CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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SEMPERFLORENS GIGANTEA ROSEA. 



BEGONIA VERNON. 



The popularity of these charming plants never seems to wane, on the contrary, they are each succeeding year in greater de- 

 li mand and for very obvious reasons: few plants are so ornamental, and none more useful for the adornment of the conservatory or 

 I parlor. For house culture they are admirably adapted, and for supplying cut-flowers are invaluable. The kinds we offer are the 

 1 best in cultivation, including old favorites and newer introductions possessing real merit. 



Flowering Varieties. 



Argentea Guttata — 



This beautiful variety is 

 worthy of special men- 

 tion. The leaves are ob- 

 long, mottled with clear 

 silvery markings on a 

 beautiful purple bronze 

 ground. Flowers pure 

 white, very profusely 

 borne on the extremi- 

 ties of the branches. 



Incarnata — One of the 



best flowering Begonias 

 grown. A very old fa- 

 vorite and always in de- 

 mand. Flowers a rich 

 rosy pink, produced in 

 mid-winter in great pro- 

 fusion. 



Manicata — An elegant 

 variety, with large oval 

 leaves; flowers flesh- 

 pink, very beautiful 

 Blooms very profusely 

 in winter. 



Manicata Aurea — A 



variegated form of the 

 above, strikingly beau- 

 tiful. The large glossy 

 leaves are handsomely 



blotched with canary yellow on a bright green ground. Flowers 

 delicate pink. 



Paul Bruant — A very handsome variety, of vigorous habit, 

 Upright and bushy in growth, and a very free bloomer. The 

 flowers are large, "rose and white in color, and borne on long, 

 graceful stems. Flowers from November to May. 



President Carnot— Another great acquisition among Begonias 

 and a good bedder. It seems quite as hardy as a Geranium, its 

 leaves retaining their fresh color and suffering no harm in the 

 hottest weather. The foliage is very large, green above and 

 purplish beneath. Flowers a soft rosy carmine, borne in large 

 pendulous trusses. 



Rnbra— An exceedingly handsome variety, of easy culture, 

 admirably adapted for house or conservatory decoration. 

 Flowers a bright scarlet and produced in great abundance all 

 the year round. 



Sandersonii — A grand old variety. Leaves 

 dark green and glossy. Flowers a very 

 brilliant scarlet. 



Semperflorens Gigantea Rosea— A great 

 favorite and certainly one of the finest 

 Begonias in cultivation. It is a robust 

 grower and very free-bloomer, upright in 

 habit, leaves smooth and glossy. The 

 flowers are a beautiful cardinal red, borne 

 on long strong stems. 



Sutton's Snowflake— A robust and rapid 

 grower and produces an abundance of 

 large, pure white blossoms on long stout 

 stems, which are excellent for cut-flower 

 decorations. As a house plant none sur- 

 passes this Begonia. 



Vernon — A grand new Begonia, in habit 

 and appearance resembling B. Semper- 

 florens. The flowers, which are produced 

 in great profusion, are a brilliant carmine 

 color, and the foliage is at first a glossy 

 green bordered with red, which, as the 

 season advances, is gradually suffused 

 throughout the whole plant until the foli- 

 age and stems present a beautiful glossy 

 red appearance. 



15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. tuberous begonia. 



REX BEGONIAS. 



An extensive class, highly prized for the rare beauty of their 

 foliage, their general usefulness as parlor and conservatory or- 

 naments, and the ease with which they may be cultivated. 

 Few plants succeed better and none are more attractive. We 

 have a large and carefully selected assortment of all the new 

 and standard varieties. If entrusted with a selection, whether 

 but one plant or by the hundred, we will exercise our careful 

 judgment and are confident of giving satisfaction. 



Price, each, 15 cts. ; per doz., $1.50. Large plants, 25c to 50c. 



TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. 



A truly charming class of Begonias, all of the varieties being 

 very beautiful, some of them superb. No one, who has not 

 seen them, can form any idea of their 

 loveliness. The flowers are very large, 

 not infrequently measuring four inches in 

 diameter, and are produced, according to 

 the variety, in all the shades of crimson, 

 scarlet, orange and yellow, as well as pure 

 white. They bloom continuously all sum- 

 mer, and in the fall become dormant, the 

 bulbs or tubers being easily cared for until 

 nature, again, towards spring, causes them 

 to renew growth. We have a very fine as- 

 sortment of large tubers, of many very 

 choice varieties and colors, which we offer 

 as follows: 



DRY BULBS. 



Single, all colors mixed, each, 10 cts.; 

 per doz $ .85 



Single, in colors, scarlet, white, sal- 

 mon, rose, pink, crimson, yellow, 

 each, 10 cts. ; per doz 1.00 



Double, all colors mixed, each, 25 cts. ; 

 per doz 2.25 



Plants of the several kinds in all stages 

 of growth, in pots, each, 25 cts. to. . 1.00 



Write for special prices on large quantities. 



