D M. FERRY & CO., WINDSOR, ONT. 
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Portulaca 
Sometimes called Moss Rose, 
sunshine as a bed of portula 
flowers, about one inch across 
striped, etc. Plants low gro 
small quill-shaped leaves. Desirable also for edgings. They 
Sow seed outdoors, after weather is warm and settled, w 
have a sunny situation. Well pulverized soil should be use 
inch deep. Thin to two inches apart. For massed beds see 
carefully pressed with a board. For earliest blooming start 
is over Tender annual, about nine inches high. 
Primula Sinen6I8 
and prettily cut foliage may be had in perfection from NovemE 
Sow seed indoors in well drained, shallow pans or boxes from April to last of July, to insure flowering the following winter. 
For best results us6 i/nely sifted leaf mold, loam and sand in equal parts. Cover slightly and place the pans in a temperature 
of about 60° F. Water with a fine spray. If covered too deeply or if allowed to dry after being wet the seed will not germinate. 
Transplant into pots and keep in a cool place so that the plants will grow slowly until ready to bloom. Seed may also be sown 
in fall. Greenhouse perennial, six to ten inches high. 
Single Fringed, Scarlet. Deep scarlet.Pkt. 25c. Double Fringed Mixed. Very choice; shades of red, rose, white, 
“ “ Choicest Mixed. V6Oz.S2.50.. “ 25c. etc. The seed we offer can be depended on to produce a very 
44 44 Choicest Fern Leaved Mixed. *' 25c. large proportion of double flowers.Pkt. 25c. 
Pyrethrum 
Very ornamental, both foliage and flowers. Well adapted for bedding and borders. Sow outdoors 
in spring as soon as ground can be worked, or for best results start the seed indoors and 
transplant after danger from frost 
is past. {See also Matricaria) 
Parthenifolium Aureum {Golden Feather) Beautiful dwarf gold 
leaved bedding plant. Flowers white. Half hardy perennial, 
often treated as an annual; height one foot. Oz. 50c. Pkt. 10c. 
U i l lL One of the most beautiful everlastings. Some- 
Rnoaanme times called Straw Flower. The flower-heads 
are somewhat bell-shaped, becoming when mature fully expanded 
and sometimes reflexed. They are gracefully poised on slender 
stems. The mixture we offer includes rose with golden center 
and white with yellow disc. Blooms should be gathered before 
fully expanded and dried in the shade. 
Start under glass, or sow seed outdoors after clanger of frost 
is over. Tender annual; one and one-half to two feet high. Mixed. 
Oz. 50c.Pkt. 10c. 
R1CINUS— {See Castor Bean ) 
Produces loose 
clusters of flowt*rs very fragrant during 
the evening and useful for cutting. Flowers cruciform, some¬ 
what resembling the single Stock but smaller. 
Seed germinates readily in open ground if sown after danger 
from frost is past. Hardy perennial. 
Purple. Plants two and one-half to three feet high.Pkt. 10c. 
White. About two feet high. '* 10c. 
Multiflora Dwarf Perpetual, Mixed. Plants under 
good care will commence to flower when six inches 
high and about two months old. and continue to 
grow and bloom until they form compact bushes a bout sixteen 
inches high, well covered with single and double flowers. 
Open the berries and separate the seeds, sowing in pots of rich 
sanclv soil and keep at about 70° F and moderately moist. When 
plants are about one inch high transplant and give plenty of light 
and air. Tender perennial; blooming the first year ... .Pkt. 15c. 
Rocket, Sweet O^peris matronalis) 
Rose Multiflora 
