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CURRIE BROS. CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



PAEONIES. 



Choice Herbaceous Varieties. 



Paeonies have continued to increase in popular favor with each succeeding year 

 as pre-eminent among - our hardy perennial plants. In response to the increasing 

 demand, cultivators of this beautiful plant have enthusiastically engaged them- 

 selves in introducing and propagating new varieties, aiming at more perfect flow- 

 ers of more delicate tints, and deeper, richer shades. The new varieties them- 

 selves sufficiently attest the success of these efforts. Not to have seen any of 

 them at its best is to have missed a flower exquisitely lovely. From these and 

 our standard varieties one may find any shade or combination of colors he may 

 desire to enhance the beauty of his lawn or herbaceous border. 



No class of plants it* more easily grown than Paeonies, 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 repaid; deeply cultivated 

 and well enriched loam suits them best. In shady places, where few plants will 

 succeed, Paeonies will grow luxuriantly. Such spots are usually to be found, and 

 the colors of the flowers are brighter and they last much longer than if fully ex- 

 posed to the sun. The plants, however, thrive equally well in sunny situations, 

 and planted in front of shrubbery or on either side of walks they are very 

 effective 



Our stock is very large, embracing an extensive assortment of the newest and 

 best varieties, from which we have selected the following choice and distinct 

 kinds, all of which we can confidently recommend. 



CHOICE VARIETIES OF PAEONIES. 



Baron J. Rothschild — Outside petals 

 rose, center salmon, sweet, double. 



Elegans — Outside petals dark pink, 

 large salmon center; loose, fine, sweet. 



Fragrans — Light rose; very fragrant, 

 early. 



Frasrantissima — Deep rose; fragrant, 

 late. 



Humei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 



J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beau- 

 tiful pink; large and double, late. 



La Coquette — Salmon rose, tinged with 

 lilac. This is without doubt one of 

 the finest Paeonies in cultivation. The 

 flowers are large, compact and well 

 formed and are produced in great 

 profusion. It is early and a good 

 keeper. 



La Martina — Deep red, late. 



Lady Dnrmouth — Pure white; very fine. 

 Earliest white. 



I. on is Van Houtte — Deep rose, early; a 

 superb variety. 



Louts tl'Estres — Outside petals pink; 

 center cream. 



Madam Chauniy — Beautiful satiny rose. 



Miss Brice — Pink center, cream tinted 

 lavender. 



Ne Plus Ultra — Beautiful clear shell 

 pink, retaining from first to last its 

 exquisitely delicate color without fad- 

 ing in the least; very fragrant. 



Noenii — Blush white; very fine. 



Officinalis Rubra Plena — Deep crimson; 

 very early; one of the best. 



Officinalis Rosea — Very early; salmon 

 color. 



Pius IX — Dark red; semi-double. 



Plutarch — Dark red; semi-double. 



Triumph du Nord — Satiny rose, shaded 

 lavender. 



Small Plants of above varieties 25e 

 each; medium 50c; large $1.00. 



A SUPERB COLLECTION OP 



PAEONIES. 



Arsene Meuret — Semi-double rose; very 



fine. 

 Beaute Francaise — Pink and cream; 

 points flecked with carmine; fragrant, 

 very desirable. 

 Caroline 31 at her — Crimson; large and 

 full. 



