CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



P/EONIES. 



CHOICE HERBACEOUS VARIETIES. 



No class of plauts is more easily grown than Pwonies, and few 'repay 

 the care given them so generously. They are perfectly hardy and thrive 

 in almost any soil, but any extra attention given them will be amply re- 

 paid; deeply cultivated and well enriched loam suits them best. In shady 

 places, where few plants will succeed, Pseonies will grow luxuriantly. 

 Such spots are usually to be found, and the colors of the flowersare bright- 

 er and they last much longer lhan if fully exposed tothesun. The plants, 

 however, thrive equally as well in sunny situations, and planted in front 

 of shrubbery or on either side of walks they are 

 very effective. Our collection embraces many 

 new and handsome sorts. 



Artemise — Rose, shading to blush white. 



Aug. Lemoine— Purplish scarlet, large and 

 globular, 35 cts each. 



A. Verscliafl'eltii — Brilliant reddish purple. 



Clarissa — Rosy pink. 



Dr. Andre— Purplish violet. 



Dr. Brettoneau — Satiny rose, shading to 

 white, 35 cts. each. 



Etendard du Grande Homme — Cherry, 

 rose scented, 35 cts. each. 



Festiva— Pure white, tipped crimson, 35 cts. 

 each. 



Gloire de Douai — Semi-double, deep crim- 

 son, golden anthers. 



Henri de May — Rich cerise^'.purple, 35 cts. 

 each. 



J. B. Rendatler — Lively satiny rose. 



Louise D'Estres — Deep rose, Anemone form 

 center, 35 cts. each. 



Mad. Caste— New and beautiful, 50 cts. each. 



Mad. Chaumy — Satinv rose, 35 cts. each. 



M. Doft'oy— Dark purpiish rose. 



Mad. Eurtado — Rose, tinted lilac. 



Mad. Lelion — Purplish rose, light edges, 35 

 cts. each. 



Ne Plus Ultra — Peach, 35 cts. each. 



Koemi — Pink, shading blush white. 



Philomele — Rich glowing carmine-lake, rose 

 scented, 50 cts. each. 



Souv. de Augusta Miellez — Salmon rose, 35 

 cts. each. 



Souv. de L. Exposition Universalle — Rosy 

 pink, edged white, 35 cts. each. 



Triomplie de L, Exposition de Lille — 

 Flesh, tinted white, 35 cts. each. 



Triomplie du Nord- Rosy lilac, 35 cts. each. 



Victor Lemoine— Rosy purple. 



Price, 25 cts. each, except where noted. 



PYRETHRUM. 



NEW 



Imported Hybrids. 



A genus of very 

 hardy Herbaceous 

 perennials of more 

 than ordinary merit. 

 A bed of these plants, 

 when in full bloom 

 in early summer, is 

 one of themost strik- 

 ing and pleasing 

 sights one can imag- 

 ine. So profusely do 

 they bloom that the 

 plants are actually 

 hidden beneath a 

 great mass of flow- 

 ers, which are borne 

 on long, wiry and 

 graceful stems. The 

 flowers are from 2 to 

 8 inches in diameter, 

 some of them even 

 larger. White, pink 

 and red are the pre- 

 dominating colors. 

 They are especially 

 valuable for cutting, 

 the flowers retaining 

 their freshness for a 

 long time. Our list 

 embraces twenty- 

 five of the best new- 

 varieties imported 

 from one of the large 

 European growers of 

 these plants. 



Price, each, 35 cts. 



PY1IETHBUM— NEW HYBRIDS. 



PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM. 



A tall-growing 



GERMAN IRIS. 



Fleur-de-Lis. 



A class of hardy border plants of great value 

 in the garden. The large, orchid-like flowers 

 are exquisitely colored and delicately tinted 

 with white, pink, blue, purple, violet, lilac and 

 yellow, according to the variety. 



Price, each, 25 cts.; per doz., $2.50. 



DELPHINIUM. 



DELPHINIUM 



(Giant Ox-Eye Daisy.) 



handsome variety, forming a stout, upright bush with light 

 green leaves, and bearing a profusion of choice 

 pure white flowers with bright yellow centers. 

 The flowers measure from two to three inches 

 across, and are borne on large, flat cymes. Each 

 individual flower has a good stem, admirably 

 adapting it for cutting purposes. 25 cts. 



Achillea "The Pearl" — A new variety 

 of rare merit, well deserving the greatest 

 pTaise. For supplying cut flowers it is 

 unequaled. Flowers are pure white, 

 round and button-like, and are borne in 

 great abundance in great, loose clusters 

 on stiff, erect stems, about two feet high. 

 Blooms continuously during July, Aug- 

 ust and September, and often far into Oc- 

 tober. Each,25cts.; per doz 82.50 



Ajuga Reptans— Valuable for rock work. 

 Each,25cts.; per doz 2:50 



Anemone Japonica Alba — An almost 

 indispensable perennial; flowers white. 

 Each. 20 cts.: per doz 



Aciuilegias— In variety. Should be in 

 every garden. Each, 25 cts.; per doz — 



Phlox— In variety: a choice selection of 

 perennial sorts. Each, 10 cts.; per doz.. 



Dicentra Spectabilis— (Bleeding Heart) 

 —Each, 20 cts.; per doz 2.00 



Helianthus Orgyalis— Forms a hand- 

 some clump with graceful, bending 

 stems, which are clothed from top to 

 bottom with long, narrow leaves. The 

 flowers are produced in long spikes ; 

 color, deep yellow 25 



Hemerocallis Flava (Yellow Day Lily) 

 —Each, 20 cts.; per doz 2.00 



Hemerocallis Eulva (Orange Day Lily) 

 — Each, 25 cts.: per doz 2.00 



(LARKSPUR.) 



One of the most attractive and most useful hardy peren- 

 nials in cultivation. It should certainly find a place in 

 every garden, however small. The long spikes of beautiful 

 flowers so abundantly produced are very attractive on the 

 plant, and exceedingly useful forcutting. We have a large 

 collection of the very finest imported varieties, all of them 

 new and rare. The colors vary from the most delicate light 

 to the richest deep blue, double and single, 



Price, each, 50 cts. 



00 



2.50 



1.00 



Hollyhock— Best double varieties. Each, 



lOcts.; per doz l0 ° 



Strong roots from open ground. Each, 



25 cts.; per doz - ><J 



Lychnis Chalcedonica— Large heads of 

 bright scarlet flowers. Each 20 



Lysimachia Nummularia (Loosestrife) 

 —Excellent for rock work; flowers yel- 

 low. Each, 20 cts.; per doz 2.00 



