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



pots to the house, and they will bloom all winter. Tender 

 perennial ; one and a-half feet high. 



Wall Flower, mixed double 10 



" Early Brown, brownish red, fragrant flowers; large 



thick spikes ; early. Tender biennial 10 



" Tom Thumb, Golden, free flowering, of dwarf and 

 compact habit; recommended for spring bedding. . . 15 



TVHITLAVIA. 



A plant with delicate, handsome foliage, producing a con- 

 stant succession of bright blue and pure white bell shaped 

 flowers, in drooping clusters half an inch in length. Hardy 

 annual ; one foot high. 

 Whitlaviagrandiflora 5 



WIGANDIA. 



Very ornamental plants with immense veined leaves and 

 stems covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly, and 

 should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves and clusters 

 of lilac flowers, which continue to open in succession for a 

 long time, lend the plant a tropical aspect, and make it valu- 

 able for garden and lawn decoration. 

 Wigandia caracasana 25 



WISTARIA. 



One of the most beautiful and rapid growing of hardy 

 climbers. Frequently blooms both in spring and fall; the 

 pale blue pea shaped flowers are borne in long, drooping 

 clusters similar in size and shape to a bunch of grapes. It 

 thrives best in a light, rich soil. 

 Wistaria magnifica 30 



XERANTHEMUM. 



Of compact habit, free flowering, and of the easiest cultiva- 

 tion. The leaves are covered with a silvery down, and the 

 flowers are pure white, deep purple and yellow, single and 

 double. If gathered before fully opened, and dried in the 



shade, thej^ will retain their beauty for years. Hardy annual; 



one foot high. 



Xeranthemum, mixed 10 



ZEA MAIZE— (Striped Japanese Corn). 



A variety of corn with ornamental foliage ; leaves striped 

 green and white. Half-hardy annual ; six feet high. 

 Zea Japonica fol. variegatis, striped foliage 5 



ZINNIA. 



A very showy plant, with large, double flowers, which, 

 when fully expanded, form hemispherical heads, become 

 densely imbricated, and might easily be mistaken for dwarf 

 dahlias. Half-hardy annual ; one and a-half feet high. 



Zinnia, double, yellow 10 



" " scarlet 10 



*' " purple 10 



" " violet 10 



" " orange 10 



" " white 10 



" " deep purple 10 



*' " dark violet 10 



" " alba plenissima, pure white 10 



" " choice mixed, very fine 10 



" " striped, or zebra, flowers striped and 



mottled with various colors. Mixed 15 



" " mixed 5 



" Haageana fl. pi., a dwarf variety with small, very 

 double flowers of a deep orange color; fine for cut 



flowers; height one foot 10 



" Pompon, double, mixed, a new strain of this pop- 

 ular flower in which all the colors peculiar to the 

 Zinnia are found. The flowers are about half the 



size of the ordinary Zinnia ; very double 15 



" Darwini fl. pi., a distinct and handsome class, com- 

 prising nana compacta, major, pyramidalis and 

 vitata. The seed we offer is a mixture of each of 

 the above 20 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS IN BULK 



For such of our customers as make extensive sowings of Flower Seeds, and for Florists wno require larger quantities of 

 Flower Seeds than are usually sold in packets, we offer some of the leading sorts by weight. This list embraces the most 

 desirable kinds for bedding, edging and ornamental planting. Those who plant largely will find this a very economical mode 

 of securing their seeds. We send free by mail, at prices annexed, but no discount or [premiums can be allowed on Flower 

 Seeds by weight. Half ounces will not be supplied of such kinds as sell for less than 50 cents per ounce. 



PER oz. 



Ageratum Mexicanum 40 



Alyssuni, sweet 50 



Amaranthus tricolor {Joseph's Coat) 40 



Aquilegia, fine mixed (Columbine) 75 



Aster, mixed German quilled 75 



" Victoria, fine mixed 4 00 



" Truffaut's Perfection, mixed 3 00 



" " " snow white 4 00 



light blue 4 00 



" " " crimson 4 00 



Balsam, double camellia, mixed 1 00 



" double white 1 25 



•' mixed double dwarf 75 



'* mixed double tall 60 



Canary Bird Flower 1 00 



Candytuft, white, fragrant 30 



" white. Rocket 40 



" fine mixed per lb., $2.00, 25 



Canna Indica, mixed 40 



" Crozy's Hybrids, finest mixed 1 00 



Carnation, extra choice double mixed 4 00 



Centaurea candidissima, $1.50 per 1,000 seeds 



" gymnocarpa, silvery fohage 1 00 



Cineraria maritima candidissima {Dusty Miller^ 1 00 



Coboea Scayidens, rapid, handsome climber 1 50 



Convolvulus major {Morning Glory) per lb.. 75c, 15 



" minor, mixed {Dwarf Morning Glory) 20 



Cypress Vine, scarlet 50 



" white; 50 



" " mixed 40 



Dahlia, double 1 50 



Daisy, mixed double 4 00 



Dianthus chinensis fl. pi. {Double China Pink') 50 



Digitalis (_Foxglov€), miKed 75 



Forget- Me- Not, Myosotis alpestris 1 50 



Gourd, Japanese Nest Egg 50 



" siphon, or dipper 30 



'' mixed, ornamental 40 



Heliotrope, dark varieties mixed 1 50 



Hollyhock, double, pure white 1 50 



" " salmon 150 



*' " crimson 150 



" Chater's finest double mixed 2 50 



" fine double mixed 1 50 



Job's Tears 20 



Lantana, finest hybrids, mixed 75 



Larkspur, double dwarf rocket, mixed 30 



Lobelia erinus gracilis, blue 60 



Marigold, Meteor 35 



" Prince of Orange 35 



Marvel of Peru {Four CClock), mixed 20 



Mignonette, Golden Queen 50 



PER oz. 



Mignonette, sweet, large flowering per lb., $1 00, 15 



" tall, pyramidal 30 



" Machet 75 



Momordica balsamina 40 



Nasturtium, dwarf mixed 25 



" Lobbianum, tall mixed 30 



Pansy, Emperor William 2 00 



King of the Blacks 1 50 



" pure yellow 1 50 



" pure white 1 50 



•' sky blue 1 50 



" Trimardeau, very large flowered, mixed 4 00 



" extra choice mixed, from named flowers 2 50 



" fine mixed, all colors 1 50 



Perennial Peas, white 1 00 



" " rose , — 75 



Petunia, choice mixed 1 00 



Phlox Drummondii grandiflora, choice mixed 1 00 



" " fine mixed 60 



Poppy, carnation, double mixed 25 



" '• double white 30 



Portulaca, fine mixed 50 



" double mixed 5 00 



Pyrethrum aureum < Golden Feather) 1 50 



" roseum {Insect Powder Plant) 1 00 



Bicinus {Castor Bean'), mixed ; . . 25 



Scabiosa (Mourning Bride), mixed 50 



Sensitive Plant, Mimosa pudica 60 



Smilax 1 50 



Stock, double German, Ten Weeks, mixed 2 00 



Sun Flower, double 25 



Sweet Peas, "Miss Blanche Ferry" 40 



invincible purple, scarlet, black, white, each. 20 



" " striped 20 



" " Queen of the Isles, new 30 



" '• Adonis 30 



" " Boreatton. new 30 



" " Princess Beatrice, extra 50 



" " Indigo King 30 



" " Splendour, new, extra 50 



" '• Buttarfiy, new, extra 50 



" " Eckford's Hybrids, finest mixed 25 



" " mixed per lb., 75c, 15 



Sweet William, double mixed 1 00 



" " fine mixed 50 



Verbena, white, large ; comes true from seed 3 00 



" mammoth, extra 4 00 



" extra choice mixed, splendid 2 50 



" fine mixed, all colors 1 00 



Violet, sweet scented 2 00 



Wall Flower, mixed double 4 00 



Zinnia, choice double mixed per lb., $4.00, 50 



