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D, M, Ferry & Go's Descriptive Catalogue, 



habit ; the profusely branching plant reijre- 

 sents a dense, globular bush, fifteen inches in 

 diameter, covered with small, globular, ex- 

 tremely double, finely imbricated, bright 

 C7-ijnson Jlozuers . 25 



AUR-ICUI^A— (I»riiMiilai. 

 A favorite with florists, and much in demand in Eng- 

 land and Scotland, where it is to be found in perfection. 

 Does not bear well the extremes of heat and cold. The 

 flowers all have various colored eyes; the light ones with 

 dark ground colors are considered preferable. The best 

 soil to grow them in is leaf mold and sand, enriched 

 with decomposed manure. The seed should be sown 

 early in spring, in pots, in hot-bed, and transplanted 

 •one foot apart. Tender perennial. 

 Auricula, Alpine, a native of the Alpine regions of 

 Switzerland, improved by cultivation, and the 



most hardy variety 15 



" finest prize, collection of the best sorts, em- 

 bracing all choice known varieties; selfs, grey, 

 white, and green edged 20 



AZAI^EA. 

 Spring flowering shrubs, universally admired for their 

 teautiful flowers, y=^,i^ &v-^?S ../^^^ 



•which are invaria- 

 bly prrdu ed in 

 ^reat profubion 

 The flow CIS aie of 

 all concen ible col- 

 ors, and for brill- ' 

 iancy, are unsur- 

 passed. Need hot 

 house culture 

 Plant in April m 

 ■cold-frame , prick 

 out the seedlings 

 the year foll(n\ing, 

 in beds, four inches 

 apart, to remain till 

 they flower. It is 

 well to cover the plants in the fall, with straw or mulch, 

 as the late frosts sometimes destroy the young, early 

 shoots. 



Azalea, indica, finest mixed. Green-house, ever- 

 green shrubs ; flowers very beautiful 25 



" pontica, finest varieties Hardy, deciduous 

 shrubs, producing flowers of surpassing beauty, 

 £ind all conceivable colors . . 25 



BACHE3.0M.'S BUX^OM. 

 A perfectly hardy border plant, succeeding finely in 

 any common garden soil, but the flowers are more brill- 

 iant if grown in gravelly ground. Under cultivation, 

 it is really a handsome flower, sporting into varieties of 

 white, purple, pink, parti-colored, &c. Hardy annual ; 

 two to three feet high. 

 Centaurea, cyanus, single mixed 5 



3aAi,i.OOr^ Vll*«K-(Carcliospermum) 



Remarkable for its inflated membraneous capsules, 

 and sometimes called Love-in-a-Puff. The flowers are 

 insignificant, but the plant is a rapid and graceful 

 climber. Sow in open ground, from ist to 15th of May, 

 and give plant support to run upon. Tender annual ; 

 six feet high. 

 Cardiospermum, halicacabum, white; from India. 10 



BAI^SAM. 

 The Balsam has been so much improved by cultiva- 

 tion as to be scarcely recognized. The blossoms are 

 double, though some semi-double and single ones will 

 be pretty certain to appear, and such plants should be 



removed. The flowers will be improved by planting in 

 a hot-bed, and transplanting when two lea\-es have 

 formed, one to two feet apait. Pinch off a portion of 

 the shoots, which will increase the size of the liowei 

 and vigor of the plant. 



Double Solferino Balsam. 



Ti, double Solferino, satiny wliite, streaked 

 and spotted with crimson and lilac. I' 

 cJioice 



ery 



Double Camellia flowered Balsam. 



Balsam, double camellia, as double as a camellia, 

 which they resemble ; white, blotched with 

 various colors 10 



" mixed double rose, the peculiarity of this va- 

 riety is its perfectly double, rose-like blossoms 



of almost every shade of color 10 



double dark red {atrosaiiguitiea plenissima) 

 a very double, dark red variety, highly recom- 

 mended 10 



" double pure white, well adapted for florists, 

 for bouquets ; nearly every flower is perfectly 

 double, and pure white 20 



" mixed double dwarf, grows only about one 



foot high. Tivel-je best colors mixed 10 



*' mixed double tall, grows about two feet high, 



and embraces tv.'ch c 0/ i lie best colors 5 



MAK-TOJ^IA. 

 A very preitv flowering plant of the Gentian family, 

 producing a profusion of fine, bright metallic-yellow 

 blossoms about two and a half inches across. The leaves 

 are thistle-like, and dark green, covered with down. It 

 succeeds best when planted in a hot-bed and transplant- 



