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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



PYRETHRUM. 



RICINUS. 



Castor Oil Bean. 



Magnificent tall-growing foliage plants, 

 useful as specimen plants on lawns, or 

 groups in center of large beds. Their 

 brilliant leaves create a grand sub-tropi- 

 cal effect. H. H. A. 



10 

 5 



10 



BICINUS, 



Height 18 inches 



Zurich — A dwarf, compact Salvia, 



coming into bloom very early, 



and producing its large brilliant 



scarlet flowers freely until cut 



down by frost 



Patens — Flowers of a delightful 



blue . 



Coccinea Lactea — Pure white . . . . 



Pkt. 

 Bismarkiana — A vigorous grower, and very ornamental; its large dark 

 green leaves being tinged with metallic bronze and ribbed purple. The 



stems are almost black, with silvery white stripes 



Borboniensis Arboreus — Very large and handsome foliage; 15 feet. Oz. 10c. 

 Cambodgensis— The leaves are large, palm-shaped and of a bronze-reel 

 color with red veins. The stems of the leaves are of a reddi sh-1 brown 

 and the main stem of the plant is black, making a beautiful ornament g 



for the lawn; oz. 15c , 



Gibsonii — Dark red foliage; 8 feet; oz. 10c •• 



Obermanii (Sanguineous)— Red fruit; very ornamental; 8 feet; oz. 10c... 



Panormitanus-A remarkably decorative variety with gigant.c ^rk brown 



leaves and bluish stalks, which turn almost Mack as^he^eason^ 



measure 3 feet across . . . 

 *A - Fine Mixed — Oz. 10c; lb. 



70c B 



ROSES. 



Little Midgets, Bloom the First 



Season From Seed. 



Pkt. 

 Polyantha Multiflora (Little 

 Midgets) — Pretty dwarf 

 little roses which com- 

 mence blooming in about 

 six weeks after the Seed 

 is sown. The flowers are 

 semi-double and double 

 of various tints, and pro- 

 duced in clusters until 

 the frost comes. Although 

 blooming freely the first 

 season, they do not attain 

 their best until the sec- 

 ond year, when they are 

 a perfect mass of bloom. 

 3 pkts. 25c 10 



French Hybrids — Finest 

 mixed; 2 pkts. 25c 15 



Tea Scented — Finest mixed; 



BOSE LITTLE MIDGETS. 2 pkts. 25c 15 



Feverfew. 



Old favorite herbaceous plants, very much in use for borders. 



The Golden Feather is a valuable yellow-leaved ^variety much 



used for carpet beds and for ribbon borders. H. P. . Pkt. 



Parthenifolium Aurcnm (Golden Feather) — Bright golden 

 foliage. | % oz. 20c 5 



Double French Hybrids — Beautiful large flowering hardy 

 plants, pearing bright-colored double flowers of crimson, 

 pink, rose, white, etc 25 



Roseum (Persian Insect Powder Plant) — Single; rose to 

 deep carmine 10 



Uliginosum (Giant Ox Bye Daisy) — A fine hardy perennial, 

 forming a stout upright bush literally covered from Au- 

 gust to October with pure white flowers having bright 

 yellow centers. Height 4 feet 10 



SALVIA. 



Handsome plants, excellent for beds or borders, with long 

 spikes of flowers, which continue in bloom until late in the fall. 

 For early flowering sow the Seed indoors in March or April, or 

 outside as soon as the warm weather appears. Salvias planted 

 on light or rather poor soils will come into flower much earlier 

 than if planted on heavy,... strong soils-, where they develop a 

 much more rank plant and consequently later in flowering. H. 

 H. P. Pkt. 



Bonfire — The plants are dwarf and compact in habit, grow- 

 ing about 2'Y 2 feet high, bearing in great profusion long 

 spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers, which stand clear above 

 the bright green foliage, producing a gorgeous effect; 



Vi oz. 75c 10 



Sylvestris Alba — Beautiful new white Salvia. Description 

 page 5. A hardy perennial variety ^^. ._. . . .^_. 15 



Splendens (Scarlet Sage) — The long spikes of vivid scarlet 

 are borne in such profusion as to fairly hide the foliage; 



% oz. 40c.-. . ; 5 



Ball of Fire — A compact, dwarf -flowering variety unequaled 

 for bedding; especially valuable as a border for large beds. 

 Begins to bloom two -weeks ahead of other sorts and con- 

 tinues a mass of brilliant scarlet bloom until late fall. 



Vi oz. 75c 10 



Precocity — A new dwarf, compact 

 growing Salvia, forming well- 

 shaped plants about 12 inches in 

 height and producing continually 

 an abundance of bright scarlet 

 flower spikes, making splendid 

 10 pot plants and unsurpassed for 

 5 bedding; % oz. 50c 10 



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SALVIA BO.NFIRE. 



