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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
Centaurea 
ini' annuals w irh inH f/S^ e Plants but are more generally known for their hardy flower- 
oL b^n favoA^ ?nr ^ff,! no , st f r *ceful and showy garden flowers that have 
narrow leaves The tal1 f lender , st ™fe ht or slightly branching plants with 
double heads of flowers on long graceful stems and some sorts are°fragrant? rden S ° l1 ' They P 1 * 0 ** 110 ® bright colored single and 
• Pkt. 10c. 
Annual Varieties Cultivated for Their Flowers 
cettted* ^’ove? ^ed^ut one-fourth inch ^etv^thin H Gpen Sr°undorsow in open ground as soon as the weather is warm and 
f^Ants are very Sensitive 11 to° w^t °and care shou fd l ° r four mches a l )art - Fine f “ r bedding or borders. The young 
plants are vex > sensitive to wet, ana care should be taken to prevent water standing on the leaves. 
C w a i?k-h does^best^n ^^fuil^^^ed^^mdnv^n 00 ^^^ hard y b ° rder plant * also called “blue bottle" and "ragged sailor," 
H.vke.l so as to ore vent t liei If see , d IS so ' vn as soon as the ground is fit in the spring and the flowers 
£ nksingletlowers fromTulv'nntnufc by |? edl , n? ' il wil1 furnish a profusion of bright blue, purple, white or 
pink, single nowers irom July until late in the autumn. Hardy annual; plant one to two feet high. Mixed. Oz. 25c. . Pkt 5c 
Double Mixed ( Bachelor's Button) Produces larger, more globular flower-heads than the common variety. Oz. 25c. " 5c! 
^ d H? t ^>urpl?tlowers an ^ ^ ^®®hioned hardy annual about eighteen inches high, with long-stemmed, sweet scented. 
Marguerite. A most desirable, sweet scented Centaurea, producing 
on long steins finely laciniated, white flowers, about as large as 
a carnation, and which remain fresh and beautiful for a long 
time after cutting. Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high 
0z - $ 100 . . 5c ; 
Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety, also called 
Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely laciniated and lire 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. 
Gymnocarpa. 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. 
These outdoor "summer 
Ch ry san the m um s' 1 are 
showy and effective for 
bedding or borders in the garden and desirable for cut flowers. 
Plants become more bushy and shapely if pinched back in early 
growth and the practice of disbudding will result in much larger 
flowers. These annuals are not the w inter flowering sorts sold 
by florists and which are propagated only by division of roots. 
Early Blooming Garden Sorts 
Seed may be sown in the open ground after danger of frost is 
over and t he seedlings thinned eight or ten inches apart, but the best 
results come from sowing under cover earlv in May, and transplant¬ 
ing the young plants to open border. Height one and one-half 
to two feet. 
Morning Star. Handsome, large, single flowers, bright yellow with 
deeper center; excellent for cutting... .pkt. 10c. 
Carinatum Eclipse Mixed ( Tricolor ) Large single flowers in very 
striking color combinations. The ray florets range from pure 
golden yellow to nearly white, are often ringed or centered pur¬ 
plish scarlet and alw ays have a dark brown disc .Pkt. 5c. 
Coronarium, double white. Very double white flowers, with petals 
retlexed and imbricated .Pkt. 5c. 
Coronarium, double yellow. Very attractive, rich golden yellow' 
double flowers, about one inch across; abundantly pro¬ 
duced .Pkt. 5c. 
Chrysanthemum 
Centaurea Cyanus (Bachelor’s Button) 
Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Coronarium varieties, both 
single and double . Pkt. 5c. 
CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Walljloioer) 
CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS — (Bee Virginian Stock) 
Cineraria 
Cinerarias are easily growrn from 
seed in the greenhouse. The 
large heads of brilliant daisy-like 
fknvers of many colors, usually 
sharply margined and with dark eye, are very desirable in 
pots. The plants are often as broad as high and the velvety 
leave- — 1 — • tl - J - 1J - 
ves are shaded on the under side. 
Sow preferably early in fall. They thrive best in a mixture 
of loam and peat. Perennial, usually one to two feet high. 
Maritima cundidissima (Dusty Miller) Cultivated for its hand¬ 
some, silvery white foliage; very ornamental as a decorative 
pot plant, or for bedding. Half hardy perennial, one to two 
feet high. Oz. 80c .Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida, choicest mixed. Large llowering. “ 25c. 
Hybrida, very dwarf, mixed. Large flow’ered, eight inches high. 
Blooms profusely; many colors. Pkt. 25c. 
CiflT’Kl Beautiful, hardy annuals with rose colored, white 
v-'icxi and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant 
shades. The plants are about one and oue-half to two feet 
high and are profuse bloomers. 
Sow' in light, warm soil, as early in the spring as the ground 
Can be worked, or if planted in August they will bloom the 
follow ing summer. Double Mixed .Pkt. 5c. 
Clematis 
Well known beautiful climbers, much 
admired for their gracefulness and at¬ 
tractive flowers. They are splendid for 
covering arbors, verandas, etc., as they cling readily. 
The seed germinates slowly. For best results sow indoors in 
fall or very early in spring. Press the soil firmly over the seed 
and keep moist and warm. When suitable transplant to place 
one foot apart, or seed may be sown outdoors early in spring. 
Perennial but some protection in northern latitudes through 
winter is advised. Water the roots freely during dry w eather 
to insure profuse blooming. 
Flammula. A slender but vigorous climber, from ten to fifteen 
feet high, with clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers in Au¬ 
gust and September. Known as Sweet Virgin's Bower. Pkt. 5c. 
Mixed. Extra choice, large flowering varieties with beautiful 
clusters of purple and white flowers .Pkt. 10c. 
Cobaea Scandens 
dark green foliage, bearing on graceful stems large, bell¬ 
shaped flowers, green at first but rapidly changing to a beauti¬ 
ful deep violet-blue. A wire-netting trellis or support for the 
many green tendrils to fasten upon is preferable to cords or 
smooth wire. A well established plant will run about thirty 
feet in a season, covering a large veranda. 
For best results start indoors early in spring in rather dry 
soil and set out the young plants after danger of frost is past. 
Tender perennial. Oz. 50c.pkt. 5c. 
COCKSCOMB —(See Celosia) 
COIX LACHRYMA —(See Job's Tears) 
