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



Love Grov( 



Love-in- 



garden, and has se- 

 cured a place in the 

 heart of every lover of 

 lowers. Of dwarf, 

 spreading habit, it is 

 well adapted for border 

 or pot culture. The 

 flowers are exquisitely 

 colored, blotched and 

 spotted ; they are 

 quite apt to sport into 

 an endless variety of 

 shades, from black.and 

 blue to lighter colors. 

 Sow in spring, and 



thin to one foot apart. Hardy annual ; six inches high. 



Nemophila, mixed, several colors 5 



I.OVE-IT«-A-MISX-(I^i§:ella). 



This singular plant 

 is known as Lady-in- 

 the-Green, and Devil- 

 in-a-Bush, because 

 the blossoms are part- 

 ly concealed by the 

 abundance of finely 

 cut foliage. The 

 plant and flower are 

 both handsome, re- 

 quire but little care, 

 and are worthy a place 

 in the flower garden. 

 Sow the seed in 

 spring, and thin to one 

 foot apart. Hardy annual. 

 Nigella, Damascena f\. pi., double, blue blossoms; 



one and a half to two feet high 5 



" Damascena nana fi. pi., double, white and 

 blue blossoms ; one foot high 5 



l^lTPIl?*— (I^iipinus). 



Very conspicuous plants, with spikes of pea-shaped 

 blossoms of various colors. The taller varieties look 

 well as a back-ground to other low growing annuals, 

 and the dwarf look best in masses. Sow the seed where 

 the plants are required, early in spring, and thin to one 

 and a half feet apart. Hardy annual ; one to three feet 

 high. 



Lupinus, Hartwegi, a beautiful species with deli- 

 cate foliage, and blue blossoms 5 



" Cruikshanki, blossoms white, shaded with 

 yellow, blue and purple 5 



There are few plants that produce such brilliant blos- 

 soms. The flowers are produced in clusters, and are 

 constantly coming out all summer. Sow the seed in 

 spring, in rich, loamy soil, and the following spring 

 transplant to the border, one foot apart. Flowers the 

 second season. Hardy perennials ; one to three feet 

 high. 

 Lychnis chalcedonica (London Pride), bright 



scarlet ; two feet 5 



" Haageana (Benary), elegant, large, scarlet 

 blossoms with jagged petals. Perennial, but 



will blossom first year ; one foot 10 



" Sieboldii, produces large, white flowers; two 



feet high 15 



■' Haageana grandiflora gigantea, a very large 

 flowering variety, about three feet high. The 

 flowers are scarlet, much larger than any of 

 the preceding ; perennial, but will blossom 

 first season . 10 



I^YTHRUM. 



A showy, perennial plant of easy culture, growing in 

 any good garden soil, and producing long, numerous 

 spikes of bright rose flowers during the season. If seed 

 be planted in autumn, the plants will flower the follow- 

 ing season. Hardy perennial ; two feet high. 

 Lythrum, roseum superbum 5 



MARIGOI^O. 



The Marigold has been an inhabitant of the flower 

 garden from time immemorial, and where a rich display 

 of bloom is desired, is almost indispensable. The Afri- 

 can varieties are tall, growing usually two feet or more, 

 while the French are more dwarf, of most perfect form 

 and gorgeous beauty ; all are desirable. Half-hardy 

 annuals, in bloom till frost comes. 



Marigold, Single Cape. 



Marigold, Meteor, a splendid new variety with 

 very large, beautifully imbricated; extremely 

 double, striped blossoms; deep orange on 

 almost white ground. The stripes are very 

 regular, and the flower striking. Covered 

 with blossoms from May till autumn. Comes 

 true from seed 10 



" African, orange quilled, a very double varie- 

 ty, with quilled petals ; very showy 5 



" African, mixed, selected from the finest dou- 

 ble flowers ; very beautiful 5 



" French, Tagetes, signata pumila, bright 

 yellow flowers ; elegant habit. Finest varie- 

 ties mixed 5 



" French, new gold striped, magnificent stripes 

 of brown on deep gold ; very double 5 



" Cape, Calendula, pongei R. pi,, double white; 

 fine 5 



" Cape, Calendula, pulvialis, flowers single, 

 white, brown underneath 5 



MAirvKl. OF I»BIHI-(I»Iiraljilis)— 



(See Four O'Clock). 



MARXYlJilA. 



Extremely handsome, large flowering, half-hardy an- 

 nual, deserving of the most extensive cultivation. 

 Should be started in green-house or conservatory, and 

 transplanted singly into borders. 



Martynia, formosa (fragrans), foliage thick soft 

 and velvety. Flowers delicate rosy lilac, 

 blotched and shaded with bright crimson. 



Needs plenty of room ; very fragrant 5 



" lutea, yellow blossoms 5 



•' proboscidea, a curious plant, on account of its 

 singularly curious seed vessels, which are 

 much esteemed when young, foj- pickles 5 



