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



UARKSPUR 



(Delphinium). The Larkspur is one of the handsomest and most 

 useful of plants, and for lar^e gardens is invaluable. 

 Double Dwarf Rocket, mixed, produces beautiful spikes of 



double flowers in many colors, hardy annual; ten inches 



high Pkt. Sets 



Cardiopetalum, an extremely ornamental, free floweiiug 



plant; riowers deep blue, heart-shaped. Hardy annual; 



one and one-half feet high 



Tall, Stock Flowered, mixed { Consolidafl.pl.) Spikes of 



double flowers eighteen inches long. Hardy annual; two 



feet high 



Double Emperor [Lnperiale fl. pi.) Compact and profuse 



bloomer, having erect spikes of perfectly double flowers. 



Hardy annual: one and one-half feet high. Mixed colors 

 Consolida candelabrum ff. pi., grows in the form of a 



branched candlestick; flowers double and of various col- 

 ors. Hardy annual; two feet high 



Nudicaule, scarlet flowers; fi^ne for rockeries, flower borders or 



pot culture. Hardy perennial; eighteen inches high Pkt.lOcta 



Elatum (Bee Larkspur), flowers are an intense blue color and 



have hairy petals in the center, which give them a fancied 



resemblance to a bee. Hardy perennial; five feet high " Sets 



Formosum, flower large, rich blue with a small, white center. Hardy 



p'lri'i^nnial : three feet high : blooms from July to November Pkt. Sets 



Cashmerianum, a most floriferous and valuable perennial; flowering the first year 



from seed sown early in spring. The dark blue flowers are one to two inches acTo.ss. 



and resemble a monk's hood. Height about one and one-half feet Pkt. lOcts 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— CSee Perennial Peas). 

 LATHYRUS ODORATUS-(-S'ee Svjeet Peas). 



I in^risi Cvmhalaria (Kenilu-orth ivy), a pretty, trailing plant 



LiinctriCl \«JlllUCllCtI ICt for covering rock work, and very useful 



for hanging baskets. Hardy perennial Pkt. lOcts 



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(Scarlet Flax). Qrandiflorum Rubrum. A beautiful and effective genus of plants, 



of slender and delicate growth 



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having a profusion of bright 

 flowers. Hardy annual; about 

 one and one-half feet hi^h. 



Pkt. octs 



A most elegant and useful 

 genus of plants of easy culture 

 and well adapted for bedding, 

 edgings, pots or rockeries. They 

 ma'ke a neat edging for beds of 

 white flowers, and are very ef- 

 fective in masses, being always 

 completely covered with flow- 

 ers. 

 Emperor William, a very fine, 



compact variety with intense 



blue flowei-s. One of the best. 



Half hardy annual.. .Pkt. Sets 

 Queen of Whites, pure white 



flowers. Half hardv annual. 

 Pkt. lOcts 

 Crystal Palace, a most desirable 



varietj' having bright blue 



flowers. Hall hardy annual. 

 Pkt. 5cts 



Larkspur, Elatum. 



LOBELIA, Continued 



Gracilis, the flowers are dark 

 blue with white centers; fine 

 for baskets, vases, etc., trail- 

 ing gracefully and blooming 

 profusely. Half hardy an- 

 nual; six inches high. 



Pkt. Sets 



Cardinalis (Cardinal Flovser). 

 A native species of very differ- 

 ent habit from the above, and 

 growing about two feet high, 

 with spikes of intensely brill- 

 iant scarlet flowers. Hardy 

 perennial Pkt. lOcts 



LONDON PRIDE — (See Lychnis 

 Chalcedonica.}. 



Love Grass 



(Eragrostis Elegans). A very 

 pretty species of ornamental 

 grass, growing one foot high; 

 good for winter bouquets. 



Hardy annual Pkt. octs 



LOVE GROVE— C-See Nemophila). 



Love-in-a-Mist 



(Xigella'). This singular plant 

 is also known as Lady-in-the- 

 Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, 

 because the blossoms are partly concealed by the abundance of finely cut foli- 

 age. The plant and flower are each handsome, and require but little care. 

 Hardy annual. 

 Damascena fl. pi., double blue blossoms; one and one-half to two feet 



high Pkt. Sets 



Damascena nana ft. pi., double white and blue blossoms; one foot 

 high " 6ct» 



LoEE-iA, Emoeror William. 



Beautiful, rapid growmg 

 hi 



Larkspur, Double Dwarf Rocket. 



LOphOSpermUm SCandenS cumbers, reacting a height 

 of ten or twelve feet, and excellent for covering trellis work, etc. Tender per- 

 ennial. Flowers large and bright violet purple Pkt. lOcts 



Very conspicuous plants, with spikes of pea-shaped blossoms of various colors. 



Hardy annual: about three feet high. 



Hartwegi, a beautiful species with finely cut foliage and blue blos- 

 soms Pkt. Sets 



Cruikshanki, blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple " Sets 



nic There are few plants that produce more brilliantly colored 

 III9 blossoms than Lvchnis. Thev are borne in clusters and con- 

 tinue fresh and brilliant for a long' time. Hardy perennials; one to three feet 



high. 



Chalcedonica 'London Pi-idc'). bright scarlet; two feet high.. Pkt. 5ct« 



The following pereuni(d varieties icill blossom the first year: 



Haageana, a showy and exceedingly handsome border plant having 

 elegant, large, scarlet blossoms wi'th jagged j>etals; one foot high.. Pkt. 1 Oct* 



Haageana grandiflora gigantea, a tall growing, handsome variety 

 with scarlet flowers much larger than the preceding " 10ct» 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (Sec Virginian StocJc). 



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