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Title: Bulbs and seeds : autumn 1915
Identifier: bulbsseedsautumn1915dmfe (find matches)
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: D. M. Ferry & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
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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M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 39 PEONIES (DOUBLE CHINESE) Ready in September The Peony, of all the list of bulbous or tuberous-rooted plants, is perhaps the oldest and best known inhabitant of the flower garden and in the improved double Chinese forms (Paeonia Chinensis) offered by us the gorgeous display of blooms in the month of June is unequaled, the flowers being perfectly double, many being very fragrant and all of massive size. The abundant dark green foliage is excep- tionally clean and attractive. The peony makes one of the most desirable and lasting plants for the, perennial border or shrubbery decoration. Peonies will do well in almost any garden soil, but the better enriched the soil, and the more liberal the space allowed for each plant, the more vigorous the growth. In planting the roots cover the crown with two inches of soil. A deep, lively loam is preferable and the ground about the plants, as with roses, should be worked well. Early in the fall is the best time to procure and transplant the roots, although this may be done in the spring. The plant is extremely hardy and will survive the coldest winters with little or no protec- tion. A better growth is maintained, and the plants more floriferous if the ground is mulched in summer for the pui-pose of keeping the roots moist, and if some coarse litter is kept over the plants in winter to pre- vent severe freezing, as well as alternate freezing and thawing; also it is well to apply in November an annual top-dressing, to be forked into the soil the next spring. Crimson . .30c. each; $3.00 per doz. postpaid. Rose 30C. " 3.00 " " White ... .30c. " 3.00 " " Mixed 30c. " 3.00 " " By express at purchaser's expense, $3.50 per dozen. â ^V-** S .«l MJ^ Ready in September A beautiful class of small bulbs, with pink, white and blue bell-shaped or star-shaped flowers, following the Crocus in season. They are widely cultivated under the names of Squills, Wild Hyacinth, etc. The plants are entirely hardy and need not be disturbed oftener than once in three or four years. They will thrive in almost any garden soil, and should be planted in October or November, about two inches deep, and in clumps or masses, placing the little bulbs about an inch apart. The flowers appear in spring before the leaves, and when these come they should not be disturbed so long as they are fresh and green. Scillas are also well adapted to growing in pots or pans in the house, and treated in this way will flower in February. Place six to a dozen bulbs in a pot close to the surface of the soil; good gardener's earth is the best. Allow them to root in the cold before re- moving to the warmer room, and water as often as the earth shows dryness. Scilla Campanulata i>(^k/wWtT or blue, in separate colors, 2 for 5 cents; 20 cents per dozen, postpaid. Q/*;))'^ ^;k:v;^o '^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^®^ Scilla for OCliia OlDinca forcing indoors, coming into bloom with Roman Hyacinths. The rich blue star-shaped flowers are borne on graceful spikes of six to twelve blooms each, and when grown outdoors they make a beautiful contrast with the Snowdrop and Crocus. 3 cents each; 30 cents per dozen; $1.00 per 100, postpaid. SNOWDROP (Galanthus) Ready in September Before the snow has entirely disappeared there comes in many an old-fashioned garden the dainty white blossoms of the hardy Snow^drop, all the more welcome because there is no other sign of vegetable life. The graceful nodding flowers with their three large white outer petals enclosing a green and white tube are decidedly attractive in their purity and simplicity, and are in charming contrast with the slender dark green leaves. Plant the bulbs in September or October to enable them to become well established before freezing weather. Set about two or three inches deep and one inch apart in clumps or triple rows; if planted singly they are not so conspic uous. Snoivdrop irrices iucJude postage. j3Q2. 100 Snowdrop, Double ^o 25 ;i 50 Single 15 75 " Elwesii Giant =., = .. ,,, 15 75
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