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



AftRO^Tm ^Ornamental Grass). — Used in connection 

 /\VJlVV/0 1 lo ^rjth everlastings, for winter bouquets. 



Grows easily in any common garden soil. Hardy annual; 



about one and a-half feet high. 



Nebulosa, fine and delicate 5 



A I V^miM ~Sweet Cmaritimuni), flowers pure white 

 IXLt I 00*JiTl. jjj racemes, and of a peculiar, delicate 



fragrance. Use- 

 ful in all kinds of 

 small bouquets. 

 Hardy annual; 

 grows one foot 



high 5 



Golden (saxatile'), 

 flowers golden 

 yellow; desirable 

 for rock work, 

 and showy in 

 masses. Hardy 

 perennial; height 



one foot 5 



Little Gem, (Ben- 



Li^.^;':^.^ -yr---, thami compac- 



tum procumbens} 



^ a beautiful white 



variety especially 



.. , „ ^,._. - c . adapted to edg- 



t'M^^i^'^'^^S^^II^^^^^''' li^^^P-'^^So, ings, borders and 



^J-^^%''^^^^^^^^m^l^iS]^^^'^^ four to six inches 



".i^^F^^I*^^^^^^^^^ high; form a 



''■^^§^^?^^^^^w^S^^^ compact mass of 



i ^^^^^P^^^^-^h^^^'' bloom fifteen to 



^ ^^^^^^^^ eighteen inches 



■"^^^t?^ in diameter and 



—"- — ^ -:— --;~^ - containing hun- 



A I V c c 1 1 M dreds of flowers. 



ALYbbUIVI. Hardy annual. 10 



A M A P A NT HI m —Beautiful foliage plants, Invahiable 



/ViTl/\IVr\.l^ 1 IHJO. foj. massing where striking con- 

 trasts in color are desired. Succeed best on light soil. Seed 

 may be sown out doors after settled warm weather. 



Melancholicus ruber, blood red foliage. Hardy annual; two 

 and a-half feet high 5 



Tricolor, leaves yellow, red and green; well known as 

 "Joseph's coat." Hardy annual; two feet high 5 



Salicifolius, two and a-half to three feet high. Leaves beau- 

 tifully undulated, varying from green to bronze and later 

 to a bright orange red. Tender annual 10 



Henderi, drooping foliage, richly colored in many shades. 

 Tender annual 10 



A M /VIORII IM (.Everlasting).— Vedusihle for winter bou- 

 /ViTliTlvfLFUJiTl. quets in connection with grasses and 



other everlastings; hardy annual; heieht two feet. Pure 



white. 

 Alatum grandiflorum 6 



AMPFI OPm^ "'^^^^^ ^'"^ deservedly among the 



rVITlr L(L.\Jr Oi*ZJ» most popular vines grown for cover- 

 ing walls, arbors, etc. Hardy perennial climbers. 



Quinquefolia, (Virginia Creeper, or American Wood- 

 bine) 10 



Veitchii, (Japan Ivy, or Boston Ivy), leaves three parted; 

 will cling to the smoothest wall. Why pay fifty cents for 

 single plants, when a packet of seeds will furnish you 

 many of them? 10 



ANCHII^A —Hardy, or half hardy, handsome herba- 

 /\.li VI HJOrV. ceous; biennials or perennials. Should be 

 planted in every garden. 



Italica, beautiful dark blue flowers; should be planted with 

 Columbines, Larkspurs, etc.; hardy perennial; two feet 

 high 5 



Capensis.— A variety highly prized for bee pasturage; does 

 best south of Central Ohio. Half hardy biennial; often 

 blooming the first year 5 



ANPMONP (.Wind Flower)— Among the earliest and 

 /Vi-^LriTlVilLr. brightest of spring flowers. The colors 



run through several shades. Hardy perennial. 

 Coronaria, six inches high 10 



\NTIRRHlNUn.-(See Snapdragon.) 



AQUILEGIA.-(See Columbine.) 



AD APIC —Among the earliest blooming plants,and very 



riivrvuio. useful for rock work, edgings, etc. Culture 



same as for Anemone. Hardy perennial, nine inches high. 



Alpina, pure white 10 



API ^Tni f\C H I A (Dutchman'' s Pipe) .—A beautiful and 



/^IVI.:^ 1 lJLUVlll/\ rapid climber, with heart shaped 



leaves and singular, siphon shaped purple flowers. Very 



effective for verandas. Hardy perennial; thirty feet high. 



Sipho 10 



ARMFRIA ^Thrift, or Sea Pink.')— These handsome 

 /Vl\iTlL<I\IrV plants are well adapted for ornamenting 



rock work, and edging walks. May also be grown m pots. 



Hardy perennial; six inches high. 

 Maritima, pink 5 



ANCHUSA. 



ASPARAGUS VERTICILLATUS. 



ASPARAGUS VERTICILLATUS-itieSl^ 



having feathery foliage and scarlet berries which are quite 

 ornamental; hardy perennial. About ten to fifteen feet 

 high 1® 



ACDPDITI A —A profuse blooming, dwarf, hardy 

 AorClvUL/A.. annual, with sweet scented, lavender 

 blue flowers; height one foot. 



Azurea setosa ^ 



i» C TT D C —The aster is so well known and so univer- 



/\3 I l_l\0« sallv admired that it hardly needs any 



description. For summer and autumn flowering they 



are unexcelled by any class of plants known to garden 



culture None furnish a wider range of colors or more 



perfect flowers and but few are easier grown. 



Queen of the Market.— A class of asters characterized by 



extreme earliness and the profusion of their flowers. 



Plants average one foot in height, are much branched and 



carry ten to fifteen large, finely formed flowers. Mixed 



in many colors ^^ 



