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



Vinr,<) ^^ erenus of oraamental, free flowering, greenhouse peren- 



viiivu ijjals, flowering the first season; glossy green foliage and 



handsome flowers. May be planted in warm, sunny borders during 



summer. About fifteen inches high. Pure White Pkt. Sets 



Rosea, rose with crimson eye '' * s^^g 



Rosea aJba, white with crimson eye ....' «' Scts 



VifllPf ^'"^ violets commonly grown by florists are propagated from 

 fiuivi. cuttings. The flowers grown from seed are smaller and 



more delicately colored, but quite as fragrant as the named sorts. 

 Single, Sweet Scented, mixed Pkt. lOcts 



VIOLA TRICOLOR— (See Pansy}. 



VIRGINIA CREEPER— CSee Ampelopsis). 



Virginian Steele. 



CCheiranthns Maritimns). Hardy annual, very useful for border 

 or edginsr. A continual succession of blossoms liiav be kept up the 

 whole season by sowing at intervals fhrongli spring and summer. 

 The flower and plant nre quite as desiiable as the Candytuft; grows 

 about nine inches high. Red and white mixed .Pkt. Sets 



Wallflower, 

 Double. 



WALLFLOWER 



(Cheiranthus Cheiri). The large, massive spikes of the "Wallflower 

 are very conspicuous in beds and bordei's, and are very useful in mak- 

 ing bouquets. Sow the seed earlj' in hot beds, and while the plants are 

 small, prick them out into pots, and sink the pots in the earth. On ap- 

 proacli of cold weather remove the pots to the house and the plants will 

 bloom all winter. Tender perennial; one and one-half feet high. 

 Early Brown, brownish-red, fragrant flowers; large, thick 



spikes; early. Tender biennial , Pkt. Sets 



Golden Tom Thumb, free flowering,of dwarf and compact habit. ' ' Sets 

 Mixed Double " lOcts 



IA/in;ilirli;i C^r^r^^QUna Very ornamental plants, with immense, 

 Vf lyailUm t»ai aLadaiia handsome shaped leaves, the veins and 

 the stems being covered with crimson hair. It grows lapidly and 

 should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves and clusters of lilac 

 flowers which continue to open in succession for a long time, giv 

 plant a tropical aspect, and make it valuable for garden and 

 decoration Pkt. 1 Octs 



WhItlAVif) Qrandiflora. A plant with delicate, handsome foli- 



fflllliavia age, pi-oducing a constant succession of beautiful 



violet-blue,bell-shaped flowers about half an inch long and borne 



in drooping cliisteis. Hardy annual ; one foot high. . . Pkt. 5cts 



IA/ictDri;i r'hinoiicic One of the most beautiful and rapid 

 TTIdiaiia tfiflllt/lldld growing of hardy chmbers. Fre- 

 quently blooms both in spring and fall. The pale blue, pea- 

 shaped flowers are borne in long, drooping clusters, often over 

 a foot in length. It thrives best in a light, rich soil. .Pkt. 20cts 



Yprpnthpmiini -^ free floweilng everlasting flower of com- 



ACI aillllL'IIIUIII pact habit, and the easiest cultivation. The 



leaves are covered with a silvery down, and the single or double 



flowers are pure white, deep purple or yellow. If gathered before 



fully opened and dried in the shade, will retain their beauty for 



years. Hardy aimual ; one foot high. Mixed varieties .Pkt.lOcts 



7Pfl IV1f)i7P '^Striped Japanese Corn) Ze« Japo?i?ca/oZ. rarte- 



M.v>U lTiail.v gatis. A variety of corn with ornamental foliage; 



leaves stiiped green and white. Half hardy annual; six feet 



higli Pkt. Sets 



Zinnias 



Very showy plants, with large, double, imbricated flowers, 

 which, when fully expanded, might easily be mistaken for dwarf 

 dahlias. There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias for when 

 nearly every other flower has been killed by frost this plant is still 



in full bloom. Feu- flowers are more easily grown or bloom more abundantly throughout 

 the season. Sow the seed early in spring, in open ground, and transplant to one and one- 

 half feet apart, in good, rich soil. Half hardy annual ; about eighteen inches high. 



Double, yellow Pkt. 5ct8 Double, orange Pkt 



scarlet ' Sets " white " 



purple " 5cts '' black purple ' 



violet " Sets " dark violet " 



striped, or zebra, flowers striped and mottled with various colors " 



" choice mixed, very fine " 



Liliput, double mixed. This strain grows about one foot high and bears a 

 profu-sion of comparatively small, very double globular flowers aoout one 



inch in diameter, very brilliant in color , 



Pompon, doubled mixed. The globular flowers are fully as varied and brilliant 



in color as the ordinary Zinnia and about half its size 



Haageana double, dwarf variety with double flowers of a deep orange color, 

 about one and a quarter inches in diameter; flne for cut flowers; height one foot. " lOcts 



lOcts 



