D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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LUPIN 



LYCHNIS 



Marieold 



Linum 



iiClil. l.'^'DV i-llgu 



Lobelia 



Marigold, French Legion of Honor. 



Una ria Cy mba la ria <f 'pS^tSng 



, plant for covering rock work and very useful for 



hanging baskets. Hardy perennial Pkt. 1 Octs 



Grandiflorum Rubrutn. (Scarlet 

 Flax}. A beautiful and effective 

 plant of slender and delicate 

 growth having a profusion of 

 bright flowers. If the seed be sown in hotbed and 

 the plants transplanted into good, rich soil, one foot 

 apart, the period of flowering will be much advanced 

 but the ceed can be sown in open ground after the 

 weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and one- 

 half feet high Pkt. Sets 



A most elegant and useful 

 genus of plants of easy cul- 

 ture and well adapted for 

 bedding, pots or rockeries. 

 They make a neat edging for beds of white flowers, 

 and are very effective in masses, being always com- 

 pletely covered with flowers. 



Emperor William. A very fine compact variety with in- 

 tense blue flowers. One of the best. Half hardy 

 annual Pkt. Sets 



Queen of Whites. Pure white flowers, Half hardy 

 annual Pkt. lOcts 



Crystal Palace. A most desirable variety having bright 

 blue flowers and very dark green foliage. Half hardy 

 annual Pkt. Sets 



Gracilis. The flowers are dark blue with white centers; 

 fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 

 blooming profusely. Half hardy annual; six inches 

 liigh Pkt. Sets 



Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). A native species of 

 very distinctive habit from above, growing about two 

 feet high, with spikes of intensley brilliant scarlet 

 flowers. Hardy perennial Pkt. lOcts 



LONDON PRIDE— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica) 



Lophospermum Scanderis 



Beautiful rapid growing climbers, reaching a height 

 of ten or twelve feet; excellent for covering trellis 

 work. Tender perennial; flowers large and bright 

 violet purple Pkt. lOcts 



I OVP riPrl^^ (Eragrostis Elegans). A very 

 l-WIL, VSI U^3 pretty species of ornamental 



grass, growing one foot high ; good for winter bouquets; 



hardy annual , Pkt. 5cts 



LOVE GROVE (S^ee Nemophila). 



Love-in-a-Mist ski 



T , . -•- ■ ■■■^..^a jg g^igQ known 



as L,ady-in-the-Green and as Devll-in-a-Bush, because 

 ^^^^■^^^ssoms are partly concealed by the abundance 

 ot finely cut foliage. The plant and flower are each 

 handsome and require but little care. Hardy annual. 



Damascena fl. pi. Double blue blossoms; one and one- 

 half to two feet high Pkt. 5cts 



Damascena Nana, fl. pi. Double white and blue blos- 

 soms; one foot high Pkt. Sets 



Very conspicuous plants with spikes of pea-shaped blossoms of 

 various colors. Looks well as a background to other lower grow- 

 ing annuals. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 



Hartwegi. A beautiful species with finely cut foliage and blue blossoms Pkt. Sets 



Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple "• Sets 



The flowers are brilliantly colored, are borne in clusters about three 

 feet high and continue fresh a long time. Hardy perennials. 



Chalcedonica. iLondon Pride). Bright scarlet; two feet high Pkt. Sets 



The following perennial varieties will blossom the first year: 

 Haageana. A showy and exceedingly handsome border plant having elegant, large, red 



blossoms with jagged petals; one foot high Pkt. lOcts 



Haageana grandiflora gigantea. A tall growing handsome variety with 

 flowers of varying shades of red and much larger than the preceding. 

 Pkt. lOcts 



No flower garden seems com- 

 plete without this fine old fash- 

 ioned flower. The African vari- 

 \_j eties are tall, usually two feet or 



more, while the French are more dwarf; all are desirable. 

 Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 



African, Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro- 

 fuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 



class; about fifteen inches high Pkt. Sets 



"African, Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals; 

 showy and very early. Eighteen inches high Pkt. 5cts 



African, Eldorado, Double. Flowers about thi-ee inches in 

 diameter, imbricated and extremely double Pkt. Sets 



African, Double Mixed Pkt. Sets 



French, Legion of Honor. A beautiful, single, dwarf, bushy 

 variety, bearing rich, golden yellow flowers with garnet 

 blotches in the center of each petal; one foot high. . .Pkt. Sets 



French, Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel- 

 low; very double Pkt. Sets 



Prince of Orange. (Calendula officinalisfl.pl). Large, double, 

 golden yellow flowers, petals shaded dark orange. ...Pkt. Sets 



Meteor. (Calendula officinalisfl.pl.). Large, double, light 

 yellow, orange at the border of petal Pkt. Sets 



Cape. (Calendula pluvialis). Flowers single; white, brown 

 underneath Pkt. 5cts 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. Small, bright orange yellow flowers; 

 dwarf habit, excellent for borders; twelve inches high. Pkt.Scts 



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MALCOMIA MARITIMA. (See Virginian Stock). 

 ]V|£|p-||/r|j^ Formosa. Easily grown,large flowering, half 

 I lUI lYHlIU hardy annual ; foliage thick, soft and velvety, 

 seed pods curiously shaped. Flowers fragrant, delicate, rose- 

 lilac, blotched and shaded with crimson Pkt. 5cts 



MARVEL OF PERU. (See Four O'Clopk). 



MATHIOLA. (See Stocks). 



]Vf£||-|«i/^2»l«is| Eximia Grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double Fever- 



I lUII I^UI iUfeiv). White, double, desirable for bedding. 



Half hardy annual Pkt. 5ct8 



MflllPfinflirl Grraceful climber for greenhouse, basket 

 I lUUI UllVIIU or outdoor purposes. Set out in border 

 with a little frame to which to attach their tendrils, the vines 

 will be covered with rich purple, white or rose colored, fox- 

 glove shaped blossoms. Tender perennial, blooming first 

 season; six feet high. Choicest kinds mixed Pkt. lOcts 



Mesembryanthemum j;?;;fi°eav?sKS 



with light yellow spots. Fine for greenhouse and conserva- 

 tory; half hardy annual; six inches high Pkt. locts 



Tricolor. (Dew Plant). Pink with purple center; half hardy 

 annual Pkt. Sets 



Lobelia Emperor William. 



