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



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RPnWAT T lA —These handsome, 

 UKXf yy /\LLI/\. are used fre^^lv b( 



BRYANOPSIS 



CALAMPELIS SCABRA 



profuse bloomers 

 are used fre^-ly both for in-door and 

 out-door planting, on account of the ease with which tbe3- 

 may be grown and their usefulness for cut flowers. Half 

 hardy annual; height eighteen inches. 



Roezli, produces white and blue flowers 15 



Elata, fine mixed 5 



(Laciniosa eryfhrocarpa^.— An orna- 

 mental climber of the gourd family, 

 bearing green fruit, which changes in color as the season 

 advances, to biiglit scarlet striped with white. Tender 

 annual, ten feec high; has tuberous roots which may be 

 kept over like potatoes 5 



- (Eccremocarpus).— A 

 beautiful tender 

 climber from Chili, with delicate foliage, and bright orange 

 blossoms in racemes, freely produced late in the season. 

 Tender perennial; fifteen feet high 10 



dwarf plants for growing in 

 produce an abundance of 



CALANDRINIA.-SrJserp?o<E: 



blossoms; well suited for edgings, rockeries, etc. Tender 



annual; one-half to one foot high. 



Grandiflora, rosy lilac 5 



L'mbeljata, crimson 5 



CALCEOLARIA. 



r'AI r'FOI APIA —-^ favorite and universalh" admired 



^■^■-'^^^^■^'V'-fk-* genus, remarkable for their large, 

 beautifully spotted blossoms. An almost countless number 

 of hybrid's have been raised. They are grown in pots in 

 the conservatory, green-house and garden. Herbaceous 

 or shrubby evergreen perennials 



Hybrida grandiflora, flowers of immense size; seed saved 

 from flnest specimens 25 



Hybrida tigrina, flowers of the largest size, beautifully 

 spotted. Seed saved from c/io?ce.st co?/<?ffio>i .. .. 2o 



Finest hybrids mixed, seed .saved onlj' from the most per- 

 fect floirers, embracing many of recent introduction; all 

 desirable 25 



Rugosa, shrubbj': grown in and out of doors. Saved from 

 the finest varieties, mixed 25 



CALENDULA.— (See Marigold.) 



CALIFORNIA POPPY.— (See Eschscholtzia.) 



CAl I A 4^THI0PICA-^^''"'^^^'«'^ Lilyy-An old 



V/\LL/\ /l^lIllUriV/\ and very desirable plant, 

 either as an aquatic or as an ornament for the drawing 

 room and con.servatory. Will flower in one year from 

 planting of the seed. Half hardy perennial 15 



CAl I fOP^m""'^'^^'"^''^'*'''^""-^ ^'^^y showy border 



VrVlwL,IVfr OIO plant, producing flowers in nearly every 



shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red and brown. Hardy 



annual ; two feet high, mixed, fine 5 



CAl I IPHnF^^^'-*^^'''^ 3/a?/o7r).— Extremely handsome 

 Vrl.l-,L,IIV11VJL, border plants, l)earing large, rich, violet- 

 purple flowers in great profusion throughout the season. 

 Hard)' annual. One to two feet high. 



Involucrata, trailing, purplish crimson 5 



Pedata, purple, white eye 5 



" nana, dwarf ; one foot. . . : 5 



vA/VlcLLIA JArUlllLA. evergreen, perennial 

 shrubs, easily grown from seeds. As varieties do not come 

 true from seed when plants are grown this way, one may 

 have the pleasure of getting something distinct and of 

 unusual merit. Mixed, finest double varieties 25 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER-;S-ir b."2„"tt 



ful climber, the charming lirtlt- canary colored blossoms 

 bearing a fancied resemblance to a bird with its wings half 

 expanded. The plant has a luxuriant, lambling character, 

 and if the seeds are planted Vjy the .side of an arbor or 

 trellis, wfll run twenty feet and blossom from July till 

 frost comes. Tender annual 10 



C A NHYTI W'T—^I^^'''^sJ—'^^i^^^^^^^y known and eulti- 

 VriiiLf I 1 (Jl 1 vated, and considered indispensable for 



cutting. All the varieties look be.st in beds or masses. 



Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Purple 5 



White 5 



Rocket (Empress'), white, extra large trusses. A great 



improvement in size and quality of the flowering trusses 



over the common white variety 5 



Fragrant, white 5 



Crimson, fine 5 



Carmine, dwarf compact habit 10 



Fine Mixed 5 



Dwarf mixed hybrid, four to six inches high 10 



Perennial (Sempervirens), hardy evergreen. suVj shi-ub; 



height ten inches; flowers white, verj- pretty 10 



CANNA. 



CANNA — Sta^^ly ornamental plants, very desirable for 



^■''^^^^^^* bedding out doors, while the dwarf varieties 



are now much used for forcing under glass for the flowers. 



Tender perennial; two to six feet high. Store roots in 



cellar in winter. 



Indica, scarlet blossoms 10 



Nigricans, orange blossoms 15 



Warscewiczii, bright red flowers; striped foliage; very 



beautiful 10 



Crozy's Hybrids, nothing can exceed the beauty and variety 

 of color of these magnificent bedding or " green-house 

 plants. Started in heat in February they will bloom by 

 August in the greatest profusion. Finest" hybrid varieties 

 mixed; three feet high 10 



CANTFPRIIPY RFI I -(<^«'"P«»"^« MedimuX- 

 Vr/\n 1 LR,L>UI^ I DCLL Handsome, hardy bieimial. 

 of stately growth, rich color and profuse bloom. Succeeds 

 best in light, rich soil and sliouM be transplanted two feet 

 apart. Has large, bell shaped flowers, which are strikingly 

 effective. 



Double white 10 



'• blue 10 



" mixed, blue and white 10 



Single mixed. 5 



Calycanthema, mixed, flowers large, of fine f.u-m. white 



lilac, rose aiul purple 10 



CARDIOSPERMLM.-(See BaUoou Vine). 



