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



e -#*.■■ -. #^ 3 ^ t .^ ^l, (Marvel of Peru). The plants 



^ Cj IJ f ^J IL^ I O CK ^^® large, and each needs three 

 ^"^ ^^ ^"^ ^'^ ^fc^ ■ m. Q^. jq^j^. jgg^ Q^ space each way 

 for its best development. The flowers are funnel shaped, white, red, 

 yellow or striped with these colors; and open about four o'clock in the 

 afternoon, remain open all night, and generally perish before noon the 

 next day. The French call it Belle de Nuit, " Beauty of Night.'' Will 

 grow in any common garden soil. Sow seed in open ground. Hardy 

 two feet high. White, red striped Pkt. Sets 



Gold striped Pkt. 



Red " 



White " 



Sets 

 5cts 

 Sets 



Yellow. 



Yellow, red striped. 



nixed 



Sets 

 Sets 

 Bets 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA, 



Fuchsia 



n 9 i Q %/ '^^^ Daisy has been so far improved 

 UO I oy by selection and careful cultivation 

 that good seed will give at least eighty per 

 cent, of flowers that are as large and double 

 as any of the named sorts that are propagated 

 by division of the roots and are sold at a high 

 price. The plants bloom well in the house and 

 are splendid for early spring and summer 

 flowering when planted in a slightly shaded 

 situation. 



Double white Pkt. lOcts 



Double mixed " 5ct8 



Double red [Longfellow) finest strain. " lOcts 



r\^^ tirSk Large, branching plants, pro- 

 *J^\.\AV^ ducing very large, handsome, 

 double or single, trumpet-shaped blossoms, 

 yellow, white and lilac, of exquisite fragrance. 

 Some are equal in beauty to our choicest lilies. 

 Tender annuals; three feet high. 

 Wrighti, pure white at the center, passing into lilac and 



blue at the border; a magnificent plant Pkt. Sets 



Chlorantha, fl. pi., magnificent, large, double yel- 

 low blossoms, richly scented " Sets 



Fastuosa alba, fl. pi., flowers double, pure white. . " 5cts 



Mixed " Sets 



DELPHINUM-CSee Larkspur). 



DEW PLANT— (-See Mesembryanthemum). 



DIANTHUS— (See Pink). 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS— (See Sweet Williavi). 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS— (See Carnation). 



DIGITALIS— (See Foxglove). 



DOLICHOS— (See Hyacinth Bean). 



EDELWEISS — (See Gnaphalium). 



ELICHRYSUM— (See Helichrysum). 



ERAQROSTIS— (See Love Grass). 



C^ vol r>V^ (I^iditalis) . Plants grow to the height of three to four 

 1 V/AglV/VI5 feet and produce dense spikes of brilliantly colored 

 flowers. A valuable flower in every perennial garden ; does not usually 

 blossom until the second year. Hardy biennials or perennials. 

 Ivery's Spotted, an endless variety of colors; robust and hardy .Pkt. Sets 

 Splendid mixed " Sets 



French Hnn^VQIirl^-l^ (Hedysarum). Very handsome, 

 rrencn nUntSydUWrlVlS free flowering plants, producing 



racemes of beautiful pea-shaped flowers; well adapted for borders or 



rock work. Hardy perennial ; f ovir feet high. 

 Coronarium, scarlet. .Pkt. Sets Coronarium album, white. .Pkt. Sets 



There are a great many exceedingly beautiful varieties 

 propagated by cuttings, but the plants are easily grown 

 from seed, and one can depend upon getting fine flowers, some of which 

 are likely to be as beautiful as the expensive named sorts. Tender 

 perennial. Double, finest mixed Pkt. 35cts 



Showy plants, flowering the first year, 

 and among the gayest ornaments of 

 the garden. 



Picta, one foot high; flowers crimson and yellow. Hardy annual; with 

 root protection in winter, becomes a perennial Pkt. Sets 



Picta Lorenziana. For general decorative purposes, as well as for bou- 

 quets, this is invaluable, its gay colored flowers being abundantlj^ pro- 

 duced from July until frost. 

 Hardy annual; one foot high; 

 with root protection in win- 

 ter, becomes a perennial. 

 Sulphur, orange, claret and 

 amaranth, mixed. Pkt. .'jcts 



Grand if lora, the largest flow- 

 ers of the species ; blossoms 

 scarlet and orange; excel- 

 lent for cutting. Hardy 

 perennial Pkt. Sets 



Gaillardia 



Eschscholtzia 



{California 

 Poppy). 



A genus of the Poppy family and fully as valuable as the 



common Poppy for garden ornamentation and as easily 



grown. Nothing is handsomer or richer in color than a 



bed of these in full bloom. Hardy annuals; height one 



foot, except Bush. The state flower of California. 

 BUSH. A new and distinct variety of unusual merit. One 



of the best of the California Poppies. Leaves are coarser 



and larger than the common kinds. Flowers are about three inches 



in diameter, and are formed of broad, bright yellow petals with wavy 



edges. Stems ten inches long. Height about two feet Pkt. 5cts 



Californica, bright yellow " 5cts 



Californica, double white, creamy white " Sets 



Crocea striata, striped " Sets 



Mandarin, the outer side of the petal is tinged with scarlet, 



the inner side rich orange Pkt. Sets Mixed " 5cts 



Flllalisi lskr\r\ntf*^ -^ most magnificent and exceedingly graceful 



■.Ulalla JdfJV^rilWd ornamental grass from Japan, growing five to 



six feet high Pkt. lOcts 



El I n h O r h i 21 lla ri^et^t^ ^ beautiful foliage plant sometimes 

 U P n O r D I a VariCgata known as "Snow on the Mountain." 

 The leaves are very showy, being veined and margined with white. Hardy an- 

 nual; two feet high. Plant in siinny situation Pkt. Sets 



PA^fUAf fle-ace (Stipapennata). Hardy perennial,ornamental grass of much beauty, 

 ' '^^tfl'^i wltSoo used in the formation of winter bouquets. Onefoothigh — ■ - ■ 

 P^ r n e Flowerless plants, too well known to need description. Many of the most beautiful sorts 

 r C I 1 1 can be propagated from seed (spores) only. Their exceeding grace and beauty will well 

 repay all care bestowed upon them. Fine mixed. .Pkt. SOcts Finest species, mixed. .Pkt. 35cts 

 FEVERFEW— (See Matricaria and Pyrethrum). 



P^ rO'^f M ^ N r\^ (Myosotis). A favorite old fashioned flower, bearing clusters of blue 

 ■ ^* S'^t" lfHS~I^V/t blossoms. It thriveswell in the shadeor open border. Hardy perennial. 

 Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit, six to eight inches high; fiowers large, blue. .Pkt. 5cts 

 Dissitiflora, very deep blue; early blooming, six to eight inches high " IScts 



