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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
XERANTHEMUM. — Of compact habit, free flowering, 
and of the easiest cultivation. The leaves are covered 
with a silvery down and the flowers are pure white, 
deep purple and yellow, single and double. If gathered 
before fully opened and dried iu the shade, they will 
retain their beauty for years. Hardy annual; one foot 
high. Mixed.... 
Z* A MAIZK--(Striped Japanese Corn)—Zea Japon 
tea fol. variegatis. — A variety of corn with orna¬ 
mental foliage; leaves striped green and white. Half 
hardy annual; six feet high.. 5 
ZINNIA— a very showy plant, with large, double flowers, 
which, when fully expanded, form hemispherical heads, 
become densely imbricated and might easily be mis¬ 
taken for dwarf dahlias. Half hardy annual; one and 
a-half feet high. 
Double, yellow. 10 
** scarlet. 10 
** purple. 10 
ZINNIA—Double, violet . 
Double, orange . 
44 white . 
“ black purple*. 
“ dark violet . 
“ alba plenissitna, pure white. 
“ choice mixed, very fine. 
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striped, or zebra, flowers striped and mottled 
with various colors Mixed .15 
Double, mixed . 5 
Haageana fl. pi., a dwarf variety with small, very 
double flowers of a deep orange color; fine for cut flow¬ 
ers; height one foot. 10 
Pompon, double, mixed, a new strain of this popular 
flower iu which all the colors peculiar to the Zinnia are 
found. The flowers are about half the size of the ordin¬ 
ary Zinnia; very double. 15 
Darwin! 11. pi., a distinct and handsome class, compris¬ 
ing nana conipacta , major, pyramidal is and vitata. 
The seed we offer is a mixture of each of the above. 20 
Choice Flower Seed? in Bulk. 
For such of our customers as make extensive sowings of Flower Seeds, and for Florists who require larger quantities of 
Flower Seeds than are usually sold in packets, we offer some of the leading sorts by weight. This list embraces the most 
desirable kinds for bedding, edging and ornamental planting. Those who plant largely will And this a very economical mode 
of securing their seeds. We send free by mail, at prices annexed, but no discount or premiums can be allowed ou Flower 
Seeds by weight. Half ounces will not be supplied of such kinds as sell for less than 50 cents per ounce. 
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Age rat uni Mexican um. 
Alyssum, sweet. 
“ Little Gem, very dwarf, new . 
Amaranth us tricolor (Joseph’s Coat) . 
Aquilegia, fine mixed (Columbine) . 
Aster, mixed German quilled. 
“ Victoria, fine mixed. 3 
“ Truffaut’s Perfection, mixed. 2 
44 “ “ snow white . . 2 
44 44 44 light blue. 2 
44 44 44 crimson. 2 
Balsam, double camellia, mixed. 1 
44 double white. 1 
44 mixed double dwarf. 
44 mixed double tall. 
Canary Bird Flower . 
Candytuft, white, fragrant . 
4 Rocket, giant white. 
44 “ fine mixed . per lb., $ 1 . 00 ..'. 
Canna Tndica, mixed. 
44 Crozy’s Hybrids, finest mixed . 
Carnation, extra choice double mixed .3 
Centaurea candidissima per 1,000 seeds, $1.00 
44 gymnocarpa, silvery foliage. 
Cineraria maritima candidissima (Dusty Miller) 
Coboea Scandens, rapid, handsome climber ! . 
Convolvulus major (Morning Glory) per lb., 50c, 
44 minor, mixed (Dwarf Morning Glory). 
Cypress Vine, scarlet . . 
“ 44 white. 
44 44 mixed . 
Dahlia, double. 1 
Daisy, mixed double/finest strain.3 
Dianthus chinensis fl. pi. (Double China Pink)... 
Digitalis (Foxglove), mixed, splendid strain. 
Forget-Me-Not, Myosotis alpestris, blue.1 
Gourd, Japanese Nest Egg. 
44 sinhon or dinner 
44 mixed, ornamental. . 
Heliotrope, dark varieties mixed.1 
Hollyhock, double, yellow.1 
“ 44 pure white. 1 
44 4 * salmon. 1 
44 44 crimson. 1 
44 Chater’s finest double mixed. 2 
44 fine double mixed. 
Job’s Tears. 
Lantana, finest hybrids, mixed. . 
Larkspur, double dwarf rocket, mixed. 
Lobelia erinus gracilis, blue. 
Marigold, meteor, large., very double. . 
44 Prince of Orange, large, very double. 
Marvel of Peru (Four O’clock), mixed. 
Mignonette, Golden Queen. 
44 sweet, large flowering, .per lb., 75c . 
44 tall, pyramidal . 
44 Machet, elegant for pots. 
Momordica balsamina. 
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Nasturtium, dwarf mixed. IO 
• 4 Lobbianum, tall mixed. 25 
Pansy, Odier or large stained. .. per oz., $ 2.00 _ 
44 vAri asto ted and at.rined 44 V. 44 2.00 
44 Bugnot's large stained_ 44 % 44 3.50_ 
44 Emperor William.1 50 
44 King of the Blacks. 1 50 
44 pure yellow. 1 50 
44 pure white. 1 50 
44 sky blue. 1 50 
44 Trimardeau, very large flowered, mixed. 3 OO 
44 extra choice mixed, from earned flowers. 2 OO 
“ fine mixed, all colors .1 25 
Perennial Peas, white. 1 OO 
“ “ rose. 75 
Petunia, choice mixed, striped and blotched . 1 00 
Phlox Drummondii grandiflora, choice mixed. OO 
44 44 fine mixed. . 50 
Poppy, carnation, double mixed.. 20 
44 * 4 double white. 25 
Portulaca, large flowering, fine mixed. 40 
44 “ “ double mixed. 5 00 
Pyretlirum aureum (Golden Feather).1 OO 
“ roseum (Insect Powder Plant). ...... 1 OO 
Kicinus (Castor Bean), mixed. IO 
Scabiosa (Mourning Bride), mixed. 40 
Sensitive Plant, Mimosa Pudica. 50 
8 m i lax . 1 
Stock, double German. Ten Weeks, mixed, extra . 2 
Sunflower (Califoraicus), double. 
Sweet Peas, 44 Miss Blanche Ferry ” . 
44 “ Orange Prince, orange yellow, new . 
“ “ alba magnifies, white, new . 
44 44 Queen of England, large white, new. extra 
“ 44 Cardinal, new and splendid red. 
44 44 Princess of Wales, new . 
44 44 invincible scarlet. 
44 44 “ white. 
44 44 Lottie Eckford. 
44 44 striped. 
44 44 Queen of the Isles, new . 
44 “ Adonis. 
44 44 Boreatton, new . 
44 “ Princess Beatrice, extra . 
44 44 Indigo King. 
44 “ Splendour, new, extra . 
“ 44 Butterfly, new, extra . 
44 44 Eckford’s Hybrids, finest mixed. per 
lb., $I. 2 fc . 
“ 44 mixed, extra . per 11>„ $1 .OO . 
Sweet William, double mixed. 
44 44 fine mixed. 
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Verbena, white, large..2 00 
44 mammoth, extra . 3 00 
44 extra choice mixed, splendid.1 50 
44 fine mixed, all colors./. 75 
Wall Flower, mixed double. .3 OO 
Zinnia, choice double mixed.per lb., $4.00- 35 
