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D. M, Ferry & Ws Descriptive Catalogue. 



Fine, dwarf plants for growing in masses, having 

 fleshy leaves and succulent stems like the portulaca, 

 and producing an abundance of blossoms, which, when 

 fully expanded, make a beautiful appearance, and suit- 

 able for edgings, rockeries, and clumps ; in bloom a 

 long time. The seed should be sown in hot-bed, early 

 in spring, and planted out in June, in rich, sandy loam, 

 m masses. Tender annual, but perennial if protected 

 in winter ; one-haif to one foot higli. 

 Calandrinia, grandiflora, rosy lilac 5 



" umbellata, crimson 5 



CAI^KMPKIUIS. 

 A beautiful, tender climber from Chili, with delicate 

 foliage, and bright orange blossoms in racemes, freely 

 produced late in the season. The plants should be 

 started early in 'hot-bed, and potted when five leaves 

 have formed, and planted out in June. Tender per- 

 ennial ; fifteen feet high. 

 Calempelis (Eccrei)iocarf>us'), scaber 10 



CAI^CEOI^AStlA. 

 A favorite and universally admired genus, remarkable 

 for their large, beautifully spotted blossoms, which are 

 very showy, and from which an almost countless num- 

 ber of hybrids have been raised. They are perennial, 

 are grown in pots in the conservatory, green-house and 

 garden ; but few flowers are held in greater esteem. 

 They prefer a turfy loam, a mixture of peat and sand, 

 or a rich open garden mold, and are propagated from 

 seed or cuttings. Some of them are herbaceous peren- 

 nials, others shrubby evergreens. 



Calceolaria. 



Calceolaria, hybrida grandiflora, flowers of im- 

 mense size ; seed saved from finest specimens. 

 Very choice 25 



" hybrida tigrina, flowers of the largest dimen- 

 sions ; beautifully maculated or spotted. Seed 

 saved from choicest collection 25 



" rugosa, bedding variety; shrubby; grown in 

 and out of doors. Mixed seed, saved from the 

 finest shrubby sorts only 25 



" hybrida pumila compacta tigrina, a new, 

 very dwarf variety, only ten inches high, and 

 of compact growth. Flowers ol fine for >n and 

 beautiful color; desirable for contrast with 

 taller sorts 25 



" James' International Prize, one of the finest 

 prize sorts. Flowers beautifully spotted, of 

 large size and perfect form. Very desi?-able .2^ 



Calceolaria, finest hybrids mixed, seed saved only 

 from the i/iost />cr/cct Jloivers^ embracing 

 many of recent introduction; all desirable. .. .25 



CAI«E::^IDUI^A— (.See Marigold). 

 CAI^ff^A. 

 An old and very desirable plant, either as an aquatic 

 or for the ornamentation of the drawing room and con- 

 servatory. Thrives in any light rich soil when plenti- 

 fully watered. The seeds, which should be sown in 

 green-house in early spring, produce small bulbs in llie 

 fall, whicli should be repotted in rich soil. '! he pro- 

 duction of large plants from seed takes some time, but 

 the beautiful creamy white flowers are an ample reward 

 for the care and patience bestowed. Half-hardy per- 

 ennial. 

 Calla, eethiopica 25 



CAim^lOI^SSS, or CORRHOPSIS. 



A very showy border plant, pr(>ducing flowers in 

 nearly every shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red, and 

 brown. If the seed pods are removed as soon as they 

 appear, the plant will remain in bloom much lon.ycr. 

 Sow where they are to remain, and thin to two feet 

 apart. Hardy annual; two feet high. 

 Calliopsis, tinctoria bicolor, crimson, brown center 5 



" tinctoria marmorata, brown and yellow 5 



" '• atrosanguinea, blood red 5 



" fillifolia, thread leaved ; yellow 5 



" Burridgi atropurpurea, yellow, purple, and 



scarlet 5 



" cardaminifolia, yellow 5 



" fine mixed 5 



CAI^I^IRHOH. 



A pretty plant, resembling the scarlet Linu in, produc- 

 ing an abundance of rich violet-purple blossoms, each 

 blossom having a white eye. The leaves are sub-digi- 

 tate, and the plant begins to flower when six inches 

 high, and continues to yield a succession of its attract- 

 ive blossoms till frost. Succeeds better when planted in 

 hot-bed and transplanted two feet apart Hardy annu- 

 al; one to two feet high. 

 Callirhoe, involucrata, trailing; purplish crimson. 5 



" pedata, purple, white eye 5 



" " nana, dwarf ; one foot 5 



CAMEI^I,IA. 



All species of Camellias are universally admired on 

 account of their beautiful, rose-like flowers, and elegant, 

 dark green, shining, laurel-like leaves. They are hardy 

 green-house shrubs of easy culture, requiring only to be 

 protected from frost. The best soil for them is an equal 

 quantity of good, sandy loam and peat. They are 

 propagated by inarching, cuttings, grafting, and from 

 seed, the latter being the only method of obtaining new 

 varieties. When the plants are not growing, they 

 should receive but little water, and when growing free- 

 ly, can scarcely receive too much. A regular succession 

 of flowers may be obtained from autumn till July, if at- 

 tention be given to removing the potted and growing 

 plants from a warm to a cooler atmosphere. When the 

 growth is completed and flower buds formed, a cool, 

 sheltered situation is best for they will be seriously in- 

 jured if exposed to the rays of the sun. 

 Camellia, Japonica, fine double mixed, seed saved 

 from the finest double varieties, and will un- 

 doubtedly produce some very valuable kinds, 

 of various colors 25 



CAMI»AT«<UI.A~(Bell Kloi^er.) 



Very handsome little plants from Italy, giving an 

 ii' Kiidame of pure white and purplish blue flowers about 

 two inches across. The flowers are bell shaped, and 



