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



fiFPANniM"*^-^^'"^*^'*^"^"^"^^ "^''^^^^^^ *^® Geranium 

 VJl-#Iv/\li HJi Ti jg better known and more universally ad- 

 mired than any other plant g:rown. The constant succession 

 and durability of bloom till frost comes, the brilliancy of the 

 scarlet and other colors, and the exquisite markings of the 

 leaves of some of the varieties, render them very desirable 

 for pot culture and bedding. No garden seems complete 

 without a bed of them, and in every collection of conserva- 

 tory or parlor plants we are sure to find the geranium. 

 Propagation by seed is the only way to obtain new 

 varieties. One-half hardy perennial. 



Diadematum, splendid variety 50 



Odier, five petals blotched 50 



Fancy, splendid mixed. 25 



The three varieties quoted above are commonly known as 

 Lady Washington geraniums. 



Zonaie, double, mixed 35 



' ' scarlet, mixed sorts 35 



' ' white leaved varieties 35 



' ' golden and bronze 35 



Apple scented, very fragrant leaves 35 



nil I A TDir'.ni op —Grows in almost any situation, 



UIUI/\ IIVIVUUWIV. flowers blue, with yellow and 



purple center. Sow in masses. One foot high. Hardy 



annual 5 



(11 Anini 11^ —The varieties of this magnificent plant 



\XL,t\lj\\jL,\Jtj» are now numbered almost by thou- 

 sands, each year bringing forth new and choice selections 

 which have been produced from seed, which is the only 

 method of obtaining new varieties. Half hardy perennial. 



Finest mixed 35 



^^For Gladiolus bulbs see page Ih- 



(\\ ORP A M A R A NTH-^^^"''^^"'^'^")--^ desirable 

 Kll^yjUl^ /4.iTl/\lV/\ll 1 11 everlasting, valued for its 



handsome, globular heads of flowers, which, if cut, when 



well matured, will retain their beauty for years; tender 



annual; two feet high. 



Purple 5 



White 5 



Flesh colored. . . 5 



Orange 6 



Striped 5 



Mixed 6 



compact habit; very 



Lady Albemarle, carmine crimson; 

 beautiful 



Whitneyi, Duchess of Albany, a magnificent sort, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of large, rich, satiny-white flowers, 

 measuring about four inches across 5 



GLOXINIA. 



fil OVINIA —Green-house perennial plants, producing 

 UL,UAini/\. rich and beautifully colored flowers. They 



deserve extensive cultivation. 



Hybrida mixed 35 



fiM A DH A I II 1 M Leontopodium.— ( Edelweiss ).— This 

 Vin/\i Il/^UIUITI is the true Edelweiss found on the 



Alps, and so highly esteemed by travelers in Switzerland. 



Flowers star shaped, pure white, and downy in texture. If 



plucked when on the point of opening, and dried in the 



shade, will retain its beauty for years. Perennial; one 



foot high 15 



nnnPTlA —Beautiful garden plants, having delicately 

 \3\jUl4 1 IrV. shaded large blossoms, and easily cultivated 



m any good garden soil. Hardy annual; one to one and 



a half feet high. 

 Rubicunda splendens, a showy variety. Rosy lilac flowers, 



with purple stain in the center 5 



Rosea alba (_Tom Thumb'), delicately blotched blossoms, 



white at the outer portion and rose at the base of petals. .5 



rr^:^pn-. 



GODETIA, LADY ALBEMARLE. 



rjAIipnC— (CitCMrb/fa).— A tribe of climbers with curi- 

 vIWUIvLfO ously shaped fruit in various colors. Being 



of rapid growth, they are fine to cover old fences, trellises, 



stumps, etc. The foliage is quite ornamental. Tender 



annual climber; ten to twenty feet high. 



Orange, the well known Mock Orange 5 



Japanese Nest Egg, white; like an egg; do not crack and 



are not injured by heat or cold 5 



Apple shape, yellow, beautifully striped 5 



Pear shape, striped yellow and green with cream color 5 



Pear shape, ringed, exceedingly beautiful fruit with rings 



running around it; green ends 5 



Bottle, handsome and useful 5 



Corsican, elegant fruit and rapid climber 5 



Siphon, or Dipper, useful for dippers 5 



Powder Horn, in the form of a powder horn 5 



Hercules' Club, the longest of all the varieties 5 



Mixed, ornamental 5 



HP A M M A NTHP^ Gentianoides.— a charming little 

 ^*V-f^i'ii'»-f^i" * llLyOj succulent plant, producing an 

 abundance of bright scarlet and orange yellow blossoms in 

 the shape of a star. It is especially adapted for rock work, 

 hanging baskets, edgings, etc. Tender annual; six inches 

 high 10 



GYNERlUM-(See Pampas grass). 



nVP^OPHIl A —Delicate free flowering little plants, 

 M 1 1 oWr lllL,/\. covered with a profusion of little star 



shaped, white 

 blossoms. Well 

 adapted for 

 hanging bask- 

 ets and edg- 

 ings, and valu- 

 able for mak- 

 ,, ^ ing bouquets. 



'^^ Makehand- 



some speci- 

 mens dried. 

 Elegans, white 

 ;»~5Cr^ ^ and pink flow- 



V h ^LvJ/) ers ; hardy an- 



nual; one foot 



high 5 



riuralis. — One 

 of the most 

 charming and 

 graceful border 

 plants to be 

 found in any 

 collection. Will 

 thrive any- 

 where and is as 

 easily grown as 

 Candytuft, but 

 prefers a lime- 

 stone soil. Pink 

 M| W^^SS" flowers; hardy 



/j/(fs^ - annual; six in- 



GNAPHALIUM. cheshigh,..5 



