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D. M. FERRY & CO’S 
Aster, Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet 
Auricula. 
delicate, and run through various shades. A 
valuable acquisition.20 
Aster, new crimson, an entirely new variety; very 
brilliant and conspicuous. Its extremely large 
blossoms arc valuable for florists ; of same type 
and habit a~. Mont Rose.25 
** newest Bismarck, in growth, like the Dwarf 
Pyramid, with dark foliage. The flowers have 
a peculiar shining lustre, and are of various 
« olors. 20 
“ newest Shakespeare, a new, dwarf aster of 
wondrous beauty. The plants form a compact 
bn h of ten or twelve inches in diameter, and 
six inches high. Flowers extra double, and 
well imbricated. Extremely full blooming, 
and keeps in flower till frost comes. Twelve 
colors mixed .ao 
44 Trophy. Plants twenty inches high, very 
hardy, regularly branched, forming fine, self- 
supporting,globular bushes,studded with beau¬ 
tifully imbricated, symmetrically formed, per¬ 
fectly double, globular flowers of exquisite 
beauty. Extremely showy. Tzvelve colors 
mixed .25 
44 Diamond. A novelty 0/ the highest merits 
especially recommended by the floral com¬ 
mittee of the London Horticultural Society, of 
Ixmdon, last autumn. Plants eighteen inches 
high, with very large flowers of the greatest 
perfection ; constant in habit and color. Thir¬ 
teen colors mixed . .25 
44 Meteor, a beautiful novelty , quite new in 
habit ; the profusely branching plant repre¬ 
sents a dense globular bush, fifteen inches in 
diameter, covered with small, globular, ex¬ 
tremely double, finely imbricated, bright 
crimson flowers . ... .25 
AURICULA (PrimulaL 
A favorite with florists, and much in demand in Eng¬ 
land and Scotland, where it is to be found in perfection. 
Does not bear well the extremes of heat and cold. The 
flowers all have var' colored eyes; the light ones 
with dark ground co. are considered preferable. The 
best soil to grow them in is leaf mould and sand, enriched 
with decompose 1 manure. The seed should be sown 
early in spring, in pots in hot-bed, and transplanted one 
foot apart. Tender perennials. 
Auricula, Alpine, a native of the Alpine regions of 
Switzerland, improved by cultivation, and the 
most hardy variety.. . 15 
“ finest prize, collection of the best sorts, em¬ 
bracing all ch' ice known varieties ; seifs, grey, 
white, and green edged.20 
AZALEA. 
Spring-flowering shrubs, universally admired for their 
beautiful flowers, which are invariably produced in great 
profusion. The 
flowers are of all 
conceivable col¬ 
ors, and for brill¬ 
iancy, are unsur¬ 
passed. Need 
hot-house culture 
Plant in April in 
cold-frame ; prick 
out the seedlings 
the year follow¬ 
ing, in beds, four 
inches apart, to 
remain till they 
flower. It is well 
to cover the 
plants in the fall, 
with straw or mulch, as the late frosts sometimes des¬ 
troy the young, early shoots. 
Azalea, indica, finest mixed. Green-house, ever¬ 
green shrubs ; flowers very beautiful.25 
“ pontica, finest Ghent varieties. Hardy de¬ 
ciduous shrubs, producing flowers of surpass¬ 
ing beauty, and all conceivable colors.25 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON.—(Centaurea). 
A perfectly hardy border plant, succeeding finely in 
any common garden soil, but the flowers are more brill¬ 
iant if grown in gravelly .ground. In Europe it grows 
wild in the com fields, and is known as Corn Bottle and 
Blue Bottle, and produces only blue flowers. Under cul¬ 
tivation, it is a really handsome flower, sporting into 
varieties of white, purple, pink, parti-colored, &c. 
Hardy annual ; two to three feet high. 
Centaurea, cyanus, single, mixed. 5 
BALLOON VINE fCardiosperxmim'). 
Remarkable for its inflated membraneous capsules, 
and sometimes called Lovc-in-a-PufT. The flowers are 
insignificant, but the plant is a rapid and graceful 
climber. The seed is round, and marked with a white, 
heart-shaped spot. Sow in open ground, from 1st to 
15th of May, and give plant support to run upon. Ten¬ 
der annual ; six feet high. 
Cardiospermum, halicacabum, white; from India. 10 
Azalea. 
