D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT. MICH. 
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¥ imiYYi Grandiflorum Rubrum (Scarlet 
1-<** AU ** A Flax) A beautiful and effective 
plant of slender and delicate growth having 
a profusion of bright flowers, if sown in hot¬ 
bed and transplanted into good, rich soil, one 
foot apart, the period of dowering will be 
much advanced but the seed can be sown in 
the open ground after the weather is warm. 
Hardy annual; about one and one-half feet 
high. Oz. 20c. .Pkt. 5c. 
Lobelia 
Charming plants, well 
adapted for bedding, 
pots or rockeries. It 
makes a neat edging 
for l>eds of white flowers and is very effective 
in masses, being completely covered with 
flowers for a long time. Seed may be sown in 
place after danger of frost is over; or start 
the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, 
early in spring and transplant to border in 
May. Half hart’ 
inches high. 
hardy annual; usually about six 
Emperor William. A very fine, compact variety 
with intensely blue llowers. Oz. $1-75. Pkt. 5c. 
Queen of Whites. A neat little plant produc¬ 
ing a profusion of pure white llowers; useful 
for borders. Pkt. 10c. 
Crystal Palace. Most graceful and very desir¬ 
able. having bright blue flowers and very 
dark green foliage. Pkt. 5c. 
Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with 
small white centers, fine for baskets and 
vases, trailing gracefully and blooming pro¬ 
fusely. Plants six inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Tenuior. Very large, intensely blue flowers, 
with unusually long stems. Very desirable 
for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants up¬ 
right growing, about one foot high.. Pkt. 10c. 
LONDON PRIDE —(See Lychnis Chalcedonica) 
Love-in-a-Mist iiay- 
in-the-Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because 
the blossoms are partly concealed by the 
abundance of finely cut foliage. Both plant 
and flower are handsome and require but 
little care. Sow seed in spring in any good 
garden soil. Hardy annual. 
Damascena, fl. pi. Double blue flowers; one and 
one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c_ Pkt. 5c. 
Marigold, El Dorado 
Damascena nana, fl. pi. Double white and blue flowers, mixed; plants about one foot high 
Pkt. 5c. 
¥ Very conspicuous plants with spikes of pea- 
shaped blossoms. Looks well as a background to 
other lower growing annuals. Sow seed in place in spring 
and thin to one and one-half feet apart. Hardy annual; 
about three feet high. 
Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and 
purple. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
I xr/'Vinic The flowers of this plant are brilliantly colored, 
and are borne in clusters. They continue fresh 
a long time. Sow seed in spring and transplant to place; 
flowers the second summer. Hardy perennial. 
Chalcedonica. (London Pride) Very bright scarlet flowers; 
plants about two feet high. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
MALCOMIA MARITIMA —(See Virginian Stock) 
•ga mr 9 w *g No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned plant. The African varieties are 
[%/| I tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, while the French are more dwarf: all are desirable. 
I If I llll l For best results start the seed earlv indoors and transplant six inches apart as soon as danger from 
A T frost is over, but good blooms of all the varieties of Marigold are often successfully obtained from 
seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. Make the rows one foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, pref¬ 
erably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches 
high, thin to six mclies. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 
African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro¬ 
fuse bloomer of very compact, habit. One of the best of this 
class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. 
Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border. Pkt. 5c. 
African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals; 
liowei*s showy, bloom very early and are desirable for cut¬ 
ting. About fifteen inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 
diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim¬ 
rose, orange and gold. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
African Double Mixed. A mixture well adapted for large 
beds. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel¬ 
low; very double. Valuable for bedding. Pkt. 5c. 
French Legion of Honor. A single, dwarf, bushy variety, 
very desirable for borders. The plants bear rich golden yel¬ 
low flowers with garnet blotches in center of each petal and 
are about one foot high. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
Prince of Orange. (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) This very dis¬ 
tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 
petals shaded dark orange; produced in great abundance. 
Height of plant about one foot. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c. 
Meteor. (Calendula officinalis fl.pl.) Large beautifully im¬ 
bricated, very double flowers; petals light yellow, delicately 
edged with orange; two feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
Tagetes Signata Pumila. Small, bright orange yellow flowers; 
dwarf habit, excellent for borders or massing. The plants 
average about twelve inches high. Oz. 35c. Pkt. 5c. 
MARVEL OF PERU —(See Four O'Clock) 
MATHIOLA —(See Stock) 
Mafriearin Eximia grandiflora, fl. pi. 
*“* t *^^ IGcxi frin) Flowers white, donh 
„_, _ ___ C Double Fever¬ 
few) Flowers white, double; desirable for 
bedding. Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; 
transplant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, 
giving each seedling two to three inches of space and retout 
in the open ground after danger of frost is over. Half hardy 
annual. Pkt. 5c. 
IMaiirartrlia Graceful climber for greenhouse, basket or 
outdoor purposes. The vines are covered 
with rich purple, white or rose colored, foxglove shaped blos¬ 
soms. Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the 
young plants set out in open border after danger of frost is 
over. Tender perennial, Glooming the first season; usually 
about six feet high. 
Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50. Pkt. 10c. 
MEXICAN FIRE BUSH —(See Kochia) 
