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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
(Reseda) A well known 
hardy annual producing 
dense cone-shaped flower - 
spikes, made up of thickly 
orten 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 tall, or started indoors and trans¬ 
planted. May also be grown in pots. Thrives best in a cool 
tempemturo and 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. 85c. 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. 
Mignonette 
set flowerets of modest colors. It is 
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. Tender 
annual; height one and one-half feet. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
Mignonette 
Mimulus 
Strikingly handsome flowers of easy cultivation. Perennial in the greenhouse, annual in the open air. 
Start under glass in spring or fall in rich moist soil, mixed with sand, and in a somewhat shaded situation. 
Cover the seed lightly anti keep well watered. 
Moschatus (Musk Plant) An attractive trailer with bright green foliage and many small yellow flowers of musky odor. De¬ 
sirable for hanging baskets and window gardens. Oz. $2.00........ Pkt. 5c. 
Cardinalis grandiflorui. Dark red. .. “ JOc. 
Punctatus (Monkey Flower) Large curiously shaped yellow flowers, spotted with rich maroon like a leopard's skin. An 
effective pot plant about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. $1.75. Pkt. 5c. 
MIRABILIS-OSfee Four O'Clock ) 
MoninyflirB 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...pkt. 5 C . 
Balsam Apple (Halsamina) Like Balsam Pear but foliage smaller; fruit much smaller and nearly round, green striped when 
young becoming scarlet. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c. 
1VIflOYI P Ifl'Wf*!* (Jp 01 ™** 1 grandifiora alba) One of the most vigorous summer climbers and will grow under 
favorable conditions tnirty 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 
five inches across. The hard outer coat of the very large, light yellow seed should be cut through with a sharp knife, care 
being taken not to cut any deeper than the hard shell and the seed planted about one inch deep in moist soil in a box or pan and 
set in a warm place. If soil he kept moist, germination will take place in about two weeks. After plants are up, transplant 
outdoors in a sunny situation when danger from frost is past. Known as Ipomcea Noctiflora. Tender annual. Oz. 65c_ Pkt. 10c. 
Morning Glory 
(Convolvulus major, Ipomoea purpurea) A handsome showy climber of easy culture 
ig arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, etc., if support be given 
and 
the 
suitable for covering 
vines. The flowers are most brilliant in the morn ing 
Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring in row where plants are to remain. Well pulverized soil should be used and 
the seed covered one-lialf inch deep: thin four to six inches apart. If very early blooming is desired, seed may be started in¬ 
doors and transplanted. Give some support such as strings or cord to the vines ns soon as they begin to run and they will often 
exceed ten feet in height before the season is over. Seed triangular, black, except White, which is light yellow. Hardy annual. 
Striped.Pkt. 5c. Purple.Pkt. 5c. 
Wk;»« “ e_ Crimson. “ 5c. 
. ac * Mixed. Many shades from white to dark blue, red and striped. 
Blue. A very attractive shade. " 5c. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c. Pkt. 5c. 
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. The foliage in some plants comes plain 
green, in others it is mottled with white and shades of yellow or yellowish green. Seed black, larger than other varieties 
of Morning Glory. Oz. 25c. 
• Pkt. 5c. 
R M • • 1 (Scabiosa or Sweet Scabious) An old fashioned but most attractive flower. Its great 
lYlQlirning oriels abundance and long succession of richly colored, fragrant blossoms on long stems make 
© * luv 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. 
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-lialf feet apart. Hardy annual; about two to two and one-half feet high. 
Double Dark Maroon. A beautiful and attractive shade. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
Double White. Especially desirable for mixed bouquets. Oz. 20c. “ 5c. 
Double Mixed. Colors include deep and light purple, scarlet, pure white and a dark mulberry red; some of the darker shades 
are tipped with white. Oz. 20c . Pkt. 5c. 
MYRSIPHYLLUM— (See Smilax) 
