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D . M . 
FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
BABY'S BREATH —(See Gypsophila) BACHELOR'S BUTTON —(See Centaurea) 
(Cardiosvermum halicacabum) A favorite with children, being remarkable for its inflated mem- 
branous capsules containing the seed. It is sometimes called “Love-in-a-Puff. A rapid and graceful 
climber Flowers small, white. The round black seed is marked with a white heart-shaped spot, 
open ground early in spring and give the plant some support to run upon. 'I ender annual; 
Balloon Vine 
Sow seed outdoors in 
six feet high. Oz. 25c. ..Fkt. 10c 
__ - (Impatiens Bctlsamina) Know n also as Lady 
Y_W ^ I _ _ Slipper. The brilliantly colored, double rose like 
I Sri III flowers of this well-known border and bedding 
annual are thickly set along the branches of the 
erect bushy plants. The dainty individual flowers, often two inches across, 
are borne on very short stems and when cut they show to best advantage 
floating in a dish of water. The colors range from white to dark purple, 
and are either self colored or spotted and striped. 
Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in the 
open ground when danger of frost is past. 'Hie plants prefer a rich, moist 
or even wet sand v loam, and must not suffer for moisture. I hey do best 
if allowed eighteen inches apart each way in a sunny situation Larger 
and more double flowers will be obtained if some of the young shoots are 
cut out when quite small, or by transplanting two or three tunes. Hardy 
annual; one to two feet high. 
Double or Camellia Flowered 
Pure White. Well adapted for florists’ use and for bouquets, very 
double. Oz. 75c.. .. .. 10c. 
Dark Red (Atrosanguinea plenissima) Very double, dark red blossoms 
.Pkt. 10c. 
Solferino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with crimson 
and lilac. Oz. 75c .. .. .;., Pkt * ™ c - 
Extra Fine Mixed. Striped and blotched sorts of various colors. < >z. 
75 C . . . ..Pkt. lOc. 
Tall Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 50c . “ 10c. 
Dwarf Mixed. About, one foot high. Oz. 00c . 10c. 
BEANS 
(See Scarlet Runner Beans) 
• Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding 
IJi out in partially shaded locations. Suitable 
also for window boxes. Some varieties are 
grown for their foliage, but most sorts when 
given proper care produce abundantly large clusters of brilliantly 
beautiful wax-like flowers of line form and substance. 
Sow seed in March in shallow boxes or small pots plunged in moss. 
Begonia seed is extremely small and great care should be taken in open¬ 
ing the packet and planting. Open the packet directly over the surface 
to prevent any seed being lost. The surface of the soil should be very 
smooth and the seed carefully scattered on the surface and lightly 
pressed in. The moss should be kept quite damp, but*the surface of the 
soil" should not be watered. Moist ure can be retained in the soil by 
‘placing a glass over the box or pots. When the plants are large 
enough to handle, transplant into small pots, and to larger sized pots 
as required. For winter or spring blooming, sow from August to 
September. For outdoor bedding, select a shady moist situation, 
making the bed rich with well rotted manure and leaf mold, if obtain¬ 
able. The young plants started indoors maybe set out when the weather 
is warm and settled. Water thoroughly every day. Tender perennial, 
blooming the first year if started early, one foot high. 
Tuberous Rooted Begonias 
The tuberous rooted varieties, if planted early in a temperature of 
sixty to seventy degrees, will with proper care give an abundance of 
bloom the flrst year. At the end of the season they may be dried off by 
withholding water, the tubers kept in a dry place free from frost and 
planted the following spring, when they will bloom more freely than 
before. 
Single Mixed. The seed wo offer will produce the finest single flowers 
in various shades ranging from white to deep red. Pkt. 25c. 
Double Mixed. The largest and best double or semi-double flowers, in¬ 
cluding shades of pink, red, scarlet and light yellow. Pkt. 35c. 
Balsam 
Fibrous Rooted Begonias 
The Semperflorens varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias are exceptionally desirable for edgings or border plants. They 
succeed equally well in either sunny or partly shaded locations and flower continuously from early summer untv.' fall. They are 
also very attractive as pot plants for winter flowering indoors. 
Vernon (Semperflorens atro}>urpurea ) Flowers brilliant, rich red, set off perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 
are broadly margined with bronze and purple. Ilardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class. Pkt. 15c. 
Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 
.Pkt. 15c. 
Semperflorens alba. Avery useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. 
under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white 
Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except t hat flowers are rose colored. 
15c. 
BELLIS — (See Daisy) 
Bignonia Radicans 
(Tecoma radicans , Trumpet Vine) One of the most showy, certainly one of the best 
hardy, deciduous flowering climbers for covering verandas, arbors, trunks of trees, old 
walls, etc. Vines should be moderately pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring more 
and better bloom. The flowers produced in clusters are trumpet shaped, two to three inches long and of orange red color. 
The foliage is very attractive and unusually free from insects. It not only is one of the best climbers, but planted on the 
lawn makes a pretty bush of drooping habit, if the tops are cut back. Sow seed in well prepared beds, either in autumn or 
very early in spring, in drills, and keep free from weeds. Hardy perennial, often growing thirty feet. pkt. 10c. 
BUTTERFLY FLOWER —(See Schizanthus) 
