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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



PAEONIES. 



CHOICE HERBACEOUS VARIETIES. 



Paeonies have continued to increase in pop- 

 ular favor with each succeeding- year as pre- 

 eminent among our hardy perennial plants. In 

 response to the increasing- demand, cultiva- 

 tors of this beautiful plant have enthusiasti- 

 cally engaged themselves in introducing and 

 propagating new varieties, aiming at more 

 perfect flowers of more' delicate tints and 

 deeper, richer shades. The new varieties them- 

 selves sufficiently attest the success of these 

 efforts. Not to have seen any of 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 col- 

 ors he may desire to enhance the beauty of his 

 lawn or herbaceous border. 



No 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 atten- 

 tion 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 effec- 

 tive. 



Our stock is very large, embracing an ex- 

 tensive assortment of the newest and best va- 

 rieties, from which we have selected the fol- 

 lowing choice and distinct kinds, all of which 

 we can confidently recommend: 



CHOICE VARIETIES OF PAEONIES. 



Baron J. Rothschild — A grand paeony. 



Outside petals rose, center salmon, 



sweet, double. 

 Elegans — Outside petals dark pink, 



large salmon center; loose, fine, 



sweet. 

 Fragrans — Light rose; very fragrant; 



early. 

 Fragrantissima — Deep rose; fragrant; 



late; exceptionally fine. 

 Humei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 

 J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beau- 

 tiful pink; large and double; late. 

 La Coquette — Salmon rose, tinged lilac. 

 La Martina — Deep" red; late. 

 Lady Darmoutli — Pure white; very fine. 



Earliest white. 

 Louis Van Houtte — Deep rose; early; a 



superb variety. 

 Louis d'Estres — Deep rose pink; fra- 

 grant. 

 Madam Cliaumy — A magnificent flower; 



beautiful satiny rose. 

 Miss Briee — 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. 

 Pius IX — Dark red; semi-double. 

 Plutarch — Dark red; semi-double. 

 Triumph ilu Nord — Satiny rose, shaded 



lavender. 

 Whitleyl (Queen Victoria) — White with 



creamy center. 



Small Plants of above varieties, each 

 25c; medium 50c; large $1.00. 



FESTIVA MAXIMA. 



A SUPERB COLLECTION OF 

 PAEONIES. 



Arseue Mernet — Semi-double rose; very 

 fine. 



Beaute Francaise — -Pink and cream 

 points flecked with carmine; fra- 

 grant; very desirable. 



Caroline Mather — Crimson, large and 

 full. 



Clarissa — A magnificent red; late. 



Cornucopia — Delicately shaded pink, 

 very large; a profuse bloomer. 



Dr. Andry — A beautiful rosy pink; 

 large and very double. 



Dr. Nester Pelassy — Beautiful blush 

 pink; very double and fragrant. 



Delecatissima — A beautiful clear pink. 



Eclair — Bright lavender pink; exceed- 

 ingly 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. 



Perfection — Rose, inside salmon, fra- 

 grant. 



Phormis — 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; outside petals rose, inner pet- 

 als white. 



Souvenir de Gaspard Calot — A grand 

 variety; bright rose; edges of petals 

 margined with delicate pink and 

 blush-white; very full and free. 



Sydouie — 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 75c; large $1.50. 



