FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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Lilies 



Auratum 



Lilies have always 



been regarded as 



among the most 



beautiful of garden 



plants. Of queenly 

 beauty, faultless purity and stately form, 

 too much cannot be said in their praise 

 and we are glad to notice their increasing 

 popularity from year to year. Nearly 

 every variety will, with a little care, en- 

 dure the severity of our winters and 

 many are among the most hardy of our 

 garden flowers. 



Bulbs should be planted as soon as 

 the frost is out of the ground; the earlier 

 the better. Select a well drained spot, dig 

 the soil deep and make it fine, enriching it 

 abundantly with well rotted cow manure, 

 adding a liberal mixture of sand. Set the 

 bulbs from three to five inches deep ac- 

 cording to size. During the winter it is 

 advisable to cover the surface of the bed 

 with a thin layer of manure which will 

 afford a slight protection to the bulbs 

 and also materially enrich the soil. In 

 spring the manure may be removed or 

 dug in between the rows. Care should be 

 taken that they have proper drainage, no 

 water being allowed to stand around the 

 roots. Once firmly established, they 

 should not be disturbed oftener than 

 once in five years. To produce extra fine 

 specimens, plant bulbs in pots early in 

 spring and grow them in the house or 

 under glass, 



The glorious, gold-banded 

 lily of Japan and one of 

 the most superb plants in cultivation. 

 Its immense ivory-white flowers are 

 thickly studded with yellow and crimson 

 spots, while in the center of each petal is 

 a golden band, fading at its edges into 

 the white. Such choice bulbs as we offer, 

 if well cared for, will give from five to 

 ten magnificent flowers the first year and 

 under good cultivation will, after becom- 

 ing well established give from ten to fifty. 

 20c. each; $2.00 per doz. 



{Amaryllis formosissima) 

 Each of the five narrow 

 petals of this flower is three to four 

 inches long, and a very intense, rich 

 scarlet color of unequalled brilli^cy, 

 vividness and purity. The plant^are 

 readily grown and although the bulbs are 

 not hardy, they can be easily preserved 

 during the winter in a dry cellar and 

 planted in the open ground in the spring. 

 They may be grown in winter like hya- 

 cinths. 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 



I ^w>m^\<*.it>%fwv% -^ very uniform and exceptionally neat 

 J^OngiriOrUin plant. Comes readily into bloom for 

 Memorial Day, being a little later forcing variety than Lilium 

 Harrisii and preferred by some to that, since the flowers are 

 of better substance. Extensively used by florists for cut 

 flowers. When grown in the open ground it blooms in June 

 or July. The pure white flowers resemble the well-known 

 Bermuda Easter Lily. 12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 



Qmamiasiivm Oiil-kwiivM No words can overstate the 



OpeClOSUm KUbrUm bniliant beauty of these fa- 

 mous Japanese Lilies. The six broad, white or pink petals 

 are thickly dotted with rose or crimson spots and the grace- 

 ful form and brilliant color make them very effective and de- 

 sirable. Especially thrifty and hardy. One of the best for 

 garden culture. 20c. each; $2.00 per doz. 



Jacobean 



LILIUM Auratum 



Speciosum Album 



Pure white flowers with a 

 greenish band through the 

 center of each petal; of great substance, very fragrant. One 

 of the best for general culture. 25c. each; $2.00 per doz. 



Tigrinum Flore Pleno ifagnm^cSf li^^s™? 



stately habit, bearing great clusters of very !arge, double 

 flowers on tall, strong stems; color, bright orange- red spotted 

 with black. Height out doors in the open usually three to six 

 feet. 12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 



{Improved Single Tiger Lily) 

 Has very large flowers of 

 excellent form ; color, orange-salmon with dark spots. Height 

 out doors in the open usually three to six feet. 12c. each; 

 $1.25 per doz. 



Tigrinum Splendens 



Madeira Vine 



Tuberous rooted climber with 

 glossy green leaves and delight- 

 fully fragrant, white blossoms. Sometimes called Mignonette 

 Vine. It is of rapid growth, and from a few tubers vines will 

 be produced sufficient to cover one side of a cottage in a 

 single season. The tubers are tender and must be protected 

 from frost during winter. Each 5c; doz. 40c. 



Tritoma 



Sometimes called Red Hot Poker. The hand 

 some flowers are produced in large spikes of 

 rich orange-red tinted flower tubes. Plant two feet apart. 

 Tritomas are hardy south of Cincinnati when well covered in 

 winter. In the north, dig up the plants in November, place 

 in boxes with dry earth and store in a cellar. In spring place 

 in a warm, sheltered, well drained spot, preferably with a 

 background of shrubbery. Each 15c; doz. $1.50 



Tuberose 



The flowers of this popular plant 

 are waxy -white, double and ex- 

 ceedingly fragrant. They are 

 useful in buttonhole bouquets, 

 in large bouquets, or as single specimens. A good way to 

 grow Tuberoses is to fill five-inch pots half full of well rotted 

 cow manure and the remainder with good, rich, sandy soil. 

 Plant the bulbs in this in April, water moderately and hasten 

 growth by putting in a warm, light place. When weather 

 has become warm, plunge the pots in the earth out of doors. 

 They will usually flower before cold weather; if they do not, 

 the pots can be brought in and bulbs will bloom in the house. 

 Double Dwarf Pearl, extra large bulbs, 4c. each; 40c. per doz; 

 $2.00 per 100. We will supply second size bulbs 3 for 10 

 cents, 25 cents per dozen. The 100 rates are by express at 

 purchaser's expevse. 



About September First next we will issue our Annua! Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS AND 

 SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING, It will be sent free to all customers without ordering it, and to others 

 who apply for it. 



