D. M FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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P A I M ^^® P^^ *^ perhaps one of the most ornamental plants 

 1 nL,jT» JQ ^Yie greenhouse and those varieties that are hardy 

 enough to bear planting out in the lawn during warm weather, are 

 sure to command attention. The large seed is slow to germinate. 

 Chamsrops Humilis (Dv:arf Fan Palm), the most hardy and 

 dwarf of its species, seldom attaining over eight or ten feet in 



height Pkt. lOcts 



Chatnsrops Excelsa, is a greenhouse variety in our climate. . As 

 a lawn plant in our Southern States, nothing could be more 

 conspicuously attractive. A well grown specimen will attain 

 the height of twenty-five or thirty feet Pkt. lOcts 



P/FONY CPoEon/a Herbacea Chinensia). Well- 

 ' ^^^ ^ ^ ^ * known herbaceous perennial plants. They 

 are so gorgeous in their beauty that they should have a 

 place in every yard, and are sure to repay the little 

 care required. About three feet in height. DouUe 

 mixed Pkt. 25ct8 



PAMPAS fiPAS^ (Gynerium argent^.uuK. Mag- 



r/\iYir/\;3 UKA0:5 nificent ornamental grasi, 



producing numerous flower stems surmounted by 



plumes of silvery inflorescence. Half hardy perennial : 



ten feet high Pkt. 5cts 



• are among the finest flowers in cultivation. Their variety of bloom, brilliancy 



"^^ Wr% ^^ ■ ^"^ ^^ of coloring and long keeping characteristics render them general favorites. 

 ^Jl I I >^ ^ I % y '^^ Pansies have been in cultivation for hundreds of years and have now reached 



__^ ^— ^ almost the maximum of development and selection. We have been interested 



=^^^=^^=^=^=^^=^=^1^=^=: in the bringing forward of advanced types of large varieties both in this country 

 and in Europe, and are able to say without boasting that our stocks are the very best obtainable. We spare no 

 pains or expense to satisfy the most ci'itical trade. We every year visit the gardens of the most expert sp>ecial- 

 ists in Europe and we are in position to give our customers the benefit of their knowledge. The following list com- 

 prises the best kinds on the market. Pansies do best in very rich, moist soil and cool moist atmosphere. A situation shel- 

 tered from high winds and exposed to the morning sun is most favorable. Frequent sprinklings are advantageous. 

 Lord Beaconsfield, the ground color is purple-violet, shading oflf Large Flowering Parisian, mixed. The enormous, con- 



in top petals only, to a whitish hue, large flowering. .Pkt. lOcts 

 Snow Queen, also called Snow Flake; flowers of a dehcate, pure 



white, large flowering Pkt. lOcts 



Emperor William, indigo, dark center, large floweriog. ' lOcts 



King of the Blacks, large flowering " lOcts 



Odier, or large stained, large, each petal blotched. . . " 15cts 



Pure Yellow, large flowering " lOcts 



Variegated and striped " lOcts 



White, large flowering " lOcts 



Gold Margined " lOcts 



Mahogany Colored " lOcts 



Violet, white edged '" lOcts 



Meteor. Large, rich, velvety, mahogany colored flow- 

 ers that show to excellent advantage in massing or 



edgings. It is very hardy " lOcts 



Peacock. A beautiful, large flowered variety of Eng- 

 hsh origin. The upper petals are a handsome shade 

 of ultramarine blue, much resembling the blue spots 



on a peacock's wings, hence its name " lOcts 



Giant Blue Black (Trimardeau). Extra large. very fine 



dark, rich velvety-purple, almost black flowers " lOcts 



Giant Yellow (Trimardeau}. Enormous, yellow flow- 

 ers wirh large, black centers " locts 



Red Flowered, Victoria. The blooms are of good sub- 

 stance and form and deep claret red color, similar to 

 that of the blood-red variety of single wallflowers. . •• lOcts 

 Bugnot's Very Large Stained, mixed. An extra 

 large, five blotched race; plants vigorous. with short 

 stalks hearing well above the foliage, immense flow- 

 ers of fine form and substance. Extra fine " loots 



Trimardeau, very large flowered, mixed. An entirely distinct 

 and beautiful race with flowers of the richest and most varied 

 shades of color. Plants of vigorous. compact growth. The flow- 

 ers which possess unusual substance and consistency, are each 



marked with three large blotches or spots Pkt. lOcts 



P;)CCinn FInu/Pr iPassiflora). 3Iost interesting and well-known 

 I aoolUII I IUttI/I climbers bearing singularly beautiful flowers. 

 Ccerulea, half hardy deciduous climber, with blue and white flowers of 



remarkable beauty Pkt. lOcts 



Coccinea, magnificent greenhouse climber, with brilhant scarlet blos- 

 soms in the form of a double coronet or crown Pkt. 30ct8 



PpaC FvPrl;)Ctinn (Lathyms LatifoUus). A perennial climber, 

 I V/QOy LtvI laoilliy producing a succession of clusters of white, 

 rose or purple blossoms. Suitable for trellises, arbors, etc. Hardy per- 

 ennial ; ten feet high. Rose.Pkt.oc White. Pkt. 10c Mixed. Pkt.oc 

 PELARGONIUM— (5ee Geranium). 



PPIltctPmnn Handsome, half hardy herbaceous peren- 

 I vllloivlllUll nials. much in favor for bedding out. 



Flowers long, bell shaped in racemes or spikes. 

 Mixed, seed saved from collection of 

 best varieties Pkt. lOcts 



PFDII I A Nanklnensis Atropur- 

 I LniLLn purea Lacinlata. 



Ornamental foliage plants similar 

 to Coleus. Fine for bedding with 

 silver leaved plants. Foliage mettil- 

 lic bronze ; same culture as for Cole- 

 us. Half hardy annual. .Pkt. Sets 



PERIWIMKLE— ('S'ee Vinca). 



RCOTEE— 'See Carnatioii). 



PHY^AI 1^ Franchetl - This is 



llllO^tLIO certainly a great ad- 

 dition to our list of cultivated 

 plants. It forms a branching plant 

 about two feet high, and when well 

 grown produces from the axU of 

 every leaf one or more ball shaped 

 seed pods, which at maturity are 

 an intense orange red color, con- 

 taining bright red cherry- like fruit. 

 This la superior to the ground 

 cherry or husk tomato for making 

 preserves. When covered with the 

 ripe pods it is one of the mosc 

 strikingly beautiful decorative 



Slants. It grows readily to a fruit- 

 ig size the first year from seed. .Pkt. lOcts 



spicuously blotched and stained flowers of this strain 

 are as large as the Trimardeau and have a wide range 

 of magnificent colors. They are borne on stout stems 

 which show their beauty to perfection. The plant is 

 very strong growing and hardy. The best sort for 



florists Pkt. lOcts 



Extra Choice nixed, from choicest named flowers.' lOcts 



Choice nixed " Sets 



Collection of thirteen splendid varieties $1 .00 



PANSY, Trimardeau, Very Large Flowered. 



