NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES, D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



ASTERS 



Extra Early HohenzoUern—The Bride 



Those who planted Extra Early Hohenzollern Rose and Extra Early HohenzoUern White, first of- 

 fered in this country by us in 1903, will welcome The Bride as a valuable addition to a distinctly supe- 

 rior class of Asters. The Bride comes into bloom fully as early as Extra Early Hohenzollern White 

 and remains in condition fully three weeks, a long season for an extra early variety. The color is a 

 distinctive blush white, a very light shade of rose unusually attractive in Asters, Very large size, ex- 

 treme earliness and attractive color will insure this novelty a permanent place with the alreadj' popular 

 Extra Early Hohenzollern class. Pkt. 2Sc. See rut and further descripiion page 6j. 



Comet, Semi-dwarf 



In the later blooming Asters the Comet type of flower is now accepted as a standard of excellence. 

 A class of semi-dwarf Comet Asters .has recently been developed which is fully two weeks earlier in 

 blooming than the older strains and though more compact in growth of plant yet is very floriferous . 

 The flowers are three inches or more in diameter with centers very well covered and petals broad and 

 recurved. While the plants are only about eighteen inches high the stems are proportionately very 

 long so that the class will be found ver}^ satisfactory for cutting. We offer separately, as welj. as in a 

 mixture, the shades which seem to' us most desirable. "White, Pkt. 25c; Light Rose, Pkt, 2Sc; 

 Light Blue, Pkt. 2Sc; Lilac, Pkt. 25c; Mixed, Pkt. 2Sc. 



PANSSES 



We have annually both out of doors and under glass extensive trials of Pansies from the most suc- 

 cessful European growers and from prominent seedsmen. While the variations in shades of color and 

 markings appear almost limitless our list includes the very best strains the world produces. 



Fer'ry'g Superbissima is already well known as a strain than w^hich none is more highly bred; 

 when properly grown its faultless form and magnificent colorings never fail to delight those who ap- 

 preciate these features. In the Trimardeau we have a rather more hardy and vigorous grower, with 

 blooms of very large size, and petals of rare excellence in texture and attractive in colors and mark- 

 ings. We recommend this mixture as one sure to give general satisfaction where conditions are at all 

 suitable for Pansy growth. The Parisian is possibly a little larger in size than the Trimardeau, with 

 each petal usually blotched and showing a great variety of markings and a wide range of light and 

 dark shades. These and a few of the named sorts described on page 82 gave us the material for our 

 cover designs this year. 



Phlox Drummondi 



We wish to call attention to the marked improvement which has gradually been made in this 

 favorite garden annual. The size of its flower is now" very nmch larger than in the original type, and 

 the range of colors has been extended and improved. We offer on page S2 a collection made up of the 

 strongest and most distinctive shades. Several of flies'^ colorings are shown on plate, page Sj. 



SINGLE PINKS, Dianthus Heddewigi 



For outdoor blooming no flower of easy culture surpasses in brilliancy these improved types of 

 Pinks. They are remarkably free flowering' and can be grown in almost any garden soil. Critnsofl 

 Belie is a rich crimson self of largest size; Eastern Queen is similar but gives the lighter effects in a 

 great variety of markings. In the new class of Royal Pinks the petals are more deeply cut and the 

 range of colors is very wide, running from carmine to very light pink, variously shaded and blended. 

 See opposite page; also other varieties of Pinks page 8^. 



SWEET PEA, Extra Early Blanche Ferry 



If you ask any practical florist what type of Sweet Pea is best suited to his needs he will almost 

 invariably reply "Extra Early Blanche Ferrv." We sell considerably more of this type than any other, 

 which is additional evidence" that its value "is appreciated. With florists, early blooming in the house 

 is a prime requisite; this feature is likewise very acceptable to anyone growing Sweet Peas out of doors. 



Our stock of Extra Early Blanche Ferry in trials both under glass and outdoors has proven to be 

 the very earliest, not excepting any offered under this name or anv other. It is a month or more ear- 

 lier than the old type of Blanche Ferry and fully ten days earlier than stocks commonly sold as Extra 

 Early Blanche Ferry and Earliest of All. " 



We are headquarters for this, the earliest Sweet Pea America has yet produced. Complete list and 

 prices of Sweet Peas, pages 8g arid go. 



