100 D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
\ f • • Cl. 1 (Cheiranthus maritimus, Malcomia man lima) The plants are of more branching and decidedly 
Virginian btock llloreo pen in habit than the common Stock (Mathwla) and are very useful for border or edging, 
sow early in spring or for very early blooming sow in fall or start indoors and transplant A continual succession of blossoms 
may be Icept up by sowing at Intervals through spring and summer. Hardy annual, about nine inches high. 
Red and white, mixed. Clusters of beautiful single cruciform flowers . rkt. io c . 
Y ir 1iri (Cheiranthus cheiri ) This is a favorite European garden flower. The long, fragrant terminal 
\A/ 114- spikes of the Wallflower when properly grown are very conspicuous m beds and borders and are 
dill ivr W very useful in making bouquets. . . . . ~ _ . 
Sou- ..1 early In hotbed and while plants are small prick them out into pots and sink in the earth. On approach of cold 
weather remora the pots to the house and the plants will bloom all winter 'lender bushy biennial or perennial that will live 
through the winter in a mild climate; height of plants about one and , r w _ nnin i or,. p . . 
Early Brown. Brownish-red, fragrant single flowers; large, thick spikes, earl}. lender biennial. Oz. 25c.... • Pkt. 10c. 
Golden Tom Thumb. A variety of dwarf and compact habit. The blossoms are single and of an attractive golden yellow 
color. Tender biennial. ' 10c * 
Double Mixed. Deliciously fragrant, perfectly double, and combine many shades of color, the orange, purple and chocolate 
predominating. Oz. . . * 
1X7*1 l l (Echinocustis lobata) This isa useful climber where a rapid and vigorous growth of vine is desired. 
Wild Cucumber To cover or to screen an unsightly building, there is perhaps no annual climber better adapted for 
the purpose. The vine has abundant foliage and is thickly covered with sprays of small white, fragrant flowers, followed by 
nU Row“atc P iTfai[o S i-yeryearly in spring. Usually the plants are produced from year to year by self sown seed. Hardy annual. 
0/.. 20c; Lb. 8L50 . rw - 10c ' 
Wistaria 
fn tlie"spring, 1 'or in greenliouse^or hotbed” hi winter and when"plants are one foot high transplanted into permanent 
tions . ’ c * 
WOOLFLOWER ( See Celosia ChildsiJ 
- - Sometimes called Youth and Old Age. The well known bush-like plants of Zinnias produce a pro- 
lr W • • fusion of large double imbricated flowers, borne on stiff stems. They are much used for bedding and 
M 1 are suitable for borders and for cutting. . . , ,, , a 
M a M I ■ ■ IICX There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias with their twisted and recurved petal ed flowers in 
manv bright colors, and when nearly every other flower has been killed by frost this plant is still in 
full bloom. Few flowers are more easily grown or bloom more abundantly throughout the season, and the wide range of color 
i« not less remarkable than their unusual depth and richness. , , . , , , 
Sow t he seed early in spring, in open ground in good rich soil, preferably in rows one and one-half feet apart and covering 
about one fourth inch deep. When the young plants are one to two inches high thin to six inches apart. Start under glass 
for earlier blooming. Half hardy annual; tall growing, usually about one and one-lialf to two feet high. 
Zinnia, Giant Flowereo 
«j ^. An improved strain which 
New vaiant produces immense double 
Flnw^rprl lowers 3 to 4 inches in diam- 
riuwcicu eter j n an extremely wide 
range of colors. The plants are hardy, of 
very vigorous growth, often 8 feet high, and 
remain in bloom from early summer until 
killed by severe frost. 
Giant Flowered 
Crimson.Pkt. 10c. 
Golden Yellow. ti 10c. 
Orange.. * 10c. 
Pink (Several Shades). 10c. 
Purple “ “ . t4 10c. 
Scarlet. 10c. 
White. 10c. 
Mixed—A choice mixture of the 
above shades and colors. 
Oz. SI. 00 . 44 10c. 
Elegans Double Yellow. Oz. 40c.. .Pkt. 10c. 
“ Scarlet. Oz. 40c ... “ 10c. 
“ Deep Red. Oz. 40c. “ 10c. 
“ Magenta. Oz. 40c. 44 10c. 
** “ Orange. Oz. 40c... 44 10c. 
“ “ White.. “ 10c. 
“ Black Purple. Oz. 
40c. “ 10c. 
“ Dark Crimson. Oz. 
40c . 44 10c. 
“ Striped or Zebra 
Mixed. Oz. 60c... “ 10c. 
Elegans Double Choice Mixed. Includes the 
above colors: a very fine mixture. Oz. 40c; 
Lb. $4.00...Pkt. 10c. 
Lilliput Double Mixed. This strain grows 
about one foot high ami bears a profusion 
of comparatively small, very double, glob¬ 
ular flowers about one inch in diameter, 
very brilliant in color.Pkt. 10c. 
Pompon Double Mixed. The globular flow¬ 
ers are fully as varied and brilliant in color 
as the ordinary Zinnia and about half its 
size. Oz. 40c.Pkt. 10c. 
Haageana Double. Dwarf variety with 
double flowers of a deep orange color, about 
oneand one-quarter inches in diameter: fine 
for cut flowers; height one foot... Pkt. 10c. 
Mexicana Hybrida Variegated. Distinctive 
in its well-formed single flowers of deep 
maroon and golden yellow strikingly con¬ 
trasted. The flowers are similar to those 
of French Legion of Honor Marigold, but. 
are earlier and more easily grown. Hardy 
annual; one foot high.Pkt. 15c. 
