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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



TYPBS OF ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



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DOUBLE 

 ANNUAL 

 VARIETIES. 



Coronarium— Double white 5 

 Coronarinm — Double yel- 

 low 5 



Coronarium — Double 

 mixed 5 



New Double Fringed. 



— A beautiful strain of this 

 popular annual, which for 

 brilliancy of color, size and 

 doublenessof flowers far sur- 

 passes any collection ever 

 offered 10 



SPECIAL OFFER.— The six varieties of An- 

 nual Chrysanthemums shown on Cut for 

 20 Cents. 



CHOROZEMA. 



Cordata — Charming greenhouse shrub, 

 with bright orange-colored flowers. T. P...25 



The varieties known as C. Hybrida are well-known and exceedingly bril- 

 liant greenhouse plants. C. Maritima is cultivated for its silvery foliage, and 

 esteemed as one of the best plants of that kind for ribbon borders. H. H. P. 

 Hybrida, Large Flowering — (James' Prize Strain) — The plants are dwarf 

 in habit, flowers very large and beautifully marked, colors brilliant and 



of fine substance 25 



Double Large Flowering Hybrida — Saved from a choice strain 50 



Maritima— An ornamental foliage plant, with large silvery leaves 5 



This magnificent class of summer bloom- 

 ing annuals should be well represented ii 

 every flower garden. We know of no class 

 of flowers which will produce such results 

 with so little care. The flowers are borne or 

 long stems and are represented by a greal 

 variety of colors. The single ones are partic 

 ularly handsome, many of them producing 

 tricolor flowers of great brilliance in color 

 ing. The Double Perennial sorts should be 

 sown early in spring for flowering the sami 

 fall. 



SINGLE ANNUAL VARIETIES. 



Burridgeanum — Crimson, white center J 



Lord Beaconsfield — Crimson, maroon-edged, and striped with golden . 



rim surrounding a rich brown eye 



The Sultan— Rich, velvety crimson maroon with golden rim surrounding 

 a dark brown center 



"W. E. Gladstone— A new and very distinct type, the whole of the flower 

 being of rich crimson, exceedingly brilliant in appearance 



Segtum Grandinorum — Sulphur yellow, 2JA inches across 



Mixed Colors 



SINGLE PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 

 PARISllDAISIES. 



The white and^yellow star-like flowers of these varieties, so popular fo 

 decorative purposes, are freely produced from seed the first season, under th 

 most ordinary conditions of culture. Largely grown for cut flowers, Height 

 V/ 2 feet. 



Frutescens — (Marguerite or White Paris Daisy) li 



Comtesse de Cliambord.. Yellow Paris Daisy ll 



DOUBLE PERENNIAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Japonicum, fl. pi. —New Japanese varieties, saved frcrn choice flowers. ..1 

 Chinese— Double, finest mixed colors 2.' 



Very desirable plants, extensively used for massing where a brilliant dis- 

 play is wanted. 1% foot. H. A. 



Finest Mixed Single Varieties. , 5 



Finest Mixed Double Varieties 



OLEU 



A well-known hardy climbing plant, fine for arbors and verandas. 



Flammula (Virgin's Bower)— White, fragrant, 15 feet 10 



Jackmanni Varieties — Mixed shades of blue, white, purple, etc. Flow- 

 ers 3 to 4 inches across 25 



C*\ lAMTHII^i Dampieri— Magnificent plants, which may be 

 VLInli I nUOi found difficult to raise, but which can be suc- 

 cessfully grown when sown in the open air in May, in a dry, sunny position. 

 Flowers in clusters, drooping, pea-shaped, 4 inches in length, of a brilliant 



scarlet with intense black spots in center of each flower. H. H. P 20 



PnRjFA Scandens — One of the finest of our summer-climbers, 

 UV/D/Lni with fine foliage and large bell-shaped purple flowers. 

 It grows very rapidly, often attaining a height of twenty to thirty feet, and 

 spreading out correspondingly. In sowing, place the seed edgewise and 

 cover lightly. 20 feet. H. H. P 10 



