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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
BABY'S BREATH— (See Oypsophila) BACHELOR'S BUTTON—(-See Centaurea ) 
Balloon Vine 
(Cardiospermum halicacabum) A favorite with children, being remarkable for its inflated mem. 
branous capsules contairiing 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. Sow seed outdoors in 
open ground early in spring and give the plant some support to run upon. Tender annual; six feet high. Oz. 25c. . .Pkt. lOc 
Balsam 
(Impatient r Balsamina) Known also as Lady 
Slipper. The brilliantly colored, double rose-like 
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. The plants prefer a rich, moist 
or even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. They 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 times. 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. pkt. 10c. 
Dark Red. (Atrosanguinea plenissima) Very double, dark red blossoms 
„ .. Pkt. 10c. 
Solferino. c lowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with crimson 
and lilac. Oz. 75c. Pkt. 10c. 
Extra Fine Mixed. Striped and blotched sorts of various colors. Oz. 
TOc.Pkt. 10c. 
Tall Mixed. About two feet high. Oz. 50c. “ 10c. 
Dwarf Mixed. About one foot high. Oz. 60c. 44 10c. 
BEANS —(See Scarlet Runner Beans) 
Very desirable for pot culture or for bedding 
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 fine 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 takeiMn 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. Moisture 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 first 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 we offer will produce the finest single flowers 
in various shades rangingfrom 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 until rail They are 
also very attractive as pot plants for winter flowering indoors. 
Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flowers brilliant, rich red, set ofT perfectly by the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 
are broadly margined with bronze and purple Hardy and floriferous; the best of the semperflorens class. Pkt. 15c. 
Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, well adapted for house or outdoor culture. Plants of compact dwarf habit, and 
under proper treatment almost continuous bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very attractive blush white. Pkt. 15c. 
Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens alba, except, that flowers are rose colored. ** i5 c . 
Rex. Ornamental leaved varieties. Leaves very large, and are either a rich crimson tinted bronze, or emerald hued, having the 
upper surface zoned or spotted with silvery white. Finest mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
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. v mes should be moderately pruned and well trained so as to afford a good circulation of air, thus insuring more 
very early in spring, in drills, and keep free from weeds. Hardy perennial, often growing thirty feet ..Pkt. 10c. 
BUTTERFLY FLOWER — (See Schizanthus) 
