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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
EVENING GLORY— {See Ipomcea Bona Sox) 
(Stipa pennata) An ornamental grass of much 
beauty, used in the formation of winter bou¬ 
quets. The seed germinates slowly and for best results should be 
started early indoors, transplanting to the open after danger of frost 
is past. Hardy perennial; one foot high.Pkt. 5c. 
Cp|, ne Flo werless plants, too well known to need description. Their 
Cillo exceeding grace and beauty will usually well repay all the 
care necessary to start them properly in the greenhouse or some place 
indoors where they will keep moist. The young ferns may be set out¬ 
doors in summer in some moist and shady place. 
Fine Mixed ...Pkt. 20c. 
Finest species, mixed..... 25c. 
FEVERFEW —(See Matricaria and Pyrethrum) 
*■-* _ m m Ttr , (Myosoti/t) A favorite old fashion- 
r« IVI l\l Or ed llower, bearing in profusion 
* ^*5^^ AflC 1 clusters of blue blossoms. It 
thrives well in the shade or open border. For bloom the first year 
sow indoors in February or March, and transplant as soon as the 
ground is warm enough, or sow outdoors as early as possible and thin 
to six inches apart. Hardy perennial. 
Alpestris. Plants of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foliage, grow¬ 
ing six to eight inches high: flowers large and blue. Oz. oOc.. .Pkt. 5c. 
Dissitiflora. Deep blue; early blooming; a good border plant. “ 15c. 
Four O’Clock 
(Marvel of Peru :) Large and beautiful, old 
fashioned plants of spreading habit which 
produce in profusion a succession of brilliantly colored flowers, that 
open about four o'clock in the afternoon, rem tin open all night and 
usually are closed before noou the next day. The flowers are red, white, 
yellow, or are striped and 
blotched in shades of these 
colors. Sow seed in spring 
in open ground after danger 
of frost is over in any good, 
well prepared garden soil 
and cover with one-half inch 
of fine soil firmly pressed 
down. For the best develop¬ 
ment plants should be from 
two to three feet apart each 
way. Hardv annual, about 
two feet high. 
Foxglove 
( Digitalis ) Stately, old fashioned border plants, affording 
dense spikes of brilliantly colored flowers which are terminal 
_ and half as long as height of plant. Colors white, lavender 
and rose. A valuable flower in every perennial garden; does not usually bloom 
until the second year. Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost* is over, 
but for best results start in boxes and transplant. The seed is small and should be 
covered lightly and kept moist until plantsare well established, when they should be 
transplanted to two feet apart. Hardy biennial or perennial; three to five feet high. 
Ivery’s Spotted. A fine variety of colors; robust and hardy.Pkt. 5c. 
Fine Mixed. Many shades and markings. Oz. 25c. “ 5c. 
Mammoth Foxglove (Digitalis ?nonstrosa) Remarkably odd and very attractive, 
each flower spike being surmounted with a very large bell-shaped flower. Three 
to four feet high. Mixed Colors .Pkt. 15c. 
Fr^nr'h Hnnpvcnrlrlp (Hedysarum) Very handsome, free flowering 
m. i a. icMic j o uLivic plants, producing racemes of beautiful pea¬ 
shaped flowers; well adapted for norders or rock work. Sow in open border in 
spring after danger from frost is past. Hardy perennial; four feet high. 
Coronarium, Scarlet..... *.Pkt. 5c. 
Coronarium, Album, white. “ 5c. 
FllPrl^l A There are a great many exceedingly beautiful varieties propagated 
t ’* v '** 0 * c *’ by cuttings, but the plants may be grown from seed with proper 
care, and one can depend upon getting fine flowers, some of which are as beauti¬ 
ful as the expensive named sorts. Results are usually most satisfactory when 
grown indoors in pots. Known also as “Lady's Eardrops.' 1 Tender perennial; one 
to two and one-half feet high. 
Double, finest mixed. Seed from finest named sorts.Pkt. 25c. 
Red. Oz. 15c..Pkt. 5c. 
White. Oz. 20c. “ 5c. 
White, Red Striped. 
Oz. 15c. “ 5c. 
Mixed. Oz. 20c. “ 5c. 
Gaillardia, Picta 
*11 !• Showy plants, remarkable for the profusion, size and bril- 
| 111 ^ l*fl 1 7\ liancy of their flowers, blooming the first year and among 
^-***-% t j ie ^ a y es t ornaments of the garden. Sow the seed out¬ 
doors early in spring, preferably in moderately rich, well prepared soil and cover 
with about one-fourth inch of fine soil Firmly pressed down. Make the rows eighteen 
inches apart and thin eight to ten inches‘apart in the row; ora longer season of 
bloom may be secured by planting in frames and transplanting. Hardy annuals 
and perennials, one to one and one-half feet high. 
Picta. Plants about one foot high: flowers single, crimson and yellow. Hardy an¬ 
nual; with root protection in winter is a perennial. Oz. 20c.Pkt. 5c. 
Picta Lorenziana. For general decorative purposes as well as for bouquets this is in¬ 
valuable. The gaily colored flowers are double with tubular florets and are abun¬ 
dantly produced from July even until hard freezing weather. Hardy annual: one 
to one and one-half feet high: with root protection in winter is often treated as a 
perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed.Pkt. 5c. 
Grandiflora. Flowers scarlet and orange, single and the largest of the species. Petals 
flat; excellent for cutting. Hardy perennial.Pkt. 5c. 
Foxglove 
