D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



Snapdragon 



{Antirrhinum.) An old border plant 

 with dark and glossy leaves and long 

 _ spikes of curiously shaped, brilliant- 



ly colored flowers, having finely jnarked throats. They have been 

 much improved of late years by careful selection. Snapdragons blos- 

 som the first season from seed sown in spring, especially under frames 

 and transplanted produce blooming plants the same season. If early 

 bloom is desired sow the seed in August or September and cover the 

 plants with a mulch on the approach of cold weather. These may be 

 transplanted into pots and flowered in the house. Give them the 

 same temperature and treatment as geraniums and carnations. Ten- 

 der perennial: one and a half to two feet high. 



Majus Album.Pure white, light yellow throat.Pkt. Sets 



Majus Brilliant. Crimson, yellow and white 

 throat " Sets 



Majus Delila. Brilliant crimson, white thi-oat. " Sets 



Fine Mixed. All the best colors • ♦ 5cts 



O —-^ J l^-^-- No twining plant m cultivation sur- 

 1^1 1 IIbCS A passes this in graceful beauty of foli- 

 hk^i ■ BHB^Ji.^^ g^gg Indispensable to florists; its hard 

 texture enables it to be kept several days after being 

 cut, without wilting. The seed germiiiates very slowly. 

 The process may be hastened somewhat by soaking 

 the seed in hot water for ten hours before planting 

 but even then it is often six or eight weeks before the 

 plants make their appearance. Tender perennial 

 climber; ten feet high Pkt. Sets 



Pseudo Capsicum Nanum. 



Ornamental fruit bearing 

 plants, useful for conservatory 

 or drawing room decoration. The foliage is handsome 

 and contrasts finely with the minature, round, scarlet 

 fruit with which the plant is covered. Tender peren- 

 nial; about one and a half feet high Pkt. lOcts 



SCABIOSA— (-See Mourning Bride). 



SCARLET FLAX— (See Linum). 



STIPA PEN NAT A— (See Feather Grass). 



Solanum 



STOCK 



(Mathiola). The Stocks, though not 

 thriving so well in America as they do 

 in England, are indispensable where a 

 fine display of flowers is wanted. To 

 such perfection has selection brought 

 them that good seed will give a large 

 proportion of exceedingly double 

 flowers. Average height one and a half 

 feet. 

 Double German Ten Weeks. These fav- 

 orite summer flowers are excellent for 

 bedding out and afford fine blooms for 



cutting. Mixed Pkt. Sets 



Double German Ten Weeks, 

 Pure White Pkt. IGcts 



Sunflower, Stella. 



Snapdragon. 



INTERMEDIATE OR AUTUMNAL STOCKS. 



The Intermediate Stocks, if sown at the same time as the Ten Weeks, wiU 

 succeed them in bloom, thus aff'ording flowers continuously until late in the 

 fall. If sown in pots late in the summer they will bloom the following spring. 

 Intermediate White Pkt. IScts Intermediate Scarlet. . . .Pkt. IScts 



BROMPTON AND EMPEROR STOCKS. 



These Stocks should have the same treatment as the Intermediate. They 

 cannot endure our winters unless protected. 



Brompton, mixed, blooms well in winter; half hardy biennial — Pkt. lOcts 

 Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed, the fine spikes of bloom are rich and attrac- 

 tive. Tender perennial Pkt. lOcts 



Q ■ ■ H^ -C| ^-^_ »--->-* Valuable as a screen to hide unsightly places 



k^l ill I If I \V C^r ^^d as a background for lawns, also sometimes 



b^^tkjii >■ a-K^ ?T ^•i used to mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp 

 holes. Hardy annual. Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil but do 

 best on light, rich limestone or alluvial land well supplied with moisture 

 and not shaded by trees or buildings. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. A tall plant growing seven feet high 

 and blooming profusely all summer. Flowers are double, large, round, 

 golden yellow and resemble chrysanthemums Pkt. Sets 



Globosus Fistulosus. Produces very large, exceedingly double flowers of 

 bright yellow color; plants about five feet high Pkt. Sets 



Large Russian. This variety forms very strong, heavy stems about six feet 

 high, which are sometimes used for fuel. It produces single flowers which 

 often measure eighteen to twenty inches across, and the large seed is used 

 for making ofl and for chicken feed Pkt. Sets 



Stella. The plant of this fine variety is well branched and bushy and attains 

 a height of about three feet. The flowers are golden yellow with black 

 discs and are borne on long stems well above the foliage. They come into 

 bloom very early and are produced in abundance throughout the 

 season Pkt. Sets 



