D. M. FERRY &. CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
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I anfana T* 1 ® plants form small shrubs, producing 
m late summer and autumn heliotrope¬ 
like clusters of single, fragrant dowers tliat change color 
Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep blue Start 
under glass ami transplant when danger of frost is over May 
also be grown in pots. Tender perennial; about two feet high. 
Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
f irmm Grandiflorum Rubrum {Scarlet Flax) Anat- 
1 - |A **** AA * tractive free-dowering bedding plant with 
slender foliage and bearing on delicate stems clusters of 
glossy bright red single dowers, saucer-shaped, with black 
center If sown in hotbed and transplanted into good, rich 
soil, one foot apart, the period of dowering will be much 
advanced but the seed can be sown in the open ground after 
the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about oue and one- 
half feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt 5 c 
Lobelia 
The four dwarf ( Erinus) sorts are 
charming plants, well adapted for 
bedding, pots or rockeries. They make 
a neat edging for beds of white 
dowers and are very effective in masses, being covered with 
dowers a long time. The dowers are usually blue with lighter 
center and are borne in neat clusters, each irregularly 
lobed dower being about five-eighths inch across. 
Seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is over; 
or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, early in 
spring and transplant in May to place outdoors. Half hardy 
annual; usually about six inches high. 
Emperor William. A very fine, erect and compact variety 
with clear intensely blue dowers. Oz. $175. Pkt. 5c. 
Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very dwarf, with many 
pure white dowers; useful for borders. Pkt. 10c. 
Crystal Palace ( Speciosa ) An exceptionally graceful sort 
and one of the best in color, having bright deep blue dowers; 
very dark green foliage. Pkt. 5c. 
Gracilis. The dowers are bright blue with small white 
centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 
blooming profusely. Plants slender, six inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Marigold, El Dorado 
Tenuior (Ramosa) Intensely blue dowers, decidedly larger than the other sorts and with unusually long stems 
desirable for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants upright growing, about one foot high.* 
This is 
Pkt. 10c. 
I .OVP-in-a-MKt (Ligella) Also known as Lady-m-the-Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are partly 
w c concealed by the finely cut foliage. The large oddly shaped dowers are surrounded by a very 
dense fringe or wreath of mossy fibres. Both plant and dower are handsome and require but little care. Sow seed in spring 
in any good garden soil, or may be sown in fall. Hardy annual. 
Damasccna, fl.pl. Double blue flowers; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
Lupin 
feet apart. 
Cruikshanki. 
A very attractive free-flowering plant with long graceful terminal spikes of fragrant pea-shaped blossoms 
Blooms early in the season and is desirable for cutting. Sow seed in place in spring and thin to one and one-half 
Hardy annual; about three feet high. 
Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
MALCOMIA MARITIMA —(See Virginian Stock) 
m )| • I 1 No dower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned garden plant with its brilliant 
|%/l I ^1 displays of yellow and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green 
iVAClI 11UlU foliage. The African (Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, 
and are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French (Tagetes 
pat ala) are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finely cut 
foliage, while the Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) has entire leaves, somewhat clasping the rather hairy ste 
~ ^ . _ . - . - - - r— 0 --stems. 
Lor best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart when danger from frost is over, but good blooms 
" en successfully obtained from seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. 
' ii .,..i •• i *i c 1 , 1 — u-u*. i— i oam anc j CO ver the seed with about one-fourth inch 
:lve inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 
of all varieties of Marigold are oftei 
Make the rows oue foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy 
of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches high, thin six to twelv 
African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro¬ 
fuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 
class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. 
Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border. Pkt. 5c. 
African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals. 
The flowers are showy, bloom very early and are used for 
cutting. The plants are rather dwarf, growing about fifteen 
inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 
diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim¬ 
rose, orange and gold. The plants are about two to three feet 
high. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 
African Double Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 
beds. About two feet high. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel¬ 
low; very double. Valuable for bedding; one foot 
high. Pkt. 5c. 
French Legion of Honor (Little Broivnie) This is a single, 
dwarf, bushy variety and is very desirable for borders. The 
plants bear in profusion rich golden yellow flowers with 
garnet blotches in the center of each petal and are about 
one foot high. Oz. 30c . Pkt. 5c. 
Tagetes Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, 
bright orange-yellow flowers; excellent for borders or mass¬ 
ing. About twelve inches high. Oz. 35c . Pkt. 5c. 
Prince of Orange (Calendula officinalis Jl. pi.) This very dis¬ 
tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 
petals usually striped or shaded dark orange; produced in 
great abundance. Height of plant about one and one-half 
feet. Oz. 25c. . Pkt. 5c. 
Meteor (Calendula officinalis Jl. pi.) Large beautifully im¬ 
bricated, double flowers; petals yellow, striped or edged 
with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and nackgrounds. 
One and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c . Pkt. 5c. 
MARVEL OF PERU — (See Four O'clock) 
MATHIOLA — (See Stock) 
a.™ __ Eximia Grandiflora, fl.pl. (Double Feverfew) 
Beautiful small white button-like double 
flower-heads. Plants of bushy growth, with very finely cut 
dark green foliage; desirable for bedding. 
Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; trans¬ 
plant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving 
each seedling two to three inches of space and set out in the 
open ground after danger of frost is over. Where climate 
permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy 
perennial, about two feet high. Pkt. 5c. 
IMaiiranrlia Graceful slender climber with glossy ivy- 
inauidiiuia shaped leaves. It produces an abundance 
of showy irregular trumpet-shaped flowers, one and one-half 
inches long, usually purplish blue, white or rose colored with 
lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hanging baskets 
in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially if a 
small trellis is given as support. 
Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young 
plants set out in open border after danger of frost is over. 
Tender perennial, blooming the first season; six to ten feet high. 
Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50. 
Pkt. 10c. 
