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D. M. FERRY k COS DEsCRlPtlVe CATALOGUE 



Pyrethrum 



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Primrose, Evening s^SJShTped^''biol?o°ms^ 



usually fully expanded only towards and during evening. 



The blossoms are yellow or white and are very freely 



produced. 



Acaulis Alba (Low White Evening) This sort produces 



many large flowers about three inches across which open 



clear white and turn to deep primrose pink. Sow in open 



ground early in spring. Make rows fifteen inches apart; 



thin six inches apart in row. Hardy perennial; six 



inches high. Pkt. 10c. 



Lamarckiana (Showy Evening) Superb spikes of large, 



bright yellow blossoms about three inches across. Sow 



in open ground early in spring, or if blooms are wanted 



the first season, start very early in hotbed and trans- 

 plant. Hardy perennial but blooms the first year; height 



four feet. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 10c. 



1^ • 1 O • • (Chinese Prim- 



rrimula omensis ^ffui^inTe"; 



blooming pot plant is especially valuable in that its 

 brightly colored and finely formed flowers and prettily cut 

 foliage may be had in perfection from November until 

 late in spring. 



Sow seed indoors in well drained, shallow pans or boxes 

 from April to last of July, to insure flowering the following 

 winter. For best results use finely sifted leaf mold, loam 

 and sand in equal parts. Cover slightly and place the pans 

 in a temperature of about 60° F. Water with a fine spray. 

 If covered too deeply or if allowed to dry after being wet 

 the seed will not germinate. Transplant into pots and keep 

 in a cool place so that the plants will grow slowly until 

 ready to bloom. Seed may also be sown in fall. Green- 

 house perennial, six to ten inches high. 



Single Fringed, Choicest Mixed. % Oz. S2.50 Pkt. 25c. 



Double Fringed Mixed. Very choice; shades of red, rose, 

 white, etc. The seed we offer can be depended on to pro- 

 duce a very large proportion of double flowers. .Pkt. 25c. 



Very ornamental, both foliage 

 and flowers. Well adapted for 

 bedding and borders. Sow out- 

 doors in spring as soon as ground can be worked, or for best 

 results start the seed indoors and transplant after danger 

 from frost is past. (See also Matricaria) 

 Parthenifolium Aureum (Golden Feather) Beautiful dwarf 

 gold leaved bedding plant. Flowers white. Half hardy 

 perennial often treated as an annual; height one foot. Salpiglossis 



Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



RVirkrlanfVi^ One of the most beautiful everlastings. Sometimes called Straw Flower. The flower-heads are somewhat 

 *^**^"«'**'-**^ bell-shaped, becoming when mature fully expanded and sometimes reflexed. They are gracefully poised on 

 slender stems. The mixture we offer includes rose with golden center and white with yellow disc. Blooms should be gath- 

 ered before fully expanded and dried in the shade. 



Start under glass, or sow seed outdoors after danger of frost is over. Tender annual; one and one-half to two feet high. 



Rose Pkt. 10c. White Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. Oz. Sl.OO " 10c. 



RICINUS— (-See Castor Bean) 



Rnr»lr<»f ^-uTfkt^i- (Hesperis matronalis) Produces loose clusters of flowers very fragrant during the evening and 

 lXU(...xvciy iJVVCCt useful for cutting. Flowers cruciform, somewhat resembling the single Stock but smaller. 



Seed germinates readily in open ground if sown after danger 

 from frost is past. Hardy perennial. 



Purple. Plants two and one-half to three feet high Pkt. 10c. 



White. About two feet high " 10c. 



O Multiflora Dwarf Perpetual, Mixed. Plants under 



wC O^^ good care will commence to flower when six inches 

 ^^\J&\^ high and about two months old. and continue to 

 grow and bloom until they form compact bushes about sixteen 

 inches high, well covered with single and double flowers. 



Open the berries and separate the seeds, sowing in pots of rich 

 sandy soil and keep at about 70° F. and moderately moist. When 

 plants are about one inch high transplant and give plenty of light 

 and air. Tender perennial; blooming the first year . . . .Pkt. 15c. 



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Salpiglossis 



Rose Multifloaa 



Very showy bedding or border plants 

 with richly colored, funnel-shaped 

 flowers which are borne on long 

 graceful stems. The flowers of purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow, 

 buff, blue or almost black are beautifully veined or penciled. 

 They are produced abundantly during the entire summer,^and 

 are certainly worthy of more general cultivation than they have 

 heretofore had. As they lend themselves readily to artistic ar- 

 rangement they are very desirable for cut flowers. They are 

 easily grown and are most desirable for beds or borders. 



For early blooming seed may be started indoors as early as 

 the middle of March and the young plants set out in the garden 

 one foot apart, or seed may be sown outdoors after settled warm 

 weather. Blooms from August to October. Half hardy annual; 

 about two feet high. 



Extra Fine Mixed. Flowers of many beautiful shades, finely 

 veined or penciled. A choice mixture of large flowering 

 varieties. Oz. 80c Pkt. 10c. 



