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



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Splendour. A new and beautiful variety, the flowers 

 shading from dark crimson to rose-pink. Awarded 

 a first class certificate by the Royal Horticultural 



Society 10 



Butterfly. New and ranks among the very best of this 

 unrivalled class of plants. Very floriferous, color 

 lavender blue, shading into white on the lower 



petals 10 



liOttie Eckford. New and a free bloomer; color, 

 lavender, shaded with pink and white. Very hand- 

 some 10 



Princess Beatrice, a vigorous grower and free bloomer; 

 flowers a clear and beautiful carmine-rose, slightly 



shaded; one of the best 10 



Queen of the Isles, scarlet mottled, and flaked with 



puiTDle and white 10 



Adonis, carmine-rose, shaded with white, very desirable. .10 



Eckford's Hybrids. This is mixed seed from the many 



beautiful hybrids produced by this celebrated 



grower. It will produce a large range of colors; 



the flowers are quite uniformly of fine form and 



substance 10 



Invincible Scarlet, plant vigorous; flowers of intense 

 and brilliant scarlet-pink, of the largest size; the 



most brilliant variety yet produced 5 



" Black, the darkest variety yet sent out and desirable ^ 



on account of its intense color 5 



" White, the stock we offer produces very large flowers 



of fine form and clear white color 5 



Striped 5 



Painted Lady 5 



Mixed, includes all the new sorts, extra 5 



Collection, one each of fifteen kinds named above, 



including: Miss Blanche Ferry 1,00 



SWEET SULTAN— (Centaurea). 



Produce a striking effect in mixed borders, and are useful 

 for forming bouquets of cut flowers in connection with other 

 colored flowers. Hardy annual; two feet high. 

 Centaurea moschata atrop urpurea, double purple. ... 5 



SIVEET TVILLIAM— (I>ianthus Barbatus). 



For display in the garden the Sweet WiUiam is unsurpassed. 

 The seed can be planted very early in the spring, in open 

 ground, and will blossom the following summer; or it can be 

 sown in August, and will make fine blooming plants for 

 spring. Hardy perennial ; one and a-half feet high. 

 Dianthus Barbatus, pure white, pure ivhite flowers. . .10 



" " black, reddish, velvety black 10 



'♦ " fine mixed 5 



" " mixed double, many colors 10 



TAGETES-(See Marigold). 



TASSEL rLOWER-(CacaUa). 



A showy plant of easy culture, producing beautiful scarlet 

 and golden yellow, tassel shaped blossoms, from July to 

 October. It is sometimes known as Flora's Paint Brush. 

 Hardy annual ; one and a-half feet high. 



Cacalia coccinea, scarlet 5 



" aurea, golden yellow 5 



" mixed 5 



TORENIA. 



A fine annual, with large sky blue blossoms, with three 

 spots of dark indigo blue, and a yellow stain ia the center. 

 Extremely handsome grown in pots or shaded border. 

 Torenia Fournieri superbiens, the darkest spotted var- 

 ieties 10 



TREE CYPRESS-(Ipomopsis). 



A handsome plant, with fine, featherv foliage, somewhat 

 like that of the cypress vine, and with long spikes of beauti- 

 ful flowers; equally desirable for out-door or conservatory 

 cultivation. Half hardy biennial; three feet high. 

 Ipomopsis elegans, mixed 5 



TRITOMA. 



A half hardy, summer and autumn blooming perennial, 

 producing magnificent spikes of orange-red flowers. 

 Tritoma uvaria grandiflora 25 



TROP^OLUM LOBBIANUM— (See Nasturtium, Tall). 



TROP^OLUM MINOR-(See Naskirtium,'Dwarf). 



TROP^OLUM PEREGRINUM-(See Canary Bird). 

 Flower.) 



VALERIAN -(Polemonium). 



An old, standard border plant, 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. Perenni.al; two feet high. 

 Valerain, Greek (Polemonium coeruleum) 5 



Valerian, Grcek. 



VERBENA. 



No plant is more generally cultivated, or more eagerly 

 sought after than the Verbena, and no plant excels it for 

 masses in beds on the lawn. In the varieties may be found 

 every color except yellow. If sown 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. Half hardy 

 perennial trailer; one foot high. 



Verbena aubletia grandiflora, reddish-purple 5 



" niveni, white: sweet scented 10 



" Venosa, rich purple 5 



" Montana, hardy, from Rocky Mountains, will stand 

 our winters out of doors; rose, changing into lilac. .10 



" hybrida, scarlet, scarlet blossoms 15 



" " Defiance, seed may be relied upon to pro- 

 duce the true, deep scarlet color 20 



" " blue, all shades of blue 15 



" " Italian striped, beautiful 20 



" " auriculaeflora, various shades, all with 



distinct eye of white or rose 20 



" " maxima perfecta alba, produces large, 



pure white flowers; fine for florists; comes 



true from seed 25 



" " compacta, mixed, distinct. The plant 



forms a compact bush about five inches 

 high and eighteen across, covered 

 throughout tlie season with large trusses 



of white, scarlet and violet flowers 25 



" mammoth mixed, of our own growing, embracing 

 a wide range" of colors. This will please all who 



give it a trial 25 



" extra choice mixed, very choice 20 



" fine mixed, embraces all colors 10 



" mixed 5 



VINC A— (Periwinkle). 



A genus of ornamental, free flowering green-hou.se j)er- 



ennials, with glossy green foUage and handsome flowers. 



May be planted in warm, sunny border during summer. Two 



feet high. 



Vinca rosea, rose 10 



*' " alba, white, with crimson eye 10 



" " nova species, pure white 10 



VIOLA TRICOLOR- (See Pansy). 



VIOLET-(Viola\ 



Well known free flowering hardy perennials, easily grown 

 from seed. Succeed best in a partially shaded moist situa- 

 tion. Height six inches. 

 Violet, Sweet Scented (V'iola odorata sempertlor- 



ens), flowers blue; fragrant 10 



" -white (Viola cornuta alba\ large, white blossoms. 10 



" Viola lutea grandiflora, large yellow flowers 10 



" Mauve Queen, mauve colored 10 



" Purple Queen, deep, fine purple 10 



VIRGINIA CREEPER— (.Set^ Ampelopsis). 



VIRGINIA STOCK cMalconna\ 



Hardy annuals, very useful for border or edging. A con- 

 tinual succession of ' blossoms may be kept up the whole 

 season by sowing at intervals through the spring and sum- 

 mer. The flower and plant are ouite as desirable as the 

 Candytuft; grows about nine inches nigh 

 S'irginia Stock, red and >vhite mixed 5 



WALL FLOWER— (Cheiranthus Cheiri^. 



The large, massive spikes of the \\all flower are very 

 conspicuous in beds and borders, and are very useful in 

 makmg bouquets. Sow the seed early in hot-beds, and while 

 the plants are sTuall. prick them out into pots, and sink the 

 pots in the Civrth. Ou approach of cold weather remove the 



