red leaves, and forms immense, bright crimson 



S!^WWfJ!:^i BBi ^'^b3^W^/S^Jr4^S^ ^^^ combs , Pkt. 15cts 



"^^^^B^gfSjs k, \Y Glasgow Prize (President Thiers). The whole plant seems to be 



>^\^i^!^B^Mi'^v==^V^^^J'V¥|^\ formed into an immense comb densely corrugated and of in- 



/ '*^^V^£"W>t f ^k describably brilliant color. One of the most striking examples of 



'•i^.^aF'^B?'^ l^/WT/^^^MMf i^'^^Xllr-J^^^Sy tl^6 possibility of modifying the form of plants bj- cultivation 



j,V,-SgRj^5^/ ;Y/ ^^^^^^P^l^^ ^^L^^R- ^'^*'^ selection Pkt. 1 Octs 



^^tj^''^^^^^^'^9^^\3 '^^T^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ Dwarf Rose. Large, rose colored combs " lOcts 



* i'^^J!hf^J-^'^^.'S9%Mt^^^^S^^^^ Dwarf Yellow. Large, yellow combs " 1 Octs 



Castor Bean, Zanzibariensis. Dwarf Mixed. A mixture of the best dwarf- 

 growing sorts Pkt. octs 



CASTOR BEAN i^^^^f^v^) _^^ 



Tall, majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy green, brown or ,*4^^^^^^^^^^^^^iH 



bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet or of green, prickly fruit. J^^M^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-*^ 



Of very quick growth in rich soil. Tender annual; six to fifteen feet jfflSwJI^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^. 



Zanzibariensis, a comparatively new species of wonderfully vigorous ^B^BaMsS^mB^^^^^^^^^^^y 



growth. The plants grow from ten to fifteen feet high. The leaves nHHSHl^^Bii^^^^l^^^^n^ 



have a brilliant lustre, measure about thirty inches across, and in dif- |^^^Bi^^^SBiH^^^5P<^K6^&i^^ 



ferent plants range from bright green with green stems to deep bronze ^^KB^^^^^^^^^^f^^^^^^ B^^M ^^-^ 



with dark red stems. We know of no annual plant so desirable for tSlii|B'#' /^^ BB^^^ ^^TJSB^a^^' 



concealing vmsightly objects, or of more imposing beauty when stand- ^8B^^ '^^'^^^^w^k^ ~" ^^^^Is^^' 



ing alone on the lawn. Mixed varieties Pkt. Sets '*t^^^;^>- — "^^^\^^^^^^^^^^^<il^ ""^^^^ 



Sanguineus (Tricolor), blood red stalks with red venation in leaves; y^^ S"^ :^'^ .-"^W'^^^^^ 



g> BHM ^%^^M JL A class of plants having colored foliage, ^'>0^"?^j^^^^^^'-'^^^^ i|^ 



B^Jj ■.%^^^B ^fl^ and in which the innumerable small ^^^'rr^^ ^"^P^^ffl "^P 44'^^^^^^ \i^>'~ — ^ — ^^^ 



their supports, form a very brilliantly colored mass, sometimes \^ -^''€ffi^''!^^ ^-'Z' ' ■■ 'llv- Ll ' ^ W^-^v'^^- 



gracefully arranged like plumes, and sometimes more dense, ^^ '$5*/- >!i;^'*^^^« ' ^S^ 



corrugated and frilled at the edge like a cockscomb. They form 7 •^'^iS^^ ■■-^^*--^ '-''iHl^s.yBI^ ^-^^>^ 



the gayest possible decoration for the greenhouse or conservatory I '^^^ ' ' ' -aJ^a -^^^P^^ ^^^^"^ "~ 



and retain their brilliant coloring for a long time after being cut. '_.^^ -i»^;?^^^^^^#^^^^-^^A" -^■^'"t.i- 



Half hardy annuals. Plant in light, rich soil, and give plenty of ' "^ - -^d-^ -^>-^^'^_ 



moisture. Celosia, Dwarf. 



