FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



91 



Sweet William 



(Dianthus barbatus) An old fashioned perennial but one of the most desirable 

 for display in the garden. The plants produce a succession of flower clusters. 

 thus affording splendid bloom for several weeks. The coloi-s are' exceedingly 

 varied, ranging from white rhrough many shades of rose, lilac, red. carmine. 

 crimson, maroon to nearly black, usually two shades to each plant. Sow outdooi-s very early in spring, preferablv in rich, 

 mellow soil, in rows one foot apart. Cover seed with one-tourth inch of fine soil tirmly pressed down. When two inches high. 

 thin to six inches apart. Seed can also be sown in fall. There are usually no liowers until the second season, but if seed is 

 started ver^,- early under glass and transplanted, blooms may be had late in autumn. Hardy perennial: one and one-half feet high. 



Black. Flowers reddish, velvety black: very desirable on account of its rich, deep color. Oz. 26c Pkt. 5c. 



White, pure. Beautiful white llowers. sometimes faintly marked about the eye. Oz. "250 " 5c. 



Fine Mixed. This mixture will be found especially satisfactory. Oz i5c ** 5c. 



Mixed Double. Double liowers in a great variety of coloi-s and shades. Oz. o(.h; ^ " Sc. 



-(See Canary i?;>'"? F'.o'.re}-^ 



TAQETES— <.5ee ^farigold) 



TROP/€OLUM CANARIENSE- 



'T' __• A fine annual 

 1 Orcllla -^rith trumpet 



Fournieri |^,l^biue 



flowers, each having three 

 spots of dark indigo blue 

 and a yellow stain in the 

 center." Plants of bushy 

 habit, about ten inches 

 high. Extremely hand- 

 some when grown in pots 

 or out of doors in a shaded 

 location Pkt. 10c, 



TOUCH-ME-NOT— l^ee 



Balsam 



T^-. (Ipo mopsis ele- 



* rCC gans^ A handsome 

 C^xrT\faaa plant. with 



V/ypreSS Ane. feathery 

 foliage, somewhat like 

 that of the Cypress A ine 

 and with long spikes of 

 beautiful flowers. It is 

 equally desirable for out- 

 door or for conservatory 

 cultivation. Sow the seed 

 in August, in a dry situa- 

 tion: if the ground be at 

 all wet the plants will de- 

 cay. Half hardy biennial ; 

 three feet high. ]^Iised. 

 Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Verbena 



Very desirable for mass- 

 ing "in beds on the lawn. 

 The large clusters of 

 showy flowers are borne 

 in succession through a 

 long season until frost . 

 There is a wide range of 

 colors, shades and stripes 

 usually running from p-ure 

 white to deep purple. Ver- 

 benas usually flower well 

 in August from seed sown 

 in open ground in May. 

 Germination will be has't 

 ened if the seed is soaked 

 in lukewarm water before 

 planting. It . is desirable 

 to have the soil well fertil- 

 ized and carefully pulver- 

 ized. Cover the seed with 

 about one-fourth inch of 

 fine soil firmly pressed 

 down. When the young 

 plants have three or 



four leaves transplant in rows two feet apart and about 

 twenty-four inches apart in the row. At this distance the 

 plants, if conditions are favorable, will spread so as to cover 

 the ground completely. Earher blooming may be had if the 

 plants are started indoors and transplanted" in the open 

 ground after danger of killing frost is over. Half hardy peren- 

 nial trailer, one foot high, usually treated as an annu'al. 



Montana ' DrumriioJidi) This variety is hardy and exception- 

 ally vigorous in growth of plant ."flowers rose changing to 

 lilac : fragrant Pkt. 5c. 



Hybrida Defiance. May be relied upon to produce the true. 

 deep scarlet color. >'o variety gives a more brilhant effect 

 when used as a bedding plant. "Oz. Sl.vJS PkL lOc 



Hybrida Blue. All shades of blue, Oz. T5c " 10c. 



Hybrida Auriculaeflora. Various shades of pink. red. purple 

 and blue, all with distinct white eye. C-. *1.00 Pkt, 10c. 



TROP>COLUM LOBBIANUM— (See Nasturtium. Trailing) 

 TROF>EOLUM V'NCR- S:e Xas-'-.rfium. Dwarf ^ 



Hybrida White. Produces large, pure whit? 

 erous, fine for florists; comes true from see-: 



wers: yeiwflorif- 

 Oz $l.iX)..Pkt.5c. 



S.'.EET William 



M£Lmmoth White. The largest trusses of the finest formed and 

 clearest white flowers of any named sort. It comes absolutely 

 true from seed, thus enabUng us to seciu-e the greater vigo'r 

 and more abundant bloom of the seedling, united with the 

 fine flowers of the named varieties ^. Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida Italian Striped, Beautiful: produces large, brilliant. 

 striped blossoms in great abundance. Oz. $l.i25 Pkt. 10c. 



Fine Mixed. A wide range of colors, shades and stripes usually 

 running from pure white to deep purple. Oz. 75c. , .*Pkt- 5c. 



Extra Choice Mixed. Includes all the best types and a wide 

 range of splendid colors. Oz. $l.-3o " Pkt. 10c. 



Mammoth Mixed. Embraces a wide range of the most beauti- 

 ful colors, the clusters being of largest size. Oz. $1.75. Pkt. 15c. 



Hybrida Compacta Mixed, A distinct sort. The plant forms 

 compact bunches about five inches high and eighteen inches 

 across, covered throughout the season with large trusses of 

 white, scarlet and violet flowers. Flowers well from seed sown 

 in the spring Pkt. 1 5c. 



