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D. M. Ferry <&. Co’s Descriptive Catalogue. 
PENNISETIW. 
Ornaiiieiit.il Grass). 
A species of hardy grass, useful only for the forma¬ 
tion of winter bouquets. The heads are barbed and 
feathery, ( and present a beautiful, appearance when 
mixed with Gomphrenas.and other immortelles. Is per¬ 
fectly hardy, and will grow in any common soil. 
Pennisetum, longistylum, hardy, perennial, orna¬ 
mental grass ; two feet high..5 
PI-: IN TST E MON. 
These handsome, herbaceous plants are deservedly 
growing in favor for bedding purposes. The flowers are 
bell shaped, in racemes or spikes, and are constantly 
produced during the whole season. No one who has 
ever seen their beauty will willingly do without them. 
They are hardy perennials, and will live out of doors 
with a little protection. The seed should be sown in 
open border, covered very lightly, and the plants trans¬ 
planter! when f our inches high. 
Pentstemon, Hartwegi, one of the freest blooming 
kinds, and highly recommended, flowers brill¬ 
iant scarlet, and very striking. Two feet high 10 
“ Murrayanus, one of the best ; a single spike 
has been known to produce upwards of fifty 
blossoms ; flowers rich, shining scarlet ; three 
feet high .10 
“ choice named varieties, seed saved from col¬ 
lection of newest varieties, and cannot fail to 
give great satisfaction .10 
PERIU.A. 
Perilla. 
Ornamental foliage plants similar to Coleus. Fine 
for bedding with silver leaved plants. Foliage metallic 
bronze; nothing else like it. Same culture as for Coleus. 
Half-hardy annual. 
Perilla, nankinensis atropurpurea laciniata. 5 
PETUNIA. 
Petunias are unsurpassed, if indeed equalled for mass¬ 
ing in beds. Their richness of color, duration of bloom, 
and easy culture, will always render them popular. They 
will do well sown in open border in spring, or earlier in 
cold-frame or hot-bed, and transplanted eighteen inches 
apart. By the latter process, they will come into bloom 
much earlier, though they do perfectly well sown in 
open ground. Be careful not to cover the small seeds 
too deeply ; they like a sandy loam. Tender perennial; 
one and a half feet high. 
Petunia, nyctaginifloria, pure white. 5 
** hybrida, Countess of Elesmere, deep rose, 
white throat..10 i 
Petunia, hybrida grandiflora Superbissima. 
Petunia, hybrida, finest striped and blotched, 
saved from magnificent collec¬ 
tion of striped and blotched va¬ 
rieties . 10 
“ “ atropurpurea, dark red. 5 
“ hybrida compacta elegantissima, new; 
dwarf compact ; free blooming. 15 
u “ fine mixed. 5 
LARGE FLOWERING SECTION. 
Petunia, hybrida grandiflora, fine, green edged 
varieties, beautiful.20 
“ “ grandiflora superbissima, nov¬ 
elty; splendid, large throat...25 
“ large flowered mixed, saved from largest flow¬ 
ers .10 
“ hybrida grandiflora, choicest mixed: seed 
saved from show flowers.15 
Petunia, finest striped and blotched 
FRINGED SECTION. 
Petunia, hybrida new fringed varieties, desirable 
novelty .. ..20 
DOUBLE FLOWERING SECTION. 
Petunia, double mixed, finest varieties carefully 
fecundated with best double flowers. Sure 
to produce a good percentage of double flow¬ 
ering plants . .20 
“ hybrida robusta, fl. pi., new, dwarf, of ro¬ 
bust growth, forming a compact, upright, 
branched bush about ten inches in height 
and fourteen inches in width, with double, 
sometimes even double fringed flowers in all 
