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D. M. FER RY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
(Ricinus) Tall majestic plants for lawns or driveways- 
fme and loi^SSkSTSf'^feT^a 
with broad, 
beautifully lol>ed, palm- 
Castor Bean p r j ck i y seed pod s . * Makes a rapTdT vigorous growth h/rfehsiS ] l0 2£ spike f of ®f arl ' et i or green, 
from frost is over, preferably in fight nch soil, or for earlier blooms start indoors and trim!Sw 0, . ,td ,°ors after danger 
plant should have at least four feet each way. Its rich, luxuriant growth makes it verv °I development each 
grown singly or in groups, or as center plants with Canuas, Dahlias, etc., trivine- a Lmt or ~ a lon S distance either 
itriped or mottled. Tender annual; six to fifteen feet high. * g g a semi -tropical effect. Seed beautifully 
10c. 
Celosia 
An odd and pic¬ 
turesque class of 
plants having 
, . , . , colored foliage 
ana in which the innumerable small 
flowers and seed vessels together with 
their supports form a very brilliantly 
colored mass, sometimes gracefully 
arranged like plumes and sometimes 
more dense, being corrugated and frilled 
at the edge like a cock's comb. They 
form the gayest possible decoration in 
beds and borders, retaining their bril- 
liant coloring often from midsummer 
until frost. The red Cristata sorts are 
sometimes cut before fully ripe and 
dried in the house for winter bouquets. 
Seed may be sown outdoors as early 
in spring as ground is warm and dry, 
using if possible light, rich, well pulver¬ 
ized soil, and giving plenty of moisture. 
For larger and more beautiful plumes 
start the seed very early indoors and 
transplant to place when weather is 
settled. Also adapted for growing in 
pots in greenhouse and conservatory. 
Half hardy annuals. 
Childsi (Chinese Wool flower) Plants 
about two and one-half feet high, 
branch freely and produce large, 
globular, purplish crimson flowers 
which resemble a ball of brilliantly 
colored wool. (See cut and further 
description in supplement)... Pkt. 10c. 
Pyramidalis plumosa mixed. Plants pyra¬ 
midal,branching, two or more feet nigh, 
covered with long, brilliantly colored 
and gracefully formed plumes in red, 
yellow or violet. An excellent mixure of 
plumosa or feathered celosias..Pkt. 10c. 
Triumph of the Exposition. A splendid 
plumosa variety. Plant of pyramidal 
form, bearing many exceedingly grace¬ 
ful, feather-like spikes of intensely 
brilliant crimson color. Height two 
to three feet .pkt. 10c. 
Variegated. A cristata strain between 
the plumosa and the dwarf cockscomb 
types. The plumes are broadened at 
the top, variegated and striped in red 
and yellow. Height one and one-half 
to two feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Japan. Plant grows two to two and one- 
r .. T . D r C 4W half feet high and is covered with 
u s o bean spikes which are finely crested and of 
brilliant colors usually variegated crimson and deep yellow. One of the best of the tall cristata types . Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf Cockscomb Varieties ( Celosia Cristata) 
Giant Empress. This beautiful dwarf plant has bronze leaves Glasgow Prize (President Thiers ) Plant resembles a very large 
and forms very large crimson combs. Height about one comb, densely corrugated; brilliant, deep purplish red. 
foot . Pkt. 10c. Foliage dark, not abundant; ten to twelve inches Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf Rose. One foot high; large rose-colored combs. “ 10c. Dwarf Mixed. A mixture of the best dwarf growing sorts. 
Dwarf Yellow. Large yellow combs. Height one foot. . “ 10c. Oz. $1.75 . Pkt. 10c. 
Centaurea 
Centaureas embrace some foliage plants but are more generally known for their hardy 
flowering annuals which include some of our most graceful and showy garden flowers that 
have long been favorites for cutting. The tall slender straight or slightly branching plants 
with narrow leaves thrive well in common garden soil. They produce bright colored single 
and double flowers on long graceful stems and some sorts are fragrant. 
Annual Varieties Cultivated for Their Flowers 
Sow seed in early spring in hotbed and transplant to open ground or sow in open ground as soon as the weather is warm 
and settled. Cover seed about one-fourth inch deep; thin three or four inches apart. Fine for bedding or borders. The young 
plants are very sensitive to wet, and care should be taken to prevent water standing on the leaves. 
Cyanu8 (Bachelor's Button , Corn Flower) A well known, hardy border plant, also called “blue bottle” and “ragged sailor,” 
which does best in carefully prepared gravelly soil. If seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the spring and the 
flowers picked so as to prevent the plant exhausting itself by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of bright blue, purple, white 
or pink single flowers from July until late in the autumn. Hardy annual; plant one to two feet high. Mixed. Oz. 25c. .Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mixed (Bachelor's Button) Produces larger, more globular flower-heads than the common variety. Oz. 80c . “ 10c. 
Odorata (Siveet Sidtan) An old fashioned hardy annual about eighteen inches high, with long-stemmed, sweet scented, 
light purple flowers.Pkt. 10c. 
Marguerite. A most desirable, sweet scented Centaurea, producing on long stems finely laciniated, white flowers, about as 
large as a carnation, and which remain fresh and beautiful for a longtime after cutting. Hardy annual; about eighteen 
inches high. Oz. 90c.Pkt. 10c. 
Imperials Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety, also called Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely laciniated and are 
about the size of a carnation. They have long stems and keep well after cutting. Colors range through white, rose, lilac, 
purple and yellow. Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. Oz. 75c .Pkt. 10c. 
Perennial Variety Cultivated for Foliage 
Seed should be sown under glass and the young plants grown in pots or boxes until settled warm weather, when they may 
be set about one foot apart where wanted for borders or bedding. In southern latitudes seed may also be sown outdoors in fall. 
Gvmnocarpa. This is also called Dusty Miller. Valuable because of its finely cut silvery gray foliage and graceful drooping 
habit of growth. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 65c .Pkt. 10c. 
