﻿OURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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Canna Seed should be 

 cut 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 

 previous to sowing in a hot- 

 bed or greenhouse early in the 

 season, they can be had in flower 

 by the end of July. 



Mixed Colors, per oz. 25c 



Red-leaved Varieties, Mixed, per 



oz. 30c 



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 season. 10 

 feet. H. A. Per oz. 25c 



m&*&p CARNATIONS. 



Universally admired for the beauty and fragrance of their 

 blossoms, which are too well known to need extended de- 

 scription. The Margaret sorts from Seed sown in spring 

 ■will produce flowers all summer and fall, after which they 

 can be potted up for flowering in the 'window garden during 

 ^f<8^^^ ■■'' winter. H. H. P. 



GIANT MARGARET CARNATIONS. 

 A new giant form of the popular Margaret Carnation 

 bearing very large flowers of fine form, delightfully fra- 

 'J— C^€^^^^ kMS 0^ ., 3 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 throughout 



the entire season. pj^ 



CARNATION GIANT FANCY EVER- Giant Margal . et> white 1Q 



BLOOMING, Giant Margaret, Yellow 10 



Pkt. Giant Margaret, Pink 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 Gi ?nn a M ^ sl i\ et ' Choice Mlxed Colors. 



Perpetuals flowered only once a year, 500 Seeds 35c 



and that at 15 months from sowing. Margaret Carnation— The original semi- 



_..,, ... . . - dwarf strain; the flowers are not so 



With this new strain one can have large as the new Giant sortSi but are 



"Fancy Pinks" in 6 months from sow- produced in a great variety of colors; 



ing. The flowers are enormous, of pkt. 500 Seeds 25c ; 5 



great substance and sweetness, and Giants of Nice, Mixed — Blooms in four 



continue flowering indefinitely. This is months from Seed; the flowers are 



just the Carnation for house culture cuttfrlg *??* °* .*!?* ."*? ™!'. 7"]?*?.??! 10 



during fall and winter 10 



CARNATION. 



' '" i •'-,,, A , Grenadin — The flowers are large, bright 

 r^ r .. ' . ■ ,'''"-*: A scarlet, very double and produced in 

 ' ■'"" •' 88? jftmA great abundance . . ' 5 



^.{ '• ■■3gSI,',Vl. Grenadin White — Very early pure white 

 (.r^Uy 1 ' • „ ' flowers, invaluable for cutting 10 



r \ ^7 HARDY GARDEN CARNATIONS. 



\ . ' J For early flowering sow in May outdoors. 



sijMgljL transplanting when large enough. By fall 



'' .jP they will make thrifty clumps which will 



^jBS&jF give large quantities of delightful carna- 



'_ ^^Jj> i f^r tions early the following summer. They are 



■ /-■' ■ -j?L, perfectly hardy, only requiring a slight cov- 



"\ ( ; : / ' -, •&' ering during winter. The Perennial Pinks, 



\ ■' ■ ' \,"-^ page fifi. can also be treated in this manner. 



V ' "?, ' '■:■■"' '-'--:" : % Pkt. 



\^_ ■ ' j,-» Choice Double Mixed — Saved from named 



V- , ••_;. ."'."', .-> flowers; 500 Seeds 25c 10 



3c--' '•Ja^ Good Mixed — Saved from border plants; 

 ,l|*pj¥$i* 500 Seeds 15c 5 



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. 



GIANT 



MARGARET 



CARNATIONS. 



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 Riclnus.) 



HAHDY GABDBN CARNATIONS. 



