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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



GALADIUMS. 



Very handsome plants for summer decoration. Culture very- 

 simple, the bulbous roots remaining dormant all winter, to start 

 again with little or no trouble the following spring. 



Esculentuin — The variety so useful and so popular for sub- 

 tropical beds on the lawn ; also a good vase plant. Each, 25 cts. ; 

 per doz., $2.50. 



Fancy Sorts — An excellent assortment of the most distinct 

 kinds. Each, 30 cts.; per doz., $3.50. 



CASTOR OIL BEAN— (Ricinus.) 



A sub-tropical plant, especially valuable for the adornment of 

 the lawn, either planted singly or in groups in combination with 

 Cannas, Caladiums and such like ornamental plants. We have 

 varieties which, when fully developed, range in height from 3 

 to 15 feet. Plants will be readv to ship in May. Price, each, 

 15 cts. 



Cosnr)os Sulpbureus. 



(THH GOLDEfi COSMOS.) 



Lovers of the Cosmos family (flowering plants now enjoying 

 great popularity, and deservedly so) will be delighted to know 

 that a new one, a dwarf and yellow-flowered variety, has just 



been introduced. Both 

 the habit of growth and 

 the color have hitherto 

 been unknown among 

 Cosmos. The older sorts 

 are all tall, this one is 

 quite dwarf, not more 

 than 15 inches 

 high, and pro- 

 duces in great 

 abundance its 

 bright golden- 

 yellow flowers, 

 forming, in fact, 



CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS— Umbrella Plant. 



This is 



For house cul- 

 ture we really can- 

 not recommend 

 this plant too 

 highly. It is so 

 easily managed. 

 All it is particular 

 about is plenty of 

 water. To have it 

 in perfection, set 

 the pot in a saucer 

 or better still, in a 

 jardiniere kept 

 filled with water. 

 Any temperature 

 usual in a house 

 suits it. When age 

 begins to turn the 

 leaves yellow, 

 these should be 

 cut off close down 

 to the pot, and 

 very soon new 

 leaves will spring 

 up, and the plant 

 will renew its 

 beauty. 



Price, each, 10c; 

 large plants, 25 to 

 50 cts. 



UMBRELLA PLANT. 



COBy^EA SCANDENS. 



This 

 rapid 



handsome and 

 growing climb- 

 ing plant is considered to-day almost indispensable for decorat- 

 ive purposes. It is very useful for shading verandas or bowers, 

 or for covering unsightly fences and such like. Price, each, 15c. 



CYTISUS RACEA\OSUS. 



one of the most popular and most useful decorative 

 plants in cultivation. Towards spring it begins to 

 bloom, and continues for several weeks to produce 

 in great quantities its racemes of bright yellow, 

 sweet-scented flowers. It is especially useful at 

 Easter. Price, each, 25 cts. to $1.00. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM— Giganteum. 



For conservatory or parlor culture the Cyclamen 

 has few equals. All lovers of plants are familiar 

 with it, and all admire it. Large plants in bloom, 

 50 cts. to $1.00; smaller sizes, 25 cts. to 35 cts. 



COSMOS SULPHUREUS. 



almost a solid sheet of yellow, covering a ground-work of glossy, 

 fern-like foliage. The old sorts, too, are usually late in flowering; 

 this one begins to bloom very soon after the plants are set out in 

 spring. Price, each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 



Clerodendron Balfouri. 



A climber of great beauty. The flowers, which are of bright 

 scarlet, are encased by a bag-like calyx of pure white ; the trusses 

 or pannicles of flowers are upwards of 6 inches in width, and when 

 trained upon trellises and hanging down, have a rich and elegant 

 appearance; continually in bloom. Each, 15 cts. to 50 cts. 



COLEUS— Popular Bedding Varieties. 



The following varieties have proved themselves specially useful 

 for massing in beds or borders, where it is desirable to produce a 

 striking effect with solid colors. 



Crown Jewel— Beautiful velvety maroon. 



Her Majesty— Golden bronze. Golden Bedder — Best yellow. 



John (ifoode — Greenish yellow. 



Verscliaffeltii — Maroon; a general favorite. 



Paroquet— Yellow ground, mottled with crimson. 



Price, each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. Our selection, per 100, $6.00; 

 customer's selection, per 100, $7.00. 



CYCLAMEN. 



