CURRIE BROS. CO., AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1915 



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Paeonies 



CHOICE 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 enthusiasti- 

 cally 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 her- 

 baceous 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. 



CHOICE VARIETIES OF PAEONIES. 



Baron J. Rothschild — A grand Paeony. Outside petals 



rose, center salmon, sweet, double. 

 C inari — White tinted cream, free bloomer. 

 Elegans — Outside petals dark pink, large salmon center; 



loose, fine, sweet. 

 Festiva — A verv fine dwarf variety. Flowers clear white, 



spotted with carmine. 

 Fragrans — -Light rose; very fragrant, early. 

 Humei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 

 J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beautiful pink, large 



and double; late. 

 Lady Darmouth — Pure white; very fine; earliest white. 

 Louis Van Houtte — Deep rose; early; a superb variety. 

 Louis d'Estres — Deep rose pink; fragrant. 

 Madam Chaumy — A magnificent flower; beautiful 



satiny rose. 

 Miss Brice — 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. 



Officinalis Rubra Plena — Deep crimson; very early; 

 one of the best. 



Officinalis Rosea — Very early, salmon color. 



Reine des Francaise — A beautiful variety; out- 

 side petals rose, inner petals white. 



Triumph du Nord — Satiny rose, shaded lavender. 



Whitley! (Queen Victoria) — White with creamy 

 center. 



Small plants of above varieties, each 25c; 

 medium, 50c; large, $1.00. 



FESTIVA MAXIMA. 



-Pure white, extra large; 



EXTRA CHOICE PAEONIES. 



Amabilis Lilacina — Flesh pink, yellow center; 



very early. 

 Arsene Mernet— Semi-double rose; very fine 

 Charlemagne — Flesh shading to white chamois 



rose; large flower; very late. 

 Cornucopia — Delicately shaded pink; very large; 



a profuse bloomer. 

 Delecatissima — A beautiful pale lilac rose; very 



fragrant; tall, strong grower and free bloomer. 

 Dr. Nester Pelassy— Beautiful blush pink; very 



double and fragrant. 



Duchess de Nemours- 



one of the best. 



Duke of Wellington — White, flushed with light 

 primrose; very beautiful; late. 



Eclair — Bright lavender pink; exceedingly at- 

 tractive. 



Festiva Maxima — Creamy white with small 

 center of carmine; early. One of the very 

 finest. 



Formosa Alba — Creamy White. 



Francis Ortegal — Dark crimson; very large, fine, 

 deep, double and sweet. 



Grandiflora — Red; a magnificent flower: late. 



La Rosiere — Center sulphur yellow, with yellow- 

 ish white border, large and globular. 



La Tulipe — Blush white with Tulip- like shading; 

 very attractive. 



Madam Coste — ■ Creamy white; lower petals 

 tinged with carmine. 



Madam d'Verneville — Pure white, very large, 

 full center; extra fine. 



Marie— White, faintly tinged flesh; large, beautiful 

 flower; very late. 



Mrs. Jules Elie — Flesh pink with silver reflex 

 center; petals bordered carmine: very late. 



Perfection — Rose, inside salmon, fragrant. 



Porcupine — Outside pedals rose; center white; 

 quilled. 



Princess Nicholas — Blush, with creamy center; 

 fragrant. 



Souv. d. Expo Universelle — Beautiful flesh col- 

 ored, globular flower; a grand variety. 



Souvenir de Gaspard Calot — A grand variety; 

 bright rose, edges of petals margined with 

 delicate pink and blush-white; very full and 

 free. 



Sydonic — Pale rose, center creamy white. 



Tenuifolia — Single, deep crimson with deeply 

 cut fringed foliage. 



Thisbe — A beautiful flesh pink. 



Small plants of above, each 50c; medium, 75c; 

 large, $1.50. 



Paeonies continued on next page. 



FOR COMPLETE LIST OF SHRUBS, HARDY PERENNIALS, ETC., SEE SPRING CATALOG. 



