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LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY 
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5 Popular Perennials Hardy, Dependable Year after Year 
FERRIS’ PRICES on the 5 “Popular’’ Perennials Described Below 
(Your Choice—all one kind or assorted to your liking) 
| 2 for 80c * 5 for $1.75 
| (POSTPAID) 
* 
P30—DAISY, GIANT ALASKA. Huge, snow-white flowers in great numbers, and one of the finest 
and most useful of all border plants. Beautiful massed alone, and also effective in separat- 
ing the brilliant hues of other flowers. Excellent for cutting. July-August. 18-24 in. 
Dainty, feathery flowers and foliage, plant 
ut sprays are delightful in bouquets of garden flowers and roses. 
P31—BABY‘S BREATH. Carpecrtie paniculata). 
rowing about 2 ft. tall. i 
likes a sunny location, and not too heavy soil. 
| P32—HARDY PINKS. (Dianthus plumarius). Old-fashioned Pinks are 
charming colors, fringed petals, s 
for the rock garden, or niches in the rock wall. 
P33—LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. Miniature, 
P34—SWEET WILLIAM. (Dianthus barbatus). 
ing in the garden or bou 
through June and early July. Rich clove fragrance. 
P4I—PERENNIAL SWEET PEA. 
(Lathyrus latifolius). Hardy 
Flowering Climber or Creep- 
er. Their lovely clustered flow- 
ers, pink to Tose-red, are 
borne throughout the season, 
and are fine for cutting. Good 
plant to train to trellis or 
fence, or for covering banks, 
rocks or stumps. 2 for 80c; 5 
for $1.75; 10 for $3.00, post- 
paid. 
(See planting directions for 
N Perennials on page 23.) 
PERENNIAL SWEET PEA 
Charming Flowers — Garden Favorites 
a delight in any garden— 
icy fragrance. 12-15 in. Recommended for the sunny border, 
white waxen bells of sweetest fragrance. Fine plant for 
the troublesome, shady spot where other flowers will not thrive. May-June. 6 in. 
The old favorite, and always colorful and charm- 
uet. Formal, brilliant flower heads cover the plant in great masses 
SESE 
P42 — DWARF LACE PLANT. 
1 Alaska Daisy 
1 Baby’s Breath 
1 Pink Tint Baby’s Breath 
1 Artemisia Silver King 
1 Everblooming Bleeding Heart 
1 Hardy Pi 
1 Double Hollyhock 
1 Lily-of-the-Valle 
1 Dwarf Phlox S: 
1 Sweet William 
10 FINE PERENNIALS 
All are pictured on this page. 
(Regular catalog price, § 5) 
FERRIS’ SPECIAL .... 
DWARF PHLOX ( 
Subulata) 
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- ARTEMISIA SILVER KING : ‘e Se 
BLEEDING HEART ARTEMISIA SILVER DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK 
Splendid. Hardy. Permanent Flowers — 
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5 Perennial Beauties Lovely Patterns and Colors 
FERRIS’ PRICES on the 5 Perennial “Beauties” Described Below 
(Your Choice—all one kind or assorted to your liking) 
2 for $1.00 10 for $4.25 
* 5 for $2.30 * 
(POSTPAID) 
P396—ARTEMISIA. Silver King. Sometimes called Ghost Plant. Feathery foliage of frosted silver on 
a branching, 2 ft. plant gives fine contrast in border or bouquets. Likes ordinary soil and a 
dry, sunny location. 
P37—PINK TINTED BABY'S BREATH. 
Baby‘s Breath, continuous bloomer. 
cutting. 
P38—EVERBLOOMING BLEEDING HEART. (Dicentra eximia). Handsome fernlike foliage; lovely 
clusters of pink flowers the season through. Does well in sun or shade. Fine for rockery, 
wild flower garden or perennial border. 18 in. 
P39—DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK. Favorite tall growing perennial. Compact florets of our select 
Double strain look like beautiful double roses. Splendid for the sunny border, or in bold 
mass effect. Mixed only. 
P40—DWARF PHLOX, Subulata. Also known as Moss or Mountain Pinks. In early spring this 
charming dwarf is covered like a sheet with tinted blooms. Plant in full sun. Splendid for 
edging, ground cover or rockery. Choice of (a) Blue. (b) Pink, or (c) Red. 
10 for $3.00 
(Gyp. oldhamiana). More erect in habit than the ordinary 
Flowers good size, flesh and pink tinted, are fine for 
P35—PERENNIAL 
"BEAUTIES" SPECIAL 
(Polygonum reynoutria). New. 
Handsome Ground Cover 
Plant recently introduced from 
England. It grows 4 to 6 inch- 
es above ground, with thick 
light green foliage that turns 
to brilliant red in autumn. 
Charming buds of deep coral 
and salmon open in the fall 
into airy pink sprays of flow- 
ers not unlike those of the Sil- 
ver Lace Vine. Very hardy, 
easily established, doing best 
in full sun. Excellent plant to 
edge the sunny border, for 
sunny bank or terrace. 75c 
each; 5 for $3.50; 10 for $6.00. 
postpaid. 
Pink 
ulata 
$365 
(Postpaid) 
DWARF LACE PLANT 
Landscape Sows 
For Home Owners Who Desire to Create New and Additional Beauty 
on Their Home Grounds 
Perhaps the first and most important step in preparing for landscaping is the working out of a carefully 
balanced, detailed planting plan to exactly fit your individual grounds—using the proper choice of hardy 
materials, placed to best advantage. Such a plan, the ultimate development of which will create the picture 
you wish to attain, will usually prevent many planting disappointments and a needless expenditure of cash. 
For years we have specialized in this service, which is FREE to our custo 6 i 
of this opportunity. Simply follow the directions as outlined below. uatomers. You, too, are, welecmess aig BS 
First write for our SKETCH BLANK. On this will be found full and simple instructions for you to follow in making the pre- 
liminary drawing of the house and grounds. Please establish all dimensi i 
Le Se neraoes dimensions as accurately as possible and answer all the 
Upon receipt of this drawing and your remittance of $7.50 (for standard size lots up to d i i our 
Landscape Architect will design you a complete plan, including a planting list of hardy oiond jnduding a on par- 
ticular needs, as well as a surprising, reasonable cost estimate coverin the items included. Then if you purchase the 
peaks ate ee us cas theverder amounts to ene = apne ae $7.50 fee you have already. paid on the plan will be 
i 1 r order as a due bill, thus giving you this Landscape vice ABS' i 
feet) require a fee of $10.00, which would be credited upon an orden of $75.00 Sal FREE. Lots larger Saas oe 
In the event a foundation planting plan only is desired, a $3.50 fee is acce table hich i i i io your 
order as a due bill upon the Ppurchaze of $35.00 worth of stock. We reserve ike right 5 ipejeat ee qePliegeers we 
feel the customer could best be served by employing the services of an architect right on the grounds. 
NOTE: It is to your advantage to get your Landscape Plan ordered EARLY After April ls 
ls delivery of plans. We are extremely rushed after this date, and usually have so Laie ies eRe ead that it is im- 
possible to promise quick service for plans ordered late. In case of scarcity oF landscape personnel, we reserve the right to 
Sioa or all oe Because of the bookkeeping and handling expense involved, the initial order must be $50.00 or more 
to deduct the $7.50 plan credit (a $75.00 order for the $10.00 size: plan), but stock may be shipped as wanted. k 
uarantee to make 
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