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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Greenhouse perennial plants produe- 
ing soft, velvetv green leaves, and 
rich, beautifully colored trumpet-shaped flowers. Glox¬ 
inias thrive best in an equal mixture of leaf mold, loam 
and sand. If started in February will usually bloom the 
latter part of summer. Seed may also be sown in fall 
The plants are delicate and not easily grown, but the 
(lowers are of such beauty that one generally feels 
amply repaid for the effort. 
Hybrida Mixed. A strain of the richest color and variety 
hints ten to twelve inches high.Pkt. 25c 
of markings. Plants 
Gourd 
Gourds 
(Cucurbita) A very extensive genus 
of trailing annuals with curiously 
shaped yellow fruit, commonly 
known as Ornamental<Jourds. The 
vines are of easy culture and make a rapid growth, so nre 
much used for covering old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. 
The foliage is ornamental, and the markings of some of 
the fruit extraordinary. 
Do not plant the seed till danger of frost is over, and 
select light, rich soil and a sunny sit uation. 'Water freely. 
Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 
Apple Shaped. The fruits are early, nearly round 
yellow, sometimes striped. Oz. 25c .Pkt. 10c! 
Bottle. This produces handsome, curious, bottle-shaped 
fruits. Oz. 25c .pkt. 10c. 
Corsican. Smooth, turban-shaped fruit. Oz. 25c.. 4 * 10c. 
Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside 
fibrous mass of which, when shell and seeds are re¬ 
moved, makes an excellent sponge. Oz. 25c.. Pkt. 10c. 
Hercules’ Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of 
all the varieties. Oz. 25c .Pkt. 10c. 
Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, 
do not crack and are not injured by heat or cold 
° z * 25 ^* .Pkt. 10c. 
Orange. Also known as Mock Orange. Nearly round. 
orange-colored. Oz..25e .Pkt. 10c! 
Pear Shaped, Ringed. Green and yellow, beautiful bi- 
colored fruit, upper half yellow, lower half green 
Oz.Xic . ..Pkt. 10c. 
Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream colored 
striping, sometimes changing to yellow. Oz. 25c.Pkt. 10c. 
Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn 
Oz. 2:c . Pkt 10c ; 
Siphon or Dipper. Useful for dippers; fruits long, 
bottle-shaped, with straight or slightly crooked neck 
Oz. 25c..Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed. Oz. 20o . ** i0c. 
Gypsophila 
Delicate, 
free-flowering plants covered with star-shaped flowers, valuable for mist-like effects and as 
_ _ trimming in bouquets: also for hanging baskets or edgings. Sometimes called Baby's Breath. Will 
thrive in almost tiny well prepared ground but does best on a limestone soil. Make handsome, specimens dried. 
Elegans Large Flowering Pure White. An improved large flowering strain, superior to the common Elegans not only in size 
of flowers but also in color. Oz. 25c .p kt 
Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink flowers. Hardy annual; one foot high. 6z. 25c . “ * 10c. 
Muralis. (’harming, easily grown border plants having very small pink flowers. Hardy annual: six inches high . “ i0c! 
HEDYSARUM — (See French Honeysuckle) HE LI A NTH US —(See Sunflower) 
( Everlasting ) Sometimes called Straw Flower. Large full, double daisy-like flower heads with 
prominent centers and stiff overlapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow ami 
scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as dried specimens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose the 
flowers should be gathered when on the point of expanding. 
Sow early in spring; thin to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; two to two and one-half feet high. 
Monstrosum, fl. pi., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c . .Pkt. 10c. 
Helichrysum 
Heliotrope 
Well-known and much admired border and bedding plants, highly valued for the blue color and 
fragrance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped flowers. 
_ Sow the seed early in spring, in mellow soil indoors, and when plants are one to two inches 
high, prick out into pots. Transplant to place when three to four inches high. Will live outdoors through the winter in a warm 
climate. Desirable also as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half to 
two feet high. 
Anna Turrell. Violet-blue.Pkt. 10c. Regal. Flower heads of many shades.Pkt. 10c. 
King of the Blacks. Deep purple, almost black. 44 10c. Dark Varieties Mixed. Very choice. Oz. $1.25. “ 10c. 
HESPERIS MATRONALIS —(See JRocket) 
A ■ A vigorous branching plant, of easy culture, with pretty foliage and large, light yellow 
*■ or cream-colored blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceedingly 
showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across. The seed should be planted early, and the plants should be thinned 
to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 30c..Pkt. 10c. 
w w || Y m ( Althaea rosea) For a background ty> a flower garden nothing is better than the improved 
I—J I l«vU + 8fcrains we offer of this tall old-fashioned garden perennial. The large, richly colored blossoms 
l ill | | Y ft bout three inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are set as rosettes 
J around the strong growing flower stalks. 
Sow seed in June or July, in open ground, and in the autumn, transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 
The following summer they will bloom. All double varieties are haray perennials; five feet high. 
Early Flowering. Blooms readily the first year from seed sown in spring. A wide range of colors in large single or semi-double 
flowers. Oz. $1.25. 
Chater's Finest Mixed. Double perfection. 
Double Blood Red. Oz. $1.25. 
44 Deep Rose. Oz. $1.25. 
44 Lemon Yellow. Oz. $1.25. 
44 Pink. Oz. $1.25. 
44 Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink. Oz. $1.50. 
44 Pure White. Our special improved strain. Oz. $1.50. 
44 Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.00. 
44 Mixed. Oz. 75c. 
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