CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



SEED COLLECTIONS FOR ALL SIZES OF POCKET BOOKS. 



L.UIG3 FULL-SIZED PACKETS, UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY, DELIVERED BY MAIL. 



The following collections have been prepared with a view to placing in our customers' hands Seeds of the finest quality, 

 at very reasonable prices. While they are low in price, quality has in no case been sacrificed. All are made up from the 

 same high-grade stocks that we furnish to our best market -gardeners' trade — indeed, we carry no other stock — and the 

 Seeds are, of course, put up in the regular sized packets. 



VEGETABLE SEED COLLECTION 

 NO. 1. 



For 30 Cents. One Full Packet Each. 



Beet, Eclipse. 



Cabbage, Premium, Flat Dutch. 



Carrot, Half-Long Red. 



Cucumber, Currie's Milwaukee Pickle. 



Celery, "White Plume. 



Onion, Yellow Globe. Danvers. 



Radish, White Tip, Scarlet Turnip. 



Tomato, Perfection. 



Turnip, Red Top Strap Leaf. 



VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEED 

 COLLECTION NO. 2. 



For 25 Cents. 



Beet, Early Blood Turnip. 

 Lettuce, Black Seed Simpson. 

 Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers. 

 Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip. 

 Alyssum. Sweet. 

 Mignonette. 



Nasturtium, Tall. Mixed. 

 Phlox, Drummondii. Mixed. 



VEGETABLE SEED COLLECTION 

 NO. 3. 



For 50 Cents. 



Bean, Currie's Rust-Proof Wax. 

 Beet. Eariy Blood Turnip. 

 Cabbage, Currie's Eclipse. 



ORDER BY NUMBER. 



Carrot, Half-Long Red. 



Celery, White Plume. 



Corn, Cory, Early. : " 



Cucumber, Earlv White Spine. 



Kohl Rabi. Early White Vienna. 



Lettuce, Black Seed Simpson. 



Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers. 



Muskmelon, Osage. 



Parsnip, Guernsey. 



Peas, Little Gem. 



Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip. 



Tomato, Favorite. 



Turnip, Red Top Strap Leaf. 



VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEED 

 COLLECTION NO. 4. 



For 50 Cents. 



Beet, Early Blood Turnip. 



Cabbage, Currie's Eclipse. 



Carrot, Half-Long Red. 



Cucumber, Early White Spine. 



Lettuce, Black Seed Simpson. 



Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers. 



Parsnip, Guernsey. 



Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip. 



Tomato, Favorite. 



Alyssum, Sweet. 



Asters, Mixed. 



Dianthus, Mixed. 



Mignonette. 



Nasturtium, Tall. Mixed. 



Sweet Peas, Mixed. 



Phlox, Drummondii, Mixed. 



FLOWER SEED COLLECTION NO. 5. 



For 50 Cents. 



One-Halt the Collection 25 Cents. 



Aster, Double Mixed. 

 Sweet Alyssum. 

 Chrysanthemum, Mixed. 

 Dianthus, Double Mixed. 

 Larkspur, Mixed. 

 Marigold, Mixed. 

 Mignonette. 



Nasturtium, Tall, Mixed. 

 Pansy, Mixed. 

 Petunia, Mixed. 

 Phlox, Drummondii, Mixed. 

 Poppy, Double Mixed. 

 Scabiosa, Mixed. 

 Sweet Peas, Mixed. 

 Verbena, Mixed. 

 Zinnia, Mixed. 



FLOWER SEED COLLECTON NO. 6. 



Hardy Perennials for Borders or 



Groups. For 25 Cents. 



Easily raised from Seed, but not likely 

 to flower until the second season, after 

 which they continue to give a wealth of 

 bloom year after year, requiring no 

 further attention. 



Aquilegia (Columbine) Mixed. 

 Canterbury Bells, Mixed. 

 Coreopsis Lanceolata Grandiflora. 

 Digitalis (Foxglove) Mixed. 

 Delphinium (Larkspur) Blue, 

 Hollyhock. Double Mixed. 

 Oriental Poppy, Scarlet. 

 Physostegia Virginica. 



TABLE SHOWING QUANTITY OF SEED REQUISITE TO PRODUCE A GIVEN NUMBER OF 

 PLANTS AND TO SOW AN ACRE, ALSO STANDARD WEIGHTS PER BUSHEL 



Quantity per acre. 



Alfalfa (60 lbs.) 20 to 25 lbs. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants.. 6 oz. 

 Asparagus, 1 oz. to S00 plants 

 Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barlev (bushel 48 lbs.) 2% bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 quart to 100 ft. 



of drill 2 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 150 hills V 2 

 Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 150 feet 



of drill 5 lbs. 



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet 



of drill 5 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants.. 2 03. 

 Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 



plants 2 



Buckwheat (bushel 50 lbs.) .... % bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants. . 6 oz. 

 Carrot, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 3V 2 lbs. 

 Cauliflower, 1 oz to 1,000 



plants % lb. 



Celery, 1 oz. to 4,000 plants. . . % 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike and White 



(60 lbs.) 6 



Clover, Alfalfa or Lucerne (60 



lbs.) -. 20 to 25 



Clover, Mammoth and Medium 



(60 lbs.) 8 to 15 



Corn, field (56 lbs.) 6 to 8 qts. 



Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 200 



hills 8 to 10 



Cress. % oz. to 100 ft. of drill. .12 lbs. 

 Cucumber, 1 oz. to 50 hills.... 2 



Dill, % oz. to 100 feet of drill. 5 



Quantity per acre. 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants. 4 oz. 



Endive, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% lbs. 



Flax (bu. 56 lbs.), broadcast 



for fibre 1% to 2 bu. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 ft. of drill. 

 Grass, Blue, Kentucky (14 lbs.) 2 bu. 

 Blue, English (22 lbs.) . . 1 

 " Hungarian (4S lbs.).... 1 " 



Millet (50 lbs.) 1 



Mixed Lawn. Currie's 



(20 lbs.) 5 



" Red Top, fancy clean (32 



lbs.) 12 to 15 lbs. 



Timothy (45 lbs.) 15 



" Orchard and Wood 



Meadow (14 lbs.) .... 2 bu. 

 " Perennial Rye (24 lbs.) . 2 



Horse Radish Roots 10,000 to 15,000 



Kale, % oz. to 2,000 plants, or 



100 feet of drill. 

 Kohl Rabi, y a oz. to 100 feet of - 



drill 4 lbs. 



Leek, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . 4 

 Lettuce, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 3 



Martynia, 1 oz.to 100 ft. of drill 5 

 Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 60 



hills 2 to 3 



Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 30 



hills 4 to 5 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of 

 drill 15 



Quantity per acre. 



Oats (32 lbs.) 2 to 3 bu. 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. .10 lbs. 

 Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 100 feet of 



drill 5 to 6 



Onion Seed for Sets 40 to SO 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet 



of drill (2S lbs.) 8 bu. 



Parsnip, 1 oz. to 200 feet of 



drill 5 to 6 lbs. 



Parsley, 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill. 3 



Peas, garden, 1 quart to 100 



feet of drill 1 to 3 bu. 



Peas, field (60 lbs.) 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants. . V2 lb. 



Potatoes (60 lbs.) 10 bu. 



Pumpkin, 1 oz. to 30 hills. . 3 to 4 lbs. 



Radish. 1 oz. to 100 feet of 



drill S to 10 



Rape (50 lbs.) 3 to 6 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye (56 lbs.) 1% bu. 



Salsifv, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. . S lbs. 

 Spinach, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 10 



Summer Savory % " 



Sunflower S 



Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 50 



hills 5 to 6 



Squash, Winter, 1 oz. to 20 



hills 3 to 4 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 1.500 plants... % " 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill.. 2 " 



Vetches, Winter (60 lbs.) 60 " 



Wheat (60 lbs.) 1% to 2 bu. 



