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



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Coleus. 



Coleus, mixed, tweniy-Jlve best named sorts 25 



'' new hybrids mixed 25 



COI^ritlBIT^iE— Aquilegia). 



The old single varieties of Columbine have been known 

 and admired for centuries under the name of Honey- 

 suckle. The new double sorts are very beautiful, and 

 embrace a great variety of colors and forms. They are 

 nearly all hardy, and seeds can be sown in open ground 

 in sprint; <ix autumn ; and they can also be increased by 

 dividing tlie roots. Hardy perennial ; two feet high. 



Aquilegia, alba plena, double white 10 



" caryophylloides. white, nicely striped with 



reddish crimson ; a beautiful double variety.. 10 



" Skinneri, crimson, scarlet and orange 10 



" vervaeneana fol. variegatis, one of the few 

 striking variegated plants, reproduced with 

 ci-rtainty from seed. Double, rose colored 



blossoms ; exceedingly beautiful 15 



•' mixed double, best and finest colors 10 



CO:»I>IEI.i:JS;A-(I>ay Klowen. 



The splendid w-hite and blue fiowers of this plant can- 

 not be excelled, and its profusion of blossoms renders it 

 worthy of cultivation. The roots can be taken up and 

 kept in the cellar, like Dahlias, and replanted in spring, 

 and will produce larger and more blossoms. Plant in 

 any good garden soil, and thin to six inches apart. Ten- 

 der perennial; one and a half to two and a half feet high. 



Commelina, coelestis, sky blue 5 



" alba, white 5 



" mixed 5 



A magnificent class ot trailing annuals, some of which 

 produce flowers of wondrous beauty. Useful for ver- 

 andas, lattice, &c., and grows freely in any good garden 

 soil. 

 Convolvulus, aureus superbus, very large, golden 



yellow flowers : grows six feet high ; tie-iv 15 



" mauritanicus, hardy, trailing plant, about one 

 foot high, and produces an abundance of rich, 

 satiny, lavender blossoms. Especially adapted 



to rock work or baskets 10 



" Major, (see Morning Glory). 



(O'warf Morning: Glory). 



Dwarf plants, of trailing, branching habit, each plant 

 occupying a space of two feet. At mid-day it is com- 



5 



Convolvulus. 



pletely covered with a mass of most brilliant, many 

 colored blossoms, which remain open till evening, 

 in dry weather. The colors are pure white, blue, 

 passing into white, yellow, red, purple, &c. Will do 

 well in any common garden soil. Thin to three feet 

 apart each way. Half-hardy annual ; one foot high. 

 Convolvulus Mmof , tricolor, bright blue, shaded 



to pure white, next to the golden center 5 



■' Minor, alba, pure white 5 



" '■ striata, finely striped 5 



" " mixed 5 



" " fiore pleno, a new, double variety. .. .10 

 " '■ unicaulis, a single, uj3right stem with- 

 out a branch, and a ccrmpact head of flower 

 buds in great profusion, which expand into 

 blossoms of immense size, of very rich, pur- 

 plish blue color, and continues in bloom the 

 whole season 10 



COIX— (See Job's Tears;). 



CIIUCIANEI.I.A. 



A pretty little plant, growing one foot high, and pro- 

 ducing clusters ot star shaped, pink flowers. Fine for 

 rock work, vases, etc. Hardy perennial. 

 Crucianella, stylosa 5 



CUCUK-BIXA— (See Gourds). 



CII»HKA. 



A favorite bedding plant with green-house men ; fa- 

 miliarly known as Cigar Plant, on account of the fancied 

 resemblance to a lighted cigar. The colors are fiery red 

 and crimson brown. Planted on gentle heat and trans- 

 planted to the garden, it will continue to blossom all 

 summer, and on the approach of frost may be removed 

 to the green-house or conservatory, and will continue to 

 bloom all winter. Tender perennial ; one and a half 

 feet high. 

 Cuphea, platycentra {Cigar, or Firecracker 



Plant), scarlet, white and purple 10 



'■ silenoides, dark crimson brown lo 



'• Zimpani, violet red 10 



" mixed 10 



CYCI^AMEI^. 



Well known and universally admired bulbous rooted 

 plants, producing exceedingly handsome red and white 

 flowers. The seed should be sown in spring, and by 

 autumn will produce a bulb, which if potted and placed 

 in conservatory or green-house, will blossom the follow- 

 ing spring. Propagated only from seed. 

 Cyclamen, persicum, mixed, green-house variety 

 of great beauty and many colors 2 



