. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



A descriptive: list of 



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CHOICE FLOWER. SEEDS 



MOST flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 

 care should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if pro- 

 duced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep 

 digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quantities of well rotted 

 manure. Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest colored flowers when grown on 

 rather light, poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. 

 While some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the 

 surface of the soil as fine, smooth, and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet; cover 

 each lot of seeds to a uniform depth, which should not be more than four or six times the diameter of the 

 seed; press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows, so that the starting plants can be seen easily; 

 thin out the young plants to prevent crowding and keep entirely free from weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 

 Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of.$l. 15 I Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of.$4. 85 

 «' 2.00 • " " 3.35 " 5.00 '• '« " 6.15 



3.00 " " " 3.60 I " 10.00 " " '« 13.50 



These Rates apply only to seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 

 No Discount can be allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 



A rapid growing, climb- 

 ing', half hardy, tuberous 



rooted perennial gourd. The scarlet fruit is not larger 



than a cherry and is strikingly in contrast with the dark 



green, finely cut foliage. Height fifteen feet...Pkt. lOcts 



Abobra Viridiflora 



Abutilon 



Acroclinium 



{Floicering Maple). An attractive peren- 

 nial, greenhouse shrub, producing a profu- 

 sion of bell-shaped drooping flowers, color, from white or 

 yellow to deep orange and crimson, veined with yellow. 

 Well adapted for house culture and for bedding outdoors. 

 "Will bloom the first season if seed is sown under glass in 



March. Finest mixed Pkt. 25cts 



{Everlasting). A very pretty, half hardy annuah 



producing white and rose colored, double daisy- 



e flowers. These are the "Immortelles " so desirable for wreaths and 



winter bouquets. Height fifteen inches. Album, pure white Pkt. Sets 



Roseum, light rose. Pkt. Sets I Mixed Pkt. Sets 



Adiumia Cirrhosa 



{Mountain Fringe, Wood Fringe, Alle- 

 gheny Vine). A beautiful, graceful 

 climber and profuse bloomer. White 

 and pink. Hardy biennial. Height fif- 

 teen feet , .Pkt. lOcts 



Adonis Autumnalis 



{Adonis Floiver, Pheasant's Eye). A 

 handsome, hardy herbaceous annual, 

 one foot high. The finely cut, dark 

 green foliage, in which are set the in- 

 tense blood red flowers, gives the plant 

 a very striking appearance. It grows 

 readily in a place shaded by a house 

 or fence and requires but little care. 

 Pkt. 5cts 



Ageratum 



A beautiful, hardy annual. The flowers 

 borne in dense clusters, are very useful 

 for bouquets, and the plants are very 

 attractive in the garden. The different 

 varieties are from six inches to two feet 

 high and are covered with bloom nearly 

 all summer. 

 Mexicanum, light blue, about twenty 



inches high Pkt. Sets 



Imperial Dwarf White, height eight 



inches .. .Pkt. 5cts 



Tom Thumb Dwarf Blue, desirable for edging six inches 



high Pkt. 5cts 



Mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed. . . .Pkt. Sets 

 Lasseauxi, rose colored, twenty inches high .Pkt. Sets 

 Conspicuum, valuable for winter, white, two feet high. 



Pkt. Sets 

 Lasseauxi and Conspicuum should be started very early 

 in the house to insure a good bloom. 



HCTfi^cl-OfM rM 56 "^^ery useful for cutting for bou- 



Pig I Wd LC rn in a que'ts and pretty in masses in beds. 



Coronaria. (Rose Campion). Brilliant, deep crimson flowers, 



resembling the single pink. Blooms freely and for a long 



time. Soft silvery white foliaged plants about two feet 



Flowers in Mayor June, one of the earliest barrdy perennials. 



Pkt. Sets 



CcEli=rosa. {Rose of Heaven). A hardy, free flowering annual, single, 



bright rose, with white center.- Also known as Jove's Flower, about 



eighteen inches high Pkt. 5cts 



Arrrr^el'ie IM^Kl i l/^ea {Ornamental Grass). An ornamental grass in which the small seeds are so gracefully 



"S' wOLIO 11 ISUU I Wda poised in large, open clusters as to have the effect of a cloud and when dried can be 



effectively used in bouquets of everlastings. Grows easily in any common garden soil. Hardy annual, about one and 



a half feet high Pkt. Sets 



