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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
D aisy 
Tli*' Daisy has been 
so far improved by 
selection and care¬ 
ful cultivation that 
good aeed will give at least eighty per 
cent, of flowers. These are as large and 
double as any of the named sorts that 
are propagated by division of 
the roots and are sold at a high 
price. The plants bloom well in 
the house and are splendid for 
early spring and summer flow¬ 
ering when planted in a slight¬ 
ly shaded situation. 
Double white .. .. Pkt. 1 Octs 
Double red ( Longfellow) finest 
strain.Pkt. 1 octs 
Double mixed. “ lOcts 
Datura 
I^arge, branching plants, pro¬ 
ducing very large, handsome 
double and single, trumpet- 
shaped blossoms, yellow, white 
and lilac, of exquisite frag¬ 
rance. Some of the flowers are 
equal in beauty to our choicest 
lines. Tender annuals; three 
feet high. 
Wright!, pure white at the 
center, passing into lilac and 
blue at the border; a magnifi¬ 
cent plant .Pkt. octs 
Chlorantha, fl.pl..magnificent, 
large, double yellow blos¬ 
soms, richly scented Pkt. Sc 
Fastuosaalba.fi. pi., flowers 
double, pure white.Pkt. octs 
Mixed. “ Sets 
DELPHINIUM —(See Larkspur). 
DEW PLANT—(See Mesembry- 
anthemum). 
DIANTHUS—(See Pink'). 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS — (See 
Sweet William). 
DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS— 
(See Carnation). 
(California Poppy). A genus of 
the Poppy family, and fully as valu¬ 
able as the common Poppy for 
garden ornamentation, and as 
easily grown. Nothing is hand¬ 
somer or richer in color than a 
bed of these in full bloom. 
Hardy annuals; height one foot. 
Bush. A new and distinct va¬ 
riety of unusual merit. One 
of the best of the California 
Poppies. Leaves are coarser 
and larger than the common 
kinds. Flowers are about 
three inches in diameter and 
are formed of broad, bright 
yellow petals with wavy 
edges. Stems ten inches long. 
Height about two feet. Hardy 
annual. Pkt. Sets 
Californica, bright yellow. 
Pkt. acts 
Californica Double White, 
creamy white.Pkt. act* 
Crocea striata,striped “ 5cts 
Mixed. “ Sets 
Mandarin, the outer side of the 
petal is tinged with scarlet,the 
inner side rich orange. Pkt. 5c 
DAISY, Double. 
EULALIA JAPOMICA 
exceedingly graceful ornamental grass 
from Japan, growing five to six feet 
high. Pkt. lOcts 
EUPHORBIA VARIEOATA 
Hardy annual; foliage beautifully veined 
and margined with white; very showy. 
Sometimes known as “Snow on the 
Mountain’'.Pkt. acts 
FEATHER GRASS 
ornamental grass of much beauty, 
used in the formation of winter 
bouquets.Pkt. acts 
FFDNS Flowerless plants, 
■ too well known to 
need description. Many of the 
most beautiful sorts can be prop¬ 
agated from seed (spores) only. 
Their exceeding grace and beauty Eschscholtzia. 
will well repay all care bestowed upon them. 
Fine mixed .Pkt. 20cts 
Finest species mixed —. “ 25cts 
FOUR OTIftfK (Marvel of Peru). The plants are large and each 
i vun vLuuii needs three or four feet of space each way for its best 
development. The flowers are funnel-shaped, white, red and striped, and 
open about four o’clock in the afternoon, remain open all night, and gener¬ 
ally perish before noon the 
next day. The French 
_ call it Belle de Nuit. 
(>% “B eaut y Night.’’ Will 
grow in any common gar- 
den soil. Sow seed in open 
\ r* S ground. Hardy annual; 
two feet high. 
i Gold striped.. .Pkt. 5cts 
FORGET-ME-NOT 
gurrawima latp, 
DATURA. 
(Myosotis). The For¬ 
get Me-Not is an old 
favorite, bearing clusters of star-shaped flow- 
el’s. It thrives well in shade or open border. 
Hardy perennial. 
Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit, grow¬ 
ing six to eight inches high; flowers large, 
blue. Pkt. Sets 
Dissitiflora, very deep blue; early blooming. 
Pkt. IScts 
Red 
White. 
White, red 
striped . 
Yellow . 
Yellow,red 
striped .. 
Mixed. 
.»cts 
Sets 
Sets 
Sets 
Sets 
Sets 
FORGET-ME-NOT. 
DIGITALIS— (See Fox¬ 
glove). 
DOLICHOS —(See Hy¬ 
acinth Bean). 
EDELWEISS — (See 
Gnaphalium). 
ELICHRYSUM — (See 
Helichrysum). 
ERAGROSTIS— (See 
Love Grass). 
