CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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AQUILEGIA. 



COLUMBINE. 



Exceedingly showy, early blooming, 

 hardy plants, specially valuable for the pe- 

 culiar formation of their flowers and the 

 great variety of color. H. P. 

 Chrysantha Grandiflora Alba— A new 

 variety, with very large 

 snow white flowers, which 

 are produced in great 



abundance 10 



Chrysantha — Bright yel- 

 low, flowering free all 



summer, 4 ft 10 



Coerulea — Fine porcelain 

 blue, center petals yellow, 



2ft 10 



Glandulosa (True)— Blue 



and white, l^ft 10 



Skinnerii — Scarlet and 



yellow.l^ft 10 



Choice Selected "Varie- 

 ties — Mixed 5 



ASPERULA. 



WOODRUFF. 



Azurea Setosa— Blue, 1 foot. H. A.. 5 

 Odorata (Sweet Woodruff)— When 

 dried has a delightful odor, which is 

 imparted to clothing if putin a ward- 

 robe with them. 9 inches. H. P 10 



AIIDIOIII A Ofthisbeauti- 

 MUnlUULM. ful little plant 

 we have a very fine strain of English- 

 saved seeds. The flowers, which resem- 

 ble the Primrose somewhat, are of 

 various shades of crimson, yellow, ma- 

 roon, etc. P. 

 Extra Choice Mixed 25 



ARARIQ Alpina — An early 

 HnnDiWi blooming plant, 

 well suited for borders and rock-work. 

 Pure white flowers; height 6 inches; 

 H. P 10 



BACHELOR'S button. 



AQUILEGIA CCERULEA. 



ARALIA. 



Sieboldii — A handsome foliage plant. P.. 

 Sieboldii Variegata— Foliage variegated. 



ARGEMONE. 



Grandiflora — Very 

 showy plants, with 



large white poppy-like flowers; height 2 feet. 



H. P 5 



ARISTOLOCHIA. 



ARMFRIA Maritima Thrift, Sea Fink- 

 n r\ IVI Cm rl I M. tiful hardv ulant. lareelv used 



Sipho — 



Dutch- 

 man's Pipe — A rapid growing, hardy climber, 

 growing to a height of thirty feet, with large, 

 heart-shaped foliage, and curious yellowish 

 brown, heart-shaped flowers. H. P 10 



BALSAM— LADY 



-A compact and beau- 

 tiful hardy plant, largely used for edging. Flowers 

 r«sy pink, y^ foot. H. P 10 



A R N E B I A CORNUTA. ceedingly pretty annual, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of rich Primrose yellow flowers, marked, upon first 

 opening, with five black spots, which change the second day to a rich ma- 

 roon color, vanishing altogether on the third day, leaviDg the flower a clear 

 yellow. The cut flower is very effective and keeps fresh a long time in wa- 

 ter. The plant grows bushy and about two feet high 10 



Laciniosa — A beautiful climber, bearing 

 green fruits which change, as the season ad- 

 vances, lo bright scarlet striped with white. H. H. A. 10 feet , 5 



BRYONOPSIS. 



One Packet Each 



of the 



Four Choice 



Flower Seeds 



shown in Cuts 



for 



20 Cents. 



BKYONOPSI6. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON. 



Centaurea Cvanus. 



RAGGED SAILOR OR CORN BOTTLE. 



A perfectly hardy border plant, succeeding 

 finely in any common garden soil, but the flowers 

 are more brilliant if grown in gravelly ground. 

 Under cultivation it is really a handsome flower, 

 sporting into varieties of white, purple, pink, parti- 

 colored, etc. , 2 to 3 feet high. H. A. 



Double, Mixed Colors 10 



Single, Mixed— Per oz., 25 5 



BALSAM. 



LADY'S SLIPPER. 



Old favorites which have been greatly im- 

 proved both in size of flower and variety of color. 

 Grown in good garden soil they form nice bushy 

 plants which are perfectly covered with flowers. 

 Our strains of these are unsurpassed for size of 

 blooms, doubleness and beauty of colors. 



Double Camellia Flo-wered, White— Extra 



choice 10 



Double Camellia Flowered— Finest mixed.. 10 



Double Lilac 5 



Double Peach Blossom 5 



Double Bed 5 



Double White 5 



Solferino — Beautifully striped tcarlet and lilac 



on white ground 5 



s slipper. Mixed— Per ounce 40 cts 5 



Collection of six separate colors 25 



BALSAM APPLE. 



MOMORDICA. 



Curious trailing vines, with ornamental foliage and odd-shaped fruit, 

 which when ripe open, showing a brilliant red interior ; make a nice display 

 on trellis and rock work. H. H. A. 10 ft. 



Momordica Balsamina — (Balsam Apple) 5 



Momordica Charatina — (Balsam Pear) 5 



DAI I OOM yiMF Cardiospermum Halicacabum — A 



D M l_ I— \J \J IN VIINl—. rapid-growing annual climber; succeeds 

 best in light soil and warm situations ; flowers white. Seed vessels look like 

 miniature balloons. H. A. 5 feet 5 



p A BTA kl I A Aurea — Showy plants, with large golden flowers, 

 DMn I v^lNIM. which expand in the hot sun and are exceedingly 

 brilliant. The foliage is gray and thistle-like in appearance. They require 

 considerable water. Sow seed in open ground where it is intended to flow- 

 er. H. A. 2 feet 5 



nrrT Chilensis— Ornamental leaved. Useful for ribbons and bor- 

 OlLC I . ders 10 



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Plants well worthy of the admiration they receive. For decorative pur- 

 poses they are unexcelled. They are alike at home in the parlor or conserva- 

 tory, bearing with great patience almost any treatment. The tuberous-rooted 

 varieties have beautiful flowers, many of the single flowers measuring from 6 

 to 9 inches in circumference. T. P. 



Choice Mixed Single — Tuberous rooted ; from prize varieties 25 



Choice Mixed Double— Tuberous rooted ; from prize varieties 35 



Choice Bex Varieties— Large leaved sorts, mixed 25 



