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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



EVENING GLORY— (See ipomcea Bona Nox) 



Feather Grass 



Forget-Me-Not 



(Stipa pennata) An ornamental grass of much 

 beauty, used in the formation of winter bou- 

 quets. The seed germinates slowly and for best results should be 

 started early indoors, transplanting to the open after danger of frost 

 is past. Hardy perennial; one foot high Pkt, 5c. 



F**t»ttC Flowerless plants, too well known to need description. Their 



1 CI lis exceeding grace and beauty will usually well repay all the 

 care necessary to start them properly in the greenhouse or some place 

 indoors where they will keep moist. The young ferns may be set out- 

 doors in summer in some moist and shady place. 



Fine Mixed • Pkt. 20c. 



Finest species, mixed " 2oc. 



FEVERFEW— (See Matricaria and Pyrethrum) 



{Myosotis) A favorite old fashion- 

 ed flower, bearing in profusion 

 clusters of blue blossoms. It 

 thrives well in the shade or open border. For bloom the first year 

 sow indoors in February or March, and transplant as soon as the 

 ground is warm enough, or sow outdoors as early as possible and thin 

 to six inches apart. Hardy perennial. 

 Alpestris. Plants of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foliage, grow- 

 ing six to eight inches high: flowers large and blue. Oz. 50c.. .Pkt. 5c. 

 Dissitiflora. Deep blue; early blooming; a good border plant "15c. 



Fnill* CYC^\f\n\e (Marvel of Peru) Large and beautiful, old 



A l>/Ut V^ X^lV^ki^IV fashioned plants of spreading habit which 



produce in profusion a succession of brilliantly colored flowers, that 



open about four o'clock in the afternoon, remain open all night and 



usually are closed before noon the next day. The flowers are red. white, 



yellow% or are striped and 

 blotched in shades of these 

 colors. Sow seed in spring 

 in open ground after danger 

 of frost is over in any good, 

 well prepared garden soil 

 and cover with one-half inch 

 of fine soil firmly pressed 

 down. For the best develop- 

 ment plants should be from 

 two to three feet apart each 

 way. Hardy annual, about 

 two feet high. 



Red. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



White. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



White, Red Striped. 



Oz. 1.5e " 5c, 



Mixed. Oz. 2Uc •' 5c. 



Gaillardia, Ficta 



French Honeysuckle 



Foxglove 



r* 1 ( DigitiiUs) Sti.tely. old fashioned border plants, aft'ording 



JP OXCTlOVC dense spikes of brilliantly colored flowers which are terminal 

 O ^^ ' ^^ and half as long as height of plant. Colors white, lavender 

 and rose. A valuable flower in every perennial garden: does not usually bloom 

 until the second year. Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost is over, 

 but for best results start in boxes and transplant. The seed is small and should be 

 covered lightly and kept moist until plants are v ell estabhshed. when they should be 

 transplanted to two feet apart. Hardy biennial or perennial; three to five feet high. 



Ivery's Spotted. A fine variety of colors; robust and hardy Pkt. 5c. 



Fine Mixed. jMany shades and markings. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Mammoth Foxglove {DigHalis monstrosa) Remarkably odd and very attractive, 

 each flower spike being surmounted with a very large bell-shaped flower. Three 

 to four feet high. Mixed Colors Pkt. 15c. 



(Hedysarxim) Very handsome, free flowering 

 plants, producing racemes of beautiful pea- 

 shaped flowers, well adapted for borders or rock work. Sow in open border in 

 spring after danger from frost is past. Hardy perennial; four feet high. 



Coronarium, Scarlet Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, Album, white " 5c. 



n UCn^ifi There are a great many exceedingly beautiful varieties propagated 

 * U.Vi'llOltt. -^y cuttings, but the plants may be grown from seed with proper 

 care, and one can depend upon getting fine fl.owers, some of which are as beauti- 

 ful as the expensive named sorts. Residts are usually most satisfactory when 

 grown indoors in pots. Knowni also as "Lady's Eardrops." Tender perennial; one 

 to two and one-half feet high. 

 Double, finest mixed. Seed from finest named sorts Pkt. 25c. 



Showy plants, remarkable for the profusion, size and bril- 

 liancy of their flowers, blooming the fii'st year and among 

 the gayest ornaments of the garden. Sow the seed out- 

 doors early in spring, preferably in moderately rich, well prepared soil and cover 

 with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. Make the rows eighteen 

 inches apart and thin eight to ten inches apart in the row: or a longer season of 

 bloom may be secured by planting in frames and transplanting. Hardy annuals 

 and perennials, one to one and one-half feet high. 



Picta. Plants about one foot high: flowers single, crimson and yellow. Hardy an- 

 nual : with root protection in winter is a perennial. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Picta Lorenziana. For ge'neral decorative purposes as well as for bouquets this is in- 

 valuable. The gaily colored flowers are double with tubular florets and are abun- 

 dantly produced from July even until hard freezing weather. Hai-dy annual; one 

 to one and one-half feet high: with root protection in winter is often treated as a 

 perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Grandiflora. Flowers scarlet and orange, single and the largest of the species. Petals 

 flat; excellent for cutting. Hardy perennial Pkt. 5c. 



Gaillardia 



