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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Rri/nnnn^Ci^ "^ ornamental climber of the gourd family, bearing green fruit which changes 

 Ul jUllll|iolo in color as the season advances to bright scarlet striped with white. Tuberous- 

 rooted perennial but may be treated as a tender annual; about ten feet high Pkt. Sets 



r^tlAtnnPlIC ^rahr;) (Eccremocarpus). A beautiful, tender climber from Chili,with 

 i/OIClllipvllo Oi/Qllll u graceful, delicate foliage. Late in the season it pi-oduces ra- 

 cemes of bright orange flowers, which in turn give place to delicate pendant seed pods. 



Tender perennial; fifteen feet high Pkt. lOcts 



PalAfirlrinl;) Fine dwarf plants for growing in masses; produce an abundance of blos- 

 vdldllUI IIIIO soms; well suited for edgings, rockeries, etc. Tender annual one-half to 

 one foot high. 



Qrandiflora, magenta Pkt. Sets Umbellata, crimson Pkt. Set 



p Al ppni A ni A A favorite and universally admired genus distinguished by its 

 l/AiUjLVLfAHlA* abundance of large flowers which are white or in various shades 

 of yellow, splashed, spotted and blotched with orange, rose or brown, two 

 plants rarely having flowers marked exactly alike. Grown in pots in the con- 

 servatory or greenhouse. Herbaceous annuals or shrubby evergreen 

 perennials. 



Hybrida grandiflora, flowers of immense size. Seeds saved from finest ^i 



specimens Pkt. 25cts ^ % 



Hybrida tigrina, flowers of the largest size, beauti- 

 fully spotted. Seed saved from choicest collection. " 35cts 

 Finest hybrids mixed, seed saved only from the 

 viost perfect flowers, embracing many of recent 



introduction ; all desirable • ' 35cts 



Rugosa, smaU flowers; white, cream, orange, rose 

 or russet, dotted with darker shades and in great 

 profusion, shrubby; grown in and out of doors. 

 Saved from the finest shrubby varieties mixed * ' S5cts 



CALENDULA— (See Marigold). 

 CALIFORNIA POPPY— (-See Eschscholtzia). 



Ci\\\t\ ApthinnirA {Ethiopian or Calla LHy). An old and 



vailQ nvilliupi^a very desirable plant, either as an aqua- 

 tic or as an ornament for the drawing room or conservatory. 



I Wfll flower in one year from planting of the seed. Half hardy 

 perennial Pkt. lOcts 



CALLIOPSIS, OR COREOPSIS 



Very showy border plants, producing in great profusion and 

 for a long time flowers which are bright yellow and rich brown, 

 either self colored or with these colors and red contrasted. 



Coreopsis Tinctoria. 



Coreopsis tinctoria. Although a native plant this is one of the most desirable of our garden flowers. It produces an 

 abundance of brilliantly colored flowers, varying from clear yeUow to deep rich brown, often the two colors being beauti- 

 fully contrasted in the same blossom. They are borne on long graceful stems and are very desirable for decorative pur- 

 poses. Very hardy and profuse blooming'annual, two to three feet high. Fine mixed Pkt. Sets 



Lanceolata grandiflora, a hardy perennial, blooming the first year and producing on long stems a constant succession of 

 very rich yellow flowers about three inches in diameter; exceedingly valuable for decorative purposes Pkt. lOcts 



ed 

 Sets 



Pf)(lirhnP (Povpy Mallow). Extremely handsome border plants, producing through a long season rich, purple-r 

 LrQIIII IIUI/ flowers. Hardy annual, about fifteen inches high. Choicest mixed Pkt. 5c 



r^PmPllifl BiinnnirrI House or greenhouse evergreen, perennial shrubs easily grown from seeds, though they germi- 



vQIIIC/llia japuill'Ua nateslowly. As varieties do not come true from seed one may have the pleasure of getting 



something distinct and of great merit. Mixed fine double varieties Pkt. »5cts 



CANDYTlfT 



Candytuft. 



(Iberis) Showy, branching plants 

 six to eighteen inches high. Indis- 

 pensable for cutting and very effec- 

 tive in beds or masses. If sown in spring will bloom from 

 July to September, or if in the fall will blossom from 

 May to July. Hardy annual. 



Lilac, shading to light purple Pkt. Sets 



Wiiite " 5cts 



Rocket, (Empress), white, extra large trusses; 

 a great improvement in the size and quality 

 of the flowering trusses over the common 



white variety " Sets 



Fragrant, white " Sets 



Purple, a rich dark shade " Sets 



Rose Carmine, compact habit " lOcts 



Fine Mixed " Sets 



Dwarf Mixed Hybrid, about six inches high. . " lOcts 

 Perennial {Sempervirens), hardy, evergreen, 

 sub-shrub ; height ten inches ; flowers 

 white, very pretty , " lOcts 



Pnnari/ R9rH FInu/oP (Tropceolum canariense). 

 tdlldiy DirU riOWtl a beautiful cumber with 

 curiously shaped, little canary colored blossoms. Will blos- 

 som freely from July until killed by frost. Tender annual. 



Pkt. Sets 

 P il El lil il Stately, ornamental plants, very desirable for 

 l»/ll l/l bedding out doors, producing clusters of large 

 vri ■! « I «f ■ flowers of the most intense and brilliant colors. 

 Plant the seeds in February, first soaking them for a day in 

 hot water. In August the plants come into bloom and con- 

 tinue to flower very freely until cut down by frost. Nothing 

 can exceed the beauty and variety of color of these magnifi- 

 cent bedding or greenhouse plants. Tender perennial. Store 

 roots in cellar in winter. 

 Finest Large Flowering Mixed. About three feet 

 high Pkt. Sets 



