75 
D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
EACH. DOZ. 
Martha Washington, pure, light yellow, lower petals 
slightly tinged with rose: stately and beautiful. .15 1 50 
Mon8. Leyouve, fiery red, white blotch, white line in 
each petal . , .15 1 50 
Meyerbeer , brilliant scarlet, blazed with vermilion, 
very fine spike . <20 2 00 
Napoleon III. bright scarlet, the center of the petals 
white striped, extra fine .10 1 00 
Norma, pure white, sometimes tinged with pale lilac 25 2 50 
Ophir. dark yellow, purple blotch. 15 1 50 
Penelope , white, slightly tinged pink. 10 1 00 
Pepita. bright golden yellow, slightly striped carmine, 
the most free flowering yellow. 15 1 50 
Pho:bus. brilliant red. with a large white stain .20 2 00 
Princess of Wales, white, flaked carmine .10 1 00 
Robert Fortune, orange lake, shading off to purple- 
crimson, veined white .10 1 00 
Shakespeare, white or blush-white, blazed with rosy 
carmine, large, rose colored stain .15 1 50 
Snoic White, very fine .25 2 50 
Sultana , brigfft satin rose, flamed with carmine; pur¬ 
ple-carmine blotch on white ground, choice -15 1 50 
Van Dyck, crimson amaranth, striped with white . 15 1 50 
LEMOINE’S HYBRID GLADIOLI. 
Large Stained, or Butterfly. 
A new and distinct race of this matchless class of plants, 
characterized by the variety and strength of color of their > 
flowers. The flowers last remarkably well, while they attain . 
a size heretofore unthought of among Gladioli. No collection i 
would be complete without these, any more than would a | 
collection of Gannas without Crozy's Hybrids as a part of it. j 
We have included in this list such varieties only as nave been 
thoroughly tested and are known to possess decided merit. 
Lemoincs Large Stained, or Butterfly. 
EACH. DOZ. 
Enfant de Nancy, purplish-red, lower petals deep 
crimsom. Color and blotching heretofore entirely 
unknown in Gladioli.15 1 50 
Incendiary, flowers very large, vermilion, rose col¬ 
ored throat, two lower petals scarlet-purple.15 1 50 
Lafayette, flowers large, yellowish-salmon, large 
crimson blotches on lower petals.15 1 50 
Talma, pale lilac, lower divisions violet-brown ... 15 1 50 
Marie Lemoine, long spike of fine, well expanded 
flowers, upper divisions of a pale cream color, 
flushed salmon-lilac, lower divisions spotted pur¬ 
plish-violet. bordered deep yellow. 10 1 00 
W. E. Gumbleton. flowers large and open, pur¬ 
plish-rose, streaked with deep carmine, spots 
velvet, surrounded with yellow, unusually beauti¬ 
ful .15 1 50 
MIXED GLADIOLI. 
These mixtures must not be compared nor confounded with 
the common mixed sorts, often the refuse of cheap, unsalable 
kiuds. They are composed only of selected named varieties, 
representing over one hundred and fifty of the best sorts. We 
recommend this stock with perfect confidence. doz. 100. 
Shades of Red, mixed. 50 2 50 
“ Pink, “ 50 2 50 
“ White, “ 00 3 50 
“ Yellow, “ 60 3 50 
Choice Mixed, all colors, including striped and 
blotched kinds. 50 3 00 
LILIUM. 
The Lily has been, with eminent propriety, styled the 
“Queen of Flowers," and truly no flower conveys so ade¬ 
quate an idea of queenly beauty, majestic grandeur and 
faultless purity as the lily. Nearly every variety will with¬ 
stand the severity of our winters, and many are among the 
most hardy of our garden flowers. Their culture is simple, 
and with a little care failure is impossible. The bulbs should 
be planted in spring as soon as the frost is out of the ground 
until first of May—the earlier the better. Select a well 
drained spot, dig the soil deep, and make it fine, enriching it 
abundantly with very rotten cow manure and adding a liberal 
mixture of sand. Set the bulbs from three to five inches 
deep, according to size. During the winter it is advisable to 
cover the surface of the bed with a thin layer of manure, 
which will not only afford a slight protection to the bull*, 
but will materially enrich the soil. In spring the manure 
may be removed or dug in between the rows. Care should be 
taken that they have proper drainage, no water being allowed 
to stand around the roots. Once firmly established, they 
should not be disturbed oftener than once in five years. To 
produce extra fine specimens, plant the bulbs in small pots 
(4-5 inches) early in spring, and raise them in the green-house 
or house. each. doz. 
Auratum, golden Japan lily, large bulbs. 25 2 50 
Drown ii. magnificent, large, white inside, purple 
outside.1 75 
Batemanni, a beautiful, upright growing apricot- 
colored variety. 20 2 00 
Land folium album, white Japan lily. 40 4 00 
roseum, rose spotted Japan lily. 25 2 50 
“ rubrum, white and red spotted. 25 2 50 
Chalcedonicum. brilliant scarlet, recurved blossoms. 1 00 10 00 
Longiflorum , pure white, very fragrant. 20 2 00 
Tigrinum (Tiger Lily), orange, spotted black. 15 1 50 
Jlore pleno, (Double Tiger Lily), extra 
large bulbs, giving from twenty to thirty flowers 20 2 00 
Jacobean (Amaryllis Formosissima), deep scarlet.. 20 2 00 
MADEIRA VINE— (Boussingaultia basel- 
LOI DES). 
Tuberous rooted climber, with glossy, green leaves, and 
delightfully fragrant, white blossoms. Sometimes called 
“ Mignonette Vine." It is of rapid growth, and from a few 
tubers vines will be produced sufficient to cover one side of a 
cottage in a single season. The tubers are tender and must 
be protected from frost during winter. each. doz. 
Madeira Vine, tubers . 5 50 
TRITOMA. 
Sometimes called “Red Hot Poker." It is really a fine 
plant, pretty, hardy, tough, requiring some protection 
through winter. The flowers are produced in large spikes of 
rich, orange-red tinted flower tubes. Plant two feet apart, 
and in November cut the plants back near the ground, and 
cover the bulbs with dry litter, which remove in the spring. 
EACH. DOZ. 
Tritoma Uvaria . . 25 2 50 
TUBEROSE. 
The flowers of this well known and popular plaut are waxy 
white, double, and so fragrant as to perfume the whole 
atmosphere for some distance around. They are useful for 
forming button-hole bouquets, in large bouquets, or as single 
specimens. Each bulb flowers but once, but the smaller 
bulbs can be set out for future flowering when their growth 
is completed. A good way to grow Tuberoses is to fill five- 
inch pots half full of cow manure, and the remainder with 
good, rich earth, mixed with sand. Plant the bulbs in this in 
April, water moderately, and hasten growth by putting in a 
warm, light place. When weather has become warm, plunge 
the pots in the earth out of doors. They will usually flower 
before cold weather in autumn; if they do not the pots can be 
brought in, and they will bloom in the house. The bulbs can¬ 
not be safely sent by mail before April 1st. 
ALL FLOWERING BULBS. 
each. doz. 100. 
Double White, tall. 5 50 3 00 
Pearl, double dwarf white. 5 50 3 00 
About September 1st next we will issue our Annual Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS AND 
SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING. It will be Sent free to all customers without ordering it, and to others 
who apply for it. 
