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



Maurandia 



(DQpigold 



No flower garden seems complete 



without this fine old fashioned flower. The 



African varieties are tall, usually two feet 



or more, while the Freucli are more dwarf. 



All are desirable. Hardy annuals; in bloom 



till frost comes. 

 African, Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored, very 



early, a profuse bloomer of very compact 



habit. One of the best of this class; about 



one foot high Pkt. Sets 



African, Orange Quilled, a double variety, 



with quilled petals; showy Pkt. Sets 



African, EI Dorado, Double, flowers about 



three inches in diameter, imbricated and 



extremely double Pkt. 5cts 



African, Double Hixed Pkt. 5cts 



French, Legion of Honor, a beautiful, single, dwarf, 



bushy variety, bearing rich golden yellow flowers, 



with garnet blotches in the center of each petal; 



about one foot high 



French, Double Dwarf, Gold Striped, brown and 



golden yellow; very double 



Prince of Orange {Calendula offlcinalis, Jl. pi.), 



large, double, golden yellow flowers, the petals of 



which are shaded with dark orange; very useful 



for cutting " 5cts 



MatriCa ria Exlmia grandlflora fL pi. 



(Double Feverfew'). White, double, desirable for 

 bedding; half hardy annual Pkt. Sets 



Graceful climber for green- 

 house, parlor, basket or out- 

 door purposes. Set out in the border with a little 

 frame to which to attach their tendrils, they will be 

 covered all the season with rich purple, white or 

 rose colored, foxglove shaped blossoms. Tender 

 perennial, blooming first season; six feet high. 

 Choicest kinds mixed Pkt. lOcts 



Mesembryanthemum 



Cordifolium Variegatum. The leaves are blotched 

 with light yellow and cream colored spots. Fine for 

 greenhouse and conservatory; half hardy annual; 

 six inches high Pkt. 15cts 



Tricolor. {Dew Plant). Pink with purple center; 

 half hardy annual Pkt. 5cts 



/^^« ^^ A well known hardy 



llilQnOn@tt6 annual, producing 



VjO^*^^ dense, semi-globular 

 spikes of exceedingly fragrant flowers. If sown at 

 intervals in spring and early summer, it will bloom 

 till killed by frost. Seed sown in autumn will bloom 

 early in the spring. Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Golden Queen, golden yellow, powerfully 

 fragrant Pkt. 5cts 



Victoria, dark red blossoms, very valuable. " lOcts 



Crimson Flowered Giant, of robust habit with very 

 large spikes of handsome crimson flowers. Pkt.5ct8 



Parson's White, flowers almost pure white borne on 

 spikes six inches to a foot in length Pkt. Sets 



Dwarf Compact, forms a dense, semi-globular bush 

 about ten inches high Pkt. lOcts 



Tall Pyramidal, tall growing; foliage dark green; 

 flower spikes club shaped; large Pkt. Sets 



Pyramidal Bou- 

 quet, forms a 

 dense, short pyra- 

 mid, the numer- 

 ous branches 

 being terminated 

 by large spikes of 

 red flowers. Ex- 

 cellent for pot 

 culture and for 

 the open border. . 

 Pkt. 5cts 



Machet, of dwarf 

 and vigorous 

 growth, with nu- 

 merous stout 

 flower stalks, 

 terminated b y 

 massive spikes of 

 red flowers. One 

 of the very best 

 for pot culture. . . 

 Pkt. 5cts 



Reseda odorata 

 grandif lora, 



large flowered 



svveetMignonette. 



Pkt. Sets 



M: MA « i i f < c» strikingly handsome flow- 

 imUIUd ers of easiest cultivation. 

 Perennial in the greenhouse, annual in the 

 open air. Start under glass. 

 Moschatus (Mush Plant), cultivated on ac- 

 count of the nmsky odor of tlie plant. Flow- 

 ers pale yellow, lightly dotted and splashed 

 with brown. Stems one to three feet 



long Pkt. Sets 



Punctatus Qlonkey F-lower), large, beauti- 

 fully spotted blossoms, having yellow throats 

 -, ^ ,^ , , , y« • 7- V, ,N , ^ , 1 11 with brown dots; blooms first year. Pkt.5cts 

 Meteor {Calendula officinalis, fl. pi.), large, extremely double, ^ ^ , , ^- , -^^^ „„-fv, >>on.i 

 light yellow, passing into orange at the border of each petal Pkt. 5cts Tigrinus duplex, splendid variety, with beau- 

 Cape (CaZenduZa pluvialis), flowers single, white, brown under- tiful double tubed flowers Pkt. lOcts 



neath " 5cts 



Tagetes Signata Pumlla, small, bright yellow flowers; elegant 

 dwarf habit; excellent for borders; about nine inches high 



Sets 



R/iomordica 



MArfwnia Po'''"Osa. Easily grown, large flowering, half hardy an- 

 o' tyrild nual; foliage thick, soft and velvety. The seed pods are 

 curiously shaped. Flowers fragrant, delicate rose lilac, blotched and 



shaded with crimson Pkt. Sets 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O' Clock). 

 MATHIOLA— (See Stocks). 



A curious annual 

 climber, with yellow 

 blossoms and grncefully cut foliage. The 

 fruit, the chief curiosity, is pear-shaped and 

 has a wartv skin. When ripe, the fruit bursts 

 open, and shows a brilliant interior of large, 

 carmine colored seeds. Fine for trellises, etc. 



Balsam Apple (Balsamina) Pkt. Sets 



Balsam Pear {Charantia) " Sets 



