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CURREE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



LA KGB SUMMER FLOWERING COSMOS. 



CYCLAMEN. 



Valuable pot plants with orchid-like blossoms of great variety and beauty 

 of coloring 1 , varying from the purest white to the darkest crimson. They can 

 be grown from Seed and brought to flower in about 11 months from the time of 

 sowing. H. H. P. 1 foot. 



CURRIE'S GIANT ENGLISH STRAIN. Pkt. 



Giganteum Brilliant — Extra dark crimson, rich color 20 



Giganteum Duke of Fife — Dark rose 20 



Giganteum Excelsior — White with purple base. Extra large flowers 20 



Giganteum Grandiflora Alba — The largest white grown. Enormous flowers. 20 



Giganteum Mauve Queen — Delicate Mauve shade 20 



Giganteum Princess May — Pale pink 20 



Giganteum Rosy Morn — Delicate rose tinted, claret base 20 



Giganteum Salmon King — A selected strain of which the raiser is somewhat 



proud. The color is a beautiful soft salmon pink 20 



Giganteum — Mixed. Of the above varieties 20 



Mrs. Buckston — A lovely, delicate salmon shade. Petals beautifully frilled. 



One of the finest varieties yet introduced 50 



GERMAN GROWN SEED. 



Giant Pure White, Pale Pink, Salmon Pink, Dark Rose, Large White with 

 Crimson Eye, Bright Crimson, Finest Mixed, each 15 



CYCLANTHERA — Explodens. 



A curious climbing plant, bearing oval-shaped fruit, which explodes loudly 

 when ripe, hence its name. 10 feet. H. H. A 10 



CYPERUS. 



Alternifolius (Umbrella Plant) — One of the easiest cultivated foliage plants 

 for parlor or window decoration 10 



CYPRESS VINE. 



A deservedly popular cWmber, with pretty star-like flowers and fern-like 

 foliage, grows to a height of 15 feet. H. A. 



Rose, White, Scarlet, each 5 



Mixed, per % oz. 25c , 5 



Ivy-Leaved — Scarlet with ivy-shaped leaves and slender stems, of a 

 violet hue 6 



CUCUMBER — WILD. 



See Gourds, page 63. 



COBAEA. 



Pkt. 



Scandens — One of the finest of our summer climbers with 

 fine foliage and large bell-shaped flowers. It grows 

 very rapidly, often attaining a height of 20 to 30 feet, 

 and spreading out correspondingly. In sowing, place 

 Seed edgewise and cover lightly. H. H. P. Blue 5 



Scandens Alba — The white variety of the above 10 



COIX. 

 Lachryma (Job's Tears) — A very pretty ornamental grass, 

 bearing large, shining, pearly seeds 5 



DATURA. 



Ornamental, strong-growing annuals, attaining a height of 

 2 to 3 feet. Very handsome and easily-grown plants for beds 

 or borders, producing a profusion of showy, trumpet-shaped 

 flowers in various shades of white, yellow and purple. Sow in 

 open ground in May and June. H. A. 3 feet. 



Pkt. 



Double Finest Mixed 6 



Cornucopia — Flowers double, white inside, outside purple, 

 averaging 8 inches long by 5 inches across; fragrant.... B 



DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant) H. P. 



A showy plant. Flowers emit an inflammable gas In 

 sultry weather. 



Fraxinella — 2 feet. Blooms June and July. Color purple. 6 

 Fraxinella Alba — 2% feet. White 6 



DIMORPHOTHECA (African Golden Daisy). 



Aurantiaca — An exceedingly beautiful dwarf compact an- 

 nual producing freely, large daisy-like flowers about 3 

 inches in diameter. Color glossy dark orange with a 

 dark brown center, edged black. 1 foot 10 



Aurantiaca Hybrlda — New Hybrid African Daisy. The 

 wonderful success of the original African Daisy was the 

 inspiration for these beautiful new hybrids. In habit, 

 growth and foliage, as well as height, like the parent, 

 they vary in color from the purest white through all 

 the shades and tinges of reddish and bluish-white, yel- 

 low and orange, pale rose and deep salmon 10 



DOUBLE DAISIES. 

 Bellls Perennis, fl. pi. — One of the most charming of our early spring flowers. They are very easily raised from Seed, 



and can be had in bloom the first season. Require a slight protection during the winter. H. H. P. Pkt. 



Monstrosn Alba, white; Monstrosa Rosea, pink — two new Giant English Daisies excelling the older sorts in size and quality 



of flowers 10 



The Bride — The best of the Double White Daisies, extra large and very double flowers, borne on long, stiff stems. Very 



early and free flowering 10 



Longfellow — Flowers large, dark rose 5 Snowball — Large, very double, pure white 5 



Double Wblte 5 Double Red 5 Double Mixed 5 



COSMOS. 



Handsome and free blooming plants, producing an abund- 

 ance of graceful flowers on long stems, like miniature Single 

 Dahlias, furnishing an abundance of cut bloom during the 

 fall. H. A. 



EARLY FLOWERING HYBRIDS. 

 The earliest flowering. Seed sown in the open ground in 

 May gives blooming plants in July, which continue in flower 

 until frost. 



Early Crimson, Early White, 



Early Pink, Early Hybrids, Mixed. 



Early Flowering Dawn — White Tinged Pink. 

 Any of the above, pkt. 10c; 4 pkts. 30c; % oz. 50e; oz. $1.50. 



NEW LARGE SUMMER-FLOWERING COSMOS. 



This new strain combines with extreme earliness of bloom 

 the production of flowers of large size, an unusual char- 

 acteristic in the early flowering type. The flowers average 



3 inches in diameter and appearing at first scatteringly 

 in June, are borne in great profusion in July, August, 

 September and until frost. The plants are compact and 

 not over 4 feetin height. Mixed colors, per pkt 10 



MAMMOTH PERFECTION COSMOS. 



The flowers are large, but later than the preceding. The 

 seed should be sown indoors and afterwards transplanted. 

 White, Crimson, 



Pink, Mixed. 



Any of the above, pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; oz. 50c. 



Klondyke — Rich orange-yellow, pkt 10 



COSMOS LADY LENNOX. 

 The Giant Orchid Flowering Cosmos — This gigantic Cosmos 

 is of extraordinary size and beauty. The flowers measure 4 to 

 5 inches in diameter, about 3 times larger than the ordinary 

 Cosmos. The color is a delightful shell-pink. The plant 

 grows 6 to 7 feet high and flowers may be cut with stems 



4 to 5 feet in length. % oz. 50c; pkt. 10c. 



Lady Lennox White — (Introduced in 1914.) This is the exact 

 prototype of the above in everything but color, which is a 

 glistening pure white. Per pkt. 15c; 2 for 25c. 



The above two varieties should be started in a hot-bed and 

 transplanted when large enough. 



