CURRIE BROS. CO., AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1908. 



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PAEONIES 



(HOICK 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 de- 

 mand, cultivators of this beautiful plant 

 have enthusiastically engaged themselves in 

 introducing and propagating new varieties, 

 aiming- at more perfect flowers of more deli- 

 cate tints and deeper, richer shades. The 

 new varieties themselves 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 colors 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 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 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. 

 Eragrans — Light rose; very fragrant; 



early. 

 Fragrantissiiua — Deep rose; fragrant; 



late; exceptionally fine. 

 Huiuei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 

 J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beau- 

 tiful pink; large and double; late. 

 La Coquette — Salmon rose, ting'ed lilac. 

 La Martina — Deep red; late. 

 Lady Darinouth — Pure white; very fine. 



Earliest white. 

 Louis Van Houtte — Deep rose; early; a 



superb variety. 

 Louis d'Estres — Deep rose pink; fra- 

 grant. 

 Madam f'liauiny — A magnificent flower; 



beautiful satiny rose. 

 Miss Bricc — 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. 

 Voemi — Blush white; very fine. 

 Officinalis Rubra Plena — Deep crimson; 



very early; one of the best. 

 Officinalis Rosea — "Very early; salmon 



color. 

 Pins IX — Dark red; semi-double. 

 Plutarch — Dark red; semi-double. 

 Triumph du IVord — Satiny rose, shaded 



lavender. 

 Whitleyi (Queen Victoria) — White with 



creamy center. 

 Small Plants of above varieties, eaeli 

 25c; medium 50c; large $1.00. 



A SUPERB COLLECTION OF 

 PAEONIES. 



PESTIVA MAXIMA. 



La Tulipe — Blush-white with Tulip- 

 like shading; very attractive. 



Arsene Mernet — Semi-double rose; very 

 fine. 



Beaute Franeaise — 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. 

 Deleeatissima — A beautiful clear pink. 

 Eclair — Bright lavender pink; exceed- 

 ingly attractive. 

 Festiva — A very fine dwarf variety. 



Flowers clear white, spotted with 



carmine. 

 Eraneis Ortenal — Dark crimson, very 



large, fine, deep, double and sweet. 

 Granditlora — Red; a magnificent flower; 



late. 



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 Franeaise — A beautiful va- 

 "riety; outside petals rose, inner pet- 

 als white. 



Souvenir dc Gaspard Calot — A grand 

 variety; bright rose; edges of petals 

 margined with delicate pink and 

 blush-white; very full and free. 



Sydonic — Pale rose; early. 



Thisbe — A beautiful flesh pink. 



Triomphe tie L'Exposition de Lille — 

 Delicate pink; large and very double; 

 late. 



Small Plauls of above, each 50c; me- 

 dium 75c; large $1.50. 



