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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
a 1 ¥"* 11 ( Campanula 
Canterbury Bell 
grown herbaceous plants of stately branching habit and 
profuse bloom for beds and backgrounds. They produce 
long racemes of strikingly effective bell-shaped or saucer¬ 
shaped Mowers of rich color. Leaves sessile, lanceolate. 
Usually grown as a hardy biennial, but if seed is sown 
very early indoors it maybe treated as a tender annual. 
Sow seed outdoors early in spring in rows about 
two feet apart covering with about one-fourth inch of 
line soil firmly pressed down. The plants succeed best in 
light, rich soil with good drainage and in the fall should 
be transplanted or thinned to eighteen inches or two 
feet apart and given some protection in severe winter 
weather. Height of plants, from two to four feet. 
Double White.Pkt. 10c. 
“ Blue. Shades of blue and purple. “ 10c. 
“ Mixed. Oz. 75c. 4 ‘ 10c. 
Single Mixed. Colors white, and various shades of violet, 
rose, lilac and blue. Oz. 80c.Pkt. 10c. 
Calycanthema Mixed. Large single flowers, white, lilac, 
rose and purple. Known as “Cup and Saucer” 
plant, the calyx forming a cup round the base of the 
bell. Oz. $2.00..Pkt. 10c. 
CARPET OF SNOW—(See Alyssum) 
Carnation 
(Dianthus CaryophyUus) 
“Carnation,” “Pink,” 
“Clove Pink,” “Florists’ 
Pink,” are names applied 
by different people to the same or to different plants of 
several species as well as to hybrids between them. 
They are all easily grown from seed and very free bloom¬ 
ing, the Mowers being bright colored and with a most 
delicious clove-like fragrance. 
Some varieties are best adapted for pot culture and 
make fine house plants; others do best in beds in the 
open ground. The improved varieties we offer are suit¬ 
able also for cutting. They produce very double, semi¬ 
circular blooms with thick wax-like petals and long pod¬ 
like calyx. The plants are branching but compact and 
erect, with slender, bluish green foliage. The bursting of 
the calyx may be prevented by using ashes or some form 
of potash, where size and quality of Mowers are desired 
ratner than profusion of bloom, all except the terminal 
buds should be removed. This is the method employed 
11 v florists to obtain the larger, longer-stemmed beauties. 
Half hardy perennial, usually treated as a biennial. 
Canterbury Bell 
Large Flowering Carnations Best Suited for Pot Culture 
The choicest varieties sold by florists are propagated from cuttings but very beautiful double Mowers just as good in form 
and more fragrant, although not as large, can be produced from tlie seed we offer. Sow under glass in the greenhouse or hotbed 
from January to March. Use well prepared soil, cover lightly 
and keep in a temperature of about GO 0 F. Sprinkle with a 
fine spray. When the young plants are of a sufficient size trans¬ 
plant them out of doors two feet apart each way, or the seed 
may be sown in permanent bed as early in spring as weather 
will permit. 
Double Perpetual Flowered Mixed. An exceedingly beautiful 
variety producing very double flowers of various shades and 
colors. Seed from choicest double flowers . Pkt. 25c. 
Fine Double Striped. Seed from fine named striped sorts. “ 25c. 
Choicest White Ground. Seed from choice, large flowered, 
named varieties, with nearly white petals bordered or tinted 
with red or purple. A very choice picotee strain... .Pkt. 35c. 
Double Picotee Fine Mixed. A magnificent strain of 
double Picotees. Seed from choicest French, Italian and 
English named sorts. Certain to produce a large proportion 
of double and finely formed and colored flowers . Fkt. 15c. 
Double Choice Mixed. A mixture containing many of the \ cry 
choicest, colors and types . Fkt. 10c. 
Double Fancy Picotee Extra Fine Mixed. Extra fine, seed saved 
from named varieties, petals bordered, spotted and splashed. 
An extra choice mixture . Pkt. 25c. 
Varieties Adapted to both Pot and Outdoor Culture 
Seed may be sown outdoors early in spring, using well 
pulverized soil, preferably sandy loam. Make rows one foc.t 
apart and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly 
pressed down. When two inches high, thin to eight or ten 
inches apart. For earlier blooming start indoors. 
There are usually only a few flowers obtainable in the open 
ground the first year, but if the plants are protected through 
the winter they will bloom freely the second season. In southern 
latitudes seed may also be sown outdoors in fall. Half hardy 
perennials, fifteen inches high, except Marguerite which can 
be treated very successfully as an annual. 
Early Double Snow White. The plants are vigorous, erect 
and bushy; come into flower very early and furnish abundant 
bloom for a long time. The flowers are large, double, clear 
white and wonderfully fragrant .Fkt. 25c. 
Marguerite Finest Mixed. The plants of this wonderfully fine 
strain may be made to bloom in four months. Flowers large, 
double, deeply fringed, very fragrant and appear in very 
attractive shades of color. Especially desirable for bedding 
as an annual and for cutting. Oz. $1.50 .Pkt. 10c. 
Double Dwarf Vienna Mixed. Large flowered and comes into 
bloom early, producing flowers of many colors and beautiful 
markings: a large proportion double. Oz. $1.50 .Pkt. 10c. 
Double Red Grenadin. Comes into bloom very early and the 
charming, double, scarlet flowers are very valuable for form- 
Carnation ing bouquets . Pkt. 15c. 
