FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH. 



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H^lldlfV^lim {Everlasting) Sometimes called Straw Flower. 



Heliotrope 



Large full, double daisy-like flower heads with 

 I'oininent centers and stiff overlapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow and 

 scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as dried specimens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose the 

 flowers should be gathered wlien on the point of expanding. 



Sow early in spring; thin to oue foot apart each way. Hardy annual; two to two and one-half feet high. 

 Monstrosum, fl. pi., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Well-known and much admired border and bedding plants, highly valued for the blue color and 



fragrance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped flowers. 

 _ Sow the seed early in spring, in mellow soil indoors, and when plants are one to two inches 



high, prick out into pots. Transplant to place when three to four inches high. Will live outdoors through the winter in a 

 warm climate. Desirable also as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half 

 to two feet high. 



Madame Bruant. Violet-blue, white eye Pkt. 10c. Regal. Flower heads of many shades Pkt. 10c. 



King of the Blacks. Deep purple, almost black " 10c. Dark Varieties Mixed. Very choice. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS— (-See Rocket) 



Hibiscus Africanus 



Hollyhock ;; 



A vigorous branching plant, of easy culture, with pretty foliage and large, light yellow 

 or cream-colored blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceedingly 

 showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across. The seed should be planted early, and the plants should be thinned to 

 one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 3Uc Pkt. 10c. 



{Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower garden nothing is better than the improved strains 

 we offer of this tall old-fashioned garden perennial. The large, richly colored blossoms about three 

 inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are set as rosettes around the 



strong growing floAver stalks. 



Sow seed in June or July, in open ground and in the autumn transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 



The following summer they will bloom. All double varieties are hardy perennials; five feet high. 



Early Flowering Mixed. Blooms readily the first year from seed sown in spring. A wide range of colors in large single or semi- 

 double flowers. Oz. ^1.00; Pkt. 15c. 



Chater's Finest Mixed. Double perfection Oz. 90c; " 15c. 



Double Blood Red Oz. S1.25; Pkt. 15c. Double Lemon Yellow Oz. $1.50; " 15c. 



Deep Rose 



.Oz. $1.50; 



15c. 



Humulus Japonicus 



Ice Plant 



Double Hollyhock 



Pink Oz. $1.50; " 15c. 



Double Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink. 



Oz. $1.50; Pkt. 15c. 



Double Pure White. Our special improved strain. 



Oz. 11.50; Pkt. 15c. 



" Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.25.... " 15c. 



" Mixed Oz. $1.00; " 10c. 



(Japanese Hop) 

 Hardy annual climber 

 fifteen to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves 

 of variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small 

 flowers. Desirable for covering unsightly objects or 

 shading verandas Pkt. 10c. 



LJ_y__* j.l_ D>!v«w% (Dolichos lahlah) A fine 

 OyaClIlin Oean cUmber with clusters of 

 purple or white flowers followed by ornamental seed 

 pods. Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. AVhite. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



Mixed. The foregoing mixed. Oz.25c " 10c. 



IBERIS— (See Candytuft) 



(Mesembrpanthemum crystallinum) A 

 curious plant for hanging baskets, 

 rock- work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succu- 

 lent, appearing as though covered with ice crystals. 



Tender annual trailer; six inches high Pkt. 10c. 



IMMORTELLES — ('''ee Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, 



Helichrysum, Rhodanthe) 

 IMPATIENS BALSAMINA— (-See Balsam) 

 » Beautiful annual outdoor climber 



I T^Om O^rl. ^^ luxuriant growth for covering 

 ^Yf^^'' ^^^* verandas and arbors, or for 

 screening unsightly objects. Sow preferably in heat 

 and transplant to open border; or sow in open border 

 after the ground becomes warm. Soak seed in luke- 

 warm water before planting. Tender annual; ten to 

 fifteen feet high. 



Bona Nox {Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open 

 in the evening; similar to the white Moon Flower but 

 not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 2.5c; 



Pkt. 10c. 



Coccinea {Star Ipomcea) Like a Morning Glory but 

 with smaller rather pointed leaves, and covered with 

 small, scarlet star-shaped flowers. Height often ten 



feet. Seed smafl, black Oz. 25o; Pkt. 10c. 



Limbata Mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with 

 white margins and throats. The leaves are similar to 

 those of Japanese Morning Glory but are less varie- 

 gated. Seed large, black Oz. 20c; Pkt. 10c. 



Setosa (Brazilian Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid 

 growing vine with large, three-lobed leaves and stems 

 covered with brown hair. Flowers open in morning; 

 salver formed, delicate blue or reddish purple with 

 pink star in center and produced in clusters. Seed 

 black, a little larger than Limbata. Oz. 50c; Pkt. 10c. 

 Fine Mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz. 25c. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Early Flowering Sky Blue (Ipomoea grandiflora rubra 

 coertdea) A most desirable, early, free flowering sort, 

 withglossy dark foliage and very large flowers that 

 open with a tinge of carmine rose and when mature 

 are bright light blue ' '^' «inn. di,» t c- 



.Oz. $1.00; Pkt. 15c, 



