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



Carnation. 



Carnation, fine double striped 20 



" double dwarf, early flowered 20 



" " perpetual flowered, seed saved from 



choicest double flowers 25 



" choicest white ground 50 



" " Italian 50 



German _ 50 



" double Grenadin, a splendid variety for flor- 

 ists ; very early, charming double scarlet flow- 

 ers. Exccednigly valuable for making bou- 

 quets, as the color is so brilliant as to render it 



very conspicuous 25 



" extra fine mixed double Picotee 25 



" extra choice double mixed, seed saved from 

 the choicest French, German, Italian^ and 

 English stocks. A large proportion of this 

 seed will produce double flowers, and will be 



appreciated by the florist 25 



" double mixed, good seed, producing many dou- 

 ble flowers of all shades and colors, many being 



verj' fragrant . 10 



CASTOR BEAP^-(Riciiius). 

 Tall majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy 

 green, brown, or bronzed metallic hue. and long spikes 

 of prickly capsules of scarlet and green An elegant 

 plant for a lawn, and of very quick growth in rich soil. 

 Plant in hot-bed. and transplant when three leaves have 

 formed, or plant where they are required. Tender an- 

 nual ; eight to ten feet high. 

 Ricinus, sanguineus, splendid red fruit in clusters ; 



blood red stalks 10 



'' tricolor, leaves spotted . 10 



" giganteus, leaves of large size, richly veined 



and marbled ; ten feet high 10 



" communis major (Palma Christi), the com- 

 mon Castor Oil Bean 5 



" mixed 10 



CA'rAT«AI«UCHK. 

 A plant from the south of Europe The flowers 

 are white with a violet center, and blue with purple cen- 

 ter, quite double, somewhat resembling a pink, and ex- 

 tremely showy. It will blossom more freely in light, 

 well drained soil; will begin to bloom in July or August 

 from seed sown in April. Hardy perennial; one and a 

 half to two feet high. 



Catananche, coerulea, blue, purple center , . , . . 5 



'' bicolor, white, violet center 5 



" mixed* ^ 



CAXCHKl^Y— (Silene). 



An easy growing, free flowering plant, producing 

 dense umbels of white, red and rose pink-like blossoaib. 



The plant is co\ered with a glutinous moisture, from, 

 which flies cannot disenga-t- themselves, hence the name 

 Catchfly. After luu-ing b^en once grown, the seed wilL 

 sow itself in the ground. Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Silene, armaria, alba, white 5 



" " rubra, red 5. 



" " rosea, rose 5 



" " mixed 5 



CEDROIMEI^I^A. 

 A beautiful, hardy, herbaceous, perennial plant, hav- 

 ing fragrant leaves, and producing long spikes of salvia 

 shaped, crimson blossoms, which remain a long time. 

 Three feet high. 



Cedronella, cana \o- 



CHI^ASXRUS (Climbing: Bstter- 



Sweet). 

 Hardy, deciduous climber, producing yellow blossoms, 

 early in the season, and later, ripened fruit, which is 

 very ornamental, and remains on the vines nearly all 

 winter. Grows about twenty feet high. 



Celastrus, scandens la 



CKI.OSIA. 

 Magnificent plants for green-liouse or conservatory 

 decoration, producing elegant, plume shaped spikes of 

 Towers; look well in vases out of doors in summer. Sow 

 in good, rich soil, and transplant at proper period. Half- 

 hardy annuals; one to three feet high. 

 Celosia, argentea, long spikes of silvery white, 



shaded with flesh color ; splendid lo 



• new crimson feathered, crimson spikes; beau- 

 tiful la 



" pyramidalis plumosa, beautiful, long plumes, 

 pyramidal in form, of red, yellow, violet, &c.; 



very striking 10 



" Huttonii, bushy habit, pyramidal form, pro- 

 fusely branched, each leading brancli being 

 tipped ivith a small spike 0/ bright crimson 

 Jloivers. The upper side of the leaf is a deep 

 claret color, while the under side is a oright 



crimson shade . . . ....15 



" cristata, (see Cockscomb) 

 CH^XAURKA -lOusty Miller). 



An exceedingly interesting genus of plants, embrac- 

 ing anuLials, biennials and perennials. .Some of the va- 

 rieties are magnificent foliage plants, indispensable for 

 borders and edges of beds ; while others are noted for 

 their beautiful flowers. All the kinds named below are 

 worthy careful cultivation. 



Centaurea, Candidissima. 

 Centaurea, gymnocarpa, silvery gray foliage; 



drooping habit; very graceful 15 



candidissima. fine, ornamental plant of great 

 , beauty. Silvery white, deeply cut foliage. 



Half-hardy perennial 25 



" Clementei, foliage white, deeply cut, and alto- 

 gether very beautiful. Half-hardy perennial 25 



