CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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DIANTHUS— MOURNING CLOAK. 



Double Annual Varieties. 



China or Indian Pink— (Chinensis) 

 — Double mixed 5 



Double White China or Indian 



Pink— (Chinensis Albus, ft. pi.) 5 



Double Diadem Pink — (Diadematus, 

 fl. pi.)— A striking variety of luxuri- 

 ant, but dwarf and compact growth. 

 Flowers densely double, comprising 

 all shades of color 5 



Mourning Cloak — (Heddewigii Mar- 

 ginatus, fl. pi.) — Anew variety with 

 flowers of very dark rich colors; all 

 are beautifully fringed, and each 

 flower has a white band around the 

 margin. Very fragrant 5 



Double Imperial Pink — (Imperialis, 

 fl. pi.)— Double mixed colors 5 



Double Fringed Japan Pink— (La- 



ciniatus, fl. pi.)— Large showy flowers 

 with fringed edges, mixed colors .. 5 



Finest Double— Mixed 5 



Dianthus or Pinks. 



The China and Japan Pinks may be ranked amongst the fairest gems of our flower gardens, and are 

 deserving of their great popularity, as few flowers can equal them in profusion of bloom. They are beauti- 

 fully marked and are of the richest and most varied colors, flowering continuously all the summer and fall. 

 They are of the easiest culture and should be represented in every garden. Bow outdoors during May. 

 Height from 9 to 18 inches. 



Single Annual Varieties. 



Heddewigii— Finest mixed 5 



Crimson Belle — Large rich crimson flowers, finely laciniated j> 



Eastern Queen— A fine variety, beautifully marbled 5 



Laciniatus— Flowers very large, sometimes three inches in diameter; petals very deeply fringed, and 



beautifully colored 5 



Snow Flake — Finest pure white 5 



The Bride— Flowers large and beautifully marked, dark purple in center with an outer zone of a deeper 



shade, making a striking contrast to the snowy whiteness of the flower. (See cut) 10 



Finest Single Mixed 5 



Perennial Varieties. 



Deltoides (Maiden Pink)— Rose-col- 

 ored flowers 5 



Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye Pink)— 

 Single mixed hardy, feathered garden 

 Pink 5, 



Plumarius, fl. pi. —Double Hardy 

 Pink. Mixed colors 10 



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California Poppy. 



Exceedingly beautiful free-blooming 

 plants. Sow seed in open border during 

 May and June, where it is intended to be 

 flowered, as they do not stand trans- 

 planting; 



Single Varieties. 



Rose Cardinal — Eose color 5 



Mandarin— Large bright scarlet, inside rich orange 5 



Fine Mixed — All colors 5 



Double Varieties of Eschscholtzia. 



Double White 5 I Double Mixed 5 



Double Yellow 5 | Double and Single Mixed 5 



Variegata— A hardy annual, with light-green 

 white-margined leaves. H. A 5 



BUTOCA. 



Coarse growing plants, with blue flowers, flowering best in light, sandv 

 soil. H. A. 



Multiflora— Blue, flowers freely 5 



Viscida — Dark blue, pretty 5 



"Wrangeliana — Lilac 5 



Fl lf*H^I A Of this well-known plant we have a choice selection 



Fine Mixed— Single 25 | Fine Mixed— Double 25 



PP"KJ7I I A A splendid, profuse blooming, neat little plant, graceful 

 ■ tl'^l-IMi a nd tine for pot culture, and very effective in beds ; re- 

 quires considerable moisture. H. A. 

 Dianthifiora— Rosy Lilac, \i foot 5 



DIANTHUS— THE BRIDE. 



Graceful foliage plants, deserving of 

 more general culture than is given them. 

 No prettier ornament can be imagined 

 than a vase of assorted Ferns for the par- 

 lor, or what is handsomer in the conserv- 

 atory than pots or hanging baskets of the 

 various kinds? The hardy sorts are 

 especially effective for outdoor culture in, 

 shady places and rock work. 



Ferns — Greenhouse Varieties, 

 Mixed. T.P 15 



Maiden Hair Varieties, Mixed— 

 T. P 15 



Hardy Varieties, Mixed. H. P 15 



FOUR O'CLOCKS. 



Marvelof Peru — They are exceeding- 

 ly fragrant, expanding in the evening 

 and withering the next morning. The 

 roots may be preserved through the 

 winter like Dahlias. 2 feet. H. A. 

 Fine Mixed 5 



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