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



INTERMEDIATE OR AUTUMNAL. 



The intermediate stocks, if sown at the same time as the 

 "Ten Weeks, " will succeed them in bloom, thus affording 

 flowers continuously until late in the fall. If sown in pots, 

 late in the summer, they will bloom the following spring. 

 Stock, Intermediate, Avliite 15 



'* " scarlet 15 



BROMPTON AND EMPEROR. 



These Stocks should have the same treatment as the inter- 

 mediate. They cannot endure our winters unless protected. 



Stock, Brompton. 



Stock, Brompton, mixed, blooms well in winter. Half 



hardy biennial; one and a-half feet high 10 



" Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed, the fine spikes of 

 bloom are rich and attractive. Tender perennial; 

 one and a-half feet high 15 



SUMMER CYPRESS— (See BeMdere). 



SUNFEO^VER— (Heliantlius). 



Adapted by its stately growth for a background to a lawn, 

 or a screen to hide unsightly places. The seed is used for 

 feed and oil. Hardy annual; five feet high. 



Sunflower, Double. 

 Sunflower, double (Helianthus Califomicus fl. pi.) . . 5 

 " Earge Russian, tall growing, single variety, often 

 ten to fifteen feet high; the stalks are some- 

 times used for fuel 5 



SWAN RIVER DAISY— (See Brachycome). 



SWEET^ PEAS. 



(Lathyrus Odoratus.) 



Few flowers are more deservedly popular than these showy, 

 free flowering annuals. The purity and brilliancy of their 

 coloring and their pecuUar and graceful form make them 

 universal favorites. 



Culture. — Sweet Peas should 'be sown in drills, as early as 

 possible in spring, in rich, friable soil. Prepare the bed 

 thoroughly working in a quantity of well rotted manure, if it 

 can be done. Make a trench six inches deep. In this sow the 

 seed and cover two inches deep. As soon as the plants begin 

 to show through, fill in the trench. This will secure a deep 

 planting without the bad effect of deep covering of the seed at 

 first, and so enable the plant to bloom continuously through 

 the heat of summer. As fast as the flowers come into full 

 bloom or fade, they should be cut off, for if the pods are 

 allowed to form, the plants will stop blooming. 



I^iss Blanche Ferry. 



The unprecedentedly large and unabated demand for this 

 charming and extremely useful variety fully confirms all the 

 claims we have ever made for it. Its dwarfness, hardiness 

 and early flowering habit make it extremely desirable for 

 both out and in-door planting. For freedom of bloom, size 

 and brilliancy of coloring of the flowers and length of flower 

 stems this variety cannot be surpassed. Planted in small 

 lots or in masses in large beds, nothing can exceed the rich- 

 ness and beauty of their appearance, or their far reaching 

 fragrance. Color, standard brightest pink, wings and keel 

 white. 



Sweet Pea, Miss Blanche Ferry, packet 5 cents; twelve 

 packets 50 cents; ounce 40 cents. 



OTHER NEW AND STANDARD SWEET PEAS. 



Boreatton, new, particularly handsome, large flowers of 

 a rich, glossy chestnut color; elegant. , 10 



Indigo King:, a strong growing and very prolific sort, 

 bearing a profusion of large flowers with dark 

 maroon standard and clear indigo blue wings. 

 Very handsome 10 



