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



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CALENDULA— (5ee Marigold). 



CAI I A /FTHIOPICA (Ethiopian Lily)). An old and very desirable plant, 



v^nu,L,ri ru I iiivrr ivn either as an aquatic or as an ornament for the drawing 



room or conservatory. Will flower in one year from planting of the seed. Half hardy 



perennial Pkt. 1 Octs 



^. CALCEOLARIA 



CALIFORNIA POPPY— (-SVe tJschscholfziaj. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



BEGONIA 



Fibrous-Rooted Continued 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful 

 variety, well adapted for home or 

 outdoor culture. Plants are of 

 compact, dwarf habit, and are, 

 under proper treatment, almost 

 continuous bloomers. Easily 

 grown ; flowers pure white. 



Pkt. locts 



Semperflorens rosea, like the above 

 except flowers are rose colored. 

 Pkt. locts 



Rex, ornamental leaved varieties, 



finest mixed Pkt. 3 octs 



For Begonia Bulbs, see Bulbs and 



Roots. 



BIQNONIA RADICANS 



CTrumpet Vine). Perhaps the 

 most showy, and certainly one of 

 the best hardy, deciduous flower- 

 ing climbers for covering veran- 

 das, arbors, trunks of trees, old 

 walls, etc. Flowers brilliant scar- 

 let, trumpet shaped; hardy per- 

 ennial Pkt. lOcts 



A favorite and universally admired genus, 

 remarkable for their large beautifully spot- 

 ted blossoms produced in almost countless 

 ariations of marking. They are grown in pots in the conservatory, green- 

 louse or garden. Herbaceous and also shrubby evergreen perennials. 

 Hybrida g:randiflora, flowers of immense size; seed saved from finest 



specimens Pkt. 2octs 



Hybrida tigrina, flowers of the largest size, beautifully spotted. Seed 



saved from choicest collection Pkt. 2octs 



Finest hybrids mixed, seed saved only from the most perfert flov:- 



f^rs. embracing many of recent introduction; all desirable. Pkt. 25c 



Rugosa, shrubby: grown in and out of doors. Saved from the 



finest varieties mixed Pkt. 25cts 



fAI I IPHOP (Poppy Malloic). Extremely handsome border 

 V/\L.L.lI\lIVfL.« plants, bearing large, rich, purple-red flowers 



throughout the season. Hardy annual. 

 Callirhoe, Involucrata, traihng, purplish-crimson; nine to twelve 



inches high Pkt. Sets 



" Pedata, upright growing, purple, white eye; one to three 

 feet high Pkt. octs 



TAMFI I I A lAPONirA House or greenhouse evergreen, 

 vrilTiLfL,L<i/\ orvrv/i^iv/T perennial shrubs easily grown 



from seeds. As varieties do not come true from seed, when plautsare 

 grown in this way, one maj" have the pleasure of getting soinething 

 distinct and of unusual merit. Mixed fine double varieties.. Pkt. 2oc 



Calliopsis, or Coreopsis 



Very showy border plants, producing in great profusion 

 and for a long time, flowers 

 which are bright yellow and 

 rich brown, either self col- 

 ored or with these colors and 

 red contrasted. They are 

 borne on long,graceful stems 

 and are very desirable for 

 decorative purposes. Very 

 hardy and profuse blooming 

 annual. Fine mixed. Pkt.5c 

 Lanceoiatagrandiflora, this is 

 a perennial. bloomingthe first 

 year from seed and produc- 

 ing a succession of flowers 

 about three inches in diam- 

 eter, borne on long, graceful 

 stems which make them es- 

 pecially valuable for decor- 

 ative purposes. The color is a 

 very pure, brilliant j'ellow. 

 One of the brightest among 

 garden flowers. . .Pkt. lOcts 



BOSTON IVY— (See Ampelopsis). 



BRACHYCOME 



BEGONIA, 

 (Swan River Daisy). Effective in edg- 

 ings, beds or rustic baskets. Half hardy 

 annual; one-half foot high. It produces an abundance of daisy- 

 like flowers about an inch in diameter. Mixed blue and ichite. 



Pkt. Sets 

 RPI7A (.Ornamental Grass). Very useful ornamental grass, 

 LfiMCtrx much sought 'in forming winter bouquets and wreaths; 

 one foot high. The heart-shaped seed clusters are so gracefully 

 poised on such slender stems that they are almost constantly in 

 motion, and the plant is known to many as Quaking Grass. 

 Hardy annual ; sow outdoors in April or May. 



riaxlma, large, attractive Pkt. Sets 



Qracllis, slender, dwarf "• 5cts 



RPOWAI I I A These handsome, profuse bloomers are used 



"*Vv/ tt riLvL>irv freely both for indoor and outdoor planting 



on account of the ease with which they may be grown and their 



usefulness for cut flowers. Half hardy annual ; height eighteen 



inches. 



Roezli, produces white and blue flowers Pkt. IScta 



E lata, mixed " 5cts 



RRYONOP^m ^^ ornamental climber of the gourd family, 



'-'*^ ' V7iiv/r oio bearing green fruit which changes in color as 



the season advances, to bi-ight scarlet striped with white. Tender 



annual, ten feet high; has tuberous roots which may be kept 



over like potatoes Pkt. Sets 



TAF AMPPI 1^ ^rARPA ( Eccremocarp us). \ beautiful 

 V^L,/\lTirL,UIO »3V/\OIV^ tender climber from Chili.with 



graceful, delicate foliage, 

 flowers late in the season. 



It produces racemes of bright orange 

 Tender perennial; fifteen feet high. 



Pkt. lOcts 



CAI ANHPINIA Fine dwarf plants for growing in masses; 



vriL<rii^Lri\llll/\ produce an abundance of blossoms; well 



suited for edgings, rockeries, etc. Tender annual; one-half to one 



foot high. 



Qrandlflora, rosy lilac. .Pkt. 5c Umbellata, crimson. .Pkt. 5c 



CALLIOPSIS. 



