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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS AND ROOTS. 



BEGONIAS Tuberous Rooted. Groff's Newest Hybrids — The flowers possess a wonderful 



range of color, including' whites and lights, scarlet, crim- 



N'o plants are easier grown. The tubers planted out-doors son, rare blues, lilac and heliotrope shades. Each 4c; per 



in May will bloom in July, and continue until frost. They doz. 40c; per 100 $2.50. 



also make handsome pot plants for the house. _. . _,.,,, , , _ , .., „. . „„ . , . 



„, , , n . . Giant Childsl, in Splendid Mixture — Of great substance and 



The flowers are large and exceedingly showy, many of ...._, ., . . . 



, „ . gigantic size. Flower spikes have been cut measuring 2 



them measuring more than four inches across. . . . , ,._,,. , ,„ ■,„„»„,.» 



„.,--.. ., . . , * in „ , , ftn ^ feet In length. Each 4c; per doz. 40c; per 100 $2.50. 



Mailed free at dozen rates, and shipped at 100 and 1,000 



rates at purchaser's expense. SPLENDID MIXTURES OF GLADIOLUS. 



SINGLE GIANT FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Each dolT iOcT 



Separate Colors— Rose, White, Crimson. Scarlet Orange, Pink Snades $ - 04 $ - 40 * 2 - 50 



Yellow. Each 5c; dozen 60c; 100 $4.00; 1,000 $35.00. Striped and Variegated 05 .50 3.00 



Scarlet and Red Shades 04 .40 2.00 



DOUBLE GIANT FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Yellow Shades 06 .65 4.50 



Separate Colors — Rose, White, Crimson, Scarlet, Orange, White and Light Shades 05 .50 3.00 



Yellow. Each 10c; dozen $1.00; 100 $7.00; 1,000 $60.00. Lemoine's Butterfly Mixture 04 .40 2.00 



NEW GIANT FRILLED BEGONIAS. =f ™ <*?» ^a™ ^^^ II 1! I'll 



A Very Beautiful Tvpe. Choice Colors, Mixed 03 .30 1.50 



Single Finest Mixed Colors, each 15c; doz. $1.50. Single Bulbs and Dozen Lots Mailed Free, 100 Lots by Ex- 

 Double Finest Mixed Colors, each 15c; doz. $1.50. press, Purchaser's Expense, or by mail for 50c per 100 Extra. 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. GLOXINIA BULBS. 



ELEPHANT'S EAR. Charming plants for house culture, bearing freely beau- 



„ T .„ . .' . „ . , , . . . i * j „, ,. ■ i. j„ tiful trumpet-shaped flowers, ranging in color from pure 



Magnificent sub-tropical plants; when planted out in beds * v . 



, . , ,. , , white through the various shades of rose to deep crimson 



or as single specimens on lawns they have a grand appear- . ° * 



and rich violet. 



" First size bulbs, 1% to 2% inches in diameter. 6c each; In separate colors, red, white, blue and spotted. Price, 



per doz. 60c; per 100 $4.00; by mail 3c each extra. each 10c; 3 for 25c; P er doz ' $1 - 00; P er 10 ° $7 - 00 - 



Second size bulbs, 2% to 3 inches in diameter, 10c each; T TT V OTT" Ti-fF 1 V4T T FY 



per doz. 85c; per 100 $6.00; by mail 5c each extra. -UAAj i \jr AH£i V ALiLiC X . 



Mammoth bulbs, 15c each; per doz. $1.50; per 100 $10.00; its favorite spot in the garden is in some cool, shady 



by mail 10c each extra. place, in deep, rich soil — not too heavy. The roots should be 



GOLDEN YELLOW CALLA. set aDOUt six inches apart and about two inches deep, by 



mail, doz. 35c; 100 $2.50. By express at purchaser's expense, 



Elliottiana — The flowers are as large as the popular white 100 $2.00; 1000 $18.00. Cold storage stock after Feb. 1st. for 



bulks' each C 35c r do e z in f3 50 riCh ^^ yell ° W ' Extra Str ° ng greenhouse forcing, 250 $5.50; 500 $10.50;" 1000 $20.00. 



GLADIOLUS. HARDY LILIES. 



ALL LARGE FLOWERING BULBS Plant in a well-drained garden soil, covering the bulbs to 



a depth of 9 inches. At the time of planting cover all sides 



America — One of the grandest Gladioli yet introduced. Color of the bulb with good, clean sand, after which fill up with 



a beautiful soft flesh pink, slightly tinged with lavender. nrfli . rv „-•, 



The flowers are unusually large. Each 5c; doz. 50c; 100 * ' 



$3.00. Auratum (Golden Banded Japan Lily) — Flowers pure white; 



Augusta-Pure white, with blue anthers. Each 5c; do, 50c; ^col^criison^ ""^ ° f ^ beautifully Sp0tted 



100 5^.00. p er per 



Baron J. Hulot— The finest true-blue Gladiolus yet known. T hll1h , E %„ h J*°£. . ^?2„ 



Flowers thickly set on a tall, strong spike; color velvety i^rge duids M S1.50 * a.oo 



purple. Each 8c; doz. 80c; 100 $5.00. H-xtra large bulbs 25 2.00 12.50 



Speciosum Album (White Japan Lily) — 



Brenchleyensis — An old favorite for massing. Fine vermil- Large bulbs 20 2.00 12.50 



ion-scarlet. One- of the most satisfactory in cultivation. Extra large bulbs 25 2.50 16.50 



Each 4c; per doz. 40c; 100 $2.50. Speciosum Roseum (Rubrum) — White, 



Mrs. Francis Ki„g-A fine, very large, light scarlet variety, f^rtnhs Sp0tted rOSe ' 1% , , 8 , 



Flowers excellent for cutting. Each 6c; per doz. 60c; 100 £«£ larj£ bulbs! '. \ \ '. '. '. \ \ \ '. \ \ I ." '. '. ! '. II 2M 12.S0 



Speciosum Melpomene — Rich crimson, 



May — White flaked rose, fine. Each 10c; per doz. $1.00; 100 heavily spotted. Large bulbs 15 1.50 8.50 



$7.00. Extra large bulbs 20 2.00 12.50 



Niagara— Of the "America" type, flowers larger, often 4% ^"fri^h™^ 8 "* 6 "™ - ,-i 1%a 10 no 



inches across; color a delightful cream shade with the two t^rge DU ^ S lo i.j>o 10.00 



lower inside petals blending to canary yellow. Flower Extra large bulbs 20 2.00 14.00 



spike very erect and stout. Each 20c; per doz. $2.00; 100 Postpaid at single and dozen rates. Purchaser pays 



$12.00. charges at 100 rates. 



Princeps— A grand large flower, color brilliant scarlet-crim- °™ bulb eac » of the above 5 beautiful Lilies by mail for 70c. 



son. blotched white on the lower petals. Each 10c; per doz. MONTBRETIAS 

 $1.00, 100 $7.00. 



Among the showiest of our summer-flowering bulbs. Plant 

 ROCHESTER WHITE — The finest white ever grown. Petals, during April or May in clumps 4 or 5 inches apart. Pro- 

 anthers, pollen, throat, all pure white. Each 15c; per doz. tect during the winter. Mixed colors. Each 3c; per 

 $1.50; per 100 $10.00. doz. 30c; per 100 $2.00 



Panama — A seedling of America and the same in form and TUBEROSES. 



habit, but deeper pink in color. Very large flowers on a pl t . th ground during May. By starting in pots 



long, stout spike. Each 12c; per doz. $1.25; per 100 $8.00. during March a succession of bloom can be had all summer. 



Sulphur King — One of the very finest vellows. The flowers Mammoth Excelsior Pearl — By mail, each 5c; per doz. 50c; 



are of the clearest sulphur yellow, borne on a very long by express, purchaser paying charges, 3 for 12c; per doz. 



spike. Each 25c; doz. $2.50; 100 $14.00. 35c; per 100 $2.00. 



