D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
bered by hundreds, and some are exceedingly beautiful. 
They are as easily grown from seed as cuttings, and from 
seed many improved varieties are obtained. Tender 
perennial. 
FUCHSIA~—Double, finest mixed, from the finest 
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Double, white corollas, very beautiful.............++5- 25 
GAILLARDIA.—Showy plants, flowering the first year, 
a among the gayest ornaments of summer flowering 
beds. 
Picta, one foot high; flowers crimson and yellow. Hardy 
annual, with root protection in winter becomes a per- 
CNMI TF ee eae Oe erate sete ae) de tees aoe 
Picta Lorenziana.—For general decorative purposes, as 
well as for bouquets, this is invaluable, its gay colored 
flowers being abundantly produced from July until 
frost. Hardy annual, with root protection in winter 
becomes a perennial. One foot high; sulphur, orange, 
Elarehand Amar anal, MUCUS a toc vice iclie: eres Ses ciele as clei 10 
Grandiflora, the largest fiowers of the species; blos- 
soms scarlet and orange; excellent for cutting. Hardy 
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GERANIUM (Pelargonium ).—Probably the Gerani- 
um is better known and more universally admired than 
any other plant grown. The constant succession and 
durability of bloom till frost comes, the brilliancy of the 
searlet and other colors, and the exquisite markings of 
the leaves of some of the varieties, render them very de- 
sirable for pot culture and bedding. No garden seems 
complete without a bed of them, and in every collection 
of conservatory or parlor plants we are sure to find the 
Geranium Propagation by seed is the only way to ob- 
tain new varieties. One-half hardy perennial. 
Geranium diadematum (Pelargonium), splendid 
MEIC BV SP Ta oo a eaic hate rae etl oie Mee Sonat Peco nts nit ote sO 
Odier (Pelargonium), five petals blotched.... ........ 50 
Fancy, splendid mixed................. Bas Soe Bes Wh le ie 25 
The three varieties quoted above are commonly known as 
Lady Washington geraniums. 
Zonale, double, finest double varieties mixed............50 
se scarlet, mixed sorts......... SS Oe ee so aee p25) 
as white leaved varieties, mixed................ 25 
ap golden and bronze, magnificent.............. 25 
Apple SC embed Reery [Oui «ios site oe ons Soe ae 25 
Gitia, TrRicotor. 
GILIA.—Hardy annual; grows in almost any situation, in 
beds or in rockery. 
Capitata, dense, globular heads of clustered blossoms of 
azure blue. Two feet high..... Rhee atte avi GNige owl oR ainiais 5 
Tricolor, flowers blue, with yellow and purple center. * 
Sow in masses. 
GLADIOLUS.—The varieties of this magnificent plant are 
now numbered almost by thousands, each year bringing 
forth new and choice selections which have been pro- 
duced from seed, which is the only method of obtaining 
new varieties. Half hardy perennial. Finest mixed, 
from choice named varieties............200..0.- A ent lene 
tor Bulbs, see Spring Bulbs in this Catalogue. 
GLAUCIUM CORNICULATUM—(Horned Poppy).— 
One of the most ornamental of sliver leaved plants, The 
leaves are recurved, elegantly indented and silvery. 
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Flowers bell shape, orange. Hardy perennial: one and 
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GLOBE AMARANTH — (Gomphrena).—aA desirable 
everlasting, valued for its handsome, globular heads of 
flowers, which, if cut, when well matured, will retain 
their beauty for years. Tenderannual: two feet high. 
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GLOXINIA. 
GLOXINIA HYBRIDA.— Green-house perennial plants, 
producing rich and beautifully colored fiowers. They 
deserve extensive cultivation. Mixed, all choice sorts. .25 
GNAPHALIUM—(Everlasting).—An interesting class 
of immortelles, with rather homely foliage, but beauti- 
ful clusters of bright golden blossoms, which, if plucked 
when on the point of opening, and dried in the shade, 
will retain their beauty for years. Good for forming 
winter bouquets in conjunction with other everlastings 
and grasses. 
Feetidum, tender annual, one and one-half feet high.....10 
Leontopodium (Edelweiss).—-This is the true Edelweiss 
found on the Alps, and so highly esteemed by travelers 
in Switzerland. Flowers star shape, pure white, and 
downyun. textures). Perennial jij... cicicic.. amchelale ajeteeiale TS SRE 15 
GODETIA.— Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultivation 
in any good garden soil, having delicately shaded large 
blossoms. Hardy annual; one to one and a-half feet 
high. 
Rubicunda splendens, a showy variety. Rosy lilac 
flowers, with purple stain in the centre.................. 5 
Rosa alba (Tom Thumb), delicately blotched blossoms, 
white at the outer portion and rose at the base of petals. 5 
Lady Albemarle, carmine crimson; compact habit; 
VATS Ya CU ULLA Ul Sre ae eieve rerctere icic e-aahs eiare, = adtrote ce sin ielantetan 10 
Whitneyi, Duchess of Albany, a magnificent sort, 
producing a profusion of large, rich, satiny-white flow- 
ers, measuring 
about four in- 
ches across. ...10 
GOURD S—(Cu- 
curbita). — A 
tribe of climb- 
ers with curi- 
ously shaped 
fruit in various 
colors. Being of 
rapid growth, 
they are fine 
to cover old 
fences, trellises, 
stumps, etc, 
The foliage is 
quite ornamen- 
tal. Tender an- 
nual climber: 
ten to twenty 
feet high. 
Orange, the well 
known Mock 
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Pear SuHapepd., 
Gourop, 
