D. M. Ferry & CO's Descriptive Catalogue. 



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he declined) five dollars for a single cutting for my in- 

 dividual use, I agreeing not to propagate. 



Yours truly, Dr. A. P. PHILLIPS, 



Fredonia, N. Y. 

 White Dutch.— Milder flavor than the common red, 

 and preferable for the dessert. 



QOOSEBERRIBS. 



AMERICAr*^ SOR.XS. 



Downing. — Very large, handsome, pale green, and 

 of splendid quality for both cooking and table use; bush 

 a vigorous grower, and usually free from mildew. 25 

 cents each ; $2.00 per 10. 



Houghton Seedling. — Small to medium, roundish 



oval, pale red, sweet, tender, very good ; plants spread- 

 ing, shoots slender ; enormously productive. 15 cents 

 each ; $1.00 per 10. 



Mountain Seedling.— Large, roundish oval ; pale 

 red skin, thick, medium quality ; plant a free grower 

 and very productive. 25 cents each ; S2.00 per 10. 



Smith's Improved. — Large, pale greenish yellow ; 

 skin thin, of excellent quality, being unsurpassed by any 

 other variety for table use or cooking ; bush moderately 

 vigorous, and excessively productive. 25 cents each ; 

 $2. CO per 10. 



E^GI^ISH VARIETIES. 



Fifteen leading sorts, strong, three year plants, 40 

 cents each. 



HardyOrnamental Shrubs 



No garden should be without a good selection of these 

 permanent ornaments. Once carefully planted in suit- 

 able positions, they increase in size and beauty from 

 year to year, and require but little further care. The 

 season of bloom of the different sorts extends over near- 

 ly the whole season, though the greatest show is to be 

 expected in spring and early summer. 



Althea Frutex (Rose of Sharon). — This is really 

 one of the most showy and beautiful flowering shrubs ; 

 the flowers are of large size, very double and full, and 

 of various brilliant and striking colors. It blooms freely 

 during August and September, when scarcely any other 

 tree or shrub is in bloom. 

 Double Rose. 25 cents. 



Double Variegated^ pink and white. 25 cents. 

 Folia J'ariegata, leaves conspicuously margined creamy 

 white, flowers double purple. 35 cents. 



Azalea Pontica. — A fine, hardy shrub, producing 

 an abundance of bright yellow flowers in early spring. 

 50 cents. 



Cornus Sanguinea. — A strong growing shrub with 

 clusters of fine, white flowers ; the stem and branches 

 turn blood red in winter. 25 cents. 



Calycanthus (Sweet Scented Shrub).— Flowers 

 purple, very double, and deliciously fragrant ; remains 

 in bloom for a long time : a very desirable shrub. 25c. 



Corcorus Japonica, variegata. — A slender shrub 

 four or five feet high, with beautiful, double yellow 

 blossoms from July to October. Foliage variegated 

 green and white. 25 cents. 



Deutzia, Crenata, fl. J>i. — Flowers double white, 

 tinged with pink. 25 cents. 



Gracilis (Slender Branched). — A very desirable dwarf 

 growing variety. Flowers pure white. A valuable 

 plant for winter blooming. 25 cents. 

 Crenata Leaved (Crenata). — Strong grower, profuse 



bloomer. 25 cents. 

 Crenata Jlore alba plena. — A very valuable variety, of 

 strong growth, producing its pure white, double 

 flowers in abundance. 25 cents. 



Exochordia grandiflora.— A very beautiful and 

 rare shrub, with large and distinct, pure white flowers 

 in i\Iay. 50 cents. 



Forsythia Viridissima. — Produces beautiful, yel- 

 low flowers early in .spring ; leaves deep green. 25 cts. 



Forsythia Fortuni. — An upright growing shrub 

 with bright green foliage ; flowers bright yellow, drop- 

 ping before the leaves appear. A fine early flowering 

 shrub. 25 cents. 



Upright Honeysuckle, Red Tartarian. — Beauti- 

 ful pink and rose colored blossoms in June. 25 cents. 

 White Tartarian. — Flowers white ; blooms in May 

 and June. 25 cents. 



Hydrangea, Paniculata Grandiflora. — The finest 



Hydrangea. 



white flowering, hardy shrub in cultivation ; 6 to 10 

 inches, 25 cents \ 15 to 18 inches, 40 cents. 



Haw^thorns. — A well known family of moderate 

 sized trees bearing a profusion of flowers in May. The 

 double flowering varieties are especially beautiful. 

 Double Scarlet. — Flowers deep crimson, with scarlet 



shade : very double. 75 cents. 

 Double White. — Small, double, daisy like flowers in 



clusters. 75 cents. 

 Double Pink. — Double pink or rose flowers with white 

 tips. 75 cents. 



High, or Bush Cranberry. — A large, native shrub 

 with Hydrangea like flowers ; the fruit is red and acid, 

 and esteemed by many for culinary purposes. 35 cents. 



Lilac, white and purple. 25 cents each. 



Pyrus Japonica (Scarlet Japan Quince). — Blooms 

 early in spring ; flowers bright scarlet ; very hardy. 25c. 



Pyrus Japonica Alba t^Blush Japan Quince). — A 

 very beautiful variety of the Pyrus, with delicate white 

 and blush flowers. 25 cents. 



Purple Fringe. — A beautiful, distinct, large shrub, 

 much admired for its long, feathery flower stalks, which 

 give the tree the appearance of being covered with a 

 cloud of smoke. 25 cents. 



Philadelphus, or Mock Orange, Grandiflora.— 

 A large growing shrub ; flowers snow white, in great 

 profusion. June to July. 25 cents. 



Philadelphus, fiore pleno.— A dwarf variety, with 

 double, cream colored flowers. 50 cents. 



