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D, M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



cm Fl m — Probablj^ there is no other kind of ornamental 

 w?i-,i-r*J*j. foliage plant so well known and universally 

 admired as the Coleus. The leaves are of many shapes, 

 shades and colors, and nearlj- all have a rich, velvety 

 appearance of extraordinary beauty. No yard should be 

 without these decorative plants. Tender perennial. 



riixed, best named sorts 25 



Finest hybrids, mixed 35 



COI 1 1 M RI]Vp—^'^5i"'^esrm).— Every well regulated yard 

 VV/L.UiTioilil-/ }2as a space devoted to hardy perennials, 

 and no bed of perennials would be complete without a due 

 proportion of columbines. They are of the easiest culture 

 and when once established will furnish a magnificent dis- 

 play of the handsomest flowers each spring and summer 

 for many years. The beds should be kept clear of weeds 

 and given each year a liberal dressing of well rotted 

 manure. Hardy herbaceous perennials; two to three feet 

 high. 

 Coerulea hybrida, double, a vigorous growing, very hand- 

 some variety with blue and white flowers 10 



CYCI AMFN"^^*'^^ known and universally ad 

 ^ ' ^'-'■^^'**-'^'* tuberous rooted plants, produeir 



COLUMBINE, CALIFORNICA HYBRIDA. 



Californica hybrida, one of the handsomest of all the colum- 

 bines, having orange, red and yellow flowers 10 



Verva;neana fol. variegatis, plants variegated, reproduced 

 with certainty from seed. Double rose colored blossoms; 

 exceedingly beautiful 15 



Mixed double, best and finest colors 10 



rniVVOF Vni ll^ —a magnificent class of trailing 



VUi'^ VUUV UUUO. annuals. Useful for verandas, 

 lattice, etc., and grows freely in any good garden soil. 



Aureus superbus, very large, golden j-ellow flowers ; gi'ows 

 six feet high 15 



Mauritanicus, trailing plant, about one foot high, and pro- 

 duces an abundance of rich, satiny, lavender blossoms. 

 Especially adapted to rock work or baskets; perennial in 

 green house 10 



Convolvulus Major— (See Morning Glory). 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR -^f„TJ{ J^-^i';? 



plants, of trailing, branching habit, each plant occupying 

 a space of two feet. At mid-day they are completely cov- 

 ered with a mass of most brilliant, many colored blossoms, 

 which remain open till evening, in clear Aveather. Half 

 hardy annual; one foot high. 

 Tricolor, bright blue, shaded to pure white, next to the 



golden center 5 



Albus, pure white 5 



nixed > 5 



COIX— (See Job's Tears). 



CO^MO^ —A veiy effective autumn flowering plant. 



Vv70iT1170. Quite hardj^ and rapid growing, forming 

 bushes often four to eight feet high and covered with large 

 single, dahiia-like flowers. Should be started in heat in 

 March in this latitude and transplanted to open ground 

 about June 1st. 



Hybrida, large white. This is in every way superior to 

 the single Dahlia as an autumn blooming plant. It bears 

 large, pure white flowers on long stems in the greatest 

 profusion, which are extremely useful for decorative 

 purposes 3 



Hybrida, finest mixed 10 



CUCURBIT A-(See Gourds). 



admired 

 ing ex- 

 ceedingly handsome red and white flowers. Tender per- 

 ennial; one foot high. 

 Persicum, mixed, varietj^ of great beauty and many colors. 15 

 Persicum giganteum, mixed, characterized by beautiful 

 foliage and profuse bloom; each flower is from two to two 

 and a-half inches long. Very choice 35 



CYCLAIVIEN. 



rVPRPQQ VINP-C/jiowiffa Quamoclit).—A most 

 VirtVLrOO y lilL, beautiful climber, with delicate, 

 dark green feathery foliage, and an abundance of bright, 

 star shaped, rose, scarlet and white blossoms, which in the 

 bright sunshine present a mass of beauty. Tender annual; 

 fifteen feet high. 



Scarlet .5 White 5 



Rose 5 Mixed 5 



n A HI 1 A —This magnificent race of plants may be had in 

 1^/Tl lL,ir\« ^ijg greatest variety and beauty from seed both 

 of the single and double sorts. If planted early and pushed 

 they can be made to flower the first season. Tender herb- 

 aceous perennials. 

 Finest double, mixed, seed saved from choicest double 



flowers 15 



Finest single, mixed, brilliant flowers running through a 



wide range of striking colors 15 



For Dahlia roots, see page Ik. 



DAISY, DOUBLE. 



n A ICV— <^-^^'^'*)-— Tli<^ daisy has been so far improved by 



'-'■'^'*5 I selection and careful cultivation that good seed 

 will give at least eighty per cent, of flowers, as large and 

 double as any of the named sorts propagated by divisions 

 of the roots and sold at a high price. Splendid plants for 

 early spring and summer flowering, planted in partially 

 shaded situations. Are also excellent bloomers in the house. 



Double white 1© 



' ' red, (Longfellow^, finest strain 15 



Double mixed ... 1<* 



