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



SMILAX 



No twining plant in cultivation sur- 

 passes this for the graceful beauty of 

 its foliage. Indispensable to florists; 

 its hard texture enables it to be kept several days after be- 

 ing cut, without wilting. The seed germinates very slowly. 

 The process may be hastened somewhat by soaking the seed 

 in hot water for ten hours before plant- 

 ing, but even then it is often six to eight 

 weeks before the plants make their ap- 

 pearance. Tender perennial climber; 



ten feet high Pkt. 5cts 



SCABIOSA— (See Mourning Bride). 

 SCARLET FLAX— (-See Linum). 

 0_-__-J„__.__- {Antirrhinum). 



Snapdragon ^,r',?„si; 



and glossy leaves and long spikes of curiously shaped, 

 brilliantly colored flowers, with finely marked throats. 

 They have been much improved of late years by care- 

 ful selection. They blossom the first season from 

 seed sown in spring. Tender perennial; one and a 

 half to two feet high. 

 Majus Album, pure white, tinged with yellow in the 



Xhroat Pkt. Sets 



Majus Brilliant, crimson, with yellow and white 



throat Pkt. 5ct8 



Majus Delila, brilliant crimson, with white throat. 



Pkt. 5cts 

 Fine mixed, all the best colors " 5ct8 



SOLANUM 



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TrkHAni o Fournierl. A fine annual, 

 ■ iildlia with large, sky blue blos- 

 soms, with three spots of dark indigo blue, 

 and a yellow stain in the center. Extreme- 

 ly handsome grown in pots or shaded bor- 

 der. The darkest spotted varieties.Pkt. 10c 



SUNFLOWER, 

 Double 



Chrysanthemum 

 Flowered. 



SUIVFLOWER~!fj 



places.and as a background for lawns. Hardy annual. 



Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil, but do 



best on light, rich limestone or alluvial land, well 



supplied with moisture,and not shaded 'by trees or 



buildings. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. A tall plant growing seven feet 



high and blooming profusely all summer. Flowers are double,large, 



round, golden yellow, and resemble chrysanthemums. . .Pkt. 5cts 

 Qlobosus Fistulosus, produces very large, exceedingly double flow- 

 ers of bright yellow color; plants about five feet high... Pkt. Sets 

 Large Russian, a strong growing, single variety, about six feet 



high; the stalks are sometimes used for fuel.Pkt.5c 

 Stella. The plant of this fine variety is well branched 



and bushy, and attains a height of about three feet. 



It is covered with finely formed flowers which are 



about three inches across, of golden yellow, having 



black discs, and borne on long stems, which rise 



well above the foliage. If the seed be sown in spring, 



in a sunny place, the plants will bloom abundantly 



in early summer, until killed by frost. . . .Pkt. 5cts 

 SWAN RIVER DAISY— (^^e Brachycome') . 



Pseudo Capsicum nanum. 



Ornamental, fruit bearing 

 plants, useful for conservatory or drawing room 



decoration. The foliage is handsome, and contrasts Tpcc PYPRFQ^ ilpomopsis elegans^. 

 finely with the miniature, round, scarlet fruit with ■ "^^ *• ■ rllLOO ^ handsome plant with 

 which the plant is covered. Tender perennial; fine, feathery foliage, somewhat like that 



about one and a half feet high Pkt. lOcts of the Cypress Vine, wth long spikes of 



STIPA PEN NAT A— (See Feather Grass). beautiful flowers; equally desirable for out- 

 door or conservatory cultivation. Half hardy bienni- 

 al , three feet high. Mixed varieties Pkt. Sets 



TAQETES— CSee Marigold). r.- ^tpi 



TROP/EOLUM CANARIENSE-CSee Canary Bird Flower). 

 TROP/EOLUM LOBB\ANUM— (See Nasturtium, lall). 

 TROP/EOLUM MINOR— (See Nasturtium, Dioarf). 



w_l-^„:_-^ O'b'^aI/' CPolemonium cceruleum). An old standard 



Valt^riall^ VarCOlV borderplant, often called Jacob's Ladder, from 



Its pinnately cleft leaves. Flowers blue, nodding at the ends of upright stalks. 



It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation and perfectly hardy. Perennial; two 



feet high Pkt. Sets 



For masses in beds on the lawn no plant 



excels the Verbena. In the varieties may 



^^ ^^ ^^ be found every color except yellow. If 



^ \^''\iSIS^Wf^ f\ JiHIffiS^/ 1? * ^^ ■ ^' ■'^ ^^ ■ ^ • m gQ^Q in open ground in May, they will 



bloom in August, but if started in the house in pots, in winter, they will 

 be in bloom sooner. Seed should be soaked in lukewarm water before 

 planting, and care should be taken that the soil be very rich. Ver- 

 benas can be grown from cuttings, but seedlings are in every way more 

 vigorous, and produce more and larger flowers. Half hardy peren- 

 nial trailer; one foot high, r.. ^ « ^ 



Montana (Drummondi), hardy; rose, changing to lilac Pkt. acts 



Hybrida, scarlet, scarlet blossoms " lOcts 



Hybrida, Defiance, seed may be relied upon to produce the 



true, deep scarlet color " lOcts 



Hybrida, blue, all shades of blue lOcts 



Hybrida, Italian striped, beautiful " lOcts 



Hybrida Auriculsefiora, various shades, all with distinct eye 



of white or rose • • • • , " lOcts 



Mammoth white, the largest trusses of the flnest formed and clearest 

 white flowers of any named sort. It comes absolutely true from seed, 

 thus enabling us to secure the greater vigor and more abundant 

 bloom of the seedling, and the superior quality of plants grown from 



cuttings A- • • v • -^ • •P'**- l^<=t* 



Hybrida, white, produces large, pure white flowers; flne for florists; comes 



true from seed ;.•• v:" •••;,• 'i- •••;!• •, •- \, ^^h «*^* 



Fine mixed, embraces all colors. Pkt. Sets. Extra choice mixed. lOcts 



nammoth mixed , embraces a wide range of colors ........... '' 15ct8 



Hybrida compacta, mixed, distinct. The plant forms a compact bush aboutfive inches high 

 and eighteen inches across, covered throughout the season with large trusses of white, 

 scarlet and violet flowers P***- loc" 



VERBENA 



