CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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NEW SWEET PEAS 



Sweet Peas have, of late years, been 

 receiving a great deal of attention from 

 growers and hybridizers, with the result 

 that they have been vastly improved in 

 size, form and colors. In this process of 

 selection they have evolved a class of 

 double or semi-double flowers, but the 

 type has been hard to fix and many revert 

 back to their original types. The varie- 

 ties we offer will, under ordinary circum- 

 stances, produce a large percentage of 

 double flowers. 



These dou ble flowers are very attract- 

 ive, being waved and crimped with none 

 of the usual stiffness of double flowers. 

 They are vigorous growers, very free 

 flowering, and possess all the fragrance 

 of the ordinary Sweet Peas. 



Our mixture is composed of very 

 choice sorts, representing a wide range 

 of colors. Per pkt.. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 



25 cts. 



THE FIVE DEBUTANTES OF 1896. 



Ramona, Gray Friar, Oddity, Juniata and Cupid. 



Fair to Look Upon. Fragrant as Roses. 



Grand flowers of very large size and improved hooded form, as shown in the illustration. It is a vigorous grower 

 and bears three or four flowers to the stem. Its coloring is delicately beautiful ; a creamy-white, daintily splashed 

 with pale pink on standard and wings. The well-known Sweet Pea Expert, Rev. W. T. Hutchins, writes : Ramonu is 

 a favorite of mine. It has the finest grandifloraform, and is of excellent substance. The soft flesh-pink stripes on white 

 ground are very dainty, and its beauty is of the delicate order. Per pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts for 25 cts. 



GRAY FRIAR. 



Entirely unlike any other Sweet Pea, the Gray Friar excites surprise and admiration wherever seen. It is difficult to 

 describe. It is a most beautiful watered purple on white ground, the heaviest coloring being on the back of standard. 

 The flowers are of a hooded form, which, with its unusual coloring, suggested the name "Gray Friar." The flowers, of 

 large size, are borne three and four on a stem. They are perfectly beautiful in a bouquet when bunched alone— giving 

 a decidedly gray effect. Per pkt., 10 cts. ; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. 



ODDITY. 



A marked peculiarity is the irregularity of form in the flowers ; the standards are inclined to curl considerably. 

 Another distinct feature is that the stems ate unusually heavy and strong ; they generally bear four flowers on each. 

 In color the flowers are a pale carmine edged with bright rose, giving it the appearance somewhat of a red-edged varie- 

 ty. It is a remarkably strong grower, and with its heavy stem, curly standard, and peculiar coloring, with a sort of 

 netted surface, is certainly attractive, although not of a delicate, refined type. Per pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. 



JIXIVIATA. 



(Pronounced Wah-nee-ta.) Fine large flowers of good substance 

 and the improved hooded form. Color pure white, delicately lined 

 and striped with pale lavender. The plant is a vigorous grower and 

 free-bloomer. The seed is small, brown spotted with black. Per pkt., 

 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. 



Dvirarf S^weet IPea, 

 " CUPID." 



A unique, dwarf variety of the now justly popular Sweet Peas. 

 The plant does not grow over five inches in height and never more 

 than twelve to fifteen inches in diameter. The stems are about four 

 inches long, bearing three blossoms, all very near the end of the stem. 

 It is a very early and wonderfully free bloomer. This remarkable va- 

 riety can also be grown as a pot plant, and is wonderfully attractive, 

 the pure white flowers being borne gracefully above a carpet of bright 

 green foliage, forming a pleasing sight fof the eye to rest on. The 

 flowers are of a clear waxy white, rivaling in size and of greater sub- 

 stance than those of Emily Henderson. For florists' work we believe 

 this variety will prove of real merit and ought to share the popularity 

 of the Violet and Carnation. See cut, page 59. Per pkt., 10 cts.; S 

 pkts. for 25 cts. 



NEW DOUBLE SWEET PEAS. 



SPECIAL OFFER. — One packet each of the 

 FIVE DEBUTANTES OF 1896 and the NEW 

 DOUBLE MIXED SWEET PEAS for 40 cents, or 

 six packets in all, either of one sort or selected 

 to suit, for 40 cents. 



For Sl.00 — OUR NOVELTY COLLECTION— For Sl.00 



This includes all the choice seeds offered on the two 

 novelty pages, eleven packets in all, these are worthy of 

 a place in every garden. 



DWARF PHLOX WHITE STAR. 



New Dwarf Phlox 

 White Star. 



(Phlox Drummondi Nana Cozrulea 

 Slellata.) 



In this variety we may claim to have 

 found a real little gem of a Dwarf Phlox, 

 bearing flowers of a lovely clear light-blue 

 color, with a white centre, giving it the ap- 

 pearance of a small white star on a field of 

 blue. It is an entirely new color in Phloxes, 

 and one which cannot fail but to excite ad- 

 miration. When used in beds, masses or rib- 

 bons for larger borders, its effect is excellent. 

 It produces flowers in large quantities all 

 through the summer. Per pkt., 16 cts.; 2 

 pkts. for 25 cts. 



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