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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



^> - These well known flowers are among the most attractive and graceful of the old fashioned garden 



I^^MTa lll^gft annuals. They are of easy culture but will amply repay any care or attention given them. 

 ^^^^•**'***** ^^** Sow seed in early spring and transplant to open ground or sow in open ground as soon as the 



weather is warm and settled. Cover seed about one fourth inch deep; thin to three or four inches apart. Fine for bedding or 

 borders. The young plants are very sensitive to wet, and care should be taken to prevent water standing on the leaves. 



Cyanu« ( Bachelor's Button, Corn Flower) 



Also known as "blue bottle" and "ragged sailor." If seed is sown as early in the spring as the ground is fit they will produce 

 a profusion of flowers uf attractive colors from July until late in the fall. The flowers should be kept picked so as to prevent 

 the plants exhausting themselves by seeding. 



Cyanus gngle^Mnced. g^ *]c '.".'.'.'.'.'.'.]\'.'.'^^' \oV ^yanus Double White. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



°" ^ Rose! OzisOcl......... !"."... !"...."! " 10c! " " Mixed. Oz. 30c " 10c. 



Imperialis (Sweet Sultan) 



{See colored plate on opposite page.) 

 This class produces large, very double, finely laciniated flowers of graceful form and delicious fragrance. They are very 

 desirable for cut flowers and will often last for over a week when placed in water. They should be cut before the blossoms are 

 fully opened. 



Imperialis Lavender. Oz, $1.00 Pkt. 10c. Imperialis White. Oz. $1.00 Pkt. 10c 



Purple. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. " Mixed. Oz. 90c " lOc 



Rose. Oz. $1.00 " 10c. Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan). Oz. $1.00 " 10c! 



Variety Cultivated for Foliage 

 Seed should be sown under glass and the young plants grown in pots or boxes until settled warm weather, when they may 

 be set about one foot apart where wanted for borders or bedding. In southern latitudes seed may also be sown outdoors in fall. 

 Gymnocarpa. This is also called Dusty Miller. Valuable because of its finely cut silvery gray foliage and graceful drooping 



habit of growth. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 90c Pkt. 10c. 



^^ Very effective for autumn flowering in broad masses or backgrounds. A hardy and rapid growing 



■ ^^ A W% ^V^ annual, forming bush-like plants with feathery green foliage, four to six feet high, covered with large 

 \_^f_lSlf ICJS flowers somewhat resembling the single dahlia. They are gracefully poised on long stems and very 

 ^'^^^*'***^^*' useful for decorative purposes. 



Sow outdoors early in spring in rather light soil, 

 not too rich, and preferably in a sunny sitviation. 

 Cover tlie seed witli one-fourth to one-half inch of 

 fine soil firmly pressed down. If planted in rows, 

 make the rows about two feet apart and when the 



young plants are well up, thin from four to six ^^^^^^^_^^_^„,, ..-> . ,- ,|.|.- | ,...|,--„^,,.. 



inches apart in the row. ^^^H^H^H^B^ ^iHlli^H^^^^^^pi^^^-*^^ 



Early Flowering Cosmos 



These early flowering strains are about four amm^mB^^^mr^mrx^^ • % 



feet high and bloom profusely four to six weeks M^H^H^H^^*'^- ;^- -- ■ ':4- 



earlier than the giant sorts. The flowers are of ^HJ^^^Hv^^^^^ ' 



good size; well adapted to northern latitudes. BH^^^IP'^^^ "" • ^# 



Early Flowering Crimson. Oz. 60c Pkt. 10c. ^SI^PB|^F^i^^^]!Il^^lL^^^ftk^ -1^ 



Pink. Oz. 60c " 10c. ■&%;■"' '^^^ffil^^^^^ff*^^^ 



White. Oz. 40c " 10c. ^K^ \ '"W^^f:^^^^^^ 



Mixed. Oz. 25c || 10c. ^^^^ ^ -*^'^' '^'^ 



Early Double Crested Mixed " 10c. ^^^ 



Giant Flowering Sorts 



Hybrida, Giant White. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida, Giant Pink. Oz. 40c " 10c. 



Hybrida, Giant Mixed. Flowers white and in shades 

 of pink, rose and maroon. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



CUCURBITA — {See Gourd) 



^N I Well known and univer- 



I^^^I^IY^^l^ sally admired tuberous 

 ^^Jf ^^**-****^^** rooted pot plants produc- 

 ing exceedingly handsome red and white flowers for 

 indoor winter or spring blooming in gi-eenhouse or 

 window garden. The graceful richly colored single 

 flowers are of distinctive shape and are, borne on 

 stems of good length. 



Sow the seed, which is of rather slow germina- 

 tion, in shallow boxes or pans, using light rich soil 

 and covering the seed slightly. Keep at a tempera- 

 ture of 50° to 60° F. and water freely until well 

 started. Seed sown in spring, by autumn will 

 produce a little bulb. If this is placed first in a 

 three inch pot and later repotted as required in a 

 five or six inch pot it will produce blooms the 

 following spring. Seed may also be sown in fall. 

 Tender perennial; one foot high. 



Persicum Giganteum Mixed. Beautiful foliage and 

 profuse bloom; each flower is two to two and one- 

 half inches long. Very choice Pkt. 20c. 



l^V'flf'l^QQ \/iri^ (J^pomoea. quarnoclit) A. 

 \^y pi C&& V lllC niost beautiful rapid 

 growmg climber with delicate dark green, feathery 

 foliage and many bright, star-shaped, scarlet or 

 white blossoms. Planted by the side of veranda, 

 tree or stakes, and trained properly, there is no 

 handsomer climber. 



Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring 

 in the row where the plants are to remain. Cover 

 seed one-half inch deep. Germination will be hast- 

 ened if the soil is warm and kept in moist condition. 

 Thin the young plants four to six inches apart. 

 Tender annual; about fifteen feet high. 

 Scarlet. A very deep, rich shade. Oz. 25c.. Pkt. 10c. 

 White. Clear paper white. Oz. 25c.. . " lOc. 

 Mixed. The two colors above. Oz. 20e. ... " lOc. Cosmos, Early Flowering 



