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



M 'j^ ■ Known as Lady Slipper and 



■■^^ C^ ■ ^^]r^ MTPfc Touch -Me -Not. Balsams have 



„„ „^ H B \__U. m ^^5 \^M M M I ^^®" ^^^ much improved by cul- 



•-^^ttK mMTiMm W^^^ tivation that with good seed and 



proper care a smg^Ze flower is the exception, each blossom being 

 [9 Jl^^ffiS?<iV^^54|A^ fully as double as a rose. The colors range from white to dark blood 



^^^^^€\ ' red, yellowish and spotted. Balsams are tender and should be started 

 [8g1 ' in boxes indoors or in the open ground when danger of frost is past. 



i©R^8BR "^^^ seeds are large and germinate quickly. The plants prefer a rich, 



sandy loam and must not suffer for moisture. Better results are ob- 

 tained when only a few main branches are allowed to grow, all the sec- 

 kfiii'^^^^^M^ ondary and weak ones being pinched out. Well grown plants should 



stand two feet apart each way. Hardy annual, one to two feet high. 



LJy^ttgSJfi&iK wImli^^^^ ^^ - Double Solferino, satiny white, streaked and spotted with 



" '■'" " crimson and lilac. Very choice Pkt. Sets 



DoubleCamellia, extra fine mixed, as double as a Camellia, 



which it resembles; white, blotched with various colors. . " Sets 



t^^^S^^M-"^ Double Pure White , well adapted for florists, for bouquets ; 



\-- ^^JB»^\^akMr* aMMRS^?^^^^ very double " lOcts 



Double Dark Red, iAtrosanguinea plenissimd), a very 



double, dark red variety " lOcts 



Mixed Double Rose, has perfectly double, rose like blos- 

 soms of almost every shade and color " Sets 



Mixed Double Dwarf, about one foot high " 5ct9 



Mixed Double Tall, about two feet high " 5cts 



AURICULA. 



AuRicuLAsKsa BoAonio-^^ 



^ French Cowslip. This is an old and well- ^^ 

 known favorite. It thrives best in a nioist soil and cool q^^^ ^f ^^le newer forms of Begonias are among the most brill- 

 atmosphere. Tender perennial; height six inches j^^^ly beautiful of flowering plants. They can be grown from seed 

 Alpine, the most hardy variety . ....... . . .Pkt. 15cts ^j^j^j^ gj^^^i^j ^^ g^^^ j^ February or March in pots on a surface of 



Finest Prize, mixture of all the choicest ^^ fine soil. Cover the pot with glass and keep in a warm but shaded 



varieties 4ucts pi^cg^ taking great care not to wash out the very small seeds or 



RAI I OfblM \l\F (Car diosperynumhaUcacabum). young plants in watering. The plants will give an abundance of 



"^*-*-Wli f lliL Remarkable for its inflated mem- bloom the first year, and at the end of the season they may be dried 



branous capsules containing the seed. It is some- off by^^nthholding water, the tubers kept in a dry place, free from 



times called " Love-in-a-Puff," and is a rapid and frost, and planted the following spring, when they will bloom more 



graceful climber. Flowers white. Tender annual; freely than ever. 



six feet high , — ..... • • • • • ....Pkt. Sets tuberous-rooted begonias. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON-(See Ceniaitrea). Si nirle Mixed Pkt35cts 



BARTONIA ALREA ^SSrSSiS^^" SLSi.V.V.;V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.'.V.V.; " 35cts 



ducing a profusion of fine, bright metalhc yellow Robusta Perfecta, of robust, compact habit, dark green 



blossoms about two inches across. Tender annual; foliage and brilliant, double cinnabar scarlet flowers " !35cts 



one foot high Pkt. Sets 



BELLIS (See Daisy). pibrous-rooted begonias. 



Of the kinds offered under this head, Begonia Rex is grown 

 for its ornamental foliage, while the other kinds are among the 

 very best for flowering in the house, or in partly shaded locations 

 outdoors. 



Vernon Qsemperflorens atropurpurea') . Flowers brilliant, rich red, 



^^^'^NS^K^^^^^^^ W MK ^^H^I^/ ^ ^°^ ^^® ^^^ °^ perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves which 



V /// ^ «sC^ ^UHU?^^>^.>^ V^Oalw are broadly margined with bronze and purple. Extremely hardy 



^ ^^^^^S8KBLk^""'^^^?^VwF>^5^^ and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class Pkt. 15cts 



BALSAM, Double Camellia. 



BEGONIA, Single, 



