D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 75 



r^ f_ « tj., • {California Poppy'). The state 



r*^Cn^Cnf%lT7if^ flower of California. A genus of 

 I^OWII^WIIV/IL^C^ICI, the Poppy family, fully as valu- 

 able as the common Poppy for garden ornamentation as it blooms 



almost continually throughout the season. A bed of these in full 



bloom is most handsome and beautiful in color. Hardy annuals; 



height one foot, except Bush. 

 BUSK. A new and distinct variety of unusual merit. One of the best 



of the California Poppies. Leaves are coarser and larger than the 



common kinds. Flowers- are about three inches in diameter, and are 



formed of broad, bright yellow petals with wavy edges. Stems ten 



inches long. Height of plant about two feet Pkt. Sets 



Californica, bright yeUow ' * Sets 



Californica, double white. Creamy white " Sets 



Crocea striata. Orange yellow, delicately striped *• Sets 



Mandarin. The outer side of the petal is tinged 



with scarlet, the inner side rich orange . Pkt. Sets 

 Mixed ". Sets 



LUL/%LI/% J/%r Ulllv/% and exceedingly grace- 

 ful oi-naraental grass from Japan, growing five 

 to six feet high. Spikes a bright violet, and in 

 In form resemble an ostrich plume Pkt. lOcts 



EUPHORBIA VARIEGATA 



A beautiful foli- 

 age plant some- 

 timesknownas 

 "Snow on the 

 Mountain." The 

 leaves are veined 

 and margined with 

 white. Plant in a 

 sunny si t u a t i o n. 

 Hardy annual; two 

 feet high.Pkt. Sets 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA, BuSH. 



rEATHER GRASS 



CStipa Pennata). An orna- 

 mental grass of much 

 beauty, used in the forma- 

 tion of winter bouquets. 

 Hardy perennial; one foot 

 high Pkt. Sets 



ppniilC Flowerless plants, too well known 

 B LMIHJ to need description. Many of the 



most beautiful sorts can be propagated 



from seed spores only. Their exceeding 



grace and beauty will well repay all care 



bestowed upon them. 



Fine mixed Pkt. 30cts | Finest species mixed Pkt. S5cts 



FEVERFEV^/— See Mati'icavia and Pyrethrum. 



{Myosotis.') A favorite old fashioned flower, 

 bearing in profusion clusters of blue blossoms. 



It thrives well in the shade or open border. Hardy perennial. 

 Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foHage; six to 



eight inches high; flowers large, blue Pkt. Sets 



Dissitiflora, deep blue; early blooming, a good border plant. ..Pkt. 15cts 



(Marvel of Peru) . The plants are large, 

 and each needs three or four feet of 

 space each way for its best develop- 

 ment. The flowers are fxmnel shaped, white, red, yellow or striped with 

 these colors, and open about four o'clock in the afternoon, remain open 

 all night and generally perish before noon the next day. The abundance 

 of new flowers produced daily affords a constant succession of fine 

 blooms. The French call it Belle de Nnit, "Beauty of Night." Will grow 

 in any common garden soil Sow seed in open ground. Hardy annual; two 



feet high. White.. Pkt. Sets 



Gold Striped Pkt. Sets White, red striped " Sets 



Red " Sets Mixed " 5cts 



(Digitalis). Grows to the height of three or four 

 feet, affording dense spikes of brilliantly colored 

 flowers which are terminal and half as long as 

 height of plant. Colors white, lavender and 

 rose. A valuable flower in every perennial garden; does not usually blos- 

 som until the second year. Hardy biennials or perennials. 



Ivery's Spotted, a fine variety of colors; robust and hardy Pkt. Sets 



Splendid mixed " Sets 



rOROET-ME-NOT 



Four O'clock 



fOXOLOVE 



FrPnrh HnnPV6lirl/lp CHedysamm^. Very handsome, free flowering 

 B IC/IIV'II llUIIC/jdUlynil/ plants, producing racemes of beautiful pea- 

 shaped flowers; well adapted for borders or rock work. Hardy peren- 

 nial; four feet liigh. Coronarium, scarlet Pkt. 5cts 



Coronarium, album, white '■ Sets 



FigphcSa There are a great many exceedingly beautiful varieties prop- 



I Ul;lloia agated by cuttings, but the plants are easily gro\\Ti from seed 



and one can depend upon getting fine flowers, some of which are 



as beautiful as the expensive named sorts. Tender perennial. 



Double, finest mixed Pkt. 85ct8 



