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n. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Zinnia, Haagcana. 
Zinnia, Haageana, fl. pi.,a perfectly double variety, 
of deep orange color, finely margined with 
bright golden yellow; beautifully imbricated, 
representing a depressed globular cone.i© 
M Darwini, fl. pi., a distinct class of Zinnias of 
most beautiful form and every conceivable 
shade of color. There are four classes known 
as nana compacta , major , pyramidalis and 
vitata , about twelve colors in each class. 
The seed we offer comprises a mixture of all 
the above classes. 20 
“ Pompon, fl. pi., mixed, a beautiful new strain 
of this popular flower in which all the colors 
peculiar to the Zinnia are found. The flow¬ 
ers are about half the size of the ordinary 
Zinnia; very double, and are very bright, 
showy and attractive.15 
MAI^E (Striped Japanese 
Corn). 
An ornamental foliage plant, of much beauty. It is 
a species of corn, with large foliage, the leaves being 
beautifully striped with white and green. Half-hardy 
annual, from Japan; six feet high. 
Zea Japonica, fol. variegatis, striped foliage . 5 
ZINNIA. 
A very showy plant, with large, double flowers, which, 
when fully expanded, form hemispherical heads, become 
densely imbricated, and might easily be mistaken for 
dwarf Dahlias. The colors run through all the shades 
of carmine, lilac, scarlet, purple, crimson, yellow, to pure 
white. If any single blossoms appear, they should be at 
once pulled up. Sow the seed early in spring in open 
ground and transplant to one and a half feet apart, in 
good, rich soil, or start under glass for early blooming. 
Half-hardy annual; one and a half feet high. 
Zinnia, Double. 
WISTARIA. 
One of the most beautiful and rapid growing of hardy 
climbers, growing, when well established, in good soil, 
from fifteen to twenty-five feet in a season. Frequently 
blooms both in spring and fall; the pale blue pea shaped 
flowers are borne in long, drooping clusters similar in 
size and shape to a bunch of grapes. It thrives best in 
a light, rich soil, and should be trained against a south 
wall or veranda. Seeds should be sown in mellow loam 
early in the spring; if a green-house or hot-bed is avail¬ 
able, start in winter, and when plants are a foot high, 
transplant into situations where they are to remain. 
Wistaria, magnifica .20 
XERANTHEMUM. 
Of neat, compact habit, free flowering, and of the 
easiest cultivation. The leaves arc covered with a silvery 
down, and the flowers are pure white, deep purple and 
yellow, single and double. If gathered before fully 
opened, and dried in the shade, they will retain their 
beauty for years. They make fine winter bouquets alone 
or mixed with grasses. Sow in spring and thin to one 
foot apart. Hardy annual; one foot high. 
Xeranthemum, mixed. 10 
By careful selection and several years' cultiva- 
tion } the European florists have obtained the fol¬ 
lowing distinct varieties of this valuable plant. 
The seeds we offer can be entirely relied upon to 
reproduce the different colors , almost without 
sport i ng. 
Zinnia, double, carmine .. 
“ scarlet. . 
“ purple. 10 
“ “ crimson .10 
“ orange. 10 
“ “ lilac. 10 
“ deep scarlet. 10 
“ deep purple. j© 
“ alba plenissima, pure white.10 
“ choice mixed, very fine. 10 
“ “ mixed. . c 
See Pxce 112 For NEln£ SMEET PEHS. 
