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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



m j» • A -well kno-mi hardy 



Misfnonette srsp&jon.? 



*^**0 ceedingly fragrant 



flowers. Seed is usually sown outdoors after danger of 

 frost is over and if sown at intervals in spring and early 

 summer a succession of bloom, under favorable con- 

 ditions, is assured till frost. Well pulverized soil, pref- 

 erably light sandy loam, should be used and the seed 

 covered with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly 

 pressed do%\Ti. 3Iake the rows about one foot apart and 

 thin to six inches apart in the row. For very early 

 blooming, seed may be sown in the fall, or it may be 

 started indoors and transplanted. Thrives best in a cool 

 temperature. Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Golden Queen. The flowers are golden yellow and very 

 fragrant. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very desirable "10c. 



Parson's White. Flowers almost pure white, borne on 



spikes six inches to a foot in length Pkt. 5c. 



Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with 



large spikes of red flowers. Fine for pot culture and 



open border. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing 



magnificent coppery-red flower spikes. Oz. 50c. .Pkt. 5c. 

 Machet. Of dwarf and vigorous growth, with numerous 



stout flower stalks, terminated by large spikes of red 



flowers. This is one of the very best for pot culture. 



Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Improved Machet. A highly developed strain; splendid, 



large, red flower spikes .".i"?. .Pkt. 5c. 



Reseda odorata erandiflora (Sweet) Large flowered and 



very sweet. Oz. 15c; Lb. 65c Pkt. 5c. 



Mimulus 



Morning Glory 



Mimosa Pudica 



Momordica 



strikingly handsome flowers of 

 easy cultivation. Perennial in the 

 greenhouse, annual in the open air. 

 Start under glass and give plenty of water. 



Moschatus (Musk Plant) Cultivated on account of its 



musky odor. An attractive trailing plant with bright 



green' foliage and many small yellow flowers, desirable 



for hanging baskets and is grown in window- gardens. 



Oz. S2.00 Pkt. 5c. 



Cardinalis grandiflorus. An upright growing variety Avhich 



produces large, curiously shaped, dark red flowers, an 



unusually attractive color in mimulus Pkt. 10c. 



Punctatus (Monkey Flower) Large curiously shaped yellow flowers, spotted with rich maroon like a leopard's skin. An 



effective pot plant about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 5c. 



(Sensitive Plant) A curious plant with globular heads of small pink flowers. The plant is chiefly 

 valued because of the extreme irritabilitv of its leaves which close and droop at the slightest toucH, 

 also in cloudy, damp weather and during the night. Tender annual; height one and one-half feet. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



Gracefully climbing vines with small yellow blossoms, followed by fruits of curious shape. Foliage 

 gracefully cut and although tender annuals, the vines run ten feet oV more during the season. The seed 

 is very hard and germination will be hastened ir a notch is carefully cut through the shell before plantmg. 

 Balsam Pear (Charantia) The fruit is pear-shaped and has a warty skin; when ripe it bursts open and shows a brilliant in- 

 terior of large carmine seeds Pkt. 5c. 



Balsam Apple (Balsami)ia) Like Balsam Pear but the fruit is smaller and nearly round. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



IV^nrkn FlrfctAT^t* ilpomoea grandiHora alha) One of the most vigorous of all the summer climbers and will grow under 

 ITAV^UII 1 l\J W CI favorable conditions thirty to forty feet in a single season and be covered with its large, white 

 flowers every evening and cloudy day. The hard outer coat of the seed should be cut through with a sharp knife, care being 

 taken not to cut any deeper than the hard shell and the seed planted about one inch deep in moist soil in a box or pan and set in 

 a warm place. If the soil be kept moist, germination will take place in about two weeks. After plants are up, plant outdoors 

 in sunny situation when danger from frost is past. Known as Ipomoea Noctiflora. Tender annual. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c. 



(Convolvulus major) A handsome sho%vy climber of easy culture and suitable for cover- 

 ing arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, etc., if support be given the vines. The flowers 

 are most brilliant in the morning. Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring in the 

 row where the plants are to remam. "Well pulverized soil should be used and the seed covered with about one-half inct of fine 

 soil firmly pressed down. Thin the young plants four to six inches apart. If very early blooming is desired, seed may be 

 started indoors and transplanted in the open ground after danger of killing frost is over' Give some support to the vines as 

 soon as they begin to run and they will often exceed ten feet in height before the season is over. Hardy annual. 



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



•WK;t<» " e Crimson " 5c. 



^ ""® ^*^- Mixed. Many shades from white to dark blue, red and 



Blue. A very attractive shade " 5c. striped. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c " 5c. 



Aurora. The flowers of this comparatively new strain are decidedly larger and of heavier texture than those of the common 

 Morning Glory: rich, deep blue shading to a white or rose-colored throat, or an exceedingly rich, dark carmine. One of the 

 most free blooming varieties. Oz. 50c .' Pkt. 5c. 



Giant Japanese Mixed. Flowers of largest size; some are brilliant red or rich blue: others are equally brilliant, with broad 

 niargins of clear white ;_ some are striped or dotted with blue or red on white or lemon yellow ground, others are clouded with 

 some plants comes plain green, " 



Morning Glory 



blue and red. The foliage m 

 yellowish green. Oz. 25c . . . 



others it is mottled with white and shades of vellow or 

 1 .Pkt. 5c. 



^K • ^J •! (Scabiosa or Siveet Scabious) An old fashioned but most attractive flower. Its great 



I Vl fW 1 1*T1 1 n O^ tjl*ldG abundance and long succession of richly colored, fragrant blossoms on long stems make 

 *' ^^*** *****0 *^* AV«v/ it one of the most useful decorative plants of the garden. Seed may be sown in place as 



soon as ground can be worked: or for earUer blooming sow in hotbed early m spring and transplant one and one-half feetapart. 



Hardy annual; twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Double Dark Maroon. A beautiful and attractive shade. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Double White. Especially desirable for mixed bouquets, Oz. 20c " 5c. 



Double Mixed. Colors include deep and light purple, scarlet, pure white and a dark mulberry red; some of the darker 



shades are tipped with white. Oz. 20c " 5c. 



