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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Stock 
( Mathiola) Considered almost indispensable 
where a fine display of flowers is wanted and 
particularly valued for edgings, bedding and 
pot culture. To such perfection has selection 
brought them that good seed will give a large 
proportion of exceedingly double flowers. Average height of plants, 
one and one-half feet. 
Early Flowering Brompton 
The old Brompton Slocks are highly prized in Europe but their use 
in this country is very limited, as is that of any biennial. The Early 
Flowering Brompton is an annual strain with the splendid foliage 
and bloom of the older type but coming into flower as early as the 
German Ten Weeks and decidedly superior in length of stem and 
size of flower spike. 
Belle of Naples. Old rose. Pkt. 15c Snow White.Pkt. 10c. 
Camaldoli. Dark violet 44 15c Vesuvius. Dark blood-red 44 15c. 
Mixed. The above named varieties. 44 lOc. 
Double German Ten Weeks 
This favorite summer variety comes into bloom early and is excel¬ 
lent for bedding out. Deliciously fragrant flowers and very desir¬ 
able for cutting. 
Double German Ten Weeks, Mixed. Shades of white, red, purple, 
lavender and maroon. Oz. SI. 00. Pkt. 5c. 
Double German Ten Weeks, Pure White. Very useful for floral work 
and bouquets. Oz. $2.75.Pkt. 10c. 
The seed we offer of Double Ten Weeks Stocks is of a very superior 
quality and can be depended upon for excellent results. 
Intermediate or Autumnal Stocks 
I he Intermediate Stocks, if sown at the same time as the Ten Weeks, 
will succeed them in bloom, thus affording flowers continuously untii 
late in the fall. If sown in pots late in the summer the plants will 
come into bloom the following spring. 
Intermediate White.Pkt. 15c. Intermediate Scarlet_Pkt. 15c. 
Brompton and Emperor Stocks 
These stocks come readily from seed and should have the same 
treatment as the Intermediate; They require a longer period of 
time to grow and cannot endure our winters unless protected. 
Brompton, mixed. Bushy plants, blooming well in winter and produc¬ 
ing a line display of flowers; half hardy biennial. Oz. $4.00.. Pkt. 10c. 
Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed. The fine spikes of bloom are rich and 
attractive. Tender perennial. Oz. $5.00.Pkt. 10c. 
STIPA PENNATA —(See Feather Grass) 
Stock, Early Flowering Brompton 
Sunflower 
(Helianthus) These stately, old 
fashioned flowers with the newer im¬ 
proved varieties are coming into 
special favor as a background for 
lawns and in front of high fences. 
Valuable also as a screen to hide un¬ 
sightly places and sometimes used to 
mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp 
holes. Hardy annual. Sunflowers 
grow readily In almost any soil but 
do best on light, rich, limestone or al¬ 
luvial land well supplied with mois¬ 
ture and not shaded by trees or 
buildings. 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. A tall 
plant growing seven feet high and blooming 
profusely all summer. Flowers are large, 
very double, and resemble chrysanthemums. 
The color is a splendid, rich, golden-yellow, 
free from any black center. Oz. 20c... Pkt. 5c. 
Globosus Fistulosus. (Globe, or Dahlia Sun - 
n° w er) Produces very large, exceedingly 
doubie flowers of bright yellow color; plants 
about five feet high. Oz. 15c. Pkt. 5c. 
Stella. The plant of this fine variety. is 
spreading, with many branches and attains a 
height of about three feet. The flowers 
are about three inches in diameter and are 
or an unusually pure golden yellow with 
black discs or centers, and are borne on long 
stems well above the foliage. They grow 
rapidly, bloom early and are produced in 
abundance throughout a long season. The 
graceful habit of growth, convenient size and 
splendid lasting qualities make this a useful 
and favorite variety for cutting and in ex¬ 
tensive decorative work. Oz. 30c.Pkt. 5c. 
SUNFl OWER, 
Double 
Chrysanthemum 
Flowered 
