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Title: Seed annual 1903
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: D.M. Ferry & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Michigan Detroit Flowers Seeds Vegetables Seeds Nursery stock Gardening Equipment and supplies
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : D.M. Ferry & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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o orange at the border of each petal Pkt. 5cts Tigrinus duplex, splendid variety, with beau-Cape (CaZenduZa pluvialis), flowers single, white, brown under- tiful double tubed flowers Pkt. lOcts neath 5cts Tagetes Signata Pumlla, small, bright yellow flowers; elegantdwarf habit; excellent for borders; about nine inches high Sets R/iomordica MArfwnia PoOsa. Easily grown, large flowering, half hardy an-otyrild nual; foliage thick, soft and velvety. The seed pods arecuriously shaped. Flowers fragrant, delicate rose lilac, blotched and shaded with crimson Pkt. Sets MARVEL OF PERU—(See Four OClock).MATHIOLA—(See Stocks). A curious annualclimber, with yellowblossoms and grncefully cut foliage. Thefruit, the chief curiosity, is pear-shaped andhas a wartv skin. When ripe, the fruit burstsopen, and shows a brilliant interior of large,carmine colored seeds. Fine for trellises, etc. Balsam Apple (Balsamina) Pkt. Sets Balsam Pear (Charantia) Sets D. M. FERRY & GOS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 81
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MOOIN rUOWER (Ipomoea Grandiflora Alba . This is one of the most vigor-ous or all the summer climbers. Will jjrow thirty to forty feetin a single season and will be covered with its large, white flowersevery trveuiug and cloudy day. The hard, outer coat of the seedshould be cut through with a sharp knife, care being taken not tocut any deeper than the hard shell, and the seed planted about oneinch deep in moist soil in a box or pan and set in a warm place.If the soil be kept moist, germination will take place in ten daysto two weeks. After the plants aie up tend carefully and plantout doors in a sunny situation when danger from frost is past.Water freely throughout the summer. Rich soil tends to makethe plant run to vines and leaves, while poor earth will produceearlier and more abundant flowers. This variety is also knownas Ipomoea Noctijlora Pkt. 10ct5 ;V;ornin^Glory (Convolvultis Major). A hand-some, showy climber, of easyculture, suitable for coveringarbors, windows, trellises, ol

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