HARDY PINKS ~ COREOPSIS 
FERRIS’ 1951 PERENNIAL "GEMS" 
Beautiful Flowers—Garden Favorites—Hardy, Dependable 
Year After Year 
FERRIS' PRICES 
On the || PERENNIAL "GEMS" Described Below 
(Your choice—all one kind or assorted to your liking) 
2 for 60c * 6 for $1.50 * 12 for $2.50 
(POSTPAID) 
P85—AQUILEGIA, LONG SPURRED. Super fine strain of Hybrid Columbine—dainty, graceful 
flowers of exquisite form and coloring, with spurs unusually long. Blooms of blue, white, 
pink, rose, yellow and lavender, many of them bi-color. Hardy, vigorous, long-lived plants, 
blooming heavily the summer through. 18 in. Mixed only. 
P86—COREOPSIS, Grandiflora. Glistening yellow flowers—hundreds of them—all summer 
long on a very hardy, thrifty plant. Notcned edges; graceful stems. Very beautiful and use- 
ful in bouqueis. Superb foreground plant for Delphiniums. 2 ft. 
P87—DAISY, GIANT ALASKA. Huge, snow-white flowers in great numbers, and one of the 
finest and most useful of all border plants. When massed alone they are beautiful; very ef- 
fective, too, in separating the brilliant hues of other flowers. Excellent for cutting. July- 
August. 18-24 in. 
P88—GAILLARDIA. Blanket Flower. Handsome, all-summer perennial; one of the most popular 
and dependable of all flowers. Gay blooms shading from bright crimson to golden yellow— 
hundreds of them from spring until fall. Likes a sunny location. 2 ft. 
P8S—HARDY PINKS. (Dianthus plumarius). Old-fashioned Pinks are a delight in any garden 
—charming colors, fringed petals, spicy fragrance. 12-15 in. Hardy, easy to grow. 
P90—LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. Miniature, white waxen bells of sweetest fragrance. Fine plant 
for the troublesome, shady spot where other flowers will not thrive. May-June. 6 in. 
P91—PHYSOSTEGIA, Summer Glow. Perfected type of False Dragonhead. Colorful, clustered, 
18-inch spikes of rose-crimson on towering 4-ft. stems. In full flower in mid-August to Sep- 
tember. Splendid for backgrounds; fine for cutting. 
P92—PLATYCODON. Balloon Flower. Ornamental balloon-shaped buds open to large: flaring 
bells of rich blue. Very hardy and easy to grow, blooming from July to September. 2 ft. ; ox * 8 
Splendid plant for the hardy border. 
.P93—PYRETHRUM. Painted. Daisy. Lovely Daisies in great quantities during May and June— LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY 
pink, rose, red and white. Attractive fernlike foliage. Fine, hardy, easily grown perennial 
that should be used generously. Makes beautiful bouquets. Mixed only. 
P94—-STOKESIA. Stokes’ Aster. Beautiful aster-like tlowers of lilac-blue that should be in 
every garden; a favorite in bouquets. June-July. 2 ft. 
P9S—SWEET WILLIAM. (Dianthus barbatus). The old favorite, and always colorful and charm- 
ing in the garden or bouquet. Formal, brilliant flower heads cover the plant in great masses 
through June and early July. Rich clove fragrance. 
P99-—PERENNIAL—GEMS—BORDER 
2 Aquilegia Long Spurred 2 Gaillardia 2 Platycodon 
2 Coreopsis 2 Hardy Pinks 2 Pyrethrum 
2 Giant Alaska Daisy 2 Lily-of-the-Valley 
These 16 FAMOUS PERENNIALS (Hardy, all-season flowers for a beautiful, 
long-lasting border) Choice, field-grown, blooming-size plants. 
SUMMER GLOW 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
AQUILEGIA LONG SPURRED PLATYCODON 
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GAILLARDIA 
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