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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
• • Cinerarias are easily grown from 
■ ltlAVO VIO seed in tIie greenhouse. The 
^^HI\7I CLm. Id large heads of brilliant daisy-like 
flowers of many colors, usually 
sharply margined and. with dark eye, are very desirable in 
pots. The plants are often as broad as high and the velvety 
leaves are shaded on the under side. 
Sow preferably early in fall. They thrive best in a mixture 
of loam and peat. Perennial, usually one to two feet high. 
Maritima candidissima ' Dusty Miller ) Cultivated for its hand¬ 
some, silvery white foliage; very ornamental as a decorative 
not plant, or for bodfling. Hair hardy perennial, one to two 
feet high. Oz. 80c ...Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida, choicest mixed. Large flowering. “ 25c. 
Hybrida, flore plcno, mixed. The flowers are perfectly and 
evenly double and in great variety of shades. Pkt. 25c. 
Hybrida, very dwarf, mixed. Large flowered, eight inches high. 
Blooms profusely; many colors.. Pkt. 25c. 
PlarL-ia Beautiful, hardy annuals with rose colored, white 
vsiai xvicx an d purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant 
shades. Plants about one and one-half to two feet high and pro¬ 
fuse bloomers. Sow early in spring. Double Mixed. ... Pkt. 5c. 
/^*| _ ■ • "'Veil known beautiful climbers, much 
Clematis admired for their gracefulness and at- 
tractive flowers. They are splendid for 
covering arbors, verandas, etc., as they cling readily to al¬ 
most any object. 
For best results start very early indoors and transplant to 
place one foot apart, or seed may be sown outdoors early in 
spring. Perennial, but some little protection in northern lati¬ 
tudes 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 flowers in Au¬ 
gust and September. Known as Sweet Virgin’s Bower. Pkt. 5c. 
Mixed. Extra choice, large flowering varieties with beautiful 
clusters of purple and white flowers .Pkt. 10c. 
COCKSCOMB— (See Celosin) 
COIX LACHRYMA— (See Job's Tears ) 
Cobaea ScanrJpn^ A fine rapid growing climber 
V/Uuaca OCCillUCllo -with handsome dark green 
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 young plants after danger of frost is past. 
Tender perennial. Oz. 50c.Pkt 5c 
Cosmos, Giant White 
^■>1 i Magnificent ornamental foliage plants 
( ^ I m for house or garden culture. The leaves 
1 ^1 11 t"f I IN are of many shapes, shades and colors of 
w remarkable beauty. 
Sow in shallow pots in rich light soil. Cover the seed lightly 
with earth and keep the 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 be sown indoors in fall. Tender, perennial; plants about 
one to two feet high. 
Finest Hybrids Mixed. Extra choice.Pkt. 25c. 
Large Leaved Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. Plants 
of exceeding beauty.pkt. 25c. 
Large Leaved, Copper Colored. Beautifully variegated in 
shades of rich red, bronze and copper color and quite distinct 
in appearance.....pkt. 25c. 
1 1 • (Aquilegia) Very desirable, easily 
l^OIUm grown, old fashioned perennials for 
V/V1UU1U111V/ borders, forming large, permanent 
clumps. Blooms profusely early in the season and remains in 
bloom for a considerable period. The peculiar pendant flowers 
are exquisitely formed, in various colors, often with long spurs. 
The leaves are usually smooth, ternately compound, with 
roundish, obtusely lobed leaflets. 
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 her¬ 
baceous perennials; two to three feet high. 
Coerulea 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. 
Double Mixed. Best and finest colors, including white, shades 
of blue and brownish purple. Oz. 30c.Pkt. 5c. 
Convolvulus Minor (Dwarf Morning Glory) Dwarf 
C/Onvoivuius minor 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 re¬ 
main open in clear weather until evening. 
Sow the seed early in spring in any good garden soil, cover¬ 
ing with about one-half inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. 
Half hardy annual; about one foot high. Mixed. Oz. 10c- 
Lb - 50(1 .Pkt. 5c. 
CONVOLVULUS MAJuR -(See Morning Glory) 
Very effective for autumn flowering 
■ /NO|Y)/\c« in broad masses or backgrounds. A 
V-^Vyolllv/O hard Y and rapid growing annual. 
. . forming bush-like plants with 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 very useful for decorative purposes. 
S<5w outdoors early in spriug 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. 
Hybrida, Giant White. Oz. 40c.Pkt. 5c. 
Hybrida, Giant Pink. Oz. 40c. '* 5c. 
Hybrida, Giant Mixed. Flowers white and in shades of 
pink, rose and maroon. Oz. 30c.Pkt. 5c. 
Early Flowering Cosmos 
These early flowering strains are about four feet high 
and bloom profusely four to six weeks earlier than the 
giant sorts. The flow-ers are of good size; well adapted to 
northern latitudes. 
Early Flowering Dawn. Flowers W’hite. Oz. 40c. .Pkt. 5c. 
Early Flowering Mixed. Includes w’hite, bright red and 
rose colored flowers. Oz. 30c...Pkt. 5c. 
CUCURBITA —(See Gourd) 
1 _ Well known and universally ad- 
VyVCl&nifin mired tuberous rooted pot 
J ^ pi ants producing exceedingly 
handsome red and white flowers for indoor winter or 
spring blooming in greenhouse or window garden. The 
graceful richly colored single flow’ers are of distinctive 
shape and are borne on stems of good length for a long 
blooming season well above the beautiful foliage. The 
glossy ovate or nearly round leaves are usually marbled 
or variegated with white. Sow the seed, which is of 
rather slow'germination, in shallow boxes or pans, using 
light rich soil and covering the seed slightly. Keep at a 
temperature of 50° to 60° F. and water freely until well 
started. Seed sown in spring, by autumn will produce a 
little bulb. If this is placed first in a three inch pot and 
later repotted as required in a five or six inch pot it will 
produce blooms the following spring. Seed may also be 
sown in fall. Tender perennial; one foot high. 
Persicum', qpxed. Of great beauty; many colors..Pkt. 15c. 
Persicum giganteum, mixed. Beautiful foliage and pro¬ 
fuse bloom; each flower is two to two and one-naif 
inches long. Very choice..Pkt. 20c. 
