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



FREESIA 



Ready in August 



One of the most popular and easily grown of 

 the winter blooming bulbs, exceptionally val- 

 uable for cutting. The flowers last a long 

 time and have a delightful fragrance. The 

 habit of growth is distinctive. The five to seven 

 upright tubular flowers are borne upon a jointed 

 axis bent back almost at right angles to the long 

 stem. 



The bulbs force easily and will come into bloom in 

 January and February in the greenhouse. They also 

 ^row well and bloom freely in an ordinary sitting room 

 if placed near a window and not kept too hot. They 

 will stand a slight freezing without injury. 



Freesias appear to the best advantage when four or 

 five bulbs are set in light, rich soil, in a 6-inch pot. kept 

 in a warm, moist place until the plants are well started. 

 Be careful to have good drainage. There is danger in 

 watering too freely until the plants are in flower. The 

 leaves and stalks are tender and it is desirable to sup- 

 port them with small stakes. 



Freesia Purity. Very attractive snow white 

 flowers of large size and great fragrance. 

 6c. each; 40c. per 10: $3.50 per 100 postpaid. 



Rainbow Mixed. A new class of large flowered 

 Freesias in which the flowers come in distinc- 

 tive shades of yellow, pink, lavender and rose. 

 8c. each; 6oc. per 10; ^5.00 per too. postp.nid. 



PEONIES 



(DOUBLE CHINESE) 



Ready in September 



The Peony, of all the list of bulbous or 

 tuberous-rooted plants, is perhaps the oldest 

 and best known inhabitant of the flower garden 

 and in the improved double Chinese forms 

 {Paeonia Chinensis) offered by us the flowers 

 are perfectly double, many being very fragrant 

 and all of massive size. The abundant dark 

 green foliage is exceptionally clean and attrac- 

 tive. 



Peonies will do well in almost any garden soil, but 

 the better enriched the soil, and the more liberal the 

 space allowed for each plant, the more vigorous the 

 growth. In planting the roots cover the crown with 

 two inches of soil. A deep lively loam is preferable 

 and the ground about the plants, as with roses, should 

 be worked weU. 



Early in the fall is the best time to procure and 

 transplant the roots, although this may be done in 

 the spring. A better growth is maintained, and the 

 plants more floriferous if the ground is mulched in 

 summer for the purpose of keeping the roots moist. 

 and if some coarse litter is kept over the plants in 

 winter to prevent severe freezing, as well as alternate 

 freezing and thawing; also it is well to apply in No- 

 vember an annual top-dressing, to be forked into the 

 soil the next spring. 



Crimson ..50c. each; I4.00 per ten postpaid. 



Rose 50c. " 4.00 " " 



White ... .50C. " 4.00 '* " 



By express at purchaser's expense, $3.20 per ten. 



