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FERRY k CO S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Balloon Vine 



Balsam 



Australian Pea Vine 'iHgnosW) 



A rapid growing climber with clusters of rosy 

 purple flowers. Very desirable for covering 

 arbors, trellises, fences, etc. 



Plant the seed, after the weather has become 

 warm, in the place where the plants are wanted, 

 preferably in U?ht, rich soil. Cover the seed 

 about one inch deep with fine soil firmly 

 pressed down. Thin six to eight inches apart 

 and when six inches high, give support for the 

 vines to run upon. Tender perennial, blooming 



the first year Pkt. 10c. 



BABY'S BREATH— (See Gypsophila) 

 BACHELOR'S BUTTON— (See Centaurea) 



( Cardiosperrmim halica- 



cabum) A favorite with 

 children, being ' remarkable for its inflated 

 membranous capsules containing the seed. It 

 is sometimes called '"Love-in-a-Puff." A rapid 

 and graceful climber. Flowers small, white. 

 The round black seed is marked with a white 

 heart-shaped spot. Sow seed outdoors in open 

 ground early in spring and give the plant 

 some support to run upon. Tender annual; 

 six feet high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



( Impatiens Balsamina) 



Known also as Lady Slipper. 



The brilliantly colored dou- 

 ble rose-like flowers of this well-known border 

 and bedding annual are thickly set along the 

 branches of the erect bushy plants. The dainty 

 individual flowers, often two inches across, are 

 borne on very short stems and when cut they 

 show to best advantage floating in a dish of 

 water. The colors range from white to dark 

 purple, and are either self colored or spotted 

 and striped. 



Balsams are tender and should be started in 

 boxes indoors or in the open ground when danger 

 of frost is past. The plants prefer a rich, moist 

 or even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for 

 moisture. They do best if allowed eighteen inch- 

 es apart each way in a sunny situation. Larger 

 and more double flowers will be obtained if some 

 of the young shoots are cut out wiien quite 

 small, or by transplanting two or three times. 

 Hardy annual; one to two feet high. 



Double or Camellia Flowered 

 Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use and 



for bouquets, very double. Oz. 75c Pkt. 10c. 



Dark Red. (Atrosangidnea plenissima) Very 



double, dark red blossoms Pkt. 10c. 



Solferino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and 



spotted w^ith crimson and lilac. Oz. 75c 



• Pkt. 10c. 



Tall Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 50c 



Dwarf Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. GOc. 



BEANS — (See Scarlet Runner Beans) 



Rf^o-nniA "^ery desirable for pot culture or for bedding out in partially shaded locations. Suitable also for window boxes. 



^^*^5^***** Sow seed in March in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. 



„ „ Fibrous Rooted Begonieis ^, 



The Semperflorens varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias are exceptionally desirable for edgings or border plants. They 

 succeed equally well in either sunny or partly shaded locations and flower continuously from early summer until fall. They 

 are also very attractive as pot plants for winter flowering indoors. 

 Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flowers brilliant, rich red, set off perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 



are broadly margined with bronze and purple. Hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 



under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white Pkt. 15c. 



Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except that flowers are rose colored " 15c. 



BELLIS — (See Daisy) 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER — (See Schizanthus) 



/^ 1 I • A much admired genus distinguished by its abundance of large, showy, sac-shaped or slipper-like 



V^aiC^OlaiTia fio'^ers wMch are creamy white and various shades of yellow often splashed, spotted or blotched 



^^** ^^^^^^ '^ ** with dark reddish brown, two plants rarely having flowers marked exactly aUke. Leaves large, 



felty, close growing. Under proper conditions can be grown indoors to perfection, making an exceedingly decorative plant. 



Start the seed at any time, except during hot weather, in a temperature of about 60° F, Herbaceous annuals or shrubby 

 evergreen perennials. Plants one to one and one-half feet high. 



Finest Hybrids Mixed. Seeds saved only from the most perfect flowers; all desirable • .Pkt. 25c. 



^^ 1 J 1 (^^^ Marigold) A well-known, old-fashioned annual that has long been in favor. During the past 



^L^al61^0U Id. ^®^ years they have greatly increased in popularity and are now largely used by florists for cut flowers. 

 ^^***^^**'^***** They are of easy culture, succeeding in almost any soil and are in bloom from early summer till 



frost. Plants are one and one-half to two feet high. 



For the best results plant seed early indoors and transplant to place when danger from frost is past. Satisfactory results 

 may also be obtained from sowings made out of doors after ground is warm and dry. Plants should be thinned to twelve inches 

 apart in the row. 

 Double Orange King {Calendula officinalis) Very large double flowers of rich deep golden orange color. Very attractive in 



beds or borders, also fine for cutting Pkt. 10c. 



Double Lemon Queen (Calendula officinalis) Very lai'ge double flowers of a pleasing shade of lemon or sulphur yellow. . " 1 Oc. 

 Double Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large beautifully imbricated, double flowers; petals yellow, striped or edged 



with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and backgrounds. One and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c... Pkt. lOc. 



Double Mixed. A choice mixture of several shades of yellow, orange and primrose • - " 10c. 



CALIFORNIA POPPY — (See EschschoUzia] 



Calendulas, Orange King and Lemon Queen 



• Pkt. 10c. 

 " 10c. 



