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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



SUMMEB-FLO WEEING BULBS AND BOOTS. 



LILIUli AUBATUM. 



Extra large bulbs 

 Longiflorum (Multiflorum) — 



Large bulbs 



Extra strong bulbs 



Charming plants for house culture, bearing freely Longiflorum (Giganteum) — 



Large bulbs 



BEGONIAS— Tuberous Rooted. 



A charming class of Begonias. The flowers are very large, often meas- 

 uring 4 inches in diameter. They bloom continuously all summer, and in 

 the fall become dormant, the bulbs being easily cared for until spring. 



BULBS OF GIANT FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 

 Single Sorts — Rose, Yellow, White, Scarlet. Each 7c; 4 for 25c; doz. 70c; 



100 $5.00. Mixed Colors — Each 5c; doz. 50c; 100 $3.75. 

 Double Sorts — Rose, Yellow, White, Scarlet. Each 12c; 4 for 45c; doz. $1.25; 

 100 $7.50. Mixed Colors — Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 $7.00. 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 



ELEPHANT'S EAR. 



Magnificent sub-tropical plants; when planted out in beds or as single 

 specimens on lawns they have a grand appearance. 



Mammoth bulbs, 20c each; per doz. $2.00; by mail 10c each extra. 



Second size bulbs, 2% to 3 inches in diameter, 12c each; per doz. $1.00; 

 per 100 $7.00; by mail 5c each extra. 



Third size bulbs, 1% to 2V 2 inches in diameter, 10c each; per doz. 85c; 

 per 100 $5.00; by mail 3c each extra. 



HARDY LILIES. 



Plant in a well-drained good garden soil, covering the bulbs to a depth 

 of 9 inches. At the time of planting cover all sides of the bulb with good, 

 clean sand, after which fill up with ordinary soil. 



Auratum (Golden Banded Japan Lily) — Flowers pure white; gold band 

 through center of petal; beautifully spotted chocolate crimson. 



Buyer 

 Delivered in U. S. 

 Each Doz. 100 



Large bulbs 20 $1.60 



Extra large bulbs : . . 25 2.25 



Speciosum Album (White Japan Lily) — 



Large bulbs 20 1.60 



Extra large bulbs 25 2.50 



Speciosum Roseum (Rubrum) — White 

 suffused and spotted rose. 



Large bulbs 20 1.60 



Extra large bulbs 25 2.50 



Speciosum Melpomene — Rich crimson 



heavily spotted. Large bulbs 20 1.60 12.00 



.... 25 2.50 15.00 





paying transit. 



$ 9.00 

 13.00 



12.00 

 16.00 



10.00 

 15.00 



GLOXINIAS. 



15 

 20 



15 



1.50 

 2.00 



10.00 

 12.00 



Extra strong bulbs 25 



1.50 

 2.25 



10.00 

 14.00 



Doz. 



$1.25 



2.00 



100 



$ 8.00 



12.00 



1.25 



2.00 



10.00 

 14.00 



1.25 



8.00 



1.85 



13.00 



1.25 

 1.85 



10.00 

 13.00 



1.25 

 1.50 



8.00 

 10.00 



1.35 

 1.75 



9.00 

 12.00 



beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers, ranging in color 



from pure -white through the various shades of rose 



, , . , . , One bulb each of the beautiful Lilies Auratum, Roseum, Album, Melno- 



to deep crimson and rich violet. mene, Multiflorum and Giganteum, 6 in all, by mail, for 85c. 



In separate colors, red, white and blue. Price, each 10c; 3 for 25c; per 



doz. $1.00; per 100 $7.00. 



TUBEROSES. 



One of the most charming and fragrant of our summer-flowering bulbs. 



Plant in the open ground during May. By starting in pots during March 



a succession of bloom can be had all summer. 



Mammoth Excelsior Pearl — By mail, each 5c; per doz. 50c; by express, pur- 

 chaser paying charges, 3 for 12c; per doz. 40c; per 100 $2.50. 



GLADIOLUS. 



ALL LARGE FLOWERING BULBS. 

 America (New) — The grandest Gladiolus yet introduced. Color a beautiful 



soft flesh pink, slightly tinged with lavender, which gives it the delicate 



coloring of the loveliest, orchid. The flowers are unusually large. Each 



15c; doz. $1.65; 100 $10.00. 

 Augusta — Pure white with blue anthers. An improvement on the old Snow 



White. Each 5c; doz. 50c; 100 $3.50. 

 Groff's Gold Medal Hybrids — A remarkable strain of Gladioli, containing 



only the best sorts retained in mixture after cross-breeding and selecting 



for 15 years. The flowers are magnificent, perfect in form, of splendid 



substance, and possess a range of color and combinations of markings 



hitherto undreamed of. Such as rare blues, lilac and heliotrope shades. 



Each 5c; per doz 50c; per 100 $3.00. 

 Giant Childsi, in Splendid Mixture — Of great substance and gigantic size. 



Flower spikes have been cut measuring 2 feet in length. Each 5c; per 



doz. 50c; per 100 $3.00. 



SPLENDID MIXTURES OF GLADIOLUS. 



Each Per doz. Per 100 



Pink Shades $0 .04 



Striped and Variegated 05 



Scarlet and Red Shades. 



Yellow Shades 



White and Light Shades 



Lemoine's Butterfly Mixture.... 

 Extra Choice American Hybrids. 

 Choice Colors, Mixed 



.03 

 .05 

 .05 

 .03 

 .05 

 .03 



40 



$2.00 



50 



3.50 



30 



1.50 



50 



3.50 



50 



2.25 



25 



1.75 



50 



2.75 



35 



2.00 



Single Bulbs and Dozen Lots 

 Mailed Free, 100 Lots by Express, 

 Purchaser's Expense, or by Mail 

 for 50c per 100 Extra. 



Special Offer of One Dozen Each 

 of the Above Eight Mixed Sorts of 

 Gladiolus, All Separate, by Mail 

 for $3.00. 



GLADIOLUS AMERICA. 



