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1). M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



POPPY— (Papaver). 



^Yell known hardy annuals flowering in great profusion 

 throughout the summer, if seed is sown early in the spring. 



Papaverj Umbrosum. 



Papaver bracteatum, superb, large, orange-crimson 



flowers 5 



" Orientale, large, gorgeous, scarlet blossoms; bottom 



of petals black; beautiful 5 



" umbrosum, rich vermilion, with a shining black 

 spot on each petal; one of the most showy of all 



the varieties 10 



" carnation white, fine large double white flowers 5 



" carnation, mixed, large, showy, double flowers of 



various colors ; two feet high 5 



l^g^The last variety, under the name of Papaver som- 

 niferum, is the sort used extensively for the extraction of 

 opium. 



PORTULACA. 



There are scarcely any^ flowers in cultivation that make 

 such a dazzling display of beauty as a bed of many hued, 

 brilliant colored portulacas. They are in bloom from about 

 the first of July till killed by frost in autumn. Tender annual ; 

 nine inches high.} 



PORTULACA. 



Portulaca alba, pure white. 5 



" aurea, deep golden 5 



" striata, striped yellow 5 



" caryophylloid.es, carnation striped 5 



" fine mixed, many beautiful kinds 5 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Blossoms about one and a-half inches across, perfectly 

 double, and of many colors. Not all the plants will come 

 double, but the single ones can be pulled out. They will 

 stand any amount of dry weather. 



Portulaca, double, white 20 



" orange 20 



" scarlet 20 



" rose striped 20 



" sulphur 20 



" mixed 15 



PRIMROSE, EVENING-(03nothera). 



Produces large, showy blossoms, which are fully expanded 

 only towards and during evening. Blossoms three to four 

 inches across, usually yellow or white, and very freely and 

 constantly produced. 



Oenothera acaulis alba, of prostrate habit, the leaves 

 lying on the ground; produces an abundance of 

 large, white flowers about three inches across. 



Hardy perennial; six inches high 10 



" Lamarckiana, superb spikes of large, bright yellow 

 blossoms about four inches across. Hardy bien- 

 nial, but blooms the first year; four feet high 5 



" gigantea, the stem grows very tall, changing at 

 about two-thirds its height into an immense spike 

 of bright yellow flowers. Very showy. Hardy bi- 

 ennial, but flowers the first year; height three feet. 10 



PRIMULA SINENSIS— (Chinese Primrose). 

 These are perhaps the most desirable of all house blooming 

 plants. They are in almost constant bloom all winter, and 

 if tne plants be transferred to the border, they will bloom 

 nearly all summer. Though perennial, new plants flower 

 more freely, and seed should be sown every year. 



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Primula Sinensis. 



Primula sinensis fimbriata, scarlet, extra 25 



" sinensis fimbriata, rose, rose varieties mixed 25 



" sinensis fimbriata, Village Maid, pure white 25 



" sinensis fimbriata alba maxima, flowers large, 

 of great substance, finely fringed, pure white, 



extra 50 



" sinensis fimbriata coerulea, new, distinct, flowers 

 blue (a color hitherto unattained in the primrose), 

 large and of great substance. A novelty of the 



highest merit 50 



" sinensis fimbriata punctata elegantissiina, the 

 darkest primula known; flowers velvety crimson, 

 admirably fringed and regularly spotted on the 



edge with white 50 



" sinensis fimbriata filicifolia, choicest fern 



leaved, mixed, dark carmine and pure white 25 



" sinensis fimbriata, choicest mixed, from Mr. 

 James'' choicest strains of best fringed varieties, 

 all colors mixed 25 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



The following four varieties can be relied upon to come 

 true from seed. They are very choice, and highly recom- 

 mended for florists. 



Primula sinensis fimbriata, double crimson 50 



white 50 



red 50 



" " " " mixed 50 



" Japonica, mixed, the beautiful, fine, large, various 

 colored flowers stand in whorls, pyramidically 

 arranged on stout flower stems, which are over 



one foot high 25 



It is sometimes difficult to get Primula Japonica to germi- 

 nate. After sowing the seed let the plants remain in a cool 



