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



CYCLAMEN 



CYPRESS VINE 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA 



COBCEA SCANDENS 



A fine, rapid growing climber, with handsome 

 foliage, and large, bell-shaped flowers, green at 

 first, but rapidly changing to a beautiful, deep 

 violet-blue. A well established plant will run 

 fifty feet in a season, covering a large ver- 

 anda with handsome foliage and beautiful 

 flowers. Tender perennial Pkt. Sets 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR 



{Dwarf Morning Glory). Dwarf plants of trail- 

 ing, branching habit, each covering a space about 

 two feet in diameter. At mid-day they are com- 

 pletely covered with a mass of most brilliant, 

 many colored blossoms which remain open in 

 clear weather till evening: Half hardy annual; 

 one foot high. 

 Tricolor, bright blue, shaded to white, yellow 



throat Pkt. 5cts 



Albus, pure white " Sets 



Mixed " Sets 



DATURA 



EULALIA JAPONICA 



FOUR O'CLOCK. 



Well-known and universally admired tuberous- 

 rooted plants producing exceedingly handsome, 

 red and white flowers. Tender perennial; one foot high. 



Persicum, mixed, of great beauty, and many colors Pkt. 15ct8 



Persicum, giganteum, mixed, characterized by beautiful foliage and 

 profuse bloom; each flower is from two to two and a half inches long. 



Very choice Pkt. 20ctB 



(Ipomcea QuamocUt). A most beau- 

 tiful climber, with delicate, dark green, 

 feathery foliage, and an abundance of bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet 

 or white blossoms, which contrast most beautifully with the graceful foli- 

 age. Tender annual; about fifteen feet high. 



Scarlet Pkt. Sets White Pkt. 5cts Hixed Pkt. Sets 



W\ A H f W A Both the single and double strains of this magniflcent 

 *'•'•■■ ■^*-*^ race of plants may be had in the greatest variety and 

 beauty from seed. If planted early and forced they can be made to flower 

 the first season. Tender herbaceous perennials. 



Finest double, mixed, seed saved from choicest double flowers. .Pkt. 15c 

 Finest single, mixed, brilliant flowers running tlirough a wide range of 



striking colors Pkt. lOcts 



For Dahlia roots, see "Bulbs and Roots.''' 



1^ A ¥^Y The Daisy has been so far improved by selection and 

 ■.ri«M^ M careful cultivation that good seed will give at least eighty 

 per cent, of flowers that are as large and double as any of the named 

 sorts that are propagated by division of the roots and are sold at a high 

 price. The plants bloom well in the house and are splendid for early 

 spring and summer flowering when planted in a slightly shaded situation. 



Double white Pkt. lOcts Double red {Longfellow} 



Double mixed " lOcts flnest strain Pkt. IScts 



Large, branching plants, producing very large, 

 handsome, double and single, trumpet-shaped 

 blossoms, yellow, white and lilac, of exquisite fragrance. Some of the 

 flowers are equal in beauty to our choicest lilies. Tender annuals; three 

 feet high. 



Wrighti, pure white at the center, passing into lilac and blue at the bor- 

 der; a magnificent plant Pkt. 5cts 



Chlorantha, fl. pi., magnificent, large, double yellow blossoms, richly 



scented Pkt. 5cts 



Fastuosa alba, fl. pi. , flowers double, pure white " 5ct8 



Mixed " 5ct8 



DELPHINIUM— (See Larkspur). 



DEW PLANT — (See Mesembryanthemuni). 



DIANTHUS— (See Pink). 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS— (See S?oeet William). 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS— (See Carnation'). 



ELICHRYSUM— (See Helichrysuni) . 



ERAQROSTIS— (See Love Grass). 



A most magniflcent and ex- 

 ceedingly graceful ornament- 

 al grass from Japan, growing five to six feet high Pkt. lOcts 



EUPHORBIA VARIEGATA ^,Sfs'o"i,SS 



known as " Snow on the Mountain." The leaves^re very showy, being 

 veined and margined with white. Hardy annual; two feet high. Plant 



in sunny situation Pkt. Sets 



^T> f f t^ * {California Poppy). A 



ILscKscnoltzia s"i°5;'-/°aar'S 



the common Poppy for garden ornamentation and as easily grown. 

 Nothing is handsomer or richer in color than a bed of these in full bloom. 

 Hardy annuals; height one foot, except Bush. 



BUSH. A new and distinct variety of unusual merit. One of the best 



of the California Poppies. Leaves are coarser and larger than 



the common kinds. Flowers are about three inches in diameter, and 



are formed of broad, bright yellow petals with wavy edges. Stems ten 



inches long. Height about two feet. Hardy annual Pkt. 5ct8 



Californica, bright yellow '' Sets 



Californica, double white, creamy white ' Sets 



Crocea striata, striped " Sets 



riandarin, the outer side of the petal is tinged with 



scarlet, the inner side rich orange " Sets 



Mixed " Sets 



■313 ATKIKO ^DA&Ck (Stipapennata). Hai-dy 

 TEA 1 tlEKl tJi«AOO perennial, ornamental 

 grass of much beauty, used in the formation of winter bou- 

 quets. One foot high Pkt. Sets 



w^ ^^•^^^ 1 (Marvel of 



Fo\ir O Clock ^, - , ™i 



large, and each needs three or four feet of space each way for 

 its best development. The flowers are funnel-shaped, white, 

 red, yellow or striped with these colors, and open about four 

 o'clock in the afternoon, remain open all night, and generally 

 perish before noon the next day. The French call it Belle de 

 Nuit, " Beauty of Night." Will grow in any common garden 

 soil. Sow seed in open ground. Hardy annual ; two feet high. 



Gold striped Pkt. 5cts 



Red '; Sets 



White fcts 



White, red striped Sets 



Yellow " Sets 



Yellow, red striped " Sets 



Mixed " Sets 



DIGITALIS— (See Foxglove). 

 DOLICHOS— (See Hyacinth Bean). 

 EDELWEISS— (See Gnaphalium). 



