D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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SAN VITAI * | Procumbens, Double— 
' Drin v 1 I nuin Very pretty, dwarf, trail¬ 
ing plants: excellent for rock work, borders or edging of 
beds. It is so completely covered with flowers as to 
nearly hide the foliage. Double flowers of a brilliant 
golden yellow, resembling a miniature double Zinnia. 
Hardy annual; six inches high ..Pkt. Sets 
S IYI II* twinin K plaut in cultivation sur- 
^ 1 ■ 1 T * passes this for the graceful beauty of 
its foliage. Indispensable to florists; its hard texture 
enables it to be kept several days after being cut with¬ 
out wilting. The seed germinates very slowly. The pro¬ 
cess may be hastened somewhat by soaking the seed in hot 
water for ten hours before planting, but even then it is often 
six to eight weeks before the plants make their appearance. 
Tender perennial climber; ten feet high .Pkt. Sets 
SCABIOSA—(5ee Mourning Bride). 
SCARLET FLAX—(See Linum). 
Sunflower... 
C +%A /roii (Antirrhinum). Anold border 
^IldDUrdif I1T1 P lant with dark and glossy 
^ Vi I U«^ull leaves and long spikes of 
curiously shaped, brilliantly colored flowers, with finely 
marked throats. They have been much improved of late 
years by careful selection. They blossom the first sea¬ 
son from seed sown in spring. Tender perennial; one and 
a half to two feet high. 
Majus Album, pure white, tinged with yellow in the throat. 
Pkt. Acts 
Majus Brilliant, crimson, with yellow and white throat. 
Pkt. Acts 
Majus Delila, brilliant crimson, with white throat. 
Fine Mixed, all the best colors . 
Sets 
Sets 
<sFM<s!T!VF PI AMT Otimosa pudica). An inter- 
OL.MOI i i * L i laii I esting and curious plant, 
with globular heads of pink flowers, well known for the 
extreme irritability of its leaves and foot stalks, which 
close and droop at the slightest touch, or in cloudy, damp 
weather, and during the night. Tender annual; height 
one and a half feet .Pkt. Sets 
Valuable as a screen to hide unsightly places, and as a background 
for lawns. Hardy annual. 
Globosus Fistulosus, produces very large, exceedingly double flowers 
of bright yellow color; plants about five feet high.. Pkt. Sets 
Large Russian, a strong growing, single variety, about six feet high; 
the stalks are sometimes used for fuel. Pkt. Sets 
Stella— The plant of this fine variety is well branched and bushy, and 
attains a height of about three feet. It is covered with finely 
formed flowers, which are about three inches across, of golden 
yellow, having black discs, and borne on long stems, which rise well 
above the foliage. If the seed be sown in spring, in a sunny place, 
the plants will oloom abundantly in early summer, until killed by 
frost —.Pkt. Sets 
SWAN RIVER DAISY—(See Brachycome). 
Stogks^ 
The Stocks as now’ grown are indispensable where a fine display of 
flow’ers is wanted. To such perfection has selection brought them that 
good seed will give a large proportion of flowers as double and as large as 
the named sorts grown from cuttings. 
Double German Ten Weeks, mixed.. Pkt. Sets 
“ pure white . “ lOcts 
INTERMEDIATE OK AUTUMNAL STOCKS. 
The Intermediate Stocks, if sown at the same time as the “Ten Weeks,” 
will succeed them in bloom, thus affording flowers continuously until late 
in the fall. If sown in pots late in the summer, they will bloom the follow¬ 
ing spring. 
Intermediate, white..Pkt. IScts 
“ scarlet .. u IScts 
BROMPTON AM) EMPEROR STOCKS. 
SUNFLOWER, Stella. 
CDianthus Barbatus). 
William 
SOLANUM. 
CfW A MUM P seudo Capsicum nanum— 
ltJJTi Ornamental fruit bearing 
plants, useful for conservatory or drawing 
room decoration. The foliage is handsome 
and contrasts finely with the miniature, 
round, scarlet fruit, with which the plant is 
covered. Tender perennial; about one and a 
half feet high . Pkt. lOcts 
STIPA PENNATA—(See Feather Grass). 
For display in the garden the 
Sweet William is unsurpassed. 
The seed can be planted very 
early in the spring, in open 
ground, and will blossom the 
following summer; or it cau be 
sown in August, and 
will make fine bloom¬ 
ing plants for spring. 
Hardy perennial, one 
and a half feet high. 
Pure white .Pkt. 5c 
Black, reddish vel¬ 
vety black.Pkt. 5c 
Fine mixed.. “ 5c 
Mixed double, many 
colors_Pkt. 10c 
These Stocks should have the same treatment as the “Intermediate.” 
They cannot endure our winters unless protected. 
Brompton, Mixed, blooms well in winter. Half hardy biennial; one and a 
half feet high ..Pkt. lOcts 
Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed, the fine spikes of bloom are rich and 
attractive. Tender perennial; oue and a half feet high . Pkt. IScts 
Sweet - - 
SWEET WILLIAM. 
