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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL 



PAEONIES. 



Choice Herbaceous Varieties. 



Paeonies have continued to increase in popular 

 favor with each succeeding year as pre-eminent 

 among- our hardy perennial plants. In response to 

 the increasing demand, cultivators of this beautiful 

 plant have enthusiastically engaged themselves in 

 introducing and propagating new varieties, aiming 

 at more perfect flowers of more delicate tints, and 

 deeper, richer shades. The new varieties themselves 

 sufficiently attest the success of these efforts. Not 

 to have seen any df them at its best is to have 

 missed a flower exquisitely lovely. From these and 

 our standard varieties one may find any shade or 

 combination of colors he may desire to enhance the 

 beauty of his lawn or herbaceous border. 



Xo class of plants is more easily grown than 

 Paeonies, and few repay the care given them so 

 generously. They are perfectly hardy and thrive in 

 almost any soil, but any extra attention given them 

 will be amply repaid; deeply cultivated and well 

 enriched loam suits them best. In shady places, 

 where few plants will succeed, Paeonies will grow 

 luxuriantly. Such spots are usually to be found, 

 and the colors of the flowers are brighter and they 

 last much longer than if fully exposed to the sun. 

 The plants, however, thrive equally well in sunny 

 situations, and planted in front of shrubbery or on 

 either side of -walks they are very effective. 



Our stock is very large, embracing an extensive 

 assortment of the newest and best varieties, from 

 which we have selected the following choice and 

 distinct kinds, all of which we can confidently re- 

 commend: 



CHOICE VARIETIES OF PAEONIES. 



Baron J. Rothschild — Outside petals 

 rose, center salmon, sweet, double. 



El eg a ns — Outside petals dark pink, 

 large salmon center; loose, fine, 

 sweet. 



Fragrans — Light rose; very fragrant, 

 early. 



Fragrantissima — Deep rose; fragrant, 

 late. 



Humei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 



J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beau- 

 tiful pink; large and double, late. 



La Coquette — Salmon rose, tinged -with 

 lilac. This is without doubt one of 

 the finest Paeonies in cultivation. The 

 flowers are large, compact and well 

 formed and are produced in great 

 profusion. It is early and a good 

 keeper. 



La Martina — Deep red, late. 



Lady Dnrmoiith — Pure -white; very fine. 

 Earliest white. 



Louis Van Houtte — Deep rose, earlv: a 

 superb variety. 



Louis d'Estres — Outside petals pink; 

 center cream. 



Madam Chaumy — Beautiful satiny rose. 



Miss Brice — Pink center, cream tinted 

 lavender. 



Ne Plus Ultra — Beautiful clear shell 

 pink, retaining from first to last its 

 exquisitely delicate color without 

 fading in the least; very fragrant. 



Noemi — Blush white; very fine. 



Officinalis Rubra Plena — Deep crimson- 

 very early; one of the best. 



Officinalis Rosea — Very early; salmon 

 color. 



Triumph du Nord — Satiny rose, shaded 

 lavender. 



Small Plants of above varieties 25e 

 each; medium 30c; large $1.00. 



A SUPERB COLLECTION OF 

 PAEONIES. 



Vrsene Meuret — Semi-double rose; very- 

 fine. 



Ilea n«c Francaise — Pink and cream; 

 points flecked with carmine; fragrant, 

 very desirable. 



Caroline Mather — Crimson; large and 

 full. 



Cornucopia — Delicately shaded pink, 

 very large; a profuse bloomer. 



Or. Andry — A beautiful rosy pink; large 

 and very double, 



Dr. Nestor Pellassy — Beautiful blush 

 pink: very double and fragrant. 



JJelecatissima — A beautiful clear pink. 



Eclair — Bright lavender pink; exceed- 

 ing attractive. 



Festiva — A very fine dwarf variety. 

 Flowers clear white, spotted with 

 carmine. 



Francis Ortegal — Dark crimson, very 

 large, fine, deep, double and sweet. 



Grandiflora — Red; a magnificent flower; 

 late. 



La Tulipe — Blush white with Tulip-like 

 shading; very attractive. 



M. Paillet — Flesh pink: very double and 

 sweet scented; an early bloomer. 



Phormiel — Red, large full flower. 



Porcupine — Outside petals rose; center 

 white, quilled. 



Princess Nicholas — Blush, -with cream 

 center; fragrant. 



Reine des Francaise — A beautiful va- 

 riety; outer petals rose, inner petals 

 white. 



Souvenir de Gasper Calot — A grand va- 

 riety; bright rose; edges of petals 

 margined with delicate pink and 

 blush-white: very full and free. 



Sydonie — Pale rose; early. 



Thisbe — A beautiful flesh pink. 



Triomphe de L'Exposition de Lille — 

 Delicate pink; large and very double; 

 late. 



Small Plants of above, each 50c; me- 

 dium 73c; large $1.50. 



EXTRA CHOICE PAEONIES. 



Alexandriana — Delicate pink, with sil- 

 very edge: very fragrant. 



Atrosanguinen Superha — Deep carmine; 

 large and very fine. 



Bridesmaid — Single white with yellow 

 center. 



De Candole — Deep red, very large dou- 

 ble flower. 



Duke of 'Wellington — White. flushed 

 with light primrose, very beautiful; 

 late. 



Faust — A very fine double: rosy white. 



Festiva Maxima — Creamy white -with 

 sum 11 renter of carmine; early. One 

 of the very finest. 



Jules Calot — Clear rose; very double: 

 a grand variety. 



It libra Supcrbn — Tall red, fine full 

 flower. 



Madam Crousse — Pure white, very fine 



and unique. 

 Marie Lemoine — Ivory -white; large and 



full; very double. 

 Modele de Perfection — Delicate pink, 



shading to white; a superb variety 



and very appropriately named. The 



flower is large and globular in form. 

 Mile. Rose Rendatler — Beautiful rosy 



carmine; a superb variety. 

 Mile. Leonie Calot — Very fine form: 



white, shaded with rosy salmon in 



center. 

 M. Krelaage — A grand variety; deep 



■wine red. 

 M. Dupont — Ivory -white, marked -with 



carmine; very fragrant. 

 Madam Geissler — Rosy pink; very 



large; late. 

 M. Raral — Clear rosy pink. 

 Madam Coste. — Creamy -white; lower 



petals tinged with carmine. 

 Potsii Alba — Delicate flesh pink, shad- 

 ing to pure white; very free bloomer; 



large flower. 

 Queen Mary — Rose; light center. 

 Sea Foam — As its name implies, this 



variety is pure white; very desirable. 

 Small Plants of above, 75c; medium 

 .$1.25; large $2.00. 



NOVELTIES AND NEW PAEONIES. 



Amabilis Lilacina — Flesh pink, yellow 

 center; very early. 



Armandine Mechin — Brilliant red, full 

 flower. 



Alice Crousse — Outside petals rose, cen- 

 ter white: a superb flower. 



Asa Gray — Bright carmine rose, petals 

 spotted very deep carmine, late. 



Belle Chatelaine — Grand full double 

 flower, edge frilled carnation pink, 

 center white salmon carnation. 



Boule de Neige — White, margined car- 

 mine, exceedingly beautiful. 



Claire Dubois — Peach blossom color, 

 large flower, very late. 



Charlemagne — Flesh shading to white 

 chamois rose, large flower, very late. 



Coginta — Flesh pink, large full flower. 



I»r. Bolsdurnl — Pink, creamy center. 



Dclacbie — Deep uine red. a grand flow- 

 er, late. 



Dnebess de Nemours — Pure white, extra 



large, one of the very b.-st. 

 r.iioiini \ndre — Very deep brilliant 



amaranth red, unique color. 



