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FERRY &L GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



I A PI^CPIIP— (i>e/2j/(m/um).— The Larkspur is one of 

 L</i.IVl\or \J I\ t^he handsomest and most useful of plants, 

 and for large gardens invaluable. 



Double Dwarf Rock= 



et {Ajacis'), hardy 

 annual; ten inches 



high; mixed 5 



Cardiopetalum, deep 



^1, ■^^BB^' blue, heart shaped. 



^,, ^_^ j->''L Hardy annual; one 



i^'^^M^i d'- '''^_^^^cW ^^'^ one-half feet 



-Cf^ hjX'.m^^^ ' high 5 



^W f '^T^CWi Tall Stock ilowered 



■ C'r'Pr^^Swf^^^^^wV' (consolida fl. pi.}, 



^ ; ^^^^^ ,''^!rv y ' brightest and best 



*§^^^ /-V^7 ^^S? -?=^ colors mixed. 



r^:^r>wM^V^ Spikes of double 



JgO v2|,^-^^^-.~ ^^^^i--^ flowers eighteen in- 



«S?» ^^^T-^S^^x^S^Jfe^^^ <^li6S long. Hardy 



^■^M^P^ annual; two feet 



i^^^^.r^^A^ . high 5 



Tfc*<¥<S^*^>)^ 5l% Double Emperor 

 ' "'"^kSi^«% r ^^ ilmperiale fl. pL), 

 '*iC^f^^ i '' compact and pro- 

 '^^"W >^»vr"'>^' fuse bloomer, hav- 

 5^v->— V/^-^^^'^^.-'V^;''^^ i°& erect spikes of 

 ^^■^"^^-^^•o^ ji£-5^-v'> perfectly double 

 , ^^__ vjgj^.^ '^ ~^- -~^ flowers. Hardy an- 

 ^^^^^^^"Ic ^ nual; one and one- 

 ^^^^^"-' - ^ half feet high. Mix- 

 ed colors 10 



Consolida candela=> 

 brumfl. pi., grows 



'^V''>^Kfe^'^ ™ ^-^^ form of a 



^i^^r-' branched candle- 



DOUBLE DWARF ROCKET. stick; flowers dou 



ble and of various 



colors. Hai'dy annual; two feet high 10 



Elatum {Bee Larkspur}, has hairy petals in the center, and 

 a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy perennial; five feet 



high 5 



tirandiflorum album, large double white flowers. Hard.y 



perennial ; four feet high 10 



Formosum, rich blue. Hardy perennial; three feet high. .5 



Nudicaule, scarlet flowers; fine for rockeries, flower borders, 



or pot culture; hardy perennial; eighteen inches high ..10 



Zalil, a handsome yellow flower, produced in spikes eight to 



sixteen inches long, nearly the whole of whicli is in full 



flower at once. Hardy perennial 15 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS-(See Perennial Peas). 



LATHYRUS ODORATUS-(See Sweet Peas). 



LINARIA CYMBALARIA-^Sf^j;!2?i„r,fc„1 



for covering rock work, and very useful for hanging bas- 

 kets. Hardy perennial 10 



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LINUM GRANDIFLORUWl RUBRUIM. 



LINUM QRANDIFLORUM RUBRUM- 



CScarlet Flax}.— A beautiful and effective genus of plants, 

 of slender and delicate growth, having a profusion of bright 

 flowers. Hardy annual ; about one and a-half feet high . . 5 

 I ORPl I A — A most elegant and useful genus of plants, 

 LiKJlJCtLilrxm Qf easy culture, and well adapted for bed- 

 ding, edging, pots or rockeries. They are employed as 

 universally in general summer gardens as scarlet ger- 

 aniums, to beds of which they form a neat and effective 

 edging. 



Erinus Blue King, intense dark blue, with white eye; dark 

 colored foliage. Half hardy annual . 10 



Erinus Queen of Whites, pure white flowers; half hardy 

 annual 10 



Erinus Crystal Palace, a variety with large blue flowers; 

 one-half Hardy annual 10 



Erinus gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with white 

 center; fine for baskets, vases, etc., trailing gracefully and 

 blooming prof usely ; half hardy annual; six inches high. 10 



LOBELIA, CARDINALIS QUEEN VICTORIA. 



Cardinalis Queen Victoria, scarlet, with dark foliage; hardy 

 perennial 15 



Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower}, a native variety, with spikes 

 of brilliant scarlet flowers. Hardy perennial: two feet 

 high : 10 



LONDON PRIDE— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica). 



LOPHOSPERMUM SCANDENS.-H^fd" '^. 



ing climbers, reaching a height of ten or twelve feet, and 

 excellent for covering trellis work, etc. Tender perennial. 

 Flowers large and bright violet-purple 10 



I OVF C\\i ti^^—'^^>'^'9'>'Ostis elegans}.—A very pretty 

 *^^^ ~ *-* viivrvoo species of ornamental grass, growing 



'one foot high, good for winter bouquets. Hardy annual. 



Beautiful dancing spikelets 5 





LOVE GROVE. 



I nVP f\Uf\\/p—(^^cmophila}.— Of dwarf, spreading 



L,\J Y L/ Ul\v> T Iw habit, it is well adapted for border or 



pot culture. The flowers are single, each petal having a 



large, distinct blotch, which gives them a peculiar beauty. 



Hardy annual ; six inches high. Mixed 5 



