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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Rallnnn Vin#* ( Cardiospermumhalicacabum ) A favorite with 
uauuun v lilt? children, being remarkable for its inflated mem¬ 
branous capsules containing the seen. It is sometimes called "Love-in- 
a-Puff. 1 ’ A rapid and graceful climber Flowers small, white. The 
round black seed is marked with a white heart-shaped spot. Sow seed 
in open ground early in spring and give the plant some support to run 
upon. Tender annual; six feet high. Oz. 20c... Pkt. 5c. 
m ( Impatien8 Balsamina) Known also as Lady 
I am Slipper. The brilliantly colored, double rose- 
I Jf ¥1 like flowers of this well-known, border and bed¬ 
ding annual are thickly set along the branches 
of the erect bushy plants. The dainty individual flowers, often two 
inches across, are borne on very short stems and when cut they show 
to best advantage floating in a dish of water. The colors range from 
white to dark purple, and are either self colored or spotted and striped. 
Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in 
the open ground when danger of frost is past. The plants prefer a rich, 
moist or even wet sandy loain, and must not suffer for moisture. They 
do best if allowed eighteen inches apart each way in a sunny situation. 
Larger and more double flowers will be obtained if some of the young 
shoots are cut out when quite small, or by transplanting two or three 
times. Hardy annual; one to two feet high. 
Double Solferino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with 
crimson and lilac. Oz. (50c. Pkt. 5c. 
Double Camellia, extra fine mixed. As double as a Camellia, which this 
• variety resembles; white blotched with various colors. Oz. 60c. .Pkt. 5c. 
Double Pure White. Well adapted for florists’ use and for bouquets, 
very double. Oz. 60c. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Dark Red. ( Atrosanguinea plenissima ) Very double, dark 
red blossoms. Pkt. 10c. 
Tall Double Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 40c. “ 5c. 
Dwarf Double Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. 50c... ** 5c. 
• Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding 
KofYAlllO out in partially shaded locations. Suitable 
JLfCHUlllCl. ft I®° for window boxes. Some varieties are 
grown for their foliage, but most sorts when 
given proper care produce abundantly large clusters of brilliantly 
beautiful wax-like flowers of fine form and substance. 
Sow seed in March in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. 
Begonia seed is extremely small and great care should l>e taken in open¬ 
ing the packet and planting. Open the packet directly over the sur¬ 
face to prevent any seed being lost. The surface of the soil should be 
very smooth and the seed carefully scattered on the surface and 
lightly pressed in. The moss should be kept quite damp, but the sur¬ 
face of the soil should not be watered. Moisture can be retained in the 
soil by placing a glass over the box or pots. When the plants are 
large enough to handle, transplant into small pots, and to larger sized 
pots as required. For winter or spring blooming, sow from August to 
September. For outdoor bedding, select a shady moist situation, 
making the bed rich with well rotted manure and leaf mold, if obtain¬ 
able. The young plants started indoors may be set out when the 
weather is warm and settled. Water thoroughly every day. Tender 
perennial, blooming the first year if started early, one foot high. 
Tuberous Rooted Begonias 
The tuberous rooted varieties, if planted early in a temperature of 
sixty to seventy degrees, will with proper care give an abundance of 
bloom the first year. At the end of the season they may be dried off by 
withholding water, the tubers kept in a dry place free from frost ana 
planted the following spring, when they will bloom more freely than 
before. 
Robusta Perfecta. Plants are of robust, compact habit; dark green foliage 
and brilliant, double, cinnabar-scarlet flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
Single Mixed. The seed we offer will produce the finest single flowers in Balsam 
various shades ranging from white to deep red. Pkt. 25c. 
Double Mixed. The largest and best double flowers, including shades of pink, red, scarlet and light yellow. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Fibrous Rooted Begonias 
Of the kinds offered under this head Begonia Rex is grown for its very attractive ornamental foliage, while the others are 
among the most desirable fc: li nvering in the house, or in partly shaded locations outdoors. 
Vernon t Semperfiorens atropurpurea) Flowers brilliant, rich red, setoff perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 
are broadly margined with bror.ze and purple. Hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperfiorens class. Pkt. 15c. 
Semperfiorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 
under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white .Pkt. 15c. 
Semperfiorens rosea. Like Semperfiorens alba, except flowers are rose colored. “ 15c. 
Rex. Ornamental leaved varieties. Leaves very large, and are either a rich crimson tinted bronze, or emerald hued, having the 
upper surface zoned or spotted with silvery white. Finest mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
BELLIS— (.See Daisy) 
For Begonia Bulbs , see Bulbs and Roots, page 93. 
Bignonia Radicans 
(Tecoma radicans , Trumpet Vine) One of the most showy, certainly one of the best 
hardy, deciduous flowering climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks of trees, old 
walls, etc. Vines should be moderately pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring more 
and better bloom. The flowers produced in clusters are trumpet shaped, two to three inches long and of orange red color. 
The foliage is very attractive and unusually free from insects. It not only is one of the best climbers, but planted on the 
lawn makes a pretty bush of drooping habit, if the tops are cut back. Sow seed in well prepared beds, either in autumn or 
very early in spring, in drills, and keep free from weeds. Hardy perennial, often growing thirty feet.Pkt. 10c. 
BUTTERFLY FLOWER— (See Schizanth'us) 
1 V • A much admired genus distinguished by its abundance of large showy sac-shaped or slipper-like 
I flowers which are creamy white and various shades of yellow, often splashed, spotted or olotched 
with dark reddish brown, two plants rarely haring flowers marked exactly alike. Leaves large, 
felty, close growing. Under proper conditions can be grown indoors to* perfection, making an exceedingly decorative plant. 
Start the seed at any time, except during hot weather, in a temperature of about 60° F. Herbaceous annuals or snrubby 
evergreen perennials. 
Hybrida grandiflora. Large self colored flowers.. Pkt. 25c. 
Hybrida tigrrina. Flowers beautifully spotted. " 25c. 
Finest Hybrids Mixed. Seeds saved only from the most perfect flowers; all desirable. “ 25c. 
CALENDULA—(See Marigold) 
CALIFORNIA POPPY— (See Eschscholtzia) 
