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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL 



dBPs 



CANNA. 



Large Flowering French. 



Handsome plants for cen- 

 ters of large beds or back 

 ribbons for border, as win- 

 ter flowering plants in pots 

 they are also of great value. 

 The foliage is luxuriant 

 and the plants are dwarf in 

 habit. The flowers are of 

 immense size and of very- 

 brilliant colors, ranging 

 through all the shades of 

 yellow to the richest crim- 

 son, scarlet and vermilion. 

 Many are beautifully spot- 

 the seeds for about twelve hours in warm 

 sowing in a hotbed or greenhouse early in the 

 e had in flower by the end of July. Pkt. 



Mixed Colors, per oz. 25c " 5 



Canna Seed should be cut at one of the ends to a depth of 

 one-sixteenth of an inch and soaked in warm water for 12 

 hours. Seeds sown in February in the house will pro- 

 duce blooming plants by July. 



CAMPANULA— (Bellflower). cantebbuby belis. 



Beautiful hardy herbaceous perennials, bearing a wealth of bell-shaped flowers, thriving best 

 m a light, rich soil. H. P. 

 Carpatica (Carpatican Hare-Bell) — Blue and white flowers, continuing in bloom the whole Pkt. 



season. Height 1 foot 5 



Persicifolia Grandiflora — One of the finest of the hardy bell flower's! grows 2 to 3 feet high 



with large blue or white flowers. Mixed colors 5 



Pyramidalis — A stately plant for hardy border culture, height 3 feet. Blue and white mixed. 5 



Grandiflora — A superb, hardy border plant, flowers rich blue; height 2 feet 5 



CANTERBURY BELLS — Campanula Medium. 

 Handsome, of stately growth, rich color and profuse bloom. Succeeds best in light, rich soil, 

 and should be transplanted two feet apart. Their large bell-shaped flowers are freely produced 

 throughout the summer, and are strikingly effective. H. B. 



■Single Mixed 5 Double Mixed 5 



"CLP AND SALCER CANTERBURY BELL." 

 A beautiful variety with large flowers in many brilliant colors, resembling in shape a cup 

 and saucer. 

 Blue 5 White 5 Rose 5 Mixed Colors . 5 



CARNATIONS. 



Universally admired for the beauty and fragrance of their blossoms, 

 which are too -well-known to need extended description. The Margaret 

 sorts from seed sown in spring will produce flowers all summer and fall, 

 after which they can be potted up for flowering in the window garden 

 during winter. H. H. P. 



GIANT MARGARET CARNATIONS. 



A new giant form of the popular Margaret Carnation bearing very 

 large flowers of fine form, delightfully fragrant and produced in as great 

 abundance and variety of color as that well-known sort. Comes into 

 bloom within a few months from time of sowing, and continuing 

 throughout the entire season. Pkt. 



GIANT 



MABGABET 



CABNATIONS. 



Very early pure 

 white flowers, in- 

 valuable for cutting 10 



HARDY GARDEN CARNATIONS. 



For early flowering sow in May 

 outdoors, transplanting when 

 large enough. By fall they -will 

 make thrifty clumps -which -will 

 give large quantities of delight- 

 ful carnations early the follow- 

 ing summer. They are perfectly 

 hardy, only requiring a slight 

 covering during winter. The Perennial 

 Pinks, page 65, can also be treated in 

 this manner. 

 Choice Double Mixed — Saved from 



named flowers 10 



Good Mixed — Saved from border plants. . . 5 



CARNATION GIANT FANCY EVER-BLOOMING. 



The famous "Chabaud's" new strain of Carnations 

 are surpassingly beautiful in form and coloring. The 

 old style Perpetuals flowered only once a year and that 

 at 15 months from sowing. With this new strain one 

 can have "Fancy Pinks" in 6 months from sowing. The 

 flowers are enormous, of great substance and sweet- 

 ness, and continue flowering indefinitely. This is just 

 the Carnation for house culture during fall and winter.. 10 



CASTOR OIL BEAN. 



(See Ricinus.) 



Giant Margaret, White 



Giant Margaret, Yelloyv 



Giant Margaret, Red 



Giant Margaret, Striped 



Giant Margaret, Choice Mixed Colors 



Margaret Carnation — The original semi-dwarf strain; the flowers are 

 not so large as the new Giant sorts but are produced in a great 

 variety of colors; pkt. 500 seeds 25c 



Grenadin — The flowers are large, bright scarlet, very double and pro- 

 duced in great abundance 



Grenadin Whit e — Pkt. 



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