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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
r p (Stipa pennatci) An ornamental grass of much 
* Cdllier Vjiddd beauty, with delicate white feathery plumes, 
used in the formation of winter bouquets. The seed germinates 
slowly and for best results should be started early indoors, trans¬ 
planting to the open after danger of frost is past. Hardy perennial; 
about two feet high. Pkt. 5c. 
ITpMMo Perennial llowerless plants, too well known to need descrip- 
JL Cl Ilo tion. The seed spores are very small and of slow germination 
but the exceeding grace and beauty of the plants will usually well re¬ 
pay all the care necessary to start them properly in the greenhouse or 
some place indoors where they will keep moist. The young ferns may 
be placed in a window-box without much sun, or can be set outdoors 
in summer in some moist and shady place. 
Fine Mixed.Pkt. 20c. Finest Species, Mixed. • • -Pkt. 25c. 
FEVERFEW —(See Matricaria anil Pyrethruni) 
T"* ■ liTLT ■ ( Myosotis) A favorite old fashion- 
r nrOTPl- VIP* ll nr ed flower, bearing in profusion- 
J. v^l ^ V-' Aflv 1. ^ t especially in fall and spring, 
clusters of dainty blue flve-petallei blossoms. It thrives well in the 
shade or open border but flourishes best in a moist, shady situation. 
For bloom the first year sow indoors in February or March, and 
transplant as soon as the ground is warm enough, or sow outdoors 
as early as possible, covering seed one-half inch deep: thin to six 
inches apart. Seed may also be sown in fall. Hardy perennial but 
usually does better if given some protection during winter. 
Alpestris. Plants of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foliage, grow¬ 
ing six to eight inches high. Flowers blue with a very small yellowish 
eye. 1 lz. 60c .Pkt. 5c. 
Dissitiflora. Flowers deep blue, a little larger than Alpestris. Compact, 
early blooming: a good border plant. Pkt. 15c. 
1 Inrlr (Marvel of Peru., Mirabilis Jalap a) Large 
* LI HI V-/ and beautiful, old fashioned plants of 
erect bushy habit which produce in prolusion a succession of bril¬ 
liantly colored tube-shaped 
flowers, that open about 
four o'clock in the after¬ 
noon, remain open all night 
and usually are closed De- 
fore noon the next day. The 
flowers are red. white, yel¬ 
low, or are striped and 
blotched in shades of these 
colors. Very desirable for 
borders, along a wire fence, 
or as the background of a 
flower garden, blooming 
during the late summer and 
autumn. Sow seed in spring 
in open ground after danger 
of frost is over, covering one- Qajllardia, Pict a 
half inch deep. For best de¬ 
velopment allow two to three feet apart each way. Hardy annual, about two feet high. 
Red. Oz. 16c. Pkt. 5c. White. Oz. 20c .Pkt. 5c. 
White, Red Striped. Oz. 15c.... " 5c. Mixed. Oz. 20c. ‘ 5c. 
(Digitalis) Stately, old fashioned border plants, affording 
dense spikes of large brilliantly colored flowers which are 
^ terminal and half as long as the height of the plant. The 
flowers are very distinct and showy, being thimble-like or long bell-shaped, and the 
colors include white, lavender and rose, many being spotted or blotched. It is often 
used as a background, and does especially well in cool, shady locations in front of 
shrubbery. Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost is over, but for best 
results start in lio.xes and transplant. The seed is small and should be covered 
lightly and kept moist until plants are well established, when they should be trans¬ 
planted to two feet apart. May be sown outdoors in fall. Hardy biennial or 
perennial, usually blooming the second season: three to five feet high. 
Ivery’s Spotted (Maculata sitperba ) A fine variety of colors, usually spotted. Pkt. 5c. 
Fine Mixed. Many shades and markings. Oz. 25c. “ 5c. 
Mammoth Foxglove (Dicfitalis ivonstrosa) Remarkably odd: each flower spike sur¬ 
mounted with a very large bell-shaped flower. Mixed Colors .Pkt. 15c. 
Foxglove 
¥7_U_l r K (Hech/sarum) Very handsome, branching free 
r renen ilOnCySUCKIC flowering plants, producing racemes of beautiful 
small fragrant pea-shaped flowers; well adapted for borders or rock work. Sow in 
open border in spring after danger from frost is past, preferably in light and open 
well drained soil, in a sunny situation. Hardy perennial: often growing four feet. 
Coronarium, Scarlet.Pkt. 5c. Coronarium, Album, while. Pkt. 5c. 
Foxglove 
FhoKcIq Known also as “Lady’s Eardrops*' from the bright colored pendulous 
1 ULIlola double flowers with four parted, funnel shaped calyx. Plants with 
very beautiful blossoms may be grown from seed with proper care. Results are 
usually most satisfactory when grown indoors in pots in firm rich soil, but if seed 
is started early under glass, it often succeeds well in an outdoor window-box. or a 
shady situation in the garden. Tender perennial: one to two and one-half feet high. 
Double, finest mixed. Seed from finest named sorts. Pkt. 25c. 
*11 1 * Showy bedding and border plants, remarkable for the pro- 
I llarma fusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, blooming the 
^-*** , **** A '‘ 1, first year and among the gayest ornaments of the garden 
in summer and autumn. Combinations of yellow and red predominate in the highly 
colored single and double flower-heads, two inches or more across, w hich are borne 
singly well above the foliage on long, slender stems, suitable for cutting. Sow seed 
outdoors early in spring: cover one-fourth inch deep. Make rows eighteen inches 
apart and thin eight to ten inches; or a longer season of bloom may be secured Dy 
planting in frames and transplanting. Plants one to one and one-half feet high. 
Picta. Plants about one foot high: flowers single, crimson and yellow. Hardy an¬ 
nual; with root, protection in winter is a perennial. Oz. 20c.• • • Pkt. 5c - 
Picta Lorenziana. Gaily colored flowers, double with tubular florets, produced from 
July even until hard freezing weather. Invaluable for bouquets. Hardy annual; one 
to one and one-half feet high: with root protection in winter is often treated as a 
perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed... ....Pkt. 5c. 
Grandiflora Flowers scarlet and orange, single, often three inches across with flat 
petals. Excellent for cutting. Hardy perennial, blooming the first year.... Pkt. 5c, 
