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



Poppy 



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Iceland, single mixed, the delicate, fragrant flowers are ex- 

 ceedingly beautiful; their long stems make them very suit- 

 able for cutting. The flowers are white, yellow and orange- 

 red, fragrant, and are produced continuously on long stems 

 throughout the season. Hardy perennial, blooming the 

 flrst year from seed Pkt. 5cts 



CPapaver). Well known hardy annuals flowering In great 

 profusion throughout the summer. 



Double White Fringed, this sort is one of the finest white t,.. ^,.. , ^ , .x, ,. 

 flowers m cultivation. The blooms are from three to four The Shirley. Every one knows the old, common corn poppy, 

 inches in diameter, perfectly double, and the petals so cut ^r red weed, with its bright scarlet flowers. The Shirley is a 

 as to make the flower appear like a ball of silk Pkt. Sets strain of this magnificent species, which sports to number- 

 Cardinal, this is a very large and very double poppy, each ^^^^ shades of colors, from pure white to rose, pink, carmine 

 petal being so cut as to give the blossom the appearance of ^^^ deepest crimson. If the flowers are cut when they first 

 a large ball of brilliant cardinal colored silk. It is certainly open, they may be kept many days Pkt. Sets 



one of the finest poppies in cultivation, and a worthy com- 

 panion to our Double White Fringed Poppy, from which it 

 differs only in color Pkt. 5cts 



Poppy, The Shirley 



Tulip Flowered, produces large, splendid, bright scarlet flow- 

 ers borne well above the foliage. The petals form a tuhp- 

 shaped cup, and after a time black spots appear at the 

 base of each petal. Strikingly beautiful, reminding one of 



a bed of brilliant tulips. Hardy annual; about one foot high Pkt. Sets 



Bracteatum, large, orange-crimson flowers; perennial " Sets 



Orientale, large, gorgeous scarlet blossoms; bottoms of petals black " Sets 



Umbrosum, rich vermilion, with a shining black spot on each petal; one of the most 



showy perennial poppies " Sets 



Carnation, double white *' Sets 



Carnation, double mixed, large, showy, double flowers of various col- 

 ors; two feet high " Sets 



paver Somniferum, of which the Carnation Poppy is an improved 

 form, IS the species used for the extraction of opium. 



Portulaca 



There are few flowers in cultivation that make such 

 a dazzling display of color in the bright sunshine as a 

 bed of portulacas. They are in bloom from about the 

 first of July till killed by frost in autumn. The seed 

 requires a moderately high temperature for germina- 

 tion, and should not be sown before com planting 

 time. The soil need not be rich, the plants doing bet- 

 ter in hot, rather dry ground. They should have full 

 sun. The flowers close in shadow but open in sun- 

 shine. Tender annual; about six to eight inches high. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Alba, pure white Pkt. Sets 



A urea, deep golden " Sets 



Caryophylloides, carnation striped " Sets 



Striata, yellow, striped with red " Sets 



Fine mixed " Sets 



DOtTBLE VARIETIES. 



Not all the plants will come double, but the single 

 ones can be pulled out. They will stand any amoimt 

 of dry weather. 



Double white. .Pkt. 10c Double orange . . . .Pkt.lOc 

 " scarlet. " 10c " rose striped " 10c 

 " sulphur " 10c " mixed "10c 



Pyrethrum 



Very ornamental plants both in foliage and flowers. 

 Sow from December to April in shallow boxes, in a 

 temperature of 60°. As soon as the young plants can 

 be handled, transplant singly into small pots or shal- 

 low boxes, where they may remain until the time of 

 planting out into the open ground in May. (See also 

 Matricaria). 



Parthenifolium aureum iGolden Feather). Beauti- 

 ful, gold leaved bedding plant. Flowers white; 



height one foot Pkt. Sets 



Parthenifolium aureum selaginoides, has finely cut, 

 fern-like leaves of bright golden yellow color. Extra 

 fine for bedding. Half hardy perennial; height one 



foot Pkt. lOcts 



Roseum, flowers large, yellow and rose colored; hand- 

 some. Hardy perennial; two feet high. Pkt. lOcts 

 It is from the dried and powdered flowers of Pyreth- 

 rum Roseum that the famous Persian Insect Powder 

 is made, Sow the seed in boxes of prepared soil, as 

 early as the season will permit, and transplant to six- 

 teen inches apart whenever the plants are large 

 enough. The largest crop of flowers is produced the second season. 

 For this purpose, they should be gathered when in full bloom, dried 

 carefully and stored in paper bags. Before using, the flowers 

 should be powdered fine as possible. 

 QUAKING GRASS— (-See Briza). 



One of the finest and most beautiful 

 of the many varieties of everlast- 

 ings. The flowers are of various colors. The blossoms should be 

 gathered before fully expanded, and should be dried in the .shade. Tender 

 annual ; one foot high. 



Manglesi, rich rose, with golden center Pkt. 5cts 



Maculata, rosy crimson, with bright yellow disc " 5cts 



Maculata alba, white, with yellow disc " Sets 



Mixed " Sets 



RICINUS— (See Castor Bean'). 



Wyg^^i^g^-f {Hesperis Matronalis). The Sweet Rocket produces clusters 

 ■^ ^-F O IV t5 t» of flowers which are very fragrant during the evening. The 

 seed germinates readily in the open ground with very little care. Hardy peren- 

 nial; one and a half feet high. 

 Sweet, purple Pkt. Sets Sweet, white Pkt. Sets 



Rhodanthe 



