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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Mignonette 
A well known hardy 
annual producing 
dense spikes of ex- 
_ ceedingiy fragrant 
flowers. Seed is usually sown outdoors after danger of 
frost is over and if sown at intervals in spring and early 
summer a succession of bloom, under favorable con¬ 
ditions, is assured till frost. Well pulverized soil, pref¬ 
erably light sandy loam, should be used and the seed 
covered with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly 
pressed down. Make the rows about one foot apart und 
thin to six inches apart in the row. For very early 
blooming, seed may be sown in the fall, or it may be 
started indoors and transplanted. Thrives best in a cool 
temperature. Hardy annual; one foot high. 
Golden Queen. The flowers are golden yellow and very 
fragrant. Oz. 30c .Pkt. 5c. 
Victoria. Dark red blossoms, very desirable. “ 10c. 
Parson’s White. Flowers almost pure white, borne on 
spikes six inches to a foot in length. Pkt. 5c. 
Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with 
large spikes of red flowers. Fine for pot culture and 
open border. Oz. 35c .Pkt. 5c. 
Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing 
magnificent coppery-red flower spikes. Oz. 50c. Pkt. 5c. 
Machet. Of dwarf and vigorous growth, with numerous 
stout Mower stalks, terminated by large spikes of red 
flowers. This is one of the very best for pot culture. 
Oz. 50c .Pkt. 5c. 
Improved Machet. A highly developed strain; splendid, 
large, red flower spikes. Pkt. 5c. 
Reseda odorata grand if lora {Sweet) Large flowered and 
very sweet. Oz. 15c; Lb. 05c. Pkt. 5c. 
Jk M • 1 Strikingly handsome flowers of 
|v| |fYlf| 111Q easy cultivation. Perennial in the 
iTAiiiiuAvto greenhouse, annual in the open air. 
Start under glass and give plenty of water. 
Moschatus ( Musk Plant) Cultivated on account of its 
musky odor. An attractive, trailing plant with bright 
green foliage and many small yellow flowers, desirable 
for hanging baskets and is grown in window gardens. 
Oz. $2.00 ...Pkt. 5c. 
Cardinalis grandiflorus. An upright growing variety which 
produces large, curiously shaped, dark red flowers, an Morning Glory 
unusually attractive color in mimulus---- Pkt. 10c. 
Punctatus (Monkey Flower) Large curiously shaped yellow flowers, spotted with rich maroon like a leopard's skin. An 
effective pot plant about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. $1.75. Pkt. 5c. 
IMimrkcra (Sensitive Plant) A curious plant with globular heads of small pink flowers. The plant is chiefly 
lYlllllUocl i ouita valued because of the extreme irritability of its leaves which close and droop at the slightest touch, 
also in cloudy, damp weather and during the night. Tender annual; height one and one-half feet. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
1\^fVTY <a W’'iv*r1ir*£l Gracefully climbing vines with small yellow blossoms, followed by fruits of curious shape. Foliage 
*”•*•'-****'-** gracefully cut ami although tender annuals, the vines run ten feet or more during the season. The seed 
is very hard and germination will be hastened ir a notch is carefully cut through the shell before planting. 
Balsam Pear ( Oharantia) The fruit is pear-shaped and has a warty skin; when ripe it bursts open and shows a brilliant in¬ 
terior of large carmine seeds.Pkt. 5c. 
Balsam Apple ( Balsamina ) Like Balsam Pear but the fruit is smaller and nearly round. Oz. 25c. “ 5 C . 
Moon FlniAT’f*!* (Ip° m( v a grandiflora alba) One of the most vigorous of all the summer climbers and will grow under 
*"*'“*'“*** *■ favorable conditions thirty to forty feet in a single season and be covered with its large, white 
flowers every evening and cloudy day. The hard outer coat of the seed should be cut through with a sharp knife, care being 
taken not to cut any deeper than the hard shell and the seed planted about one inch deep in moist soil in a box or pan and set in 
a warm place. If the soil be kept moist, germination will take place in about two weeks. After plants are up, plant outdoors 
in sunny situation when danger from frost is past. Known as Ipomoea Noctiflora. Tender annual. Oz. GOc. Pkt. 10c. 
Morning Glory 
(Convolvulus major) A handsome showy climber of easy culture and suitable for cover¬ 
ing arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, etc., if support be given the vines. The flowers 
_ are most brilliant in the morning. Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring in the 
row where the plants are to remain. Well pulverized soil should be used and the seed covered with about one-hair inch of fine 
soil firmly pressed down. Thin the young plants four to six inches apart. If very early blooming is desired, seed may be 
started indoors and transplanted in the open ground after danger of Killing frost is over' Give some support to the vines as 
soon as they begin to run and they will often exceed ten feet in height before the season is over. Hardy annual. 
Striped.Pkt. 5c. Purple. Pkt. 5c. 
White 44 Crimson . “ 5c. 
oc ‘ Mixed. Many shades from white to dark blue, red and 
Blue. A very attractive shade. M 5c. striped. Oz. 10c; Lb. 50c. 44 5 C . 
Aurora. The flowers of this comparatively new strain are decidedly larger and of heavier texture than those of the common 
Morning Glory; rich, deep blue shading to a white or rose-colorecl throat, or an exceedingly rich, dark carmine. One of the 
most free blooming varieties. Oz. 50c. Pkt. 5c. 
Giant Japanese Mixed. Flowers of largest size; some are brilliant red or rich blue; others are equallv brilliant, with broad 
margins of clear white; some are striped or dotted with blue or red on white or lemon yellow ground, otners are clouded with 
blue and red. The foliage in some plants comes plain green, in others it is mottled with white and shades of yellow or 
yellowish green. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c. 
11 if • TJ • J (Scabiosa or Street Scabious) An old fashioned but most attractive flower. Its great 
iy I Q11J*ril ri Of ririrtf* abundance and long succession of richly colored, fragrant blossoms on long stems make 
O w one 0 f the most useful decorative plants of the garden. Seed may be sown in place as 
soon as ground can be worked; or for earlier blooming sow in hotbed early in spring and transplant one and one-half feet apart. 
Hardy annual; twelve to eighteen inches high. 
Double Dark Maroon. A beautiful and attractive shade. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
Double White. Especially desirable for mixed bouquets. Oz. 20c. 44 ’ 5 C * 
Double Mixed. Colors include deep and light purple, scarlet, pure white and a dark mulberry red: some of the darker 
shades are tipped with white. Oz. 20c. 44 5 C 
