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



INasturtiums ^ h^^v^^m-^ 



DWARF NASTURTIUMS ^ t^^MJ0^ Y-l^^-'^ 



{Tropceolum Minor). A bed of dwarf nasturtiums in the yard 

 is very brilliant and attractive, blooming all the season. Hardy t<1-, ^^1/ ^^^tfl^J^SyW-C^^^^i'l 



annual; about one foot high. .^^^^s jii^M ^/Y? Jr*. \^^^^Jr_^%J^^^=3^^ 



Aurora, light reddish-orange, veined with carmine Pkt. Sets ^^^ ^^iT^^'>^l^f^>^'i^^^^J^''^^^ 



Bronze colored " Sets ^ 



Crimson, rich, dark crimson " Sets 



Empress of India, brilliant, dark scarlet " 5cts 



King: Tlieodore, dark scarlet-maroon " Sets 



King of Tom Ttiumbs, scarlet- orange " 5cts 



Ochre Yellow, golden yellow " 5ct8 



Pearl, pale yellow " Sets 



Rose " 5cts 



Scarlet, scarlet-orange " Sets TOBP*B^^^Kaiiiw;iu 



Schilling's Striped, bright yellow, maroon stripes " 5cts ilHKrityWiK»WH»t4y 



Yellow .• " Sets 



riixed Dwarf, all of the above colors mixed " Sets IXTBft'TIBainit^'TYT/Q^,"" \ "*'* 



TALL NASTURTIUMS ^ ^-«a^Ma^Ii^^^S^^^^ V_ *« 



(Tropceolum Lohhianum). The Lobbianum differs from the com- 

 mon running nasturtium, in being less rank growing, more florifer- 



ous,and having richer, more varied colored flowers of many shades, ^ , / w2?S■^^■fcB^3■k3*1B2^11 

 from the richest scarlet to very deep maroon. Fine for cov- ' ^ 



ering arbors, trellises and rustic work. Half hardy annual; >V^'^^^^^^^F^nMES^:>|^^^[|^f^g^^j^yyyou. 

 about ten feet high. i^^-^^s^^t^r^w^ir-vVSgc z-*« ^-.-es i^rss^ 



Bright yellow, with carmine stain Pkt. 5cts 



Brilliant, Intense red ;; Sets ' Nicotiana Afrnis. 



Cardinal, dark scarlet ' 5cts 



Chestnut Brown " Sets T\J "P=i Tl/T <^ T^ 1— I T T "TT 



QIant of Battles, bright red " Sets ^ x^ ^^^k V^' r^ JTI 1 .L-.|-t. 



King of the Blacks, crimson-maroon, with darker {Love Qvove). Of dwarf, spreading habit, and well adapted 



markings " Sets for border or pot culture. The flowers are single, each petal 



Light Yellow, with rich maroon stain " 5cts having a large, distinct blotch. Peculiarly beautiful. Hardy 



Spitfire, bright, fiery red, very floriferous " 5cts annual; six inches high. Mixed varieties Pkt. Sets 



KWxQilTaW {Lohhianum varieties) " Sets ISJ f /'^/7\«T^T ''Q' IVJ ''O' TT T~\ T^i T 1ST T ^"^ 



Madame Qunter's Hybrid Nasturtiums V^i^'^ . , . .. ^ . , 7T! 



_,, .L • J ,., !^ , J .X, , , ^ , ,. Handsome garden plants of the tobacco family, valuable 



Flowers are striped or blotched with shades of red on yellow for the freedom and fragrance of their bloom. Half hardy 



and orange ground, forming a combination of exceeding annuals; three feet high. Flowers white, salver-shaped, 



brilliancy and beauty. About four feet high. Half hardy having long, tubular corollas, and are of exquisite fra- 



annual Pkt. Sets grance. Deserve a place in every garden., Pkt. 6ct5 



CHAMELEON NASTURTIUMS ,„ , ^ 



,vr, ^ .. c ^^' 1 i. . . .<, 1, , , NIQELLA— (-See JLove-tn-o-lfzsf). 



AVhen a plant of this novel sort is in full bloom, one can -, . V, *•*. i * -i- ■> ^ •*%, <- * ,. 



find upon it flowers of almost every shade of color and form No ana gP^utiful, trailing plants with prostrate stems, 



of marking known to nasturtiums. No matter what color a ^V ^: ^'^® l'''' ^^^'^ 77^' P°*^' baskets and vases, as 



flower may be when it opens, it is continually changing until *^®, ^F^^S^u®^ u^^°^ pendulous over the edge of vase or 



it fades j & s u .^" basket. The blossoms are produced abundantly, and are 



Dwarf Chameleon.Pkt.10ct. Tall Chameleon . Pkt. 1 Octs SSg""an"^u?l?s1^' ^^^^^^^^^ 



NVCTERINI75 



'li\^~/ 'i 5 \ Charming little plants, well adapted for rockeries and 



baskets. The flowers are borne on large heads, are of vari- 

 ous colors, star-shaped, and during the evening are very 

 fragrant. Half hardy annual; six inches high. 



^^^ tv^l Mixed , ...Pkt. Sets 



Lf«>^^.jy^^^|J|^j|^R^^^^;,-^ CENOTHERA— (See Primrose). 



^*«^Jlll»^&^P#«| p W'^' — y Olp;inrl»r (^^i^ium Oleander). This well known shrub is of 



-' * '^ ^ / \JlK.ai\UK,l easy culture, and flowers freely the greater part 



of the year. In warm, moist climates, it requires no protec- 



i,,;,«s^F v^K- ^ — . tion, and attains the proportions of a good sized tree. The 



^i'L^-A flowers have a salver-shaped corolla, with a crown of cut 



^Sc^iiN appendages in the center, and are white or different shades 



k^-^C^..^ of red Pkt. Sets 



Oy;ilic ^fiiy pretty, herbaceous plants, with richly colored 

 v/Aall> blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of loam 

 and sand. Desirable for greenhouse decoration, rock work 

 or baskets. Half hardy perennial. 

 Rosea.rose colored.Pkt. 10c Ploribunda alba,white.Pkt.lOc 



RMEONV 



{Poeonia Eerbacea Chinensis). Well known herbaceous 

 perennial plants. They are so gorgeous in their beauty 

 that they should have a place in every yard, and are sure 

 ^y'XL'^XJM^.M^IZZ^TLT^ ^o repay the little care required. About three feet in height. 

 Double mixed Pkt. 36ct8 



^■^^T/ ^ The palm is perhaps one of the most ornamental plants 



^>. In the greenhouse and those varieties that are hardy enough 



•^^^ to bear planting out in the lawn during warm weather, are sure 



*^^^>^fe=4 to command attention. The large seed is slow to germinate. 



^^^!^s; Chamaerops Humilis {Dwarf Fan Palm), the most hardy and 



dwarf of its species, seldom attaining over eight or ten feet 



_r>i«5W> *"T^^^ i° height Pkt. lOcts 



V^'«^'1^^^«^^J5Q''|'^^^^3 Chamaerops Excelsa, is a greenhouse variety in our climate. 



'^^^^ ■"' ■ ■^^^^^^^^^^fe As a lawn plant in our southern states, nothing could be 



■ r* ^'f^sgig^^jL^^jemftL '-■■ r '-w\'^h-^^^^^^^y'' more conspicuously attractive. A well grown specimen will 



J>-^:S^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^[]j^^^^^^^^V^' attain the height of twenty- five or thirty feet. . . Pkt, lOcts 



^^^<^-'' ^<!r^Jy,'^i^»^2^'^^^^S^"*■-■ nj^fYip.j^^ rip j^^^ (Gijnerium argenteum.). "Magniflcerit or- 



^ " * '"^•' ■ ■ <*'»'P"^ ^■<*^^ namental grass, producing numerous 



Nasturt ium, Dwarf Chameleon flower stems surmounted by plumes of sUvery inflorescence. 



Half hardy perennial; tenfeethigh Pkt. Sets 



