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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Stock 
(Mat hi ola) Considered almost indispensable 
where a fine display of flowers is wanted and 
particularly valued for edgings, bedding and 
pot culture. To such perfection has selection 
Drought them that good seed will give a large 
proportion of exceedingly double flowers. Sow seed outdoors early 
in spring, using well fertilized, carefully pulverized soil and cover 
the seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. 
Make the rows fifteen inches apart. Thin to six inches apart in the 
row. For earlier blooming start indoors and transplant. Average 
height of plants, one and one-half feet. 
Early Flowering Brompton 
An annual strain with the splendid foliage and bloom of the older 
type but as early as the German Ten Weeks and decidedly superior 
in length of stem and size of flower spike. 
Belle of Naples. Old rose. Pkt. 15c. Snow White.Pkt. 10c. 
Camaldoli. Dark violet.. . ** 15c. Vesuvius. Dark blood-red ** 15c. 
Mixed. Includes shades of white, old rose, blood-red, purple and 
violet. Oz. $3.00. Pkt. 10c. 
Double German Ten Weeks 
This favorite summer variety, if started in hotbed and trans¬ 
planted, comes into bloom early and is excellent for bedding out. 
Deliciously fragrant flowers and very desirable for cutting. 
Double German Ten Weeks, Mixed. Shades of white, red, purple, 
lavender and maroon. Oz. $1.00.Pkt. 5c. 
Double German Ten Weeks, Pure White. Very useful for floral work 
and bouquets. Oz. $2.75. Pkt. 10c. 
The seed we offer of Double Ten Weeks Stocks is of a very superior 
quality and can be depended upon for excellent results. 
Intermediate or Autumnal Stocks 
The Intermediate Stocks, if sown at the same time as the Ten Weeks, 
will succeed them in bloom, thus affording flowers continuously until 
late in the fall. If sown in pots late in the summer the plants will 
come into bloom the following spring. 
Intermediate White.Pkt. 15c. Intermediate Scarlet* •• -Pkt. 15c. 
Brompton and Emperor Stocks 
These stocks come readily from seed and should have the same 
treatment as the Intermediate. They require a longer period of 
time to grow and cannot endure our winters unless protected. 
Brompton, mixed. Bushy plants, blooming well in winter and produc¬ 
ing a fine display of flowers; half hardy oiennial. Oz. $4.00. .Pkt. 10c. 
Emperor, or Perpetual, mixed. I' ine spikes of bloom, rich and attrac¬ 
tive. Tender perennial. Oz. $5.00 .Pkt. 10c. 
Stock, Double German Ten Weeks 
Sunflower, Stella 
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Sunflower 
( Helianthus) 
These state¬ 
ly, old fash¬ 
ioned flowers 
with the newer improved varieties are com¬ 
ing into special favor as a background for 
lawns and in front of high fences. Valuable 
also as a screen to hide unsightly places and 
sometimes used to mitigate the evil of ad¬ 
jacent swamp holes. Hardy annual. Sun¬ 
flowers grow readily in almost any soil but 
do best on l.ght, rich limestone or alluvial 
land well supplied with moisture and not 
shaded by trees or buildings. Sow seed out¬ 
doors in spring after danger of frost is over, 
preferably in well pulverized soil either 
broadcast or in rows two to three feet apart 
and cover with about one-half inch of fine 
soil firmly pressed down. When about four 
inches high, thin one and one-half to two feet 
apart to secure best development. ^ 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. The most 
attractive of the very double sunflowers. 
Id ant tall, growing seven feet high and 
blooming profusely all summer. The flowers 
are large, often eight to ten inches in dia¬ 
meter, very double, and resemble chrys¬ 
anthemums. The color is a splendid, rich, 
golden-yellow, free from any Dlack center. 
Oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c. 
Globosus Fistulosus. (Globe, or Dahlia Sun¬ 
flower) This variety produces very large, 
exceedingly double flowers, often six to eight 
inches in diameter and of bright yellow 
color. The plants are about five feet high. 
Oz. 15c .Pkt. 5c. 
Stella. The plant of this fine variety is spread¬ 
ing, with many branches and attains a height 
of about throe feet. The flowers are about 
three inches in diameter and are of an un¬ 
usually pure golden yellow with black discs 
or centers, and are borne on long stems well 
above the foliage. They grow rapidly, bloom 
early and are produced in abundance 
throughout a long season. The graceful habit 
of growth, convenient size and splendid 
lasting qualities make this a useful and 
favorite variety for cutting and in extensive 
decorative work. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
