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D. M. Ferry & Co s Descriptive Catalogue. 
Cineraria, hybrida. 
Cineraria, hybrida, very dwarf, dwarf variety, 
growing only /on*- inches high . Plants glo¬ 
bular in shape, and blossom profusely in 
many colors; very desirable .25 
hybrida, flore pleno, the flowers are perfectly 
and evenly double, being entirely made up of 
ligulate florets,as in double Jacobzea. The col¬ 
ors run through all the shades peculiar to Cin¬ 
erarias .50 
“ hybrida, choicest mixed, from the best named 
varieties. Flowers from this seed have ob¬ 
tained many J,irst-class prizes. Extra choice 25 
CL.ARKIA. 
The flowers are very pretty, and of many colors, dou¬ 
ble and single. It is .better to sow the seed in Septem¬ 
ber, and the plants will be large enough by spring to 
make good bloom. Hardy annual; one and a half feet 
high. 
Clarkia, elegans, fl. pi. 
Clarkia, pulchella, flore pleno, double, beautiful, 
rich magenta color. . 
Clarkia, pulchella integripetala, rosy crimson.... 5 
** elegans, flore pleno, double; rosy purple... 5 
“ mixed, best and finest varieties. 5 
CLEMATIS. 
Well known and universal¬ 
ly admired climbers, some 
of the varieties being remark¬ 
able for the beauty and 
fragrance of their blossoms. 
Fine for covering arbors, 
verandas, &c., as they cling 
readily to almost any ob¬ 
ject. Most of the kinds are 
hardy, herbaceous perenni¬ 
als, but some little protec¬ 
tion in northern latitudes, 
through winter, is advised. 
Will do well in any good 
garden soil. 
Clematis, pitcheri, nc 7 u; 
elegant habit, neat foliage, and exceedingly 
pretty, bright red blossoms ; hardy climber..25 
“ Virginiana (Virgin’s Bower), a rapid climber, 
with white blossoms, growing twenty feet in 
a single season ; is hardy, dying down in win¬ 
ter, but starting up again in the spring. It is 
equally remarkable when in fruit, the long 
feathery tails of the fruit separating like tufts 
of wool.10 
“ Verticellata,produces beautiful blue flowers from 
June to September, on long peduncles from 
the axis of the leaves; rather bell-shaped and 
nodding. Grows eight to ten feet in a season. 10 
“ Flammula, a luxuriant climber with clustersof 
small, white, fragrant flowers in August and 
September. Sometimes called Sweet Virgin’s 
Bower..10 
CIJANTHVS. 
Curious, green-house shrubs,with singularly beautiful 
foliage, and magnificent clusters of long drooping flow¬ 
ers, somewhat resembling a parrot’s beak. About three 
feet high, and succeeds best in loam, peat and sand 
mixed ; does well planted in a border of the conserva¬ 
tory, or will flourish against a south wall, if protected 
from cold and frost. Does not bear transplanting. 
Among the most magnijicent blooming plants in cul¬ 
tivation. 
Clianthus, Dampieri, bright scarlet blossoms.20 
CUNTONIA. 
Charming little trailing plants, suitable for baskets, 
pots, or rock work. The flowers are somewhat like the 
Lobelia, blue, purple and spotted, about half an inch 
