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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



«HHf£&f^% CARNATIONS. 



j* i^'%5^2 "- : Universally admired for the beauty and fragrance of their 



^ ,|5ftJ Bi&itUffi^&ftt&bi 1 D ' ossoms ' which are too well known to need extended de- 



*£iV$ t&?*\ 0^JLj, W/*Pw\ jf^T scr 'P tion - Tne Margaret sorts from Seed sown in spring: 



'^&$*ffl&v*^ 4«^V%t*5aiyiP^i^' will produce flowers all summer and fall, after which they 



^^<W^'i^iJ*^S^^^M^^^ can be P° tted U P Ior flowering in the window garden during 



^m?£&tHifrSrS^ winter ' H ' H ' p- 



™#/&l^W**T«S^ GIANT MARGARET CARNATIONS. 



M''0B&S^ J ^&&?Mmr'^- A ncw 8' iant form ol the popular Margaret Carnation 



^* V*v^^'8Bt < - bearing very large flowers of fine form, delightfully fra- 



' JS^^^lllBlHl!? a grant and produced in as great abundance and variety of 



color as that well-known sort. Comes into bloom within a 



few months from time of sowing, and continuing through- 



CARNATION GIANT FANCY EVER- out the entire season. Pkt. 



BLOOMING. Giant Margaret, White 10 



pkt - Giant Margaret, Yellow 10 



The famous "Chabaud's" new strain of Giant Margaret, Red 10 



Carnations are surpassingly beautiful Giant Margaret, Striped 10 



in form and coloring. The old style Giant Margaret, Choice Mixed Colors. 



Perpetuals flowered only once a year, 500 seeds 35c 10 



and that at 15 months from sowing. . _ 



With this new strain one can have Margaret Carnation— The original semi- 



"Faney Pinks" in 6 months from sow- dwarf strain; the. flowers are not so 



ing The flowers are enormous, of lar & e as the new Giant sorts - but are 



-reat substance and sweetness, and produced in a great variety of colors; 



continue flowering indefinitely. This is pkt. 500 Seeds 25c 5 



just the Carnation for house culture CARNATION. 



during fall and winter 10 



Grenadin — The flowers are large, bright 



£*rVA 4^'-'A / i / scarlet, very double and produced in 

 MB ^^^y^wm^tiA great abundance 5 



Grenadin White — Very early pure white 

 ItSm?*^'?. ''■:<* Wtd ^ flowers, invaluable for cutting 10 



CANNAS. 



Canna Seed should be 

 cu . at one of the ends 

 to a depth of one-six- 

 teenth of an inch and 

 soaked in warm water 

 for 12 hours. Seeds 

 sown in February in the 

 house will produce 

 blooming plants, by July. 



" CANNAS. 



Large Flowering French. 



Handsome plants for centers 

 of large beds or back ribbons 

 for border, as winter flower- 

 ing plants in pots they are 

 also of great value. The foliage 

 is luxuriant and the plants 

 are dwarf in habit. The flow- 

 ers are of immense" size and 

 of very brilliant colors, rang- 

 ing through all the shades of 

 yellow to the richest crimson, 

 scarlet and vermilion. Many 

 are beautifully spotted. By 

 soaking the Seeds for about 

 twelve hours in warm water pre 

 vious to sowing in a hot-bed or 

 greenhouse early in the season, they 

 can be had in flower by the end of 

 July. Pkt. 



Mixed Colors, per oz. 25c 5 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER. 



Tropaeolum Canariense — One of 



the most desirable climbing 

 plants in cultivation, grow- 

 ing rapidly to a height of 10 

 feet, and producing an abun- 

 dance of yellow-fringed flow- 

 ers throughout the seaon. 10 

 feet. H. A. Per oz. 25c 6 



HARDY GARDEN CARNATIONS. 



For early flowering sow in May outdoors, 

 transplanting when large enough. By fall 

 they will make thrifty clumps which will 

 give large quantities of delightful carnations 

 early the following summer. They are per- 

 fectly hardy, only requiring a slight covering 

 during winter. The Perennial Pinks, page 62, 

 can also be treated in this manner. 



Pkt. 

 Choice Double Mixed — Saved from named 



flowers; 500 Seeds 25c 10 



Good Mixed — Saved from border plants; 



500 Seeds 15c 6 



GIANT 



MARGARET 



CARNATIONS, 



COLLINSIA. 



Pkt. 



Free - blooming 



annual. The 



flowers are in whorls, 



with several on each 



stem. Usually a little 



over a foot high. H. H. 



A. Mixed varieties 5 



COLEUS. 



New Hybrids — Indispens- 

 able wherever colored- 

 leaved plants are de- 

 sired. The Seed we of- 

 fer may be expected to 

 produce many new 

 striking varieties. H. 



H. P. 2 pkts. 25c 15 



CASTOR OIL BEAN. 

 (See Ricinus.) 



PARDS GARDEN CARNATIONS. 



