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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
TT ■ ft K TkT - (My080tin) This is a favorite old 
P Ol*or| ■■ IV 8 P- I\ n I fashioned flower, bearing in 
O ^ ** AtAVx A " ^ profusion, especially in fall and 
spring, clusters of dainty blue flve-petalled blossoms. It thrives well 
in the shade or open border but flourishes best in a moist, shady 
situation. 
For bloom the first year sow indoors in February or March, and 
transplant as soon as the. ground is warm enough, or sow outdoors 
as early as possible, covering seed one-half inch deep; thin to six 
inches apart. Seed may also be sown in fall. Hardy perennial but 
usually does better if given some protection during winter. 
Alpestris. Plants of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foliage, 
growing six to eight inches high. Flowers blue with a very small 
yellowish eye. Oz. 50c.Pkt. 5c. 
Dissitiflora. Flowers deep blue, a little larger than Alpestris. Com¬ 
pact, early blooming; a good border plant.Pkt. 15c. 
p 1 r't'lIt* 1 (Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis Jalapa) 
* V-/ V^lULlv Large and beautiful, old fashioned 
plants of erect bushy habit which produce in profusion a succession 
of brilliantly colored tube-shaped flowers, that open about four 
o'clock in the afternoon, remaining open all night and usually are 
closed before noon the next day. The flowers are red, white, yellow, 
or are striped and blotched in shades of these colors. Very desirable 
for borders, along a wire fence, or as the background of a flower 
garden, blooming during the late summer and autumn. 
Sow seed in spring in open ground after danger of frost is over, 
covering one-half inch deep. For best development allow two to 
three feet apart each way. Hardy annual, about two feet high. 
Red. Oz. 15c...Pkt. 5c. 
White, Red Striped. Oz. 15c. “ 5c. 
White. Pure glistening white. Oz. 20c. “ 5c. 
Mixed. An exceptionally attractive mixture. Oz. 20c. ** 5c. 
Foxglove 
Fo xglove 
(Digitalis) Stately, old 
fashioned border plants, 
affording dense spikes of 
large brilliantly colored 
flowers which are terminal 
am) half as long as the 
height of the plant. The 
flowers are very distinct 
and showy, being thimble¬ 
like or long bell-shaped, 
and the colors include 
white, lavender and rose, 
many being spotted or 
blotched. It is often used 
as a background, and does 
especially well in cool, 
shady locations in front of 
shrubbery. The leaves are 
wrinkled and somewhat 
downy. 
Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost is over, but for best results 
start in boxes and transplant. The seed is very small and should be covered lightly 
an<l kept moist until plants are well established, when they should be transplanted to 
two feet apart. May he sown outdoors in fall. Hardy biennial or perennial, usually 
blooming the second season; three to five feet high. 
Ivery’s Spotted (Maculata superba) A fine variety of colors, usually spotted.Pkt. 5c. 
Fine Mixed. Many shades and markings. Oz. 25c. “ 5c. 
Mammoth Foxglove (Digitalis monstrosa) Remarkably odd; each flower spike sur¬ 
mounted with a very large bell-shaped flower. Mixed Colors .Pkt. 15c. 
I—Ioircu/'Llo (Hedysarum) Very handsome, branching free 
IT icIlUl 1 lvJIlcy oLlt-rviC flowering plants, producing racemes of beautiful 
small fragrant pea-shaped flowers. Not a climber, but well adapted for borders or 
rock work. 
Sow in open border in spring after danger from frost ispast, preferably in light and 
open well drained soil, in a sunny situation. Hardy perennial; often growing four feet. 
Gaillardia, Picta Lorenziana 
Fuchsia 
Coronarium, Scarlet.Pkt. 5c. Coronarium, Album, white .Pkt. 5c. 
Known also as “Lady’s Eardrops” from the bright colored pendulous 
double flowers with four parted, funnel shaped calyx. Plants with 
very beautiful blossoms may be grown from seed with proper care. Results are 
usually most satisfactory when grown indoors in pots In firm rich soil, but if seed 
is started early under glass, it often succeeds well in an outdoor window-box. or a 
shady situation in the garden. Tender perennial; one to two and one-lialf feet high. 
Double Finest Mixed. Seed from finest named sorts .Pkt. 25c. 
« 1 | • Showy bedding and border plants, remarkable for the pro- 
■ _£|i I lai*nlA fusion, size and Ywilliancy of their flowers, blooming the 
A V41C4 f lrs t year and among the gayest ornaments of the garden 
in summer and autumn. Combinations of yellow and red predominate in the highly 
colored single and double llower-heads, two inches or more across, which are borne 
singly well above the foliage on long, slender stems, suitable for cutting. Leaves 
alternate, simple, and more or less toothed. . ,, _ 
Sow seed outdoors early in spring; cover one-fourth inch deep. Make rows 
eighteen inches apart and thin eight to ten inches apart in the row: or a longer season 
of bloom maybe secured by planting in frames and transplanting. Plants one to 
one and one-half feet high. 
Picta Plants about one foot high; flowers single, purplish-crimson and yellow. 
Hardy annual; with root protection in winter is a perennial. Oz. 20c.Pkt. 5c. 
Picta Lorenziana Gaily colored flowers, double with tubular florets, produced from 
July even until hard freezing weather. Invaluable for bouquets. Hardy annual; 
one*to one and one-half feet high; with root protection in winter is often treated 
as a perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed.Pkt. 5c. 
Grandiflora Flowers scarlet and orange, single, often three inches across with hat 
petals. Excellent for cutting. Hardy perennial, blooming the first year.. .Pkt. 5c. 
