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D. M. FERRY & C0’5 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Kliine present a mass of beauty. Planted by the side of 
veranda, tree or stakes, and trained properly, there is 
nothing prettier. Tender annual; fifteen feet high. 
CYPRESS VINE Scarlet . 5 
Rose. 5 
white .. .y.y.y.y.y. . * 
m i x«mi . .................. 5 
DA HI.I A. This magnificent race of plants is too well 
known to need description, though it is not generally 
known that they may be had in the greatest variety 
and beauty from seed, both of the single and double 
sorts, if planted early and pushed they can be made to 
flower the first season. Tender herbaceous perennials. 
Finest double, mixed, seed saved from choicest double 
flowers . . . ]5 
Finest single, mixed, brilliant flowers running through 
a wide range of striking colors . 15 
DAISY ( Hollis).— The daisy has been so far improved by 
selection and careful cultivation that good seed will give 
at least eighty per cent, of flowers, as large and double 
as any of the named sorts propagated by divisions of 
the roots and sold at a high price. Splendid plants for 
early spring and summer flowering planted in partially 
shaded situations. Are also excellent bloomers in the 
house. 
Double white, . 15 
red, introduced under the name of “ Longfel¬ 
low/’ Comes true from seed. Flowers large and double. 25 
Double, mixed, choice . 15 
DATURA. -Large, branching plants, producing handsome, 
double and single, trumpet shaped blossoms, yellow, 
white, lilac, and of exquisite fragrance. Some of the 
flowers are equal in beauty to our choicest lilies. Ten¬ 
der annuals; three feet high. 
right i, pure white at the centre, passing into lilac and 
blue at the border; a magnificent plant. 5 
Clilorantha, fl. pi., magnificent, large, double yellow 
blossoms, richly scented. . 5 
Fast uosa alba, fl. pi., flowers double, pure white. 5 
Mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed . 5 
DELPHI NIUM — (See Larkspur). 
DEW PLANT— (See Mesembryanthemum). 
DIA NTH US—(See Pink). 
DIA NTH i s HA KH ATI'S— (See Sweet William). 
DI A NT HUS CARYOPHYLLUS— (See Carnation). 
DIO IT A LI S— (See Foxglove). 
DOLIUIIOS— (See Hyacinth Bean). 
ELICI1R YNUM—(See Helichrysum). 
ERAGKOSTIS— (See Love Grass). 
ERIA NTH IJS R A V EN N.E. A stately grass from South 
Europe, growing four to seven feet high and in huge 
clumps, each stem of which bears a large plume rival- 
ing the Pampas Grass in size and gracefulness. In this 
latitude needs some protection through winter, but fur¬ 
ther south is perfectly hardy.. .. 10 
ENCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy).- A genus of 
the poppy family and fully as valuable iis the common 
Poppy for garden ornamentation, and as easily grown. 
Nothing is handsomer or richer in color than a bed of 
these in full bloom. Hardy annuals: height one foot. 
Mandarin. The outer side of the petal is brilliant scar¬ 
let. the inner side, rich orange . 15 
Californica, bright yellow..... 5 
Crocea alba, fl. pi., creamy white, double. 5 
ESCHSUHOLTZIA Crocea striata, striped 
Mixed. 
EULALIA JAPONIC A.— A most magnificent ornamen¬ 
tal grass from Japan, growing five to six feet high, and 
exceedingly graceful. A single plant often makes thirty 
to forty elegant, recurved flower spikes of light violet 
color, resembling ostrich plumes. Beautiful for vases 
in the winter.io 
EUPHOKHIA YARIEGATA, hardy annual: foliage 
beautifully veined and margined with white; very showy. 
Sometimes known as “ Snow on the Mountain '* . 5 
EUTOCA.—Foliage dull green, covered with hairs: blos¬ 
soms intense blue striped, three-quarters of an inch 
across, produced in terminal racemes. A branch placed 
in water will bloom many days. Hardy annual; one 
foot high. 
Viscida, blue. 
“ alba striata, striped. 
3Iixed. 
5 
5 
5 
FEATHER GRASS—(Stipa pennata).— Hardy peren¬ 
nial. ornamental grass of much beauty, used in the 
formation of winter bouquets.‘. . 10 
FERNS.—Flowerless plants, too wed known to need 
description. Many of the most beautiful sorts are pro¬ 
pagated from seed only. Their exceeding grace and 
beaut)' will well repay all care bestowed upon them. 
Fine mixed. 25 
Finest species mixed, unsurpassed.25 
FEVERFEW— (See Matricaria and Pyrethrum). 
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis alpestris).— Plant of 
compact, bushy habit, growing six Jo eight inches 
high; flowers large, blue; hardy perennial.... 10 
Disitiflora, very deep blue; early blooming; hardy per¬ 
ennial.. 
I'OI R O’CLOCK (Marvel of Peru).—The plants are 
large and require four feet of space: make a pretty 
hedge. The flowers are funnel shaped, white, red and 
Striped, very fragrant, and open about four o’clock in 
the afternoon, remain open all night, and generally 
perish before noon the next day. The French call it 
Belle de Nuit. “Beauty of Night.’’ Will grow in any 
common garden soil, from seed sown in open ground. 
Hardy annual; two feet high. 
Gobi striped . s 
Red .! 5 
W hite, red striped . 5 
Yellow, red striped. \ 
White . e 
Yellow . e 
Mixed. . 
FOXGLO\ I*. (Digitalis). Plants produce dense, spikes 
of flowers on stems three to five feet high. The blos¬ 
soms are thimble shaped. A valuable flower in every 
perennial garden. Hardy biennials or perennials. 
I very’s spotted, an endless variety of colors; robust 
strong and hardy. 
Splendid mixed. 
Hardy, perennial, herbaceous ereepe 
yellow blossoms, and bright red fruit, nxe small st.r 
berries. Elegant for rock work or hanging baskets 
i l orn incua, witl 
like small straw 
10 
I RENT II HONE) SI CKLE— (Hedysarum).— V e ry 
handsome, free flowering plants, producing racemes of 
beautiful pea like flowers: particularly adapted for 
borders or rock work. Hardy perennial; four feet high. 
Cact'scMoi-; I A . Double. 
Foxglove. 
F UCHSU. 
