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D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Stock 



(Mathiola) Sometimes called Gilliflower. 

 Considered almost indispensable where a 

 fine display of flowers is wanted ;ind par- 

 ticularly valued for edgings, bedding and 

 pot culture. The improved varieties we offer of this favorite 



farden plant produce dense spikes of very fragrant and 

 eautiful rosette-like double flowers in a wide range of at- 

 tractive colors. They are suitable for cutting, being produced 

 on stems of good length in pleasing contrast with the dark 

 green foliage of the bushy plants. Each of the two types 

 is of long flowering period* and if the earlier ones are started 

 indoors, a profusion of fragrant and pleasing flowers is 

 afforded for the entire season. 



Sow outdoors early in spring, using well fertilized, care- 

 fully pulverized soil and cover seed with one-fourth inch of 

 fine soil firmly pressed down. Make the rows fifteen inches 

 apart; thin to six inches apart. For earlier blooming start 

 indoors and transplant. Height of plants, one to one and 

 one-half feet. 



Mammoth Beauty of Nice 



A decidedly superior, large-flowering annual strain with 

 the splendid foliage and bloom of the older type but flower- 

 ing with the Ten Weeks and decidedly superior in length 

 of stem and size of flower spike. This group is also called 

 Beauty Stocks, Giants of Nice, "Cut and Come Again" and 

 Victoria Stocks. 



Crimson Pkt. 10c. 



Deep Blue " 10c. 



Rose " 10c. 



Rosy Lilac — " 10c. 



White " 10c. 



Yellow ^ " 10c. 



Beauty of Nice Mixed. Includes shades of white, old rose, 

 blood-red. purple and violet. Oz.g3.0U Pkt. 10c. 



Double Ten Weeks (Large Flowering) 



This favorite half-hardy summer blooming annual has 

 deliciously fragrant flowers and is very desirable for cutting. 



Double Ten Weeks, Blood Red Pkt. 10c. 



Bright Pink " 10c. 



" Purple " 10c. 



White " 10c. 



" " " Mixed ( Lei'kojen) Shades of white, red, 

 purple, lavender and maroon. Oz. $1.25 Pkt. 10c. 



STRAW FLOWER — (See Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, 

 Helichrysum, Rhodanthe and Statice) 



Stock, Double Ten Weeks 



Sunflower 



Sunflower, Red and Gold 



(He lianthiis) These stately, 

 old-fashioned flowers with 

 the newer improved varie- 

 ties are coming into special 

 favor as a background for lawns and in front of high fences. 

 Valuable also as a screen to hide unsightly places and some- 

 times used to mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp holes. 

 Their very tall dense growth and bright yellow disc-like 

 flowers of very large size and long blooming period make 

 them one of the most deserving and useful of hardy annuals. 



Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil but do best 

 on light, rich limestone or alluvial land well supplied with 

 moisture and not shaded by trees or buildings. Sow ttie 

 seed outdoors in spring after danger of frost is over, prefer- 

 ably in well pulverized soil either broadcast or in rows two 

 to three feet apart and cover about one-half inch deep. 

 When the young plants are about four inches high thin one- 

 half to two feet apart to secure the best development. 



Red and Gold. (Gaillardia Flowered) A new and very desir- 

 able strain of sunflower producing large single flowers 

 which vary in color from deep golden yellow to dull cop- 

 pery red. Many of the flo%vers have petals marked like 

 those of Gaillardia. The plants are tall and vigorous grow- 

 ing averaging five to seven feet. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Golden (Globosus Fistulosus) This desirable variety 

 produces very large, globular exceedingly double flowers, 

 often six to eight inches in diameter and of bright yellow 

 color. Petals quilled. The plants are usually about five feet 

 high. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Stella. The plant of this fine Miniature (cucumerifolius) 

 variety is spreading with many branches and attains a 

 height of about three feet. The flowers are about three 

 inches in diameter and are of an unusually pure golden 

 yellow with black discs or centers, and are borne on long 

 stems well above the foliage. Early blooming and produced 

 in abundance throughout a long season. Oz. 35c. . Pkt. 10c. 



SWEET ROCKET— (See, Rocket) 



