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



CHOICE f LOWER SEEDS™" FALL PLANTING 



FOR GARDEN, PARLOR, CONSERVATORY AND GREENHOUSE. 



Many hardy sorts of flower seeds succeed best if sown in the open border during 

 August, September and October. Some hardy annuals, when sown late in the fall, so 

 that the seeds will remain dormant in the ground during winter, will start earlier in the 

 spring, thrive better and flower sooner than if sown in spring. Such hardy sorts as 

 Columbine, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Pink, Sweet William, etc., that do not bloom until the 

 second season, unless started very early in spring, are particularly recommended tor 

 fall planting. They should be sown early enough to make pretty good plants before 

 very cold weather — say not later than first of October. Then they will flower freely the 

 next summer. 



South of Central Ohio, fall sowings of flower seeds are particularly to be recom- 

 mended both for the hardy and half-hardy varieties. 



Besides the hardy sorts suited to fall sowing in the -garden, our list below embraces 

 many tender varieties which should be sown in pots or shallow wooden boxes of finely 

 sifted soil, for winter and spring blooming in the house. With a little care and at 

 trifling expense for bulbs and seeds, a world of pleasure and comfort can be had from a 

 few flowers in the house in winter. 



Our Flower Seeds are all procured from the best sources in Europe and America, 

 and are of the very highest quality. 



BEGONIA— Continued. 

 " Single mixed, 

 Double " 



PER PKT. 



tuberous rooted 25 



" 35 



BEGONIA, fibrous-rooted varieties — 



" Rex, ornamental leaved, Choice mixed.. 25 



" Semperflorens alba, pure white 15 



" " rosea, rose colored. .. . 15 



•' " Vernon, foliage deep 



green, broadly margined with bronze and 



purple, flowers brilliant red 15 



CALCEOLARIA, Hybrida Grandiflora, flowers 

 of immense size; seed saved from finest 



specimens 25 



" Rugosa, shrubby; grown in and out of 

 doors. Seed saved from finest shrubby 



sorts 25 



CANDYTUFT, Rocket {Empress^, white, extra 

 large trusses 



AGERATUM. 



PER PKT. 



AGERATUM, Imperial Dwarf White. Valu- 

 able for cut flowers in winter 05 



" Tom Thumb, Dwarf Blue 05 



" Lasseauxi , rose colored 05 



" Conspicuum, white 05 



ALVSSUM, Sweet. Flowers all winter in the 



house if sown in fall. Pure white 05 



" Little Gem, especially adapted for 



edging 10 



BALSAM, Double Solferino, satiny white, 

 streaked and spotted with crimson and 

 lilac 10 



" Double Camellia, double as Camellias, 



white, blotched with various colors .... 10 



" Double pure white, fine for florists; 



nearly every flower is double 10 



" Double dark red (Atrosanguinea ph-u- 



issi»ia), a very double, dark red variety. 10 



" Mixed double dwarf, about one foot 



high 05 



" Mixed double tall, about two feet high 05 

 BEGONIA, i,(i:'rous-7-oof,d 7'arieties.— 



" Robusta perfecta, robust and compact 

 habit; dark green foliage and large double 

 flowers, of brilliant cinnabar scarlet 25 



CANDYTUFT, Rocket. 



