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D. M. Ferry &. Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 
Pyrethrum roseum {Insect Powder Plant), Prac¬ 
tical entomologists have long been looking for some 
effective, safe and cheap insecticide, and now tell us 
they have found it in the Persian Insect Powder. 
This is the dried and powdered flowers of the Pyreth¬ 
rum Roseum, and is certain death to Plant Lice, Flies, 
Cabbage Worms, and nearly every form of insect life. 
It is harmless to man, but when diluted with ten times 
its bulk of flour, kills every cabbage worm or other in¬ 
sect it touches. Hitherto the high cost of the powder 
and the difficulty of securing a pure and fresh article 
has prevented its corning into general use, but experi¬ 
ments made by Prof. Riley, of the United States En¬ 
tomological Commission and others, showed that it can 
be grown successfully in all of the Southern and many 
of the Northern States. 
Culture. — Sow in boxes of prepared soil, as early as 
the season will permit, and transplant to sixteen inches 
apart whenever the plants are large enough. The 
young seedlings are small and of slow growth, but the 
older plants hardy and vigorous. The largest crop of 
flowers is produced the second sesaon. They should be 
gathered when in full bloom, dried carefully, and stored 
in paper bags. Before using, the flowers should be 
powdered as fine as possible. Per pkt. ioc. t oz. $1.00. 
QUAKING C»RAS8 -(See Briza). 
RHODA 1 NTHE—(Everlasting), 
Of all the many 
varieties of ever¬ 
lastings, we think 
the Rhodanthe the 
finest and most 
beautiful. The 
flowers are of vari¬ 
ous colors, pure sil¬ 
very white with yel¬ 
low disc, rosy crim¬ 
son and bright pur¬ 
ple, rose suffused 
with white, &c. For 
winter bouquets, 
the blossoms should 
be gathered before 
they are fully ex¬ 
panded, and if dried 
Rhodanthe. • in .„ the shade v lhe > r 
will retain their 
brilliancy for years. The leaves are heart-shaped and 
lustrous, and the calyx long, scaly and shining. The 
seeds should be started in hot-bed, and the plants trans¬ 
planted to a warm situation, one foot apart. Tender 
annual; one foot high. 
Rhodanthe, Manglesi, rich rosi color,suffused with 
white. . 
Manglesi double, a novelty and a curiosity ; 
produces 10 to 15 per cent of double blossoms.25 
maculata, rosy crimson, bright purple or white 
with golden center, surrounded by a velvety 
.. 
maculata alba, pure white, with yellow disc ; 
elegant... IO 
44 mixed.. IO 
RICINFS-lSee Castor Bean). 
ROCKET. 
The Sweet Rocket produces clusters of flowers which 
are very fragrant during the evening. The seed readi¬ 
ly germinates in the open ground with very little care. 
Hardy perennial ; one and a half feet high. 
Rocket, Sweet, purple. s 
Salvia, Splendens Compacta. 
ROSE CAMPION— (See Agrostemma Coro- 
naria). 
ROSE OI' HEAVEN-(See Agrostemma 
Cocli-rosa). 
SAEPIGEOSSIS. 
Very showy bedding or border-plants, with richly col¬ 
ored, erect, funnel shaped flowers. The colors are beau¬ 
tifully marbled and pencilled, purple, scarlet, crimson, 
yellow, buff, blue, and almost black. They are biennial 
in green-house, but annual in open ground. Start seed 
; in hot-bed, and transplant one foot apart into a mixture 
of loam and sand, with well rotted horse manure at the 
* bottom. Bloom from August to October. Tender an¬ 
nual ; one and a half to two feet high. 
Salpiglossis. 
Salpiglossis, new black, a new variety; recom¬ 
mended for its distinct character as a black 
blossom . ........ j 
“ fine mixed, colors beautifully marbled; purple, 
scarlet, crimson, yellow and blue .j 
