D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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nr^^ AXY who do not meet with the success they expected in their flower garden, attribute the difficulty solely to the 



III seeds, overlooking the important fact that most flower seeds require careful and particular treatment, and that the 



I r V treatment and conditions which with one variety will produce most satisfactory results, may utterly fail with 



/ JL \ another. 



^ To insure success, the conditions and requirements of the several species as to soil, moisture, heat, etc., should 



^ be carefully observed in culture. The pleasure resulting from a large and varied collection of flowers will amply 



repav for time and labor spent. 



SELECTION OF VARIETIES.— Success depends largely upon a judicious selection of varieties. Every sort we offer 

 is. under certain conditions, attractive and desirable, but some of them, while exceedingly beautiful under favorable 

 circumstances, will be very unsatisfactory under others. We urge a careful study of the following pages, so that you will 

 select sorts suited to youi* wants. 



SOIL. --The soil adapted to flowering plants is generally a light, moderatelj' rich loam, containing a sufficient amount of 

 sand to make it friable. A great many varieties wiir7u-e in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 

 care should be taken to make it suited to their needs. Manj- flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous growth, so 

 a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large 

 quantities of u-ell rotted manure. Some sorts do best on very poor soil and a part of the garden should be left without 

 enriching. Various kinds of seeds germinate very slowlj-, but the patience of a devoted florist is seldom exhausted and his 

 final success repays him fully for the trouble. 



Nine-tenths of the failures in flower culture come from improper treatment of the seeds and young plants, and we urge 

 every purchaser to studj- carefully the cultural directions on each packet, keeping in mind the following golden rules 

 for sowing flower seeds: 



Make the surface as fine and smooth as possible: do not plant any seed when the ground is wet; cover each lot of seeds 

 to a uniform depth, which should never be more than three or four tirnes the diameter of the seed; press the soil firmly over 

 the seeds: plant in rows so that the young plants can be easily seen, and pull up all weeds as soon as they appear; but be 

 sure they are weeds before pulling. 



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ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. 



J^^FlGURES AT THE RiGHT OF EaCH VARIETY. DENOTE PrICE. IN CENTS. PeR PaCKET. 



ABOBRA VIRIDIFL0RA.-i^i^1„'','UT;S?: ADLUMIA CIRRHOSA ^^-'i^i,^':;?^; ,7-* 



tuberous rooted perennial gourd, whose dark green foliage —A beautiful and graceful climber and profuse bloomer, 



and bright scarlet fruit form a striking contrast. Height Hardy biennial. Height fifteen feet. White and pink.. lO 



fifteen feet .... .10 AnONN AIITIIMIVAI K U-ldon/8 Flouer. Pheas- 



AOpi^]^! A —Handsome trailers with Verbena like /\Lf\jni*3 /\U 1 UiTll^/VLI^ f,,j^-,,. Eye.— A hand- 



/Vl>I\\Jl^l/^. flowers, which succeed best in sandy soil. some, hardy herbaceous annual, one foot high, having finely 



Half hardy annuals. cut dark green foliage, in which are set 



Umbellata, rosy lilac flowers 5 igrg , ^fi the intense blood red flowers, giving the 



Arenaria, yellow, sweet scented 10 , my^^^y^^^W plant a verv i^triking appearance 5 



Mixed, the above varieties 5 ^ -^^^^^^^.-. AflFRAT !JM -^^'-J* I^'-'^^"^^^ ^^^ 



ARIITIION (Flouering Mapley- ^^^^^ »^^^" V AUCI\/\ 1 UiYl. constant bloomers. 



/\DU 1 IL,\Jll. Verv popular peren- ^^S^^f^'^f^^af?'^^^ ^'^' Hard}- animals growing from six to six- 



nial. green-house shrub, with bell- ^^^:K^i^^r?^J^^^\MtBi^- teen inches high and bearing clusters of 



shaped, drooping flowers, which vary in ^T^^^A^^I^''^^^^: ."^SR^ ^^^'^^ shajted tlouers; excellent for cut 



color from pure white and yellow to deep .^J5#^^^'q^#^-r^^^^ flowers and m borders. 



orange and crimson .streaked with yel ^-^^^^vM^^i^*^" px'canum, li^'I't >>lue a 



low, and are l)orne in great profusion the ^^^^^BF'-^^I ^^^M^Mko l^^^^^^^J ^ u^^7 J^'^w." ••••••••:•■■••••.• 5 



entire year. Well adapted for house cul- ^p^fel^^J <'>^li?^^^|^@l^.. Tom Thumb, dwarf blue, desirable tor 



ture and for bedding out doors. ^". ^?^r->C0'~'^' '->i-'^'^'^^^ ' V , '^'^'f^"''-- ■. ,•■■•• ? 



Finest Mixed 25 " "i^m^^'^'-^^'fi^^'^m^'-X Lasseauxt, rose colored.. ....-, 



'^^S^^^^^*?^*^'^-^''^^^^'*^ ^P'^""*"' valuable for winter; wlnte.» 



ATPOfF INIll/U (Everlasthifj^.— "^^^^^i^^i^f^/V^^^^ .'■ Mi.xed, seeds of the above varieties 



AV/KULLliMUiVl. y^^y pretty, half ^^W^-^'> r"l^^^^^'-» "''-^^'^l 5 



hardy annual, with rose and white daisy ^\^^'^'iM'-''r^M^^^'-' A fi PO^TF M \l A -Verv useful for 



like flowers. These are " Immortelles - ^^^^-i^^-^ 5^' •%%'^?.'^ AUKUC> 1 C/VliTlA. cutting for bou- 



which bloom in August and Seotember. ^'-^<^ ''*^i^3lj^*^'-fe quets. and prettv in masses in beds. The 



and are fine for winter bouquets and ^ -l^i^TiJem-^ annual variety is known as Rose of Hea- 



wreaths. Height one foot. ''*^Sll|\\\* ' ' ven; tlie perennial as Rose Campion. One 



Album, pure white ; 5 • |^|[[l ^* and a half feet high: hardy. 



Roseum, light rose 5 Annwio amtiiiuim ai ic Coronaria, crimson: perennial ..5 



Mixed.^ 5 ADONIS AUTUMNALIS. Coeli-rosa, rose, white centre; annual.. ..5 



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