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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



V V f « 1 « Entirely diflferent and more beautiful 

 r^^^l I^Tn#^^>l^ ^^^^ ^^^ plant of twenty yearg ago, 

 ■ 1MB 11 V J[ JUJCyJ^ being much more compact in growth, 

 J the tlowers larger, more richly colored 

 and of better form. For a background to a flower garden nothing is 

 better. All double varieties are hardy perennials; five feet high. 

 Early Flowering. Blooms readily the first year from seed affording a 

 wide range of colors in large single or semi-double flowers. No bet- 

 ter annuals for background can be so easily obtained Pkt. 15c. 



Chater's Fiuest Mixed. Double perfection. Oz. $1.50 " 15c. 



Double Blood Red. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



" DeepRose. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Lemon Yellow. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



II Pink. Oz. $1.25 II 10c. 



Salmon " 1 Oc. 



Double Pure White. A special strain of our own development; plant 

 more compact and earlier blooming, flowers larger and better than 



tliose of the old white. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



Double Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. 



Double Mixed. Oz. 75c " 5c. 



l_I___,___l_,_ I ««.»^»«i^,,« {Japan Hop) Hardy annual climber 



numUlUS japoniCUS fifteen to twenty feet high, desirable 



for covering unsightly objects or shading verandas. Oz. 35c. .Pkt. 5c. 



l-Iiroj-tiv^fK Raov^ {Dolichos lahlah) A fine climber with clusters 



nya.Cini:il Oea.i1 of purple or white flowers followed by orna- 

 mental seed pods. Tender annual; from ten to twenty feet high. 



Alba. White. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 15c " 5c. 



Mixed. The above mixed. Oz. 15c " 5c. 



IBERIS— (See Candytuft) 



T __ Planf ^ ^^^^sembryanthemum crystallinum) A curious plant 



*^*5 r IclOl for hanging baskets, rock-work, vases and edgings; 

 leaves and stems succulent, appearing as though covered with ice 

 crystals. Tender annual trailer; six inches high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



¥ A beautiful climber for the greenhouse or the 



ll^/)TV106d. open air. Blooms more easily and profusely in 



* J^^^***^^^^*"* rather poor soil but gives more vigorous plants 

 and attractive foliage if soil is rather rich. Tender annual; ten to 

 fifteen feet high. 



Setosa {Brazilian Morning Glory) A vigorous rapid growing vine 

 with large, handsome, three-lobed leaves and stems covered with 

 brown hair. Flowers delicate blue or reddish purple and produced 

 in clusters. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Coccinea {Star Ipomcea) Like a Morning Glory but covered with small 

 brilliant red, star-shaped flowers. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Bona Nox {Evening Glory) Violet blue. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



Fine mixed. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



Limbata mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with white margins 

 and throats. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypress Vine) 



IPOMOPSIS— (See Tree Cypress) 



JAPAN HOP— (See Humulus Japonicus) 



IriK'c X#*are {Cot'x lachryma) Curious ornamental grass with 



«IUIJ 9 I Ca.r» broad, corn-like leaves and seeds of a light slate 



color. Valuable for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Strings 



of handsome beads are made from the seeds. Hardy annual; three 



feet high. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c. 



JOSEPH'S COAT— (See Amaranthus tricolor) 





Larkspur 



KocHiA (Mexican Fire Bush) 



Larkspur 



Kochia Trichophylla TiiiZefclprlfs) 



A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, remarkably 

 symmetrical and attractive throvighout summer and 

 fall. The foliage is as fine as moss and of clean, 

 bright green color. Early in the fall innumerable 

 little flowers appear and the whole bush gradually 

 takes on a deep red tinge. Hardy annual; about two 

 and one-half feet high. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



f oril-o'nsi Very rapid growing free flowering 

 J^ailldllCX plants that bloom through the latter 

 part of summer and autumn. The plants form 

 small shrubs, producing in abundance clusters of 

 single, fragrant flowers that continually change col- 

 or. Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep 

 blue. Tender perennial. 

 Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



{Delphinium) The Larkspur 

 is one of the handsomest and 

 _ most useful of plants and for 



large gardens is invaluable. 



Double Dwarf Rocket mixed. Beautiful spikes of 

 double flowers in many shades. Hardy annual; one 

 foot high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Cardiopetalum. Ornamental, free blooming plant; 

 flower deep blue, heart-shaped. Hardy annual ; one 

 foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Tall Stock Flowered, mixed {ConsoUda fl. pi.) Flow- 

 ers double, borne on spikes about fifteen inches long. 

 Colors rose, white and shades of blue. Hardy annual; 

 two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Double Emperor {Imperiale fl. pi.) Compact and pro- 

 fuse bloomer having erect spikes of very double 

 flowers. Hardy annual; one and one-half feet high. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 5c. 



Elatum {Bee Larkspur) Flowers intensely blue with 

 hairy petals in the center giving them a fancied re- 

 semblance to a bee. Hardy perennial; three to five 

 feet high, according to soil" and location Pkt. 5c. 



Formosum. Flowers large, deep blue, small white 

 center. Hardy perennial: three to five feet high, 

 according to soil and location; long blooming season. 

 Sometimes called Mexican Larkspur Pkt. 5c. 



Cashmerianum. A most floriferous and valuable per- 

 ennial, flowering the first year from seed sown early 

 in spring. Flowers dark blue, one to two inches 

 across and resemble a monk's hood. Height about 

 one and one-half feet pkt. lOc. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— (See Peas, Everlasting) 



