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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



HARDY FLOWERING PLANTS. 



For the Herbaceous Border. 



Hardy Flowering Plants, or Perennial Border Plants, have ■within 

 recent years attained to a most important position in the domain of hor- 

 ticulture. Their usefulness in securing certain landscape effects and in 

 carrying out color schemes in connection with shrubbery planting and 

 their own individual beauty, not to mention their great usefulness in 

 affording cut flowers at a time when other flowers are unobtainable, are 

 surely winning for them in this country that recognition of their worth 

 and value which they have for many years commanded in Europe, where 

 they enjoy a popularity not exceeded by any other class of plants. Our 

 stock embraces a carefully selected assortment, each variety being the 

 best of its kind yet introduced. The whole, or a carefully selected num- 

 ber of them, ■will make a most effective bed or border, affording by its 

 variety and succession of bloom, a vast amount of pleasure throughout 

 the entire season. In the description of each we give the height, color 

 of flowers and the season it usually begins to bloom. 



Cultivation — Hardy Perennials succeed well in almost any location, 

 but in general prefer a full exposure to the sun. Any good garden soil 

 suits them, if well enriched with Bone Meal, or well-rotted barnyard 

 manure. Frequent loosening of the soil during summer, and ■watering 

 freely in dry weather, are the essentials after planting. A light cover- 

 ing of manure in fall is not a necessity, but is beneficial as a winter 

 protection, and enricher of the soil. The manure, if rotted, is usually 

 dug into the ground in spring. 



The demand for LARGE PLANTS of Hardy Perennials has now be- 

 come so general that we have this year concluded to prepare and offer 

 only this grade of stock; this insures a better and more immediate 

 effect than is possible with small plants. In order to do this -we 

 have been obliged to slightly increase the minimum price, which is, 

 however, more than offset by the increased value of the plants. 



ANEMONE WHIELWIND. 



ANEMONE. 



ASTER. 



The hardy Asters are now considered quite indispensable in the her- 

 baceous border. 



A. Lady Trevellyn — 4 feet, September. Pure white. 

 A. Longifolium Formosissima — 3 feet, September. Purple. 

 A. Novae Angliae — 6 feet, September. Blue. 

 A. Novae Angliae Rosea — 6 feet, September. Rosy purple. 

 Each 25c; per doz $2.50 





Anemones, or Windflowers, are amongst the most showy 

 of our hardy autumn-blooming plants. Their beautiful pure 

 white and rose-colored flowers are borne on long stems and in 

 great profusion. They are indispensable for cut flowers. 

 Should be represented in all gardens. 



A. Whirlwind — 3 feet. A very hardy and strong-growing 

 variety, very similar to Japonica, but the flowers are 

 semi-double, are produced in great profusion and last a 

 long time; color, pure white. Each 30c; per doz $3 00 



ACORUS — Sweet Flag. 

 A. Calamus Variegata — 2 feet. A handsome 

 green and ■whitish-yellow striped plant, 

 very effective. Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



ACHILLEA — Milfoil or Yarrow. 



A. Millefolium Roseum — 1 foot, August. 

 Finely cut foliage; flowers bright pink. 

 Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



A. Tomentosa — 6 inches, June. A choice 

 creeping variety; flowers golden yellow. 

 Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



A. Ptarmica fl. pl« — 2 feet, August. A 

 most valuable variety for supplying cut 

 flowers. Pure white. Each 25c; doz... $2. 50 



A. "The Pearl." — 2 feet, July. This hand- 

 some perennial cannot be recommended 

 too highly. The blossoms are pure -white, 

 and are produced in amazing profusion 

 nearly all summer. Each 25c; per doz.. $2. 50 



A JUG A. 

 A. Reptans — 4 inches, May. Blue; valuable 



rock work. Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



ASTILBE — Spiraea. 

 A. Japonica — 1 V 2 feet, June. A very 

 showy, dwarf hardy plant, having hand- 

 some dark green foliage and upright 

 spikes of pure white flowers. Each 30c; 

 per doz $3.00 



AQUILEGIA— Columbine. 



Perfectly hardy. Last for years, 

 liant colored flowers from May 

 represented in all gardens. 



A very popular, almost indis- 

 pensable border plant, possessing 

 great beauty of form and color- 

 ing of flowers. Easy of cultiva- 



Produce a wealth of brll- 

 to September. Should be 



tion in any good garden soil. 



A. Coerulea — 1 foot, April to July. 

 Flowers large, sepals violet 

 blue, petals pure white. 



A. Chrysantha — 3 feet, May. A 

 beautiful variety, having gol- 

 den yellow flowers which are 

 very fragrant. 



A. Glandulosa — -1 foot, April and 

 May. A conspicuously hand- 

 some plant; flowers large, sep- 

 als deep blue, petals white. 



A. Skinneri — 3 feet, June. A 

 unique and very pretty variety, 

 sepals crimson, petals light 

 green. 



Each 25c; per doz. ....... .$2.50 



ARABIS — Rock Cress. 

 Alpina — Dwarf, suitable for 

 rock work; flowers white. 

 Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



ASCLEPIAS. 

 A. Incarnata — 3 feet, July. 



Rosy flesh. Each 25c; per 



doz $2.60 



A. Tuberosa. — 1 foot, July. 



Orange-yellow. Each 25c; 



per doz $2.50 



AQDILEGIA. 



