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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
It /i • . - A well known hardy annual pro- 
VlUyilAtlDTrn ducing dense spikes of exceed- 
lf llX^llUllCllC \ n ^y fragrant flowers. If sown at 
i* mi u. intervals in spring and early sum- 
me r ^J 001 ? 1 Ml killed bv frost. Seed sown in autumn will biooin 
early the following spring. Thrives best in a cool temperature. Hardv 
annual; one foot high. * 
Golden Queen. Golden yellow; very fragrant. Oz. 80c. Pkt 
Victoria. Hark red blossoms, very desirable. “ 'in c ‘ 
Parson’s White. Flowers almost pure white, borne on spikes six inches 
Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid] with large SDikes 
• .I red flowers. * ine for pot culture and open border.. Pkt 5c 
Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing magnificent 
coppery-red flower spikes. Oz. 50c. Pkt 5c 
Machet. Of dwarf and vigorous growth, with numerous'stout flower- 
stalks, terminated by large spikes of red flowers. One of the verv 
best for pot culture. Oz. 50c. pi. g - 
Improved Machet. A highly developed strain: splendid,"large mi 
flower spikes. g 
Reseda odorata grrandiflora (Sweet) Large flowered and very sweet* 
Z ' 100 1 ^-woc.. ..Pkt. 5c. 
Miwiiiluo Strikingly handsome flowers of easy cultivation. 
mimUlUS 1 . eren ™al in U } e greenhouse, annual in the open 
, ail ‘- Start under glass and give plenty of water. 
Moschatus (Musk Plant) Cultivated on account of its musky odor 
^n a ^ r « CtlVe tr ailmg plant with bright green foliage and many small 
e f ° r hau & in & baskets and is grown in window 
Cardinal!* grandifloru*. An upright growing'variety which produces 
large, curiously shaped, dark red flowers, an unusually attractive 
color in mimulus. J Pkt jq 
Punctatus (Monkey Flower) Large curiously shaped veilow flowers] 
spotted with rich maroon like a leopard’s skin. An effective pot plant 
about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. $1.75.pkt. 5 C . 
Mimosa Pudica (Sensitive Plant) A curious 
„ . , plant with globular heads of 
small pink flowers. The plant is chiefly valued be¬ 
cause of the extreme irritability of its leaves which 
close and droop at the slightest touch, also in cloudy, 
(lamp weather and during the night. Tender annual: 
height one and one-half feet. < )z. -40c.Pkt. 5c. 
Moon Flower 
Momordica (;r /, lcet vl ly elimbing vines with small 
, .... ^ e,, <»w blossoms, followed by fruits of 
curious shape, foliage gracefully cut and although tender 
annuals the vines run ten feet or more during the season 
1 he seed is very hard and germination will be hastened if a 
notch is carefully cut through the shell before planting 
Balsam Pear ( Charaiitia) The fruit is pear-shaped and lias a 
warty skin; when ripe it bursts open and shows a brilliant 
interior of large carmine seeds.p kt 5 C 
Balsam Apple (Halsamina) Like Balsam Pear but the fruit is 
smaller and nearly round. Oz. 25c. pkt. 5 C 
Moon Flower grandifloia alba) One of 
; , A IVW CI the most vigorous of all the sum¬ 
mer climbers and will grow thirty to forty feet in a single 
season and be covered with its large, white flowers every 
evening and cloudy day. The hard outer coat of the seed 
should be cut through with a sharp knife, care being taken 
not to cut any deener flmn cl. oil i .. 
not to cut any deeper than the hard shell and the seed planted 
about one men deep in moist soil in a box or pan and set in a 
warm place. If the soil be kept moist, germination will take 
place in about two weeks. After pit 
m sunny situation when danger froi 
Iponuea Noctiflora. Tender annua 
Morning Glory 
place m about two weeks. After plants are up, plant outdoors 
m sunny situation when danger from frost is past. Known as 
ipomtea Nocti flora. Tender annual. Oz. 60c. Pkt. 10c. 
(Convolvulus major) A 
handsome showy climber 
p ~ of easy culture and suit¬ 
able for covering windows, trellises, old stumps etc if 
support be given the vines. The flowers are most brilliant in 
the morning and run through many shades from white to 
dark blue, red and striped. Hardy annual; ten feet high 
Blue . 5c. Mixed. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c. ** 5c. 
Aurora. This new strain is a result of crossing the common 
Morning Glory with the Giant Japanese and combines to a re¬ 
markable degree the vigor and hardiness of the first with the 
size and rich coloring of the flowers of the second. The 
flowers are decidedly larger and of heavier texture than 
those of the common Morning Glory and are uniformly either 
rich, deep blue shading to a white or rose-colored throat, or 
an exceedingly rich, dark carmine. Oz. GOc. Pkt. 5 C . 
Giant Japanese Mixed. Flowers of largest size: some are 
brilliant red or rich blue; others are equally brilliant, with 
broad margins of clear white; some are striped or dotted with 
blue nr red on white or lemon yellow ground, others are 
clouded with blue and red. The foliage in some plants comes 
plain green,m others it is mottled with white and shades of 
.Pkt. 5c. 
yellow or yellowish green. Oz. 25c 
(Scabiosa or Sweet 
Scabious) A most at- 
-, 4 . ^ , tractive old fashioned 
nower. Its great abundance and long succession of richly 
colored, fragrant blossoms borne on long stems make it one of 
the most useful decorative plants of the garden. It has been 
greatly improved of late years, producing larger and 
s of greater variety end brilliancy . f color 
louble flowers of greater variety end brTli’iancy?f‘coiorThan 
the old type. Hardy /’nnual: twelve to eighteen inches high. 
Double D*rk Maroon. Z. 20c . Pkt 
Double White. Oz. 2 ". 
Double Mixed. < >Z. 20c. 
Pkt. 5v- 
5c. 
5c. 
Mourning Bride 
