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D. M. Ferry & €o's Descriptive Catalogue. 



ioam, cover the seed one inch deep in this, and sift on 

 enough fine sand to entirely cover the loam. 

 Nymphaea, odorata, -white: fragrant 20 



CEI^50XHEK.A— (See Primrose). 



Ot,BAl»!jl>KK.— (i?«eriiairii). 



This well known shrub, originally a native of India, 

 IS of easy culture, and flowers freely the greater part of 

 the year. In warm, moist climates, it requires no pro- 

 tection, and attains the proportions of a good sized tree. 

 The flowers have a salver shaped corolla, with a crown 

 of torn appendages in the center, are of a beautiful shade 

 of pinkish red. They can be produced successfully in 

 the house if the atmosphere is kept moist and warm. 

 Sow seeds in gentle heat in February or March, in light, 

 rich soil, which must be kept moist. When young plants 

 are three or four inches high, repot in rich soil. The 

 temperature in which plants are grown should not fall 

 below 35°. The young shoots made one season should 

 bloom the next. 

 Nerium, Oleander 10 



OXAI^IS. 



Very pretty, herbaceous plants with rich, rose colored 

 blossoms They thrive well in a mixture of* loam and 

 sand ; they should not be watered after they have done 

 flowering, until they begin to grow afresh. They are 

 desirable for green-house decoration, rock work or 

 baskets out of doors. The plants can be wintered suc- 

 cessfully in cold frame if they are kept dry and the frost 

 excluded. Sow seeds in gentle heat early in spring, and 

 when well started, transplant where they are to flower. 

 Half-hardy perennial. 

 Oxalis, rosea, rose colored 10 



'■ fioribunda, alba, white la 



New varieties of these justly popular flowers are ob- 

 *tained from seed, and some are sure to repay the little 

 care required. If the seed be sown in a cold-frame in 

 autumn, the plants will be large enough to transplant 

 the following spring, and a year later will begin to bloom. 

 Pseony, herbacea {Chhiensls), from a splendid col- 

 lection of finest double sorts of all colors 25 



I»AI,M— (Cliamaerops), 



The Palm is perhaps one of the most ornamental 

 plants in the green-house, and those varieties that are 

 hardy enough to bear planting out in the lawn during 

 warm weather, are sure to command attention. The 

 seeds are imported, and must of course have the aid of 

 green-house or conservatory to make them germinate. 

 Seeds are frequently four months in germinating. 



M\vi\\ 



Palm. 



Chamaerops, (huniiHs Dwarf Fan Palm), the 



most hardy sort, and in Scotland has stood out 

 several winters with but slight protection. It 



is also the most dwarf of its species, seldom 



attaining over eight or ten feet in height 15 



Chamaerops, excelsa (Hempen Palm of China), 



is a green-house variety in our climate. As a 

 lawn plant in our Southern States, nothing 

 could be more conspicuously attractive. A well 

 grown specimen will attain the height of twen- 

 ty-five or thirty feet 25 



P'AaiF'AS G5g.A@S— (OyaieriMMi). 

 INIagnificent, ornamental grass, producing numerous 

 flower stems, surmounted by plumes of silvery inflores- 

 cence. , Half-hardy perennial, from South America; ten 

 feet high. Start in heat. 

 Gynerium, argenteum 10 



IPANSY. 

 These lovely flowers are favorites with all, not only 

 for the brilliancy and variety of their colors, but for the 

 durability of their bloom. Seed may be sown in open 

 ground in spring or summer, or in hot-bed early in 

 spring. Young plants produce the largest and best flow- 

 ers. The plants should always occupy a cool, parcially 

 shaded situation, and the ground cannot be too rich ; 

 coolness and moisture are necessary. Transplant when 

 an inch high. Seed sown in July will blossom late in 

 autumn ; if sown in October, will bloom the following 

 spring. Hardy biennial ; four inches high. 



Pansy, Striped. 



The following varieties %ve have imported from, the 

 best English^ German and Fre7ich florists^ aiid can 

 reconunend them "with confidence. They are saved 

 fro7n the choicest and finest fiotvers^ and comJ>tise 

 all shades of color, from pure white to King of the 

 Blacks 



Pansy, copper colored 15 



" Emperor William, indigo, dark center 15 



" King of the Blacks, coal black 15 



" large stained, large, and extra fine 15 



" Odier, each petal blotched 15 



" pure yellow 15 



" variegated and striped, fine 15 



" white, pure 15 



" purple, white edged 15 



' ' sky blue 15 



