CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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MIXTURES OF FLOWER SEEDS. 



We are frequently asked for mixtures of various sorts, and to meet this demand we have prepared the following list of varieties, all of which will be found 

 very satisfactory when aa assortment is desired : 



Mixture of Fragrant Annuals. 



Qfcnposed of seed of Fragrant Flowers only, many of which are also suit- 



w able for cutting 10 cts. 



Mixture of Tall-Growing Annuals. 



Consisting of Annual Flowering Plants, growing a foot high and upwards. 10 cts. 



Mixture of Dwarf Growing Annuals. 



This will be found an elegant mixture, embracing, as it does, a variety of 



choice Annual plants growing six inches high and under .. . 10 cts. 



Mixture of Annuals for Bouquets. 



A very desirable mixture, composed of varieties with long-stemmed flow- 

 ers suitable for bouquets and vases, and may be depended upon for a 

 constant supply of bloom 10 cts. 



Mixture of Foliage Plants. 



Embracing Annuals grown almost exclusively for their foliage, many of 



which are very handsome 10 cts. 



Mixture of Evening Blooming Annuals. 



This mixture is composed of low growing plants, which bloom in the 



afternoon and evening ; many of them are very handsome 10 cts. 



Mixture of Climbing Annuals. 



This mixture will be found very desirable, being composed of many 

 beautiful climbers, all of which will prove useful for growing upon 

 trelises, arbors, etc 10 cts. 



Mixture of Everlasting Flowers. 



All the varieties will prove very desirable for winter bouquets 10 cts- 



Mixture of Biennials and Perennials. 



Some of the varieties contained in this mixture will bloom the first year 

 if planted early, while others will bloom the second year, and many 

 of them continue to come up and bloom for many years 10 cts. 



Mixture for Wild Flower Garden. 



A grand mixture, embracing numerous varieties of pretty Flowering 

 Annuals that will give a continuous display of bloom throughout 

 the season. Per oz., 25 cts. Per pkt 10 cts. 



WATER HYACINTH. 



WATER LILY PLANTS. 



The culture of Water Lilies and Aquatics has, in recent years, 

 made great strides, and without doubt no class of plants so well re- 

 pay the cultivator, who usually becomes a great enthusiast, and so 

 ambitious that after the first season or so he constructs an artificial 

 pond, and goes in for aquatic gardening on a large scale. Below 

 we give a list of the varieties that can be successfully cultivated in 

 tubs, half barrels or tanks, in any sunny position on the lawns or 

 gardens, and never fail to give good results. Plant in the early part 

 of June, using a soil composed of equal parts of good turfy loam 

 and well-rotted cow, sheep or horse manure. This mixture should 

 be allowed to stand some time before using, as it is liable to fer- 

 ment. Lilies should be allowed not less than a foot in depth of 

 soil, and the Lotus varieties 1% feet, covering the soil to a depth of 

 2 or 3 inches with clean sand to prevent the light pieces of manure 

 from coming to the surface — add fresh water at intervals to make 

 up for that lost by evaporation. Where the planting is done in 

 natural lakes no preparation of the soil will be required, as it al- 

 ready contains a large amount of decayed vegetable matter, such as 

 Water Lilies delight in. The tender varieties should be lifted as 

 soon as the cold weather sets in, and placed in a warm cellar or un- 

 der a greenhouse bench, and kept moist, until spring. A few Orna- 

 mental Grasses, such as Stipa Pennata, Erianthus Ravennse, Eula- 

 lia Zebrina and Cyperus planted along the borders of the ponds or 

 streams, lend additional charm to the scene. 



NYMPHJEA ZANZIBARENSIS. 



Hardy Day-Blooming Nymphaeas. 



Nymphaea Odorata (American White Fragrant Water Lily)— Easily 

 grown in tubs, producing pure white fragrant flowers. Should have 

 a place in all collections each $ .25 



Tender Night-Blooming Nymphaeas. 



Nymphaea Devoniensis— One of the best all-red varieties, flowers of a 

 brilliant rosy red, often measuring 8 inches across, with large leaves 

 of a deep coppery green each 1.00 



.Nymphaea Dentata— A magnificent variety, flowers of chalky white- 

 ness and of immense size; the yellow stamens stand upright, giving 

 a charming effect each 1.00 



Nymphaea Rubra— Very similar to Nymphaea Devoniensis, save that 

 the petals are not so pointed. The flower is a trifle cupped and a 

 shade or two lighter, is equally as free in blooming and a strong 

 grower ...each 1.00 



Nymphaea Rubra— Rosea— One of the best red Water Lilies in culti- 

 vation. The flowers, which are produced very freely, are 10 to 12 

 Inches in diameter, are deep rosy carmine, greatly superior to the 

 much admired Nymph sea Devoniensis each 2.00 



^Nymphaea Delicatissima— After the style of Nymphaea Dentata, foli- 

 age large and handsome of a metallic lustre, flowers large and of a 

 pleasing delicate pink each 1.50 



1.00 



Tender Day-Blooming Nymphaeas. 



Nymphaea Gracilis— A Mexican variety of great merit, being the only 

 white day-blooming tropical variety in cultivation, it is worthy of 

 special interest. The flower is white with rich golden-yellow stamens. 

 Very fragrant and free-flowering, carrying the flowers well above 

 the water each 



(Zanzibarensis Varieties.) 



These are the most beautiful and free-flowering of all the Water Lilies. 

 The flowers. 4 to 6 inches across, are produced in great abundance throughout 

 the season, and are deliciously perfumed. Easily grown in tubs or half bar- 

 rels. 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis — Royal purple Zanzibar Water Lily, ..each 2.50 

 Nymphaea Zanzibarensis Azurea— Blue Zanzibar Water Lily.. each 1.25 

 Nymphaea Zanzibarensis Rosea — Rose Zanzibar Water Lily ...each 1.25 



Floating Aquatic Plants. 



Water Hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes major) — An interesting and 

 beautiful aquatic, floats on the water by means of curious, inflated 

 bulbous formations at the base of the leaves. The flowers are borne 

 on spikes 6 to 8 inches long, like a Hyacinth, but much larger, the 

 individual flowers being 2 inches across, very chaste and delicate, 

 color a beautiful rosy lilac. Easily grown in the lily pond or in tubs. 

 It makes a charming house plant grown in a shallow glass dish or 

 aquarium, and simply allowed to float on the surface. Replenish the 

 water as required each, 25 cts.; per dozen, 



"Water Poppy (Limnocharis Humboldtii)— A beautiful aquatic, of easy 

 culture in tubs, tanks or ponds, with charming bright lemon yellow 

 Poppy-shaped flowers, produced freely throughout the entire sum- 

 mer.. each 25 cts.: per dozen, 



2.50 



WATER LILY SEEDS. 



Most of the varieties can be grown easily from seed sown in pots or pans, and immersed in water, which should be at a temperature of 70 deg. Fahr.; but 

 a re not likely to flower the fiTstaeason— the Zansibaremisvarieties, however, excepted. These can bebrought to flower within a month or two from the time of sowing. 



Nvmphaea Zanzibarensis — Mixed pkt., .25 



Nymphaea Odorata— White. pkt., . 15 



Nelumbium Speciosum pkt., .25 



Nymphaea Dentata pkt-. ■£> 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis— Purple pkt-, .25 



NymphaBa Zanzibarensis— Azure pkt., .25 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis— Rose ... pk^. ^25 



