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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Mignonette 
( Reseda ) A well known 
hardy annual producing 
dense cone-shaped flower - 
_ spikes, made up of thickly 
set flowerets of modest colors. It is often used for cutting to 
combine in bouquets with other more pretentious flowers lack¬ 
ing its delicate and pleasing fragrance. 
Seed is usually sown outdoors after danger of frost is over 
and if sown at intervals in spring and early summer a succes¬ 
sion of bloom, under favorable conditions, is assured till frost. 
Well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam, should be 
used and the seed covered one-fourth inch deep Make rows 
one foot apart; thin to six inches. For very early blooming, 
seed may be sown in the fall, or started indoors and trans¬ 
planted. ” May also be grown in pots. Thrives best in a cool 
temperature am 1 is usually most fragrant in rather light soil. 
Hardy annual; one foot high. 
Golden Queen. The flowers are golden yellow and. very fra¬ 
grant. Oz. 85c. . Pkt. 5c. 
Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very desirable. “ 10c. 
Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with large 
spikes of light red flowers. Fine for pot culture and open 
border. Oz. 86c. Pkt. 5c. 
Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing mag¬ 
nificent 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. This 
is one of the very best for pot culture. Oz. 60c. Pkt. 5c. 
Improved Machet. A highly developed strain; splendid, large, 
red flower spikes. Pkt. 5c. 
Machet White Pearl. Flowers almost pure white, borne on 
spikes six inches to a foot in length. . Pkt. 5c. 
Reseda odorata grandiflora (- Sweet) Large flowered, very 
sweet; light yellowish white. Oz. 15c; Lb. 65c. Pkt. 5c. 
Mimosa Pudica 
(Sensitive Plant) A curious plant 
with globular heads of small pink 
flowers, chiefly valued because of the extreme irritability of 
its leaves which close and droop at the slightest touch, also in 
cloudy, damp weather and at night. Start in hotbed in pots, 
and transplant to a warm situation six inches apart, l ender 
annual; height one and one-half feet. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
Mignonette 
Mimulus 
De- 
5c. 
10c. 
Strikingly handsome flowers of easy cultivation. Perennial in the greenhouse, annual in the open air. 
Sow the seed, which is exceedingly fine, under glass in spring or fall in rich moist soil, mixed with sand, 
and in a somewhat shaded situation. Cover the seed lightly and keep well watered. 
Moschatus ( Musk Plant) An attractive trailer with bright green foliage and many small yellow flowers of musky odor 
sirable for hanging baskets and window gardens. Oz. $2.00.pj^ 
Cardinalis grandiflorus. Dark red. “ 
Punctatu:; (Monkey Flower) Large curiously shaped yellow flowers, spotted with shades of red and rich maroon. An effective 
pot plant about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. $1.75.pkt. 5 C 
MIRABIU8— (See Four O'Clock ) 
Mnmnrf]ipa Gracefully climbing vines with small yellow blossoms, followed by fruits of curious shape. Foliage 
gracefully cut and although tender annuals, the vines run ten feet or more during the season The seed 
is very hard and germination will be hastened if a notch is carefully cut through the shell before planting. For best results 
sow indoors early in spring and transplant after danger of frost is over, or sow in place as soon as ground is warm and dry. 
Balsam Pear ( Charantia ) The fruit is pear-shaped, green changing to bright red and has a warty skin; when ripe it bursts open 
and shows a brilliant interior of large carmine seeds.. g c 
Balsam Apple ( Balsamina ) Like Balsam Pear but foliage smaller; fruit much smaller and nearly round, green striped when 
young, becoming scarlet. Oz. 25c...T.Pkt 5c 
IMoOTI FlflWtf*!* {IP° moea grandiflora alba) One of the most vigorous summer climbers and will grow under 
7 , favorable conditions thirty to forty feet in a single season and be covered evenings and cloudy days 
with very large, white trumpet-shaped flowers widely extended, often four inches across. Leaves large, frequently four to 
Morning Glory 
outdoors in a sunny situation when danger from frost is past. Known as Ipomoea Noctiflora. Tender ^mnuahOz.’.^Pkt.^lOc! 
(Convolvulus major , Ipomoea-purpurea) A handsome showy climber of easy culture and 
suitable for covering arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, etc., if support be given the 
^ _ vines. The flowers are most brilliant in the morning. 
Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring in row where plants are to remain. Well pulverized soil should be used and 
' —i —* — u J - 1 -.part. If*very early blooming is desired, seed may be started in- 
* cord to the vines as soon as they begin to run and they will often 
l triangular, black, except White, which is light yellow. Hardy annual. 
Striped.Pkt. 5c. Purple.Fkt. 5c. 
White. . ** 5 C Crimson... “ 5 C> 
D1 , .. .. .. „ ' Mixed. Many shades from white to dark blue, red and striped! 
Blue. A very attractive shade. “ 5 C . Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c... p kt . 5 C . 
Aurora. Flowers decidedly larger and of heavier texture than those of the common Morning Glory; rich, deep blue shading 
to a white or rose-colored throat, or an exceedingly rich, deep carmine. Very free blooming. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
Giant Japanese Mixed. (Imperial) The flowers of this variety are of largest size, often three inches or more across: some 
are brilliant red or rich blue, others are equally brilliant, with broad margins of clear white: some are striped or dotted with 
blue or red on white or lemon yellow ground, others are clouded with blue and red. "" * ’• 
green, in others it is mottled with white and. 
of Morning Glory. Oz. 25c. 
Mourning Bride 
v , _ . „ .- The foliage in some plants comes plain 
and shades of yellow or yellowish green. Seed black, larger than other varieties 
..Pkt. 5c. 
(Scabiosa or Sweet Scabious) An old fashioned but most attractive flower. Its great 
abundance and long succession of richly colored, fragrant blossoms on long stems make 
00 . . , , . . — J it one of the most useful decorative plants of the garden. Desirable for cutting as well 
as for beds and borders. Flower heads about two inches across; flowerets double, surrounding the thimble-shaped cone, and 
giving a fancied resemblance to a pin cushion. 1 
Seed may be sown in place as soon as ground can be worked; or for earlier blooming sow in hotbed early in spring and 
transplant one and one-half feet apart. Hardy annual; about two to two and one-half feet high. * P h 
Double Dark Maroon. A beautiful and attractive variety; flowers dark maroon shaded purple. Oz. 20c. Pkt 
Double White. Especially desirable for mixed bouquets. Oz. 20c. . “ Be 
°are'tippeef withwWte DC 0 ? e 2 (vf eP aD< * light purple ’ scarlet ’ P ure white and a dark mulberry red; someof'the darker shades 
MYRSIPHYLLUM — (See Smilax) 
Pkt. 5c. 
