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D. M. Ferry <&. Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 
Canterbury Bell, double white.io 
44 blue. 10 
44 mixed, blue and white., io 
4 * single, mixed. 5 
44 41 calycanthema, mixed, one of 
the newer sorts ; flowers large, of fine form, 
white,lilac, rose and purple. Hardy perennial. 10 
CANNA. 
Stately and highly ornamental plant, desirable not 
only for the beauty of its spikes of flowers, but for its 
elegant foliage. The leaves are a rich, deep green, three 
feet long and six inches wide, very handsome as they 
unfold themselves. Start the plants in hot-bed in pots, 
and transplant in June, and blossoms will appear in July 
or August. Soak the seed thoroughly before planting, 
and keep in a warm spot. The roots can be kept in the 
green-house from year to year, and then it becomes 
perennial. Tender annual in open ground ; four to six 
feet high. 
Canna, Indica (Indian Shot), scarlet blossoms.... 10 
44 gaboniensis, yellow flowers; fine.15 
44 nigricans, orange blossoms.15 
44 Warszewiczii, bright red flowers; striped foli¬ 
age ; very beautiful ; four varieties mixed .. 10 
CARDIOSPERMUM -(See Balloon Vine). 
CARNATION <111 cl PICOTEK—(Di- 
aiitlius Caryophyllus). 
No flower can surpass 
in delicacy of marking, 
form, or delicious fra¬ 
grance, the rich hued 
Carnation. It h a s 
always been one of the 
most esteemed of the 
florist’s collection, and 
there is no flower more 
desirable for the gar¬ 
den. The seed will not 
produce all double 
flowers, though a good 
percentage will be 
double,and of all shades 
and colors, many being 
very fragrant. Sow 
under glass in green¬ 
house or hot-bed, and 
Extra Fine Double Picotee. when of sufficient size, 
transplant two feet apart each way. New and choice 
varieties are obtained from seed. Half-hardy peren¬ 
nial ; one and a half feet high. 
Carnation, fine double selves, one color.15 
44 fine double striped. 20 
44 double dwarf, early flowered . ....20 
44 perpetual flowered, seed saved from 
choicest double flowers.25 
44 choicest white ground.50 
44 41 Italian. 5 o 
44 German. 
41 double Grenadin, a splendid variety for flor¬ 
ists ; very early, charming double scarlet flow¬ 
ers. Exceedingly valuable for making bou¬ 
quets, as the color is so brilliant as to render 
it very conspicuous.25 
extra fine mixed double Picotee.25 
4 ‘ extra choice double mixed, seed sorted from 
the choicest French^ German , Italian , and 
English stocks. A large proportion of this 
seed will produce double flowers, and will be 
appreciated by the florist.25 
14 double mixed, good seed producing many dou¬ 
ble flowers of all shades and colors, many be¬ 
ing very fragrant.to 
CASTOR BEAN-iRiciutlS). 
Tall majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy 
green, brown, or bronzed metallic hue, and long spikes 
of prickly capsules of scarlet and green. An elegant 
plant for a lawn, and of very quick growth in rich soil. 
Plant in hot-bed, and transplant when three leaves have 
formed, or plant where they are required. Tender an¬ 
nual ; eight to ten feet high. 
Castor Be?n. 
Ricinus, sanguineus, splendid red fruit in clusters ; 
blood red stalks. .. ic 
44 tricolor, leaves spotted.10 
44 giganteus, leaves of large size, richly veined 
and marbled ; ten feet high.10 
44 communis major (Palma Christi), the com¬ 
mon Castor Oil Bean. 5 
44 mixed.10 
CATANANCHE. 
A plant from the south of Europe. The flowers are 
white with a violet center, and blue with purple center, 
quite double, somewhat resembling a pink,and extreme¬ 
ly showy. It will blossom more freely in light, well 
drained soil ; will begin to bloom in July or August 
from seed sown in April. Hardy perennial; one and a 
half to two feet high. 
Catananche, coerulea, blue, purple center. 5 
44 bicolor, white, violet center. 5 
44 mixed. 5 
CATCHFEY-(Silene). 
An easy growing, free flowering plant, producing 
dense umbels of white, red and rose pink-like blossoms. 
The plant is covered with a glutinous moisture, from 
which flies cannot disengage themselves, hence the name 
Catchfly. After having been once grown, the seed will 
sow itself in the ground. Hardy annual; one foot high. 
Silene, armeria, alba, white. 5 
44 44 rubra, red. 5 
44 44 rosea, rose. 5 
44 14 mixed. 5 
CEDRONEEEA. 
A beautiful, hardy, herbaceous, perennial plant, hav¬ 
ing fragrant leaves, and producing long spikes of salvia 
shaped, crimson blossoms, which remain a long time. 
Three feet high. 
Cedronella, cana..10 
CEEASTRUS (Climbing Ritter- 
Sweet). 
Hardy, deciduous climber, producing yellow blossoms 
early in the season, and later, ripened fruit, which Is 
