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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
BABY'8 BREATH —(See Gypsopliila) BACHELOR'S BUTTON—(See Centaurea) 
p_ll_ __ ( Cardioepermum halicacabum) A favorite with children, being remarkable for its inflated mem- 
Dclliuun Vine branous capsules containing the seed. It is sometimes called “Love-in-a-Puflf.’ 1 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. 10c. 
Balsam 
(Impatient 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 1 use and for bouquets, very double. Oz. 75c .Pkt. 10c. 
Dark Red. ( Atrosanguinea plenissima) Very double, dark red blossoms . “ lOc. 
Solfcrino. Flowers satiny white, streaked and spotted with crimson and lilac. Oz. 75c . “ lOc. 
Extra Fine Mixed. Striped and blotched sorts of various colors. Oz. 75c . “ 10c. 
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 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 llowers 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 taken in opening the packet and planting. Open the packet directly over the surface to 
prevent any s<-ed being lost. The surface of the soil should be very smooth ana 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, trans¬ 
plant 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 
obtainable. The young plants started indoors may be 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 abun¬ 
dance of bloom the first year. At the end <>f 
the season they may be dried off by with¬ 
holding 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 ranging from white to deep 
red.Pkt. 25c. 
Double Mixed. The largest and best double 
or semi-double Mowers, including shades of 
pink, red, scarlet and light yellow .Pkt.35c. 
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 fall. They are also very at¬ 
tractive as pot plants for winter flowering 
indoors. 
Vernon (Semperflorens atropurpurea) Flow¬ 
ers brilliant, rich red, set off perfectly bv 
the abundant, glossy green leaves, which 
are broadly margined with bronze and 
purple. Hardy and fioriferous; the best, of 
the semperflorens class. Pkt. 15c. 
Semperflorens alba. A very useful variety, 
well adapted for house or outdoor culture. 
Plants or compact dwarf habit, and under 
proper treatment almost continuous 
bloomers. Easily grown; flowers very at¬ 
tractive blush white .Pkt. 15c. 
Semperflorens rosea. Like Semperflorens 
alba, efccept that flowers are rose 
colored .Pkt. 15c. 
BELLIS— (See Daisy) 
BlGNONIA RADICAN8 
Big] 
nnn «a R (Tecoma radicans , Trumpet Vine) One of the most showy, certainly one of the best 
ivauivaiio 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) 
