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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
^ T* (Periwinkle) These very attractive bushy plants with glossy green foliage produce in abundance handsome 
\f rount I or salver shaped single flowers, suitable either for culture in pots or boxes or for summer bedding 
Y lllv^cl an(l borders. If sown early under glass and transplanted in a warm, sheltered situation will bloom in summer 
and autumn and may be potted for the house before frost. The plants require no trimming, are in con¬ 
tinuous bloom from setting out until frost and are entirely free from the attacks of insects. These desirable features account 
for the increasing demand for Vincas in parks and private grounds for summer bedding and borders. Tender perennial 
blooming the first season, al>out fifteen inches high. 
Pure White. Beautiful pure white. Oz. 75c. Pkt. 5c. I Rosea Alba. White with crimson eye. Oz. 75c. Pkt. 5c. 
Rosea. Rose with crimson eye; flowers often two inches in diameter. A very desirable window plant. Oz. 75c. “ 
Mixed. The above named varieties mixed. Oz. 75c... ** 5 C 
VIOLA TRICOLOR—(*S'ee Pansy) 
Vinrininn Sfrnrlr (Cheiranthus maritimus, Malcomia maritima) The plants are of more branching and decidedly 
▼ ix giiiiau ululiv more open in habit than the common Stock (Mathiola) and are very useful for border or edging. 
Sow early in spring, or for very early blooming sow in fall or start indoors and transplant. A continual succession of blossoms 
may be kept up by sowing at intervals through spring and summer. Hardy annual; about nine inches high. 
Red and white, mixed. Clusters of beautiful single cruciform flowers... Pht. 5c. 
Ilf 11 £1 ( Cheiranthui cheiri ) An old favorite European garden flower. The long, fragrant terminal 
YY 111 [QWftf spikes of the Wallflower when properly grown are very conspicuous in beds and borders and are 
w very useful in making bouquets. Sow seed early in hotbed and while plants are small prick 
them out into pots and sink in the earth. On approach of cold weather remove the pots to the house and the plants will 
bloom all winter. Tender bushy biennial or perennial that will live through the winter in a mild climate; height of plants about 
one and one-half feet. 
Early Brown. Brownish-red, fragrant single flowers; large, thick spikes; early. Tender biennial. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c. 
Golden Tom Thumb. A free flowering variety of dwarf and compact habit. The blossoms are single and of an attractive 
golden yellow color. Tender bienniad. Pkt. 5c. 
Double Mixed. Deliciously fragrant, perfectly double, and combine many sliades of color, the orange, purple and chocolate 
predominating. Oz. $2.50.pirt. 10c. 
U/jU PiinirnKpr (Echinocystis lobata ) This is a useful climber where a rapid and vigorous growth of vine is desired. 
fT uu vuLumuci To cover or to screen an unsightly building, there is perhaps no annual climber better adapted for 
the purpose. The vine has abundant foliage and is thickly covered with sprays of small white, fragrant flowers, followed by 
numerous prickly seed pods. Sow late in fall or very early in spring. Usually the plants are produced from year to year by 
self sown seed. Hardy annual. Oz. 20c; Lb. $1.50.. Pkt 5c 
Zinnia 
Wistaria Chinensis 
One of the most beautiful 
and rapid growing of the 
hardy perennial climbers. When well established in good 
soil it will often grow fifteen to twenty feet during the 
season and frequently blooms both in spring and fall. 
The flowers are very fragrant, single, pale blue, pea¬ 
shaped and are borne in long, drooping grape-like clusters, 
often over a foot in length. Foliage lignt green, pinnate. 
The seed should be sown in mellow loam early in the 
spring, or in greenhouse or hotbed in winter and when 
plants are one foot high transplanted into permanent 
situations. Pkt. 20c. 
Zinnia 
Sometimes called Youth and Old 
Age. The well known bush-like 
plants of Zinnias produce a pro¬ 
fusion of large double imbricated 
flowers, usually about two inches 
across, borne on stiff stems. They are much used for bed¬ 
ding and are suitable for borders and for cutting. 
There is much satisfaction in abed of Zinnias with their 
twisted and recurved petalled flowers in many bright 
colors, and when nearly every other flower has been killed 
by frost this plant is still in full bloom. Few flowers are 
more easily grown or bloom more abundantly throughout 
the season, and the wide range of color is not less remark¬ 
able than their unusual depth and richness. 
Sow the seed early in spring, in open ground in good, 
rich soil, preferably in rows one and one-half feet apart ana 
covering about one-fourth inch deep. When the young 
plants are one to two inches high thin to six inches apart. 
Start under glass for earlier blooming. Half hardy annual; 
tall growing, usually about one and one-half to two feet 
high. 
Double yellow. Oz. 40c . Pkt. 5c. 
scarlet. Oz. 40c . 44 5c. 
" deep red. Oz. 40c . 44 5c. 
magenta. Oz. 40c. 44 5 C . 
44 orange. Oz. 40c . 44 5c. 
44 white. Oz. 40c. 44 5 C . 
44 black purple. Oz. 40c. 44 5c. 
dark crimson. Oz. 40c . 44 5c. 
44 striped or zebra, mixed. Oz. 60c. 44 5c. 
Double choice mixed. Includes the above colors; a very 
fine mixture. Oz. 40c; Lb. $4.00 .Pkt. 5c. 
Lilliput, double mixed. This strain grows about one foot 
high and bears a profusion of comparatively small, very 
double, globular flowers about one Inch in diameter, very 
brilliant in color. Pkt. 10c* 
Pompon, double mixed. The globular flowers are fully as 
varied and brilliant in color as the ordinary Zinnia and 
about half its size. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
Haageana, double. Dwarf variety with double flowers of a 
deep orange color, about one and one-quarter inches in 
diameter; fine for cut flowers; height one foot.. .Pkt. 10c. 
Mexicana Hybrida, variegated. Distinctive In its well- 
formed single flowers of deep maroon and golden yellow, 
strikingly contrasted. Flowers similar to French Legion 
of Honor Marigold, but are earlier and more easily grown. 
Hardy annual; one foot high. Pkt. 15c. 
