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CURRIE BROS. CO., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 



SEASONABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



(All hardy except where noted.) 



Wegive below a list of those seeds of hardy plants which, to save time, may be sown 

 now, either outdoors in their permanent locations or in pans 

 or pots for later transplanting. 



CYCLAMEN-Continued Pkt 



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 Wh'te, Pale Pink, Dark Rose, Large White with Crimson Eye, 



Bright Crimson, Finest Mixed, each 15 



DAISY— Shasta. 



Alaska — Large, pure white 10 



California — Pale yellow, changing to white 10 



Westralia — Cream color, semi-double 10 



DELPHINIUM— Perennial Larkspur. 



New Hybrids — In splendid mixture 10 



Our strain of these has been saved from a named collection of double flowers. 



Formosum — Large, blue and white flowers, 3 feet 10 



Nudicaule — Scarlet, fine 10 



Zalil — A handsome yellow variety of branching habit 10 



DIANTHUS— Perennial Pinks. 



Plumarius Nanus, Fl. PI. (Dwarf Erfurt, Double Pink) — A new, hardy class, 



producing, an abundance of many colored, sweet-scented flowers 10 



Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye Pink) — Single, hardy pink. Choice mixed colors 05 



Plumarius, Fl. PI. — Double hardy Pink. Choice mixed colors 10 



DIGITALIS— Foxglove. 



Fine mixed 05 



GAILLARDIA. Perennial. 



CURRIE'S GIANT ENGLISH CYCLAMEN 



ACONITUM (Monkshood or Helmet Flower). Pkt. 



Napellus— Dark blue, 3 feet $ .10 



AQUILEGIA— Columbine. 



Currie's Extra Choice Long Spurred Hybrids — Handsome sorts 



with unusually long spurs 10 



Chrysantha Grandiflora Alba — A new variety, with very large 



snow-white flowers 05 



Chrysantha — Bright yellow 05 



Coerulea — Fine porcelain blue, center petals yellow 05 



Glandulosa (True) — Blue and white 10 



Skinnerii — Scarlet and yellow 10 



Stuartii — Lovely pale blue 15 



Choice selected varieties — Mixed 05 



ASPARAGUS— (Not hardy)— 



Plumosus Nanus — Asparagus Fern 10 



Sprengeri — Emerald Feather 10 



AURICULA — Of this beautiful little plant we have a very fine strain of 

 English-saved Seeds. The flowers, which resemble the primrose 

 somewhat, are of various shades of crimson, yellow, maroon, etc. 

 Extra Choice Mixed 10 



CALCEOLARIA— Hybrida Superba (Not hardy)— 



Saved from one of the finest strains in cultivation; flowers beautifully 



spotted and marked 25 



CAMPANULA. 



Carpatica — Blue, White and Mixed, each 05 



Persicifolia Grandiflora — Blue, White and Mixed, each 05 



Pyramidalis — Blue, White and Mixed, each 05 



CANTERBURY BELLS— Campanula Medium. 



Singh; — Blue, White, Rose and Mixed, each 05 



Double Mixed 05 



"Cup and Saucer" — A beautiful variety with large flowers in 

 many brilliant colors, resembling in shape a cup and saucer; Blue, 



White, Rose and Mixed, each 05 



CANDYTUFT, HARDY PERENNIAL (Iberis). 



Gibraltarica Hybrida — Lilac shading to white 05 



Sempervirens — White 05 



CINERARIA (not hardy). 



Currie's Matchless — This strain is unexcelled for size of blooms, 

 brilliancy of colors and fine substance. Many of the flowers 

 are 4 J inches across, and the variety of coloring is wonderful. . .25 



Hybrida, Mixed — James' Prize Strain 25 



Stellata Hybrida — A beautiful star-shaped Cineraria, excellent for 



table decoration or for grouping in conservatories, etc. (See cut) . .25 



COREOPSIS— (Calliopsis) 



Lanceolata Grandiflora (California Sunbeams) 10 



CYCLAMEN — (Not hardy) — Our Cyclamen seed is grown from the 

 finest selected prize varieties, and plants grown from our seed have 

 been awarded the first premium wherever exhibited. 



CURRIE'S GIANT ENGLISH STRAIN 



Giganteum Brilliant — Extra dark crimson, rich color 20 



Giganteum Duke of Fif e — Dark rose 20 



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

 Giganteum Grandiflora Alba — The largest white grown. Enor- 

 mous flowers 20 



Giganteum Mauve Queen — Delicate Mauve shade 20 



Currie's Exhibition Strain — A beautiful collection of gold, lemon, 

 gold and crimson, crimson, scarlet, brown and gold shades 



New Hybrids — A beautiful class 



GLOXINIA (Not hardy) — Choice Hybrids of the finest spotted, 



marbled and splashed sorts 



HOLLYHOCK — Grown from the finest varieties. 



Double Yellow, Pink, Crimson, White, Salmon, Red, Black, 



Maroon and Mixed, each 



Single Mixed 



LOBELIA— Cardinalis. 



Flower spikes 8 inches long, of intense scarlet 



PANSY. 



Currie's International Florists' Mixture — A grand combination 

 of the most noted Pansy specialists in this country and Europe. 

 The blooms are of the largest size, distinct and varied in their 

 markings, of fine substance containing all the richest and choicest 

 colors to be found in Pansies 



Currie's Superfine Scotch Pansies — Unequalled by any strain in 

 size of flower and richness of color and markings 



Giant Mixture for Florists and Amateurs — A mixture of all the 

 Giant Trimardeau sorts, Cassiers, Bugnots, Odiers, the new 

 Giant Parisian Stained, and the rich colors of Madam Perret. 

 The best possible combination of the Giant sorts 



Giant Trimardeau Mixed — One of the best of the large flowering 

 mixtures 



Fine Mixed 



PHLOX — Perennial varieties — Beautiful, often gorgeously colored 

 plants which should be represented in every garden. 



Extra fine mixed 



POPPIES— Hardy Perennial. 



Oriental — Scarlet, with dark spots _ 



New Hybrid Oriental — Contains many colors, pink, scarlet, blood- 

 red, etc 



Hardy Yellow Popples — (Meconopsis Integrifolia) — A magnifi- 

 cent new Poppy, bearing immense, rich, yellow flowers similar 

 to the Oriental Poppies 



PRIMULA— (Not hardy). 



Chinese Large Flowering Fringed — Mixed. This mixture is made 



up from the finest named sorts 



Obconica Gigantea — The blooms are extremely large and are 



borne on stout stems; in color they range from pale lilac to rose 

 Forbesi — (Baby Primrose) — Begins to flower three months after 



sowing 



Malacoides — Similar to, but quite an improvement on Forbesi. 



Flowers lilac 



Malacoides Alba — The white proto-type of the foregoing, and a 



great acquisition 



PYRETHRUM— Old favorites in the herbaceous border. 



Double French Hybrids — Beautiful large flowering hardy plants, 



bearing bright-colored double flowers of crimson, pink, rose, 



white, etc 



Roseum Hybridum — Currie's Exhibition and Border Strain, 



single mixed. Saved from a well-known collection of Named 



Plants — white, pink, buff, rose, purple and crimson 



Uliginosum (Giant Ox-Eye Daisy) — One of the best plants for the 



perennial border. Flowers white 



SC ABIOS A— Caucasica . 



One of our most handsome perennials, particularly useful for cutting. 



Color soft lilac blue 



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FOR COMPLETE LIST OF SEEDS SEE SPRING CATALOG. 



