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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



FESTIVA 

 CHOICE VARIETIES OF PAEONIES. 



Baron J. Rothschild — Outside petals 

 rose, center salmon, sweet, double. 



Elegans — Outside petals dark pink, 

 large salmon center; loose, fine, sweet. 



Frngrans — Light rose; very fragrant, 

 early. 



Fragrantissima — Deep rose; fragrant, 

 late. 



Humei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 



J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beau- 

 tiful pink; large and double, late. 



La Coquette — Salmon rose, tinged with 

 lilac. This is without doubt one of 

 the finest Paeonies in cultivation. The 

 flowers are large, compact and well 

 formed and are produced in great 

 profusion. It is early and a good 

 keeper. 



La Martina — Deep red, late. 



Lady Darmouth — Pure white; very fine. 

 Earliest white. 



Louis "Van Houtte — Deep rose, early; a 

 superb variety. 



Louis d'EMtrcs — Deep rose pink, fra- 

 grant. 



Madam dummy — Beautiful satiny rose. 



Miss Brlce — Pink center, cream tinted 

 lavender. 



Noeml — Blush white; very fine. 



MAXIMA. 



Ne Plus Ultra — Beautiful clear 



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. 

 Plus IX. — Dark red; semi-double. 

 Plutarch — Dark red; semi -double. 

 Triumph du Nord — Satiny rose, shaded 



lavender. 

 Whltleyl CQueen Victoria) — White with 



creamy center. 



Small Plants of above varieties, each 



25c; medium 50c; large $1.00. 



A SUPERB COLLECTION OF 



PAEONIES. 



Arsene Mernet — Semi-double rose; very 



fine. 

 Beaute Francaise — Pink and cream 



points flecked with carmine; fragrant, 



very desirable. 

 Caroline Mather — Crimson; large and 



full. 

 Clarissa — A magnificent red; late. 

 Cornucopia — Delicately shaded pink, 



very large; a profuse bloomer. 

 Dr. Andry — A beautiful rosy pink; large 



and very double. 

 Dr. Nester Pelassy — Beautiful blush 



pink; very double and fragrant. 

 Dclecatlssima — A beautiful clear pink. 



PAEONIES. 



CHOICE HERBACEOUS VARIETIES. 



Paeonies have continued to increase in popu- 

 lar favor with each succeeding year as pre- 

 eminent among our hardy perennial plants. In 

 response to the increasing demand, cultivators 

 of this beautiful plant have enthusiastically 

 engaged themselves in introducing and propa- 

 gating new varieties, aiming at more perfect 

 flowers of more delicate 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 de- 

 sire 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 atten- 

 tion 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. Ti:e 

 plants, however, thrive equally well in sunny 

 situations, and planted in front of shrubbery 

 or on either side of walks they are very effec- 

 tive. 



Our stock is very large, embracing an exten- 

 sive assortment of the newest and best vari- 

 eties, from which we have selected the follow- 

 ing choice and distinct kinds, all of which wo 

 can confidently recommend: 

 shell Eelair — Bright lavender pink; exceed- 



ingly attractive. 

 Festlva — A very fine dwarf variety. 

 Flowers clear white, spotted with 

 carmine. 

 Francis Ortegal — Dark crimson, very 



large, fine, deep, double and sweet. 

 Grandiflora — Red; a magnificent flower; 



late. 

 La Tulipe — Blush white with Tulip-like 



shading; very attractive. 

 M. Paillet — Flesh pink; very double and 



sweet scented; an early bloomer. 

 Perfection — Rose, inside salmon, fra- 

 grant. 

 Phormis — Red, large full flower. 

 Poreuplne — Outside petals rose; center 



white, quilled. 

 Princess Nicholas — Blush, with cream 



center; fragrant. 

 Reine des Francaise — A beautiful va- 

 riety; outside petals rose, inner pet- 

 als white. 

 Souvenir de Gaspard Calot — A grand 

 variety; bright rose; edges of petals 

 margined with delicate pink and 

 blush-white; very full and free. 

 Sydonie — Pale rose; early. 

 Thisbe — A beautiful flesh pink. 

 Small Plants of above, each 50c; me- 

 dium 75c; large $1.50. 



