D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Descriptive List of Choice Flower Seeds 
The pleasure resulting from a large ami varied collection of flowers will amply repay for time and labor spent. 
The soil best adapted to most flowering plants is a light, moderately rich loam, containing a sufficient amount of sand to 
make it friable. A great many varieties will live in almost any.soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some care 
should be taken to make it suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a 
portion of the garden should be prepared by deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quanti¬ 
ties of well rotted manure. Since other varieties produce the largest and finest colored flowers when grown on rather light, 
poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. , 
Cultural directions are given on nearly all packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. »\ line some seeds 
need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all: Make the surface as fine and smooth as possible; do 
not plant any seeds when the ground is wet; cover each lot of seeds to a uniform depth which should never be more than 
three or four times the diameter of the seed; press the soil firmly over the seeds; plant in rows so that the young plants can 
be easily seen and pull up all weeds as soon as they appear. 
ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POST PAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. 
Send us $1.00 and select PACKETS to the value of... $1.15 Send us $4.00 and select PACKETS to the value of ...$4.85 
« 2.00 ** “• “ “ .... 2.35 “ 5.00 “ “ “ ... G.lo 
“ 3.00 “ “ “ “ .... 3.00 “ 10.00 “ “ “ “ ...12.50 
These Kates apply only to Seeds in Packets, hut not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 
No Discount or Premiums can be allowed on Flower Seeds by \\ eight. 
The fruit is 
A RHRDA VIDIHIFI H DA A rapid growing, climbing, half hardy, tuberous rooted perennial gourd. 
rtDv/DIxrt V 11\1 L/11 LV/l\rt not larger than a cherry and is strikingly in contrast with the dark gr< 
foliage. The plant needs a warm, sunny situation. Height fifteen feet.Pkt. 1 Octs 
ARI1TII n\I (Flowering Maple). Very popular perennial, greenhouse shrub, producing a profusion of bell shaped 
/ADU I 1 Lv/IM drooping flowers, which vary in color from pure white or yellow to deep orange and crimson veined w*‘ 
yellow. Well adapted for house culture and for bedding outdoors. Finest mixed ..Pkt. 25i 
ith 
cts 
ATDnri 1 Mil 1M ( Everlasting). Very pretty, half hardy annual, producing white and rose colored daisy-like flowers 
MV'ixvy v*L.l 1^11U 1*1 j n August and September. These are the “ Immortelles,” so desirable for wreaths and winter bou¬ 
quets. Height one foot. Album, pure white, Pkt. 5 cts; Roseum, light rose, Pkt. octs; Mixed, Pkt. octs. 
A HI II Ml A riDDHHQA (. Mountain Fringe , Wood Fringe , Allegheny Vine). A beautiful, graceful climber 
/AULU/mI/A V^Ii\i\I I and profuse bloomer. Hardy biennial. Height fifteen feet. White an<j pink..Pkt. lOcts 
a r\ /~\ TIC* A 1 1TI 1AAIVT A I 1C (Adonis Flower , Pheasant's Eye). A handsome, hardy, herbaceous 
Al Jl ) \ > Al l I /Y\ \ AI IN annual, one foot high. The finely cut dark green foliage, in which are 
I 11 inLilJ get tlie intense blood red flowers, gives the plant a very striking 
appearance. Pkt. octs 
ACEH A Tl ! fill The different varieties of Ageratum grow from six inches 
A( IlK A I I 1VI to two feet or more in height and are very profuse and 
' IXi * I cons ta r ,t bloomers. They bear clusters of round tassel 
shaped blossoms, which are excellent for cut flowers and in borders. Hardy 
annual. 
Mexicanum, light blue.. . Pkt. octs 
Imperial Dwarf White 
Tom Thumb, Dwarf Blue, desirable for edging. 
Lasseauxi, rose colored..Pkt. Sets 
Conspicuum, valuable for 
winter; white. 
Mixed, seeds of the above 
varieties mixed. 
AGROSTEMMA for 'cutting 
for bouquets, and pretty in 
masses in beds. The annual 
variety is known as Rose of 
Heaven; the perennial as Rose 
Campion. One and a half reet high. Hardy. 
Coronaria, crimson; perennial Pkt. 5cts 
Cceli-rosa, rose, white center; annual. 
Pkt. 5cts 
Af’DTTQTIQ WFRI1I OQA ( Ornamental Grass). Used in con- 
IiLDULUjM neetion with everlastings for winter 
bouquets. Grows easily in auy common garden soil. Hardy annual, 
about one and a half feet high.Pkt. Sets 
Adonis 
Flower. 
ALYSSUM 
Alyssum, Sweet, flowers pure white in racemes. They have a 
peculiar, delicate fragrance. Useful in all kinds of small bou¬ 
quets. Hardy annual; grows one foot high.Pkt. 5cts 
Alyssum, Golden ( Saxatile ), flowers golden yellow; desirable for 
rock work, showy in masses. Hardy perennial. Height one 
foot ..Pkt. 5cts 
Alyssum, Little Gem ( Benthami Compactum). A beautiful 
white variety of Sweet Alyssum especially adapted to edgings, 
borders and rock work. The plants grow about six inches high 
and produce hundreds of flowers which form a compact mass of 
bloom about fifteen to eighteen inches in diameter. Hardy an¬ 
nual ..Pkt. lOcts 
AMARANTH11S Beautiful foliage plants, invaluable for 
i i iuj massing where striking contrasts in color 
are desired. Succeed best on light and poor soil. Seed may be 
sown out doors after settled warm weather. 
Melancholicus ruber, blood red foliage. Hardy annual: two and 
a half feet high. . Pkt. 5cts 
Tricolor, leaves yellow, red and green; well known as “Joseph's 
Coat.” Hardy annual; two feet high ... . ... Pkt. Sets 
Salicifolius, two and a half to three feet high. Leaves beauti¬ 
fully undulated, varying from green to bronze and later to a 
bright orange red. Tender annual..Pkt. lOcts 
Henderi, drooping foliage, richly colored in many shades. Tender 
annual.. .Pkt. 1 Octs 
AMMORII1M AIatum grandiflorum ( Everlasting). Valu- 
■** »/ ‘vUiUl i able for winter bouquets in connection with 
grasses and other everlastings. The flowers are pure white. 
Hardy annual; two feet high... . Pkt. Sets 
AGERATUM. 
ALYSSUM. 
