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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
• • Cinerarias are easily grown from 
■ ■_ mi seed in the greenhouse or conser- 
d.1 Id. vatory, require little heat, are 
w free blooming, and give brilliant 
flowers in a variety of colors. They thrive best in a mixture 
of loam and peat. One to two feet high. 
Maritima candidissima (Dusty Miller) Cultivated for its hand¬ 
some. silvery white foliage; very ornamental as a decorative 
pot plant, or for bedding. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida, choicest mixed. Large flowering. “ 25c. 
Hybrida, flore pleno, mixed. The flowers are perfectly and 
evenly double and in great variety of colors. Pkt. 25c. 
Hybrida, very dwarf. Large flowered, eight inches high. Blooms 
profusely; many colors. Pkt. 25c. 
Hybrida, single dwarf white. Plant about one and one-half feet 
nigh, covered with large, beautiful white flowers having 
purplish centers. Excellent for Easter decoration. .Pkt. 25c. 
beautiful, hardy annuals with rose colored, white 
V-'la.rK.lcX and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant 
shades. About one and one-half to two feet high and profuse 
bloomers. Mixed Double .Pkt. 5c. 
0 ■ • Well known and universally admired 
1 IpmatK climbers, some of thevarietiesbeingre- 
■*■***'*markable for the size and beauty of their 
blossoms and others for their gracefulness. Fine for covering 
arbors, verandas, etc., as they cling readily to almost any ob¬ 
ject. Most of the kinds are hardy, herbaceous perennials, but 
some, little protection in northern latitudes through winter 
is advised. The roots should be given plenty of water during 
dry weather to ensure free blooming, the plants being quickly 
injured if they become very dry. 
Flammula. A slendet but vigorous climber, from ten to fifteen 
feet high, with clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers in Au¬ 
gust and September. Known as Sweet Virgin’s Bower. Pkt. 5c. 
Mixed. Extra choice, large flowering varieties with beautiful 
clusters of purple and white flowers . Pkt. 10c. 
COCKSCOMB— (See Celosia) COIX LACHRVMA —(See Job's Tears) 
^ranrlpnc A fine rapid growing climber 
V/UUauOi uLallUcilo with handsome foliage and 
large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first but rapidly changing 
to a beautiful deep violet-blue. A well established plant will 
run about thirty feet in a season, covering a large veranda. 
Tender perennial. Oz. 50c. Pkt. 5c. 
m Probably the best known and most popu- 
■ ^ lar of ornamental foliage plants. Leaves 
V^ l 11r * I IS are of many shades of color and have a 
rich velvety appearance. No lawn should 
be without these decorative plants. Tender perennial. 
Finest Hybrids, Mixed. Extra choice. Pkt. 25c. 
Large Leaved, Mixed. Extra choice, certain to produce plants 
or exceeding beauty. ....Pkt. 25c. 
Large Leaved, Copper Colored. This coleus is very desirable and 
is worthy of a prominent place in either greenhouse or garden. 
Leaves are very large and plants grow about two feet high. 
Foliage beautifully variegated in shades of rich red, bronze 
and copper color and quite distinct .Pkt. 25c. 
Cosmos, Giant White 
Columbine, Ccerulea 
( Aquilegia ) No bed of peren- 
lials - -* 
Columbine nmis is comp 
columbines. They are of easy 
culture and when once established will furnish for many 
years a display of handsome flowers each spring and 
summer. The beds should be kept clear of weeds and 
given each year a dressing of well rotted manure. Hardy 
herbaceous perennials; two to three feet high. 
Ccerulea hybrida. Vigorous growing, very handsome, with 
delicate blue and white flowers; spurs very long. Pkt. 10c. 
Californica hybrida. One of the hardiest ami most free 
blooming of all columbines, having single orange, red and 
yellow flowers. Oz. $2.50.pkt. 10c. 
Mixed double. Best and finest colors. Oz. 80c. ** 5c! 
Convolvulus IVTinor (pwarf Morning Glory) 
VUllVUlVUlUb minor Dwarf plants of trailing, 
branching habit, each covering a space about two feet m 
diameter. At midday they are completely covered with a 
mass of pure white and variously colored blossoms which 
remain open in clear weather until evening. Half hardy 
annual; one foot high. Mixed. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c.. .Pkt. 5c. 
CONVOLVULUS MAJOR — (See Morning Glory ) 
Very effective for autumn flower¬ 
ing* Hardy and rapid growing, 
forming bush-like plants five to 
eight feet high, covered with 
large flowers somewhat resembling the single dahlia. 
Start in this latitude in March and transplant to open 
ground about the first of June. 
Hybrida, Giant White. Produces a profusion of large, 
pure white flowers which being gracefully poised on long 
stems are useful for decorative purposes. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
Hybrida, Giant Pink. Oz. 40c. “ 5 C . 
Hybrida, Giant Mixed. Oz. 30c. “ 5 c. 
Early Flowering Cosmos 
An early strain sure to bloom before frost, even when 
started outdoors and will give a great profusion of bloom 
until late in autumn. 
Early Flowering: Dawn. An early flowering strain in which 
all the flowers are white. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
Early Flowering Mixed. Includes white, bright red and 
rose colored flowers. Oz. 30c.Pkt. 5c. 
CUCURBITA —(See Gourd) 
Cosmos 
