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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Gentaurea 



The Centaureas are an exceedingly interesting genus of 

 plants, embracing annuals, biennials and perennials, which, 

 though botanically ahke, are very different in appearance. 

 Some are very valuable for the beauty of their silvery white, 

 velvet-hke foliage, the flowers being unattractive; others are 

 of great value for the beauty of their flowers. They are all 

 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. IScts 



Qymnocarpa, sometimes called Dusty Miller. Valuable be- 

 cause of its silvery gray foUage and graceful, drooping habit 

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

 iiigh , Pkt. lOcts 



VARIETIES CULTIVATED FOR THEIR FLOWERS 



Cyanus (iBachelor''s Button. Corn Flower'). This is the flower 

 seen in such great abundance in the fields of Europe, and to 

 a less extent in this country, and though a weed there., in its 

 improved forms it is one of the most attractive of garden 

 flowers. If seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the 

 spring and the flowers picked so as to prevent the plant ex- 

 hausting itself by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of 

 bright blue, white or pink flowers from July till late in autumn. 

 One to two feet high. Mixed, all colors Pkt. 5ct8 



Double Mixed {Bachelor^ s Buttoii). Produces larger, more 

 globular flowers than the common Pkt. Sets 



Odorata (Sweet Sultan). An old fashioned, hardy annual 

 about eighteen inches high, with long stemmed, sweet scented, 

 light blue or purple flowers Pkt. lOcts 



Marguerite. A sweet-scented, white Gentaurea, about as large 

 as a medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Gentaurea 

 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 remarkable. The 

 beauty of this easily cultivated plant is certain to make it 

 very popular Pkt. lOcts 



Imperiaiis flixed. An excellent, sweet-scented variety. The 

 flowers are finely laciniated, and are about the size of a carna- 

 tion. They have long stems and keep well after cutting. The 

 colors range through white, rose, lilac, purple and yellow. 

 Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high Pkt. lOcts 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower'). 



CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— (See Virginian Stock'). 



Chrysanthemums have deservedly become very pop- 

 ular. They are showy and effective in the garden, 

 and are very desirable for cut flowers. Our list 

 affords a fine range for selection. 

 The Carirmtum and Coronarium varieties are hardy annuals one and one-half to two feet high, and are most 

 desirable for the garden. The others are the taller and later blooming sorts so largely used by florists. 



EARLY BLOOMING GARDEN SORTS 



Carinatum Burridgeanum, crimson, white center; single Pkt. 5ct8 



Carinatum Eclipse, pure golden yellow, with a bright purplish-scarlet ring 



or center on the ray florets, the disc being dark brown; very striking 



Coronarium sulphureum flore pleno, produces charming double flowers of a 



dehcate lemon or sulphur shade 



Coronarium, double white , 



Coronarium. double yellow 



Mixed, Carinatum and Coronarium varieties 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming aod Florists' Sorts 

 Japonicum, fl. pi., Japanese variety. Flowers of pecu- 

 i liar form and much beauty, combining numerous shades 



' of color. Half hardy perennial . . Pkt.26ct8 



Indicum, fl. pi. , half hardy perennial ; very double; mixed 



colors • 



Frutescens (Marguerite or Paris Daisy). This variety, 

 under the name of Marguerite, has attained great popu- 

 larity among florists. The pretty single, golden centered, 

 white flowers are freely produced, and the plant will grow 



under almost any circumstances. Perennial 



Superb mixed double, seed from finest Ghinese and Japan- 

 ese varieties 



Gentaurea, Marguerite. 



Chrysanthemum 



Sets 



Sets 

 5ct8 

 Sets 

 6ct8 



»5cts 



lOcts 

 26ct8 



#^Sn/vi9<ll*i<^ Greenhouse perennials, which can be planted 

 1 -« I n Pi I n I in out in summer. They thrive best in a mixture 

 ^^ I II V I U I I U ^f loam and peat. One to two feet high. 

 riaHtima candidissima (sometimes called Dusty Miller). Gultivated 

 for its extremly handsome, silvery-white foliage; very ornamental 

 as a decorative pot plant, or for bedding purposes. . • . .Pkt. lOcts 

 ■ " Socts 



Chrysanthemu 

 Carinatum. 



Hybrida, choicest mixed, from best large flowering varieties 



Hybrida, flore pleno, the flowers are perfectly and evenly double, and 

 in great variety of colors > 



Hybrida, very dwarf, large flowered, growing only eight inches high. 

 Blooms profusely; many colors: desirable 



Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest sort among Cinerarias. 

 The plant is about one and one-half feet high and covered with large, beautiful 

 white flowers having purphsh centers. An abundant bloomer in early spring 

 and excellent for Easter decoration Pkt. JiScts 



25ct8 

 35cts 



