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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Australian Pea Vine 



Balsam 



{Dolichos 



Lignosus) 

 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 be- 

 come warm, in the place where the plants are 

 wanted, preferably in li^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 iuches high, give support 

 for the vines to run upon. Tender perennial, 



blooming the first year. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



BABY'S BREATH— (See Gypsophila) 

 BACHELOR'S BUTTON— (See Ceiitaurea) 



Balloon Vine ^S&''TZ^& 



with children, being remarkable for its 



inflated membranous capsules contain- 

 ing the seed. It is sometimes called 



"Love-in-a-Puff." A rapid and grace- 

 ful 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 Balsa- 

 viina) Known also as 

 Lady Slipper. The 

 brilliantly colored double 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 t( . 

 dark purple, and are either self colored w 

 spotted and striped. 



Balsams are tender and should be started 

 in bo.xes 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 inches apart each way in a sunn\ 

 situation. Larger and more double flowers will 

 be obtained if some of the young shoots art 

 cut out when quite small, or by transplanting 

 two or three times. Hardy annual; one to tw. \ 

 feet high. 



Double or Camellia Flowered 

 Pure White. Well adapted for florists' use an - 



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

 Dark Red. (Atrosanguinea plenissivia) Very 



double, dark red blossoms. Oz. 60c. Pkt 10c 

 Solf erino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with crimson and lilac, 



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



Dwarf Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. 50c.. .... ...... .'...'.*...........'. .'.*.'.'. 



BEANS— (See Scarlet Runner Beans) 



Regronia. '^^^'^^ desirable for pot culture or for bedding out in partially shaded locations. Suitable also for window boxes. 

 *-'*'5vr*»»«. 530^ seg^ jjj March in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. 



Fibrous Rooted Begonias 



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

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

 are also very attractive as pot plants for winter flov»^ering indoors, 

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



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



bemperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact d-\varf 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— (Se€ Schizanthus) 



^^^^11 • A much admired genus distinguished by its abundance of large, showy, sac-shaped or slipper-like 



V^aiCCOiana ^9^^'^^s which are creamy white and various shades of yellow often splashed, spotted or blotched 

 „ . . with dark reddish brown, two plants rarely having flowers marked exactly alike Leaves large, 



reity 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. 



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

 few 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 bordeis, also fine for cutting. Oz. 25c Pkt. lOc 



Double Lemon Queen (C'cdenduZa o^cmaZjs) Very large double flowers of lemon or sulphur yellow. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



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

 with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and backgrounds. One and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c... Pkt. 10c. 



Double Mixed. A choice mixture of several shades of yellow, orange and primrose. Oz. 20c " lOc. 



CALIFORNIA POPPY— CSee Eschscholtzia) 



Calendulas, Orange King and Lemon QuEE^ 



Oz. 60c. 



Pkt. 10c. 

 " 10c. 

 " 10c. 



Calendula 



