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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
Petunia 
Petunias are unsurpassed for massing in beds. Their richness of color, duration of bloom and easy 
culture will always make them popular. The full, double petunias do not produce seeds. To pro¬ 
cure double flowers one must use the seeds saved from single flowers which have been carefully 
fertilized by hand with pollen from the double ones. The seed we offer is the result of careful 
hybridization and can be depended upon to give as large a proportion of double flowers as any. 
In some strains the flowers are very large, measuring four to five inches across; in others, they are deeply fringed ; still others 
have star-like markings radiating from the throat and extending nearly or quite to the outer margin of the blossom; again, 
others have full, double flowers. The colors range from white to deep red purple and are variously striped and blotched. 
Plant in a warm, open, sunny place. Seeds may be sown directly in the open ground; or for early results the plants may 
be started in cold frame, hotbed or in pots indoors, in a temperature averaging sixty to seventy degrees. Water with a fine 
spray and do not permit the seedlings to dry out. The plants are tender and should not be trusted in the open until danger of 
frost is over. Any good, friable garden soil, well pulverized and in good condition may be used and the seed covered with 
about one-eighth to one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. The rows should be two feet apart. Thin to eighteen 
inches apart. The plants begin to bloom when small and continue until cut off by frost. Tender perennial, blooming the first 
year; about one and one-half feet high. 
Single Dwarf Compact. (Inimitable Dirnrf) Bushy plants only about eight inches high, covered with small flowers, generally 
striped or blotched. In many the markings are as beautifully star-shaped as in the strain offered as “Star” petunia- Pkt. 15c. 
Countess of Ellesmere. Flowers deep rose, white throat; very small. “ 5c. 
Nyctaginiflora. Pure white flowers, very fragrant; a very floriferous variety. 44 5c. 
Finest Striped and Blotched. Includes striped or blotched flowers in a wide range of colors. Oz. 90c . “ 5c. 
Fine Mixed. An excellent variety of markings including white, stripes and shades of rose, red and purple. Oz. 50c. 14 5c. 
Double Mixed. The seed we offer will produce a large percentage of double flowers in a good range of colors. 44 20c. 
LARGE FLOWERING PETUNIAS 
Large Flowered Mixed. Plants vigorous and flowers very large; some striped, others self colored. Oz. $1.00. Pkt. 10c. 
Fringed and Stained Mixed. Very attractive, deeply fringed flowers in a variety of colors. 44 20c. 
Superbissima Mixed. Flowers of immense size, superbly colored with throats beautifully veined. We have carefully compared 
other strains sold as “Giants of California,'’ etc., and have found none superior and many of them not equal to our strain of 
this magnificent variety.•. Pkt. 25c. 
Brilliant Rose. Large flowers of very bright, yet delicate and exceptionally attractive rose color. One of the finest varieties in 
cultivation and comes true from seed. Pkt. 25c. 
General Dodds. Large, single flowers of an exceedingly rich, dark purple color. A vigorous and very persistent bloomer and 
there are few- garden plants that will make so satisfactory a display. Pkt. 10c. 
Grandiflora Robusta, fl. pi. Dwarf, of robust growth, forming a compact, upright, branched bush about ten inches in height and 
fourteen inches in width, with large flowers, many double and in all shades of colors existing in petunias. The latest of the 
varieties to bloom. Pkt. 25c. 
Double Fringed Brilliant Rose. Large, exceedingly double and fringed flowers of most brilliant rose color. Very desirable. 44 25c. 
Extra Double Fringed. Many colors; flowers beautifully fringed . \.. 44 25c. 
m (Dianthus) The Dianthus family furnishes many of the most beautiful flowers including the Carnation, 
MM i Sweet William, Chinese and Japanese Pinks, in all their varieties. The Pinks as a class are more varied 
M C in color than the Carnations but lack their fragrance. Hardy and half-hardy biennials and perennials but 
A nearly all blooming the first year from seed. Seed maybe sown in the open ground in spring after 
danger of frost is past, in tin* place where the plants are wanttd to bloom. Use well pulverized soil, pre¬ 
ferably sandy loam. Make the rows one foot to fifteen inches apart 
anil cover the seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed 
down. When two inches high, thin six to eight inches apart. 
Earlier blooming is obtained, in the north, if plants are started in 
the house. Where climate permits the plants may be treated as 
perennials. 
Crimson Belle. Rich, vivid crimson color; flower single and of large 
size and splendid substance, evenly and finely laciniated. .Pkt. 10c. 
Eastern Queen. Single flowers beautifully marbled and striped with 
light shades of reel upon lighter ground. Border of petals finely 
cut or laciniated. Pkt. 10c. 
Vesuvius. An unusual color in pinks. Flowers single, light straw¬ 
berry red, very distinct and sure to attract favorable attention 
wherever grown. They are nearly two inches across with petals 
deeply laciniated. Hardy annual; one foot high. Pkt. 15c. 
Royal Pinks. (Heddewigi nobilis) These very large, single flowers 
afford a wide range of colors. Petals deeply cut and fringed and in 
splendid shades from blood-red to carmine, pink and even white. 
Plants dwarf, very free flowering .Pkt. 10c. 
Heddewig's Single Mixed. Flowers of the best shades and beauti¬ 
fully marked. Oz. 50c. Pkt. 5c. 
Double Brilliant Maroon. A beautiful variety easily cultivated; its 
rich, deep red flowers are very attractive. ..Pkt. 10c. 
Double Dark Purple. An attractive and particularly useful color 
in pinks. The flowers are double, of large size, fine form and are 
suitable for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
Double Diadem Mixed. ( Heddewig's) Very regular, double, and all 
tints from crimson purple to deep black purple. Oz. 90c.. Pkt. 5c. 
Double Japan Mixed. The flowers are rich in hue; very double deep- 
fringed petals. Oz. 80c. Pkt. 5c. 
Double China Mixed. White and dark crimson seifs, also white 
tipped light purple and shades of red with darker blotchings. A 
mixture of double pinks unsurpassed in variety of brilliant color¬ 
ing and marking. Oz. 80c...pkt. 5c. 
Snowdrift. Clear white, double and fully as large as the popular 
Marguerite Carnation; desirable for cutting.Pkt. 15c. 
Platycodon Japonicus fl. pi. supeX^to e th?°ordi- 
nary varieties; flowers double instead of single and the ten petals. 
In color an attractive deep blue, are bell-shaped and about two 
inches across. Plant of strong, bushy growth. Sow early in 
spring, preferably in medium sandy, well drained loam. Make* the 
rows fifteen inches apart; thin to eight inches apart. It is well to 
keep the stems tied up during the season. Hardy perennial; twelve 
to eighteen inches high.. Pkt, 10c. 
