M. FERRY & GO'S. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Cbrysantbemutn 



Chrysanthemums are showy 

 and effective in the garden, and 

 desh'able for cut tlowers. Our 

 list affords a fine range for 



selection. 



The Carinatum and Coronarium varieties are hardy annuals 



one and one-half to two feet high and are most desirable for the 



garden. The others are the taller and later blooming sorts so largely 



used by florists. 



EARLY BLOOMING GARDEN SORTS 



Carinatum Eclipse, pure golden yellow, with a bright 

 purplish-scarlet ring or center on the ray florets, the 

 disc being dark brown; very striking Pkt. 



Coronarium, double white '' 



Coronarium, double yellow, very attractive, rich golden 

 yellow flowers abundantly produced " 



Mixed, Carinatum and Coronarium varieties " 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming and Florists' Sorts 



Japonicum, fl. pi. , Japanese variety. Flowers of pecu- 

 liar form and much beauty, combining numerous 

 shades of color. Half hardy perennial Pkt. 35cts 



Indicum fl. pi., half hardy perennial; very double; mixed 

 colors " 35ct8 



Superb mixed double, seed from the finest Chinese and 



varieties, " 85ct8 



Sets 

 5cts 



5cts 

 5cts 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIR|— (-See Wallflower). 

 CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— (-Sfee Virginian Stock). 



•"^TK TT^T^ A T^T A Cinerarias are easily grown from 



I .1 IXI rLrv AV rC l/\^ seed, require httle heat, are free 



^^*"*- ^•■-•*^* AJ.^** A blooming and give brilliant flowers 

 in a variety of colors. Greenhouse perennials which can be plant- 

 ed out in summer. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and 

 peat. One to two feet high. 



Maritima candidissima. (sometimes called Dusty Miller). Cultiva- 

 ted for its handsome, silvery white foliage; very ornamentaras a 

 decorative pot plant or for bedding purposes Pkt. lOcts 



Hybrida, choicest mixed, from best large flowering varieties. 



Pkt. 25cts 



Hybrida, flore pleno, the flowers are perfectly and evenly double 

 and in great variety of colors Pkt. 35cts 



Hybrida, very dwarf, large flowered, growing only eight inches 

 high. Blooms profusely; many colors; desirable Pkt. 35cts 



Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest sort among 

 Cinerarias. The plant is about one and one-half feet high and 

 covered with large, beautiful white flowers having purplish 

 centers. An abundant bloomer in early spring and excellent for 

 decoration Pkt. 35cts 



Columbine. 



(Glory Pea). 

 A greenhouse 



C*J AT?1C"TA Beautiful, hardy annuals from California, with 

 ^•l-''***^'*' *-l-**- rose-colored, white and purple flowers, in deli- 

 cate but very brilliant shades. The plants are about eighteen 

 inches high and profuse bloomers. Mixed double Pkt. Sets 



C^J PIVTATT^ Well known and universally admired climb- 



^•^■•-'■'■Vin 1 1»J ers, some of the varieties being remarkable 

 for the size and beauty of their blossoms and others for their 

 gracefulness. Fine for covering arbors, verandas, etc., as they 

 cling readily to almost any object. Most of the kinds are hardy, 

 herbaceous, perennials, but some little protection in northern 

 latitudes through winter, is advised. 



Virginiana, (Virgin's Bower). A rapid climber, growing twenty 

 feet in a single season. The blossoms are small, white and in 

 large clusters Pkt. lOcts 



Plammula, a slender but vigorous climber, from ten to fifteen feet 

 high, with clusters of small white, fragrant flowers in August 

 and September. Known as Sweet Virgin's Bower Pkt. 5cts. 



Mixed, furnishes varieties having clusters of purple and white 

 flowers Pkt. lOcts 



Clianthus Dampieri 



plant bearing clusters of very curiously shaped 

 and intensely brilliantly colored flowers, scarlet 

 with black center. Plants do not bear transplant- 

 ing and should be kept rather dry Pkt. 3 Gets 



Cf\\\C(^S^ Cfr 5, |-,Jf£k|-|Q A fine rapid growing 



WUDU;cl OCcinUenb cumber with hand 

 some foliage and large, bell-shaped flowers, green 

 at first, but rapidly changing to a beautiful 

 deep violet-blue. A well established plant, will 

 run about thirty feet in a season, covering a large 

 veranda with handsome fohage and beautiful 

 flowers. Tender perennial Pkt. Sets 



COCKSCOMB— (-See Celosia). 



CO\X LACHRY MA— (See Job's Tears). 



/^/^T "DT TO Probably the best known and 

 l-fil 1^ r^ 11 ^ most popular of ornamental 

 ^^^^ ■ r*- - v*^ hm^ foliage plants. Leaves are of 

 many shades of color and have a rich velvety ap- 

 pearance of extraordinary beauty. No lawn should 



Cineraria Hybrida. 



be without these decorative plants. Tender peren- 

 nial. 



Finest Hybrids mixed, extra choice Pkt. 2 Sets 



Large Leaved mixed, extra choice, certain to pro- 

 duce plants of exceeding beauty Pkt. 25ct8 



Large Leaved, Copper Colored. This coleus is of 

 great merit and is worthy of a prominent place in ■ 

 greenhouse and garden. Leaves large and plants 

 grow about two feet high. Foliage beautifully 

 variegated in shades of rich red, bronze and cop- 

 per color and quite distinct Pkt. 35cts 



^^\T T TWTT'DTTVTT!? (AquHegia). Every well regu- 

 1.11 J. I J I VI Jjll^ il '^^^^ garden has a space devoted 

 ^^^*^^"^^'^*'**"^** ^*-^ to hardy perennials, and no bed 

 of perennials wonld be complete without a due proportion of 

 columbines. Tney are of the easiest culture and when once estab- 

 lished, v/ill furnish for many years a magnificent display of the 

 handsomest flowers each spring and summer. The beds should 

 be kept clear of weeds and given each year a liberal dressing of 

 well rotted manure. Hardy herbaceous perennials; two to three 

 feet high. 

 Coerulea hybrida, double. A vigorous growing, very handsome var- 

 iety with blue and white flowers •PKt. 1 Octs 



Calif omica hybrida, One of the handsomest of all the columbines, 



having orange, red and yellow flowers Pkt. l()cts 



Vervaeneana fol. variegatis. Plants variegated leaved and Produc- 

 ing double, rose-colored blossoms , Pkt. l^cts 



Mixed double, best and finest colors ^cts 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR— (-See Morning Glory). 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR '■i^,%^:/t;il& 



of trailing, branching habit, each covering a space about two 

 feet in diameter. At mid-day they are completely covered with 

 a mass of pure white and brilliant, many colored blossoms, 

 which remain open in clear weather till evening. Halt hardy 

 annual; one foot high. „, ^ ^ ^ 



Mixed : Pkt. Sets 



COREOPSIS— (-See Calliopsis). 



