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



Cyclamen. 



Cyclamen, James' Prize varieties, saved /ro7>i Mr. 



James' choice collection ; very fragrant 50 



CYI»RKSS VINE. 

 (Iponisea Quamoclit). 



A most beautiful climber, with delicate, dark green, 

 feathery foliage, and an abundance of bright, star shap- 

 ed, rose, scarlet and white blossoms, which, in the bright 

 sunshine, present a mass of beauty. Planted by the 

 side of veranda, tree or stakes, and trained properly, 

 there is nothing prettier. The seed will germinate more 

 freely if warm water be poured on the ground after 

 planting. Tender annual; fifteen feet high. 



Cypress Vine, scarlet 5 



" " rose 5 



" " white 5 



" " mixed 5 



OAHI^IA. 

 This exceedingly beautiful genus comprises an almost 

 endless number of varieties, all more or less showy in 

 the flower garden in the autumn, when most other flow- 

 ers have faded. They are all of easy o«ltivation, grow- 

 ing freely in almost any soil, from seed sown in spring. 

 The seed should be sown in shallow pans, in March, 

 and the seedlings transplanted to small pots. As soon 

 as danger of frost is over, plant out, one foot apart. 

 These plants will make a tuber, which should be taken 

 «;« in the fall and kept through the winter in a dry 

 place, away from frost, and planted out in the spring, 

 when it will blossom the following autumn. New vari- 

 eties are constantly being produced from seed, some of 

 them of exquisite beauty. 

 Dahlia, finest double, mixed, seed saved from 



choicest double foivers .15 



DAISY— (Bellis). 



Charming little plants for edgmgs and borders. The 

 flowers are quilled and flat petaled, white, pink, red, 

 and variegated. Not all will come double from seed, 

 and the single ones should be pulled out. Sow early in 

 hot-bed, and when large enough, transplant to a rich, 

 cool, partially shaded situation. Set the plants six 

 inches apart. Roots can be divided any time. Flowers 

 are most abundant in spring. Tender perennial ; six 

 inches high. 

 Daisy, double mixed, choice 15 



OATXJItA. 



Large, branching plants, producing handsome, double 

 and single, trumpet shaped blossoms, yellow, white, lilac 

 and blue, and of exquisite fragrance. Some of the flow- 

 ers are equal in beauty to our choicest lilies. Sow in 

 hot-bed, and transplant to three or four feet apart each 

 way. The blossoms open during the night, remain open 



Daisy. 



one day, and then perish. Roots can be kept all winter 

 in cellars. Tender perennial ; three feet high. 



Datura. 



Datura, Wrightii, pure white at the center, passing' 



into lilac and blue at the border; very fragrant 5 



" chlorantha fl. pi., magnificent, large, double, 

 yellow blossoms, richly scented 5 



" fastuosa, alba, fl. pi., flowers double; pure 

 white 5 



" mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed 5 



I>Kt,I»III]?«IUM- -(See Larkspur). 

 DIANTHUS— (See Pink). 



I>IA]?«XHUS BARBAXUS-CSee Sweet 



William). 



OIAI^fTHUS CARYOraYI^I,US-(See 



Carnation). 



BIGIXAI^IS— (See Foxglove). 

 BOI^ICMOS— (See Hyacinth Bean). 

 EI.ICHR.YSUM-(See Helicrysum). 

 ER.AGR.OS'TIS— (See Love Grass). 



ER-IAT^THUS R.AVEP^:N^E. 

 A very desirable ornamental grass, equal to Pampas 

 Grass in appearance and habit of growth, and superior 

 to it for general culture, as it is entirely hardy, and 

 blooms more abundantly. When plants are two or 

 three years old, the flower stalks are often ten feet in 

 height, surmounted by beautiful silvery plumes. Sow 

 early in spring, in green-house or hot-bed, and trans- 

 plant when weather becomes warm. 

 Erianthus, ravennae 10 



