D. M. FERRY & GO'S. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Regonio 



H^^^ be grown from seed. Sc 



Some of the newer forms of 

 begonias are among the most 

 brilliantly beautiful of flower- 

 ing plants. With care they can 

 grown trom seea. Sow in February or March in pots, 

 on a smooth surface of fine soil without any covering of 

 earth but cover the pot with glass and keep in a warm but shad- 

 ed place taking great care not to wash out the very small seeds 

 or young plants in watering. The plants will give an abundance 

 of bloom the first year and at the end of the season they may 

 be dried off by withholding water, the tubers kept in a dry 

 place, free from frost, and planted the following spring, when 

 they VTill bloom more freely than before. 



TUBEROUS=ROOTED BEGONIAS 



Robusta Perfecta, of robust, compact 

 habit, dark green foliage and brilliant, 

 double, cinnabar scarlet flowers Pkt. 35cts. 



SingleMixed .. " 35cts. 



Double Mixed ; " 35cts. 



FIBROUS=ROOTED BEGONIAS 



Of the kinds offered under this head. Be- 

 gonia Rex is grown for its ornamental foli- 

 age, while the others are among the very 

 best for flowering in the house, or in partly 

 shaded locations out doors. 

 Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea). 



Flowers, brilliant, rich red, and are set 



off perfectly by the abundant, glossy 



green leaves which are broadly margined 



with bronze and purple. Extremely 



hardy and floriferous; the best of the 



semperflorens class Pkt. IScts. 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted ' for 



house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 



under proper treatment, almost continuous bloomers. Easily 



grown; flowers pure white Pkt. 15cts 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except flowers are 



rose colored Pkt. 15cts 



Rex. Or namentalleaved varieties; finest mixed " 35ct8 



For Begonia Bulbs, see Bulbs and Boots. 



Begonia Vernon. 



BiGNONIA RADICANS 



(Trumpet Vine). One of the most showy, cer- 

 tainly one of the best hardy, deciduous flowering 

 climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks of 

 trees, old walls, etc. Vines should be moderately 

 pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circu- 

 lation of air, thus insuring more and better bloom. 

 Flowers brilliant scarlet, trumpet shaped. Hardy 

 perennial Pkt. lOcts 



BELLIS— (See Daisy). 



BOSTON IVY— (See Ampelopsis Veitchii). 



Rr^r hl/rrim P- (S^"«^ River Daisy). 



Ul aeiiyeUlllC A delicate, dwarf, half 

 hardy annual, six inches high, effective for edg- 

 ings, beds or rustic baskets. Produces an abundance of daisy-like 

 flowers about an inch in diameter and in shades from dark blue 

 to nearly white. Mixed Pkt. Sets 



Rpi^A ]V|s|vim^ (Ornamental Grass) Grows about one 

 L9t tM.%1 I 111 All I lU foot high, and is valuable for winter 

 bouquets and wreaths. The seed clusters are heart shaped and 

 gracefully poised on such slender stems that thejF are almost con- 

 stantly in motion. The plant is known to many as Quaking Grass. 

 Hardy annual Pkt. Sets 



r» ^ »<^IIS«* These handsome, profuse bloomers are used freely both for in- 

 l3rO\v Cilllci door and out door planting, on account of the ease with which 

 they may be grown and their usefulness for cut flowers. Half hardy annual. 



Roezli, about fifteen inches high, produces white and blue flowers Pkt. IScts 



Elata, height eighteen inches, blue and white flowers mixed. , " Sets 



