ROSE 



SALVIA 



D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Multif lora Dwarf A valuable addition to our list of flowers, espec- 

 De^fnt^^tttftl mivp^rl i^'^J" ^^ because of the ease with which fine 

 ferpetudi, iiiixcu. blooming- plants can be raised from seed. Plants 



under ordinary care will commence to flower when six 



inches high and two months old, and will continue to 



grow and bloom until they form compact bushes about 



sixteen inches high well covered with flowers. The different 



plants will give flowers of varying shades of color. Tender 



perennial, blooming the first year Pkt. ^ "^ -^- 



ROSE CAMPION— ('S'ee Agrostemma Coronaria.) 

 ROSE OF HEAVEN— (See Agrostemnia Ccali-Rosa.) 



(Floivering Sage). Among 

 the most brilliantly colored 

 of garden flowers and ex- 

 tremely useful for bedding; 



also valuable for pot culture. Blooms are borne in long 



spikes well above the foliage and are of fiery red, crimson 



or blue color, continuing in flower for a long time. Start 



early in heat and transplant into light soil one to two feet 



apart. Tender perennials, but bloom the first season; 



height two to three feet. 



Splendens. Large, brilliant scarlet flowers are In these 



plants afforded a rich, dark green background of dense 



foliage. This variety is most generally used in parks and 



on extensive lawns, as in growth it is more vigorous than 



the more dwarf varieties Pkt. lOcts 



aolden Leaved. This is a variety of Salvia Splendens which 



comes true from 



seed and has rich 



yellow leaves, con- 

 trasting beauti- 

 fully with the bril- 

 liant scarlet flow- 

 ers Pkt. 25cts 



Patens. One of the 



finest blue flowers 



known. Pkt. IScts 



Lord Fauntleroy. 



Many strains o f 



Salvia Splendens 



have been offered 



under different 



names with the 



claim that they are 



larger flowered or 



more florif erous 



than the old type. 



We have found 



none of them more 



distinctly valuable 



than this strain in 



which the plant is 



more uniformly dwarf and florifer- 



ous and the flower spikes longer 



than in the common stock, so we 



strongly recommend it as a decided 



improvement. The plant is uni- 

 formly dwarf, averaging only about 



twenty inches high. In habit it is exceedingly free blooming bearine- 



above the dark green foliage brUhant crimson spikes which are loneer 



than those of the common sorts pj^^ SScts 



Salpiglossis. 



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Salpiglossis I 



Sanvitalia 



Salvia, Splendsns. 



Very showy bedding or 

 border plants with 

 _ .^^ j-ichly colored, funnel- 



shaped flowers which are purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow, 

 buff, blue and almost black, beautifully marbled and pen- 

 ciled. The seed may be sown indoors by the middle of 

 March, or later, or may be sown outdoors in early spring; 

 useful for cutting. Bloom from August to October. Half 



hardy annual ; one and a half to two feet high 



Fine mixed, hybrid varieties Pkt. Sets 



Procumbens fl. pL Very 

 pretty, dwarf, trailing 

 plants ; excellent for rock 

 work, borders, or edging of beds. They are so completely 

 covered with flowers as to nearly hide the foliage. Double 

 flowers of a brilliant, golden yellow, resembling a miniature 



double zinnia. Hardy annual; six inches high 



Pkt. Sets 



Sensitive Plant ^^p"S,. 



An interesting and curious plant with globular heads of 

 small, pink flowers. The plant is chiefly valued because of 

 the extreme irritability of its leaves which close and droop 

 at the slightest touch, or in cloudy, damp weather and dur- 

 ing the night. Tender annual; height one and a half feet. . 



Pkt. 5cts 



