CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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ADONIS VERNALIS. 



ADONIS. 



This showy plant is of unusual merit on account of its adapting itself to 

 any circumstances under which it may be placed. If partially shaded, it 

 remains a long time in bloom. 



aestivalis (Flos Adonis)— Scarlet, H. A. 1 foot 5 



Autumnalis (Pheasant's Eye)— Crimson. H. A. 1 foot 5 



Vernalis— A hardy variety with large yellow flowers. (See cut) H. P. 9 in.. 10 



AGERATUM. 



The Ageratum is much prized for its constant succes- 

 sion of bloom throughout the year. It flowers equally 

 well in summer and in winter, and has the further 

 merit of being of the easiest culture. H. H. A. 



Album Nannm — Dwarfwhite, 8 inches 5 



Imperial Dwarf Blue — Very dwarf, 6 inches., .... 5 



Lasseauxii — Dwarf rose, 15 inches 5 



tittle Dorrit — A new dwarf white variety 10 



Tom Thumb — Very dwarf blue, 6 inches 5 



A I OKI^OA Warczwiczii — A desirable 

 plant, equally good for bed- 

 ding in summer, or as a pot plant for the house in 

 winter. The flowers, though small, are bright 

 scarlet, forming a very pretty spike. 18 in. H. H. 



5 SWEET 



ALYSSUM. 



The delicate,- honey-like fragrance ef the flowers of this little plant, so 

 much prized in bouquets and baskets, renders it most unlikely that this old 

 favorite will ever be cast aside. Useful for vases, beds and hanging baskets. 



Sweet— Flowers white. H. A. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



Little Gem— New dwarf white variety. H. A 10 



Saxatile Compactum— Of compact habit ; golden yellow flowers. H. P. 

 10 Inches 5 



AMARANTHU5. 



A class of highly ornamental plants, many of which are grown exclusively 

 for their handsome foliage, while others are equally desirable for their beauti- 

 ful clusters of brilliant colored flowers, which are very effective for autumn 

 decoration. H. H. A. 



Atropurpureus— Blood red foliage, drooping flower spike 5 



Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding)— Long drooping sprays of red flowers 5 



Gordonii— Very fine, brilliant colors 5 



Henderii — A novel variety, presenting in its leaf markings a range of color 

 not often seen 5 



Melancholicus Rubber — Foliage blood red 5 



Salicifolius (Fountain Plant) — This magnificent variety attains a height 

 of from 4 to 6 feet, with gracefully drooping, willow-shaped leaves, 

 banded and tipped with orange, carmine and bronze 5 



Sanguineus (Princess Feather) — A showy plant with erect masses of red 

 flowers " 5 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat)— Leaves red, yellow and green 5 



AMPFI OP^IQ Veitchii — Japanese or "Boston Ivy" — 



A beautiful hardy climber. Foliage changes 

 to very pretty shades of red and yellow during the fall 10 



ANAfjAI I 1^ Grandiflora— Similar in habit of growth to the 

 Aubretia, and it will be found equally as useful 

 in rock work or borders, where low growing plants are mostly used. H. 

 H. A. Mixed colors 6 



ANCHUSA Italica (Italian Alkanet) — 

 One of the few plants that will 

 do well in shaded situations where the sun only strikes 

 at certain times in the day. H. P. Blue, 2 feet 5 



ANEMONE. Coronaria ( p °PPy Anem- 

 one) — A very pleasing hardy 

 perennial, easily grown from seed, producing large 

 flowers early in spring, when few plants can compare 

 with them in beauty and brilliancy; they make excel- 

 lent cut flowers and are fine for decorations in vases, 

 etc. H. P. Mixed colors, lfoot..., 10 



ANTIRRHINUM— Snap Dragon. 



AGERATUM IMPERIAL DWARF BLUE. 



One of the most showy and useful border plants, of the 

 easiest culture and unsurpassed for summer and fall 

 flowering. The more recently improved varieties of 

 this valuable genus are large and finely shaped flowers, 

 jYbbum.. of the most brilliant and varied colors, with beautifully 



marked and spotted throats. They succeed in any good garden soil and are 

 very effective in beds or borders, blooming the first year from seed, if sown 

 early. The strains we sell are particularly fine, and will fairly vie with the 

 Carnation in the variety of their stripes and markings. H. P. 



Majus — Choice mixed 5 



To m Thumb — Dwarf growing, 1 foot 5 



Pieturatum Nanum — New and distinct, comprising a great variety of 



brilliant colors 5 



Striatum — Finest striped, various colors 5 



ANTIRRHINUM 



