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



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR 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, v/ill 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 for 

 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. We have marked with a star sorts 

 which can be planted to advantage in the fall. 



The balance of the list are too tender for out door fall planting, but include many 

 tender varieties which may 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. 



PER PKT. 



*AGERATUn, Imperial Dwarf White. Valu- 

 able for cut flowers in winter $0.05 



Tom Thumb, Dwarf Blue 05 



" Lasseauxi, rose colored 05 



" Conspicuum, white 05 



*ALYSSUM, Sweet. Flowers all winter in the 



house if sown in fall. Pure white — 05 

 " Little Qem, especially adapted for 



edging 10 



Marguerite. 



BEGONIA, tuberous-rooted varieties — per pkt. 

 " Robustaperfecta, robust and compact 

 habit; dark green foliage and large, 

 double flowers, of brilliant cinnabar 



scarlet $0.25 



Single mixed, tuberous-ivoted 25 



35 



15 



Double 



BBdO^W, Jib)-ous-rooled varieties — 



Semperf lorens alba, pure white 



" " rosea, rose colored 



Vernon, foliage deep 

 green, broadly margined with bronze 

 and purple, flowers brilliant red 



CALCEOLARIA, Hybrida Qrandiflora, flowers 

 of immense size ; seed saved from 



finest specimens 25 



" Rugosa, shrubby; grown in and out 

 of doors. vSeed saved from finest 

 shrubbv varieties mixed 25 



^CANDYTUFT, Rocket {Empj-ess), white, extra 



large trusses 05 



*CARNAT10N, Double Red Grenadin, very 



earh', double, deep red flowers 15 



Extra choice double mixed 25 



Marguerite. Flowers large, double 



and ver}- fragrant 05 



Double Florists' Pink. {Phimarius 

 Scoticusfl. pi.) 



*CENTAUREA, Gymnocarpa, silvery gray 

 foliage; drooping habit; very graceful 

 Candidissima, silverj' white, deeply 

 cut foliage, half-hardy perennial 



^CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Coronarium, double white. Annual 



sort for cut flowers 05 



Coronarium, double yellow. Annual 



sort for cut flowers 05 



Superb mixed double, seed from the 

 finest Chinese and Japanese varieties 25 



CINERARIA, Choicest Alixed, from the best 



large flowering varieties 25 



Hybrida flore pleno, the flowers are 

 perfectly and evenly double in great 

 varietv of colors 25 



COLEUS, Finest Hybrids, Mixed, beautiful 

 plants for bedding, can easily be 

 grown in the house in winter 25 



*COLUMBINE, Mixed Double, hardy perennial. 



best and finest colors ' 05 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM, Mixed, beautiful pot 



plants 15 



Giganteum, mixed, very large flowers 

 of great beauty 20 



25 



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