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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Cineraria 
Cinerarias are easily grown from 
seed in the greenhouse. The 
large heads of brilliant daisy-like 
flowers of many colors, usually 
sharply margined and with dark eve, an* very desirable in 
pots. The plants are often as broad as high ami the velvety 
leaves are shaded on the under side. Sow preferably early 
in fall. They thrive best in a mixture ot loam and peat 
Perennial, usually one to two feet high. 
Maritima candidissima i Dusty Millet') ( ultivatod for its hand¬ 
some, silvery white foliage; very ornamental as a decorative 
pot plant, or for bedding. Half hardy perennial, one to two 
feet high. Oz. 80c. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida, choicest mixed. Large flowering. “ 25c. 
Hybrida, flore pleno, mixed. The flowers are perfectly and 
evenly double and in great variety of colors. Pkt. 25c. 
Hybrida, very dwarf, mixed. Large flowered, eight inches high. 
Blooms profusely; many colors .Pkt. 25c. 
/■'■I K* Beautiful, hardy annuals with rose colored, white 
LldiKld and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant 
shades. About one and one-half to two feet high and profuse 
bloomers. Sow early in spring. Double Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Clematis 
Well known beautiful climbers, much 
admired for their gracefulness and at¬ 
tractive Mowers, bine for covering ar¬ 
bors, verandas, etc . as lliey cling readily to almost any ob¬ 
ject.. For best results start very early indoors and transplant 
to place one foot apart, or seed may be sown outdoors early 
in spring. I'erennial, but some little protection in northern 
latitudes through winter is advised. The roots should be 
given plenty of water during dry weather to ensure free 
blooming, the plants being quickly injured if they become 
very dry. 
Flammula. A slender but vigorous climber, from ten to fifteen 
feet high, with clusters of small, white, fragrant. Mowers in Au¬ 
gust and September. Known as Sweet Virgin’s Bower. Pkt. 5c. 
Mixed. Extra choice, large dowering varieties with beautiful 
clusters of purple and white dowers .Pkt. 10c. 
COCKSCOMB— (See Celosia) 
COIX LACHRYMA —(See Job's Tram) 
Cobaea Scandens 
foliage and bearing on graceful stems large, bell-shaped 
flowers, green at. first but rapidly changing to a beautiful 
deep violet-blue. A wire-netting trellis or support for the 
green profusion of tendrils to fasten upon is preferable to 
cords or smooth wire. A well established plant will run about 
thirty feet in a season, covering a large veranda. For best 
results start indoors early in spring in rather dry soil and set 
out the voting plants after danger of frost is past. Tender 
perennial. Oz. 50c.Pkt 5c 
Coleus 
Magnificent ornamental foliage plants 
for house or garden culture. The leaves 
are of many shapes, shades and colors of 
remarkable beauty. Sow in shallow pots 
in rich light soil. Cover the seed lightly with earth and keep 
tlte plants in an even moist temperature. Transplant to the 
open ground in bed or border as soon as danger of frost is 
over, and in a sheltered situation where they will not be too 
much exposed to the sun. For house plants seed may he 
sown indoors in fall. Tender perennial; plants about one to 
two feet high. 
Finest Hybrids, Mixed. Extra choice. Pkt. 25c. 
Larae Leaved, Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. Plants 
of exceeding beauty.Pkt. 25c. 
Large Leaved, Copper Colored. Boatitifully variegated in 
shades of rich red, bronze and copper color and quite dis¬ 
tinct in appearance. Pkt. 25c. 
Columbine 
( Aqnilegin ) Very desirable, easily 
grown, old fashioned perennials for 
borders, forming large, permanent 
clumps. Blooms profuselv early in the season and remains in 
bloom for a considerable period. The peculiar pendant 
(lowers are exquisitely forme 1, in various colors, often with 
long spurs. No bed ot perennials should be considered com¬ 
plete without Columbines. Sow the seed which is of rather 
slow germination, in open ground early in spring in any rich, 
well drained garden soil. In permanent bed plants should 
have at least one foot each way. Keep clear of weeds and 
give each year a dressing of well rotted manure. Seed may 
also be sown outdoors in fall. Hardy herbaceous perennials; 
two to three feet high. 
Ccerulea hybrida. Vigorous growing, very handsome, with deli¬ 
cate blue and white flowers; spurs very long. Pkt. 10c. 
Californica hybrida. Hardy, free blooming, with single orange, 
red and yellow flowers. Oz. $2.50 .Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed double. Best and finest colors, including white, shades of 
blue ami brownish purple. Oz. 80c.. Pkt. 5c. 
Columbine, Ccfrulea 
C ' 1 nn vnl villi l q IVI l n y* < DieatJ ,1/or n incj (.lor,,) 
convolvulus ivilnor i> wa rf plants of trailing. 
branching habit, each covering a space about two feet in 
diameter. At midday they are completely covered with a mass 
of pure white and variously colored funnel-shaped blossoms 
which remain open in clear weather until evening. Sow the 
seed early in spring in any good garden soil, covering with 
about one-half inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. Half 
hardy annual; one foot high. Mixed. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c. .Pkt. 5c. 
CONVOLVULUS MAJOR — (See Morning Glory) 
Very effective for autumn flowering 
in broad masses or backgrounds. A 
hardy and rapid growing annual, 
forming bush-like plants \\ ith 
feathery green foliage, four to six feet high, covered with 
large flowers somewhat resembling the single dahlia. They 
are gracefully poised on long stems and are very useful for 
decorative purposes. Sow outdoors early in spring in rather 
light soil, not too rich, and preferably in a sunny situation. 
Cover the seed with one-fourth to one-half inch of fine soil 
firmly pressed down. If planted in rows, make the rows 
about two feet apart and when the young plants are well up 
thin from four to six inches apart in the row. (.See colored 
plate , page :i) 
Hybrida, Giant White. Oz. 40c. .Pkt. 5c. 
Hybrida, Giant Pink. Oz. 40c.. 44 5c. 
Hybrida, Giant Mixed. Flowers white and in shades of pink 
and scarlet. Oz. 30c..Pkt. 5c. 
Early Flowering Cosmos 
Early flowering strains, about four feet high, blooming pro¬ 
fusely four to six weeks earlier than the giant sorts. Flowers 
of good size; well adapted to northern latitudes. 
Early Flowering Dawn. Flowers white. Oz. 40c.Pkt. 5c. 
Early Flowering Mixed. Includes white, bright rod and rose 
colored flowers. Oz. 30c...Pkt. 5c. 
CUCURBITA — (*See Gourd) 
