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



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CI APK^IA Beautiful, hardy annuals from California, with rose 



wi-«rii\iYin. colored, white and purple flowers, in delicate but very 1W1 /P^:^'/' 



brilliant shades. The plants are about eighteen inches high and pro- ,-JL r \\f fl"-'-^ % 



fuse bloomers. Mixed double Pkt. 5cts v3/^ V ' f ^^L ^ ^ 



C\ FMATI^ Well known and universally admired climbers, some v^^*)L^ Vil "^^ ^9^^ ^m 



VLtLriTiniio of ^ije varieties being remarkable for the size and ^^^T^~^-jPvV°^l^r ^O^^^^^ 



beauty of their blossoms and others for their gracefulness. Fine for ' 



covering arbors, verandas, etc., as they cling readily to almost any <^^B^^£H^'v\ 1 



object. Most of the kinds are hardy, herbaceous perennials, but some ^'^'^^j/^VlV 



little protection in northern latitudes, through winter, is advis«5d. ^ 4§l^''''<f \. '\tf/;' M l\Ml '^^^^ 



Virginiana iVirgia\<i Bower). A rapid climber, growing twenty feet in ^^if 1^^ V| \ 



a single season. The blossoms are small, white and in lary-e clus- ■l.^trhW-^^ i w't 4 '' cvW' <>— . / 



ters Pkt. lOcts^UilMl \^- iTSr\l .V-. * rV^ ^^^1 



Flammula, a slender but vigorous climber, reaching ten to fifteen feet 



high, with clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers in Au^-ust and ■■,— - -m m^^.^^-^^-— ^. w^-« -^ — rtt\ 



September. Sometimes called Sweet Virgin's Bower Pkt. octs ^JpjTVi^-^^y^lWnLN^'^'"^*'*^^^^ 



Mixed, furnishes varieties having clouds of purple and white flowers. 4art^K?^^=^^~/w^i^^=jKli^ 



Pkt. locts "TJ^K^i^rM fstJ^H^ k 



CI lANTHlK HAMPIFPI ^^'<^''"2/'P^«)- a greenhouse plant '^•i*^ V. I^aJ!?*!^ A 

 V/L,l/\il lllUO UAiTiriLrl^l bearing clusters of very curiously 



shaped and intensely brilhantly colored flowers, scarlet with black center. 



Plants do not bear transplanting, and should be kept rather dry. Pkt. 20c 



CflRfPA SCANHPN^ a fine, rapid growing climber, with hand- 

 \^\JU\l^t\ «V/\ni/Ui'^o some foliage, and large, bell-shaped flowers, 

 green at first, but rapidly changing to a beautiful, deep violet-blue. A 

 well established plant will run fifty feet in a season, covering a large ver- 

 anda with handsome foliage and beautiful flowers. Tender perennial. TW { 



Pkt. Sets '^ 

 COCKSCOMB— O^^ee C'eZosfa). COIX LACHRYMA— (See Jo?>'« Tea?-sj. 



^'^ ^^ ■ ^,^ _^ Probably the best known and most popular of f ^ ^L/'y\xi 1 



■ -4 \\ I fr^ ■■ ^^ ornamental foliage plants. Leaves are of many ^^ — -L^x^J^ |l»A A 



^^■^ ^^ ■ ^^ ^"^ ^-^ shades of color and have a rich, velvety appear- 

 ance of extraordinary' beauty. No lawn should be without these Jec- ^|\V\- Co-uvbi-.e. 

 orative plants. Tender perennial. 



Finest Hybrids mixed, extra choice Pkt. 25ct8 COLUMBINE — Continued 



Large Leaved, mixed, ea:ira c/io2ce, certain to produce plants -,......., , , 



of exceeding beauty Pkt. 35cts Ccerulea by brida, double, a vigorous growmg, ver>- hand- 

 Large Leaved, Copper Colored. This Coleus is of great merit ^ ^.?me variety with blue and white flowers. . . . . . Pkt. lOcts 



and is worthy of a prominent place in greenhouse and gar- Califomica hybrida, one of the handsomest of all the colum- 

 den. The leaves are large and the plants grow about two „ ^ines, having orange, red and yellow flowers. . .Pkt. lOcts 

 feet in height. The foliage is beautifully variegated in Vervaeneana fol. vanegatis, plants variegated leaved and 

 shades of rich red, bronze and copper color and is quite producing double, ro.se colored blossoms; exceedingly 



distinct Pkt. 2oct8 „!^^^!/f^i-.- ••••••••••■•••■•••••■ Pkt. lOcts 



Mixed double, besf a/fci /mes^ colors " octs 



G O I U m b i n e "^^^^S^^S- convolvulus MAJOR-(See Morniug Glory). 



^^^^' ^-■■■■■-^■■■V^ den hat a space de- CONVOF VIII IIS MINOP <Di'-orf Morning Glory). 



voted to hardy perennials, and no bed of perennials would ^^^^ ' ^^ ^ kji^xj-^ lml^\J^\ Dwarf plantsof trailing, 



be complete without a due proportion of Columbines. They branching habit, each covering a space about two feet in di- 



are of the easiest culture, and when once established will ameter. At mid-day they are completely covered with a 



furnish for many years a magnificent display of the hand- mass of briUiant. many colored blossoms which remain open 



somest flowers each spring and summer. The beds should in clear weather till evening. Half hardy annual; one foot 



be kept clear of weeds and given each year a liberal dressing high. 



of well rotted manure. Hardy herbaceous perennials; two Tricolor, bright blue, shaded white, yellow throat. Pkt. Sets 



to three feet high. Albus, pure white " octs 



Mixed " octs 



/' y'M — ^ i\ /I COREOPS\S— (See Calliopsis^. 



m/m tl i \ il y^ .-"w ^-^ B'-b.'-w ^^». ^-* ^ very effective, autumn 



■ # fi j^ III •• S^ flowering plant. Quite hardy 



W A ^"^ x::^ ■ m ■ v-r v:f ^^^ ^^^p-^ growing, forming 



*\ m. E I HI m vi ai /PHmIl^ bush-like plants five to eight feet high and covered with large, 



%\ \. M I ll/i /g e/ XL '"'fM/ i^\ . single, dahlia-like flowers. Should be started in this latitude 



'//I % ^ I IfW W // / m&l ^° March and transplanted to open ground about June 1st. 



'J l¥':liW, ¥ y/ /yMltUi Hybrida, large white. This variety produces a profusion 



^. vv . -V w • \-tiiJu/^^y/^jfJ^^^Kmj of large, pure white flowers, which being gracefully poised 



^K. A; ^ ^\ ml i ^wKi/ y^^i^^^^^^^^mlll ^° ^^°^ stems, are extremely useful for decorative pur- 



^v -' \' , j(l«^ii>'ircC«rf^.^^^^^^^ Wfl. poses Pkt. octs 



Hybrida, Giant mixed ■ octs 



EARLY FLOWERING COSMOS. 



We have secured an early flowering strain which is sure 

 to come into bloom before frost even when started Outdoors 

 and will give a great profusion of bloom until late in the 

 autumn. 

 Dawn. An early flowering strain in which all the flowers 



are white Pkt. 5cts 



Early Flowering, mixed. Comparatively dwarf plants, pro- 

 ducing both white and colored flowers, coming into bloom 



\ \ -=s=i=>.^ ^viAj much earlier than the giant forms Pkt. octs 



,V'; i ,^ \\^^^^^Z^^7y CUCURBITA— (5ee Go?ir(f). 



^ ^ ^-"^"S^iumm^Kit^K L \ "" ^^^t^t^HII CVCl AMFN "^ell known and universally admired tu- 



w"^^ ^^^wjWBfclo^Aks^ _ .?>w ^^^BBBb//,'i VUrtiTlL,!! berous rooted plants producing exceed- 



^^^iv/j ingly handsome red and white flowers. Tender perennial; 



^///^"C^^«^^?A^^a^^^^^^^^^«^K^/-/ Persicum, mixed, of great beauty, and many colors. Pkt. 15cts 



y^f / Persicum, giganteum, mixed, characterized by beautiful foliage 

 '^ and profuse bloom: each flower is from two to two and a half 



"^ly^/y'^lK^f^^lS^^^^^^i^^^f^y^// . inches long. Very choice Pkt. 20cts 



i^^f^y/y / rVPPFQQ VINP (Tpomaa Quanwclit\ A most Ix-autiful 



%y ^^" ^ ■ r l\L,00 V iniw climber, with delicate, dark green, feath- 



^ % er>' foliage, and an abundance of bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet or white blos- 



?:^ W/ 4 "'-^ ^^ '. sf^rns. which contrast most beautifully with the graceful foliage. Tender annual; 



<^.^x^- .' ' about fifteen feet high. 



Scarlet Pkt. r>cts White Pkt. Sets Mixed Pkt. 5cts 



Vf/V PV HA HI I A Both the single and double strains of this magnificent race of plants may be had 

 LrrviiL.if\ j^ jj^p greatest variety and beauty from seed. If planted early and forced they 

 Cosmos. || y,\ can be made to flower the first season. Tend r herbaceous perennials. 



\.\ Finest double, mixed, seerf <<ni'cd from choicest double flowers Pkt. 1 Sets 



^ Finest single, mixed, brilliant flowers running through a wide range of striking colors. " lOcts 

 For Dahlia roots, see '''Bulbs and Roots.^' 



