FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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Geranium 



Gladiolus 



(Pelargonium) "When 

 properly grown, the con- 

 stant succession of 

 bloom until frost conies, the brilliant colors of the 

 flowers and the exquisite markings of the leaves 

 of some of the varieties, render the Geranium 

 very desirable for pot cultiu-e in the house or con- 

 servatory as well as for bedding out of doors. The 

 seed is slow to germinate and considerable care is 

 required. Sow in a pot or box in the house in 

 rather light soil, preferably containing a little leaf 

 mold and sand, and keep the teinperature as near 

 sixty-five as possible. Water moderately, and as 

 soon as the third leaf appears, pot singly in two- 

 inch pots, transferring to larger ones as the plants 

 require. Plunge the pots or set in open border, 

 and on approach of frost remove to cover. They 

 will blossom the succeeding spring. Half hardy 

 perennial; about two feet high. 

 Scarlet Mixed (Zonale) The seed we offer will pro- 

 duce a large percentage of double flowers in many 

 beautiful shades of scarlet and red Pkt. 25c. 



These magnificent flowers are 

 of every conceivable color and 



shade, some being most beautifully sti-iped and 



blotched. Sow the seed thickly, as soon as the 



ground is warm in the spring. The plants should 



have very careful attention and kept entirely free 



from weeds. The bulbs which have formed should 



be taken up in the fall and kept dry during the 



winter. The stronger bulbs will flower the second 



season, the balance the third season. Tender peren- 

 nial; about two and one-half feet high. 

 Finest Mixed. Seed from the finest named sorts 



mixed Pkt. 15c. 



For Gladiolus Bulbs see Bulbs and Roots, page 9k. 



Globe Amaranth e^T'T deS: 



able everlasting, valued for its handsome small, 

 globular flower heads which, if cut when well ma- 

 tured, will retain their beauty through the winter. 

 Tender annual; twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Purple Pkt. 5c. Striped Pkt. 5c. Geranium 



White " 5c. Mixed. Oz. 25c.. " 5c. 



Greenhouse perennial plants producing soft, velvety green leaves, and rich, beautifully colored flowers. 



Thrives best in an equal mixture of leaf mold, loam and sand. If started in February wUl usually bloom the 

 latter part of summer. The plants are delicate and not easily grown, requiring much care, but the flowers are of such superb 

 beauty that one generally feels amply repaid for the effort. 

 Hybrida, mixed. A strain of the richest color and variety of markings Pkt. 25c. 



Gloxinia 



Godetia 



Gourd 



Beautiful garden plants having large, 

 delicately shaded blossoms. Easily culti- 

 vated in any good garden soil. Sow out- 

 doors after danger of frost is past or for earlier blooming 

 start indoors and transplant. Hardy annual; about one foot 

 high. 



Rubicunda splendens. A showy variety. Rosy lilac flowers with 

 purple stain in the center Pkt. 5c. 



Duchess of Albany. A magnificent sort producing a profusion 

 of large, rich, satiny- white flowers Pkt. 5c. 



Lady Albemarle. Carmine-crimson; compact habit. .. . " 5c. 



• 

 (Cucurbita) A very extensive genus of 

 trailing annuals with curiously shaped 

 yellow fruit, commonly known as Orna- 

 mental Gourds. The vines are of easy 

 culture and make a rapid growth, so are much used for cover- 

 ing old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. The foliage is quite 

 ornamental, and the markings of some of the fruit extraordi- 

 nary. Do not plant the seed till danger of frost is over, and 

 select rich, mellow ground. Tender annual; ten to twenty 

 feet high. 



Apple Shaped. Fruits are nearly round, yellow, sometimes 

 striped. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Bottle. Handsome, curious bottle-shaped fruit. Oz. 25c. " 5c. 



Corsican. A sort with attractive, smooth, turban-shaped fruit. 

 Oz- 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside fibrous 

 mass of which, when shell and seeds are removed, makes an 

 excellent sponge. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Hercules' Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of all' the 

 varieties. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, do not 

 crack and are not injured by heat or cold. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Orange. Also known as Mock Orange. Nearly round, orange- 

 colored. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Pear Shaped, Ringed. This sort has green and yellow, exceed- 

 ingly beautiful bicolored fruit, upper half yellow, lower half 

 green. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream colored 

 striping, sometimes changing to yellow. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn. Oz. 25c. . " 5c. 



Siphon or Dipper. These gourds are useful for dippers; fruits 

 long, bottle-shaped, with neai-ly straight or slightly crooked 

 neck. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



QYNER\[JM— (See Pampas Grass) 



Gypsophila 



Delicate, free-flowering plants covered 

 with small, star-shaped flowers. "Well 

 adapted for hanging baskets or edgings, and valuable for 

 making bouquets. Will thrive in almost any well prepared 

 ground but does best on a limestone soil. Make handsome 

 specimens dried. 



Elegans Mixed. White and rose-pink flowers. Hardy annual; 

 one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Muralis. One of the most charming and easily grown border 

 plants to be found. Pink flowers. Hardy annual; about six 

 inches high Pkt. 5c. 



HEDYSARUM— (See French Honeysuckle) 



HELIANTHUS— (See Sunflower) 



Hp'lir'Vll^VQllfn (Everlasting) Large, full double 

 * Av?llV*lll jrOUAlA flowers of various shades of bright 

 yellow and scarlet. Desirable as dried specimens and for use 

 in making winter bouquets. For this purpose the flowers 

 should be gathered when on the point of expanding. Sow 

 early in spring, in any good garden soil, and thin the plants to 

 one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; one to three feet high. 

 Monstrosum, fl.pl., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz.40c.Pkt. 5c. 



Well-known and much admired 

 border and bedding plants, highly 

 valued for the color and fragrance 

 of their flowers and duration of bloom. Sow the seed early in 

 spring, in mellow soil indoors, and when plants are one to two 

 inches high, prick out into pots. Transplant to place when 

 three to four inches high. Will live outdoors through the 

 winter in a warm climate. Desirable also as a pot-plant for 

 indoor blooming. Half hardy perennial; blooming the first 

 year from seed; one and one-half to two feet high. 



Anna Turrell. Violet-blue Pkt. 10c. 



King of the Blacks. Splendid " 10c. 



Triumph de Liege. Deep blue 10c. 



Dark Varieties. Very choice mixed. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— (See 7?ocfceO 



Hibiscus Africanus ^lantTeLy'Sfe^ 



with pretty foliage and large, light yellow or cream-colored 

 blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceed- 

 ingly showy; not of very long duration, but continue to bloom 

 from early summer tiirOctober. The seed should be planted 

 early, and the plants should be thinned to one foot apart 

 each way. Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 



Heliotrope 



