D. M. Ferry & Co^s Descriptive Catalogue. 



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Dianthus, barbatus, pure white,/? 



•hite flow- 



barbatus, black, reddish, velvety black lo 



fine mixed 5 



mixed double, perfectly double, and 

 trreat variety of colors 10 



S'WA^f RIVEK. DAISY— (See Brachycome;. 



XAGEXES-'See Marigold). 



XASSEI^ EI^OIJVER— (Cacaliai. 



A showy plant of easy culture, producing beautiful, 

 scarlet and golden yellow, tassel shaped blossoms, from 

 July to October. It is sometimes known as Flora's 

 Paint Brush. Looks best when grown in clusters. Suc- 

 ceeds best in a mixture of fresh loam and leaf mold. 

 "-ow early in spring, in open ground, in clusters. Hardy 

 annual ; one and a half feet high. 



Cacalia, coccinea, scarlet 5 



• aurea, golden yellow 5 



'• mixed 5 



XOK-E^JIA. 



A very fine, new annual, with large, sky blue blos- 

 soms, with three large spots of dark indigo blue, and a 

 yellow stain in the center. Sown from February till 

 April, in pots, and kept under glass, it will flower from 

 lune to September. The prettiest annual for cultiva- 

 tion under glass, but will thrive well in open air during 

 the warmer season of the year. In open air, the plants 

 are dwarfer and more robust, flowering well till cold 

 weather. 



Torenia. 



Torenia, Fourniari superbiens, the darkest spot- 

 ted varieties .... 10 



XREE CYI»R.ESS-(Ipomopsis . 



A wonderfully handsome plant, with fine, feathery 

 foliage, somewhat like that of the cypress vine, and long 

 spikes of beautiful flowers, dazzling scarlet spotted and 

 marked with darker shades. It is equally desirable for 

 out-door or conservatory cultivation. Sow the seed in 

 August, in a dry situation ; if the ground be at all wet, 

 the plants will decay. Half-hardv biennial ; three feet 

 high. 

 Ipomopsis, elegans, scarlet 5 



XRIXOMA. 



An interesting, half-hardy, summer and autumn 

 blooming plant, producing mai,'nificent spikes of rich, 

 orange-red flower tubes. Needs protection of dry litter 

 if left in the ground during winter ; may be taken up in 

 the fall, potted and kept from frost. Seeds should be 

 sown in hot-bed or green-house, early in spring ; the 

 bulb which will be produced should not be watered xoo 



Tree Cypress. 



freely, nor forced til! the succeeding spring, when it 



should be transplanted into rich, loamy soil. 



Tritoma, uvaria grandifiora 25 



XROI*iEOI.V>I I.OBBIAJ^UM— {See 



Xa.tur:iv;:n '\iC. . 



XROF».^OI^V3I >Ii:XOie-rSee Nasturtium 



Dwarf.. 



XR:OI»^^OI^V:»I F»EI«.EGRX:N1'M[— 



■See Canary Bird Flower). 



V At,ERl AiX— Polemonium 1. 



An old, standard border plant, often called Jacob's 

 Ladder, from its beautiful, pinnately cleft leaves. The 

 flowers are lively blue, nodding at the end of upright 



Valerian, 

 stalks. It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation, per- 

 fectly hardy, and may be increased by dividing the 

 roots. Sow early in spring, in open border, and thin to 

 one foot apart. Hardy perennial; one and a half to two 

 feet high. 

 Valerian, Greek I Polemonium coeruleum* 5 



veree:!^a. 



No plant is more generally cultivated, or more eagerly- 

 sought after than_the Verbena, and no plant e.xcels it 

 for masses in beds on the lawn. In the varieties may 

 be found every color e.\cept yellow. The white is pure 

 the crimson and scarlet so vivid, and the purple so deep, 

 while the striped blossoms are so conspicuous, that they 

 are very desirable. They flower perfectly well from seed 

 sown in spring. If started in the house, in pots, in winter 

 they will be in bloom sooner, but if sown in open ground 



