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CURRIE BROS. CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



It UDBECKIA PURPUREA. 



SHASTA DAISY. 



RUDBECKIA — Cone Flower. 



This class of handsome plants is considered 

 quite indispensable in the herbaceous or shrub- 

 bery border. All the varieties are very showy 

 and exceedingly effective. 



R. "Golden Glow" — A superb variety, which has 

 become very popular and fully merits the 

 praise bestowed upon it. The plant grows 6 

 to 7 feet in height and bears long, strong- 

 stemmed, very' large and very double golden- 

 yellow flowers in great profusion. Price each, 

 10c; per doz., $1.00. Large clumps, each 25c; 

 per doz., $2.50. 

 R. Purpurea — 4 feet. August. A remarkably 

 showy, strong-growing plant, producing abun- 

 dantly its large reddish purple flowers during 

 the months of August and September. Each, 

 15c; doz., $1.50. 

 R. Speeiosa — 3 feet, September. A very choice 

 variety, producing immense quantities of 

 handsome yellow flowers with deep purple 

 centers. Each, 15c; per doz., $1.50. 

 R. Snb-Tomentosa — 5 feet, September. This 

 variety makes a very handsome ornament. It 

 branches freely and produces an abundance of 

 clear lemon-yellow flowers with dark purple 

 centers. Each, 15c; per doz., $1.50. 



STOKESIA — Steke's Aster. 



S. Cyanea — 1 foot, August, and September. One 

 of the most useful perennial plants in cultiva- 

 tion, either for the herbaceous border or for 

 planting among shrubs, where it has a most 

 charming effect. It blooms at a time, too. 

 when the majority of hardy plants are past 

 flowering, producing in great abundance its 

 large, showy Aster-like deep blue flowers. 

 Each. 25c; doz., $2.50. 



(Chrysanthemum Leuoanthemum Hy- 

 bridum.) 



This new hardy Daisy is a great ac- 

 quisition in the flower garden. It 

 blooms continuously throughout the 

 summer, producing in great abundance 

 its large pure white single flowers, 

 which not uncommonly measure 4 inches 

 in diameter. These are borne on light, 

 stiff stems from iy 2 to 2 feet in length. 

 Each 15c; per doz., $1.50. 



VALERIANA — Garden Heliotrope. 



"V. Officinalis — 3 feet, June. Also known 

 as St. George's Herb; flowers blush 

 white, freely produced in large trus- 

 ses; very showy. Each, 25c; per doz., 

 $2.50. 



VERONICA — Speedwell. 



A very popular family of perfectly 

 hardy plants, adapted to all soils and 

 situations. All are very free bloomers. 

 V. Amaethystina — 1 foot, June. Flow- 

 ers in showy spikes; color a beauti- 

 ful amethyst blue. Each, 15c; per 

 doz., $1.50. 

 V. Longifolia Suhsessilis — 2 feet, Au- 

 gust. A splendid variety. The flow- 

 ers are borne on long handsome 

 spikes 4 to 5 inches in circumference. 

 Color a deep rich blue. Each, 20c; 

 per doz., $2.00. 

 V. Rupestris — 4 inches, May. An ex- 

 cellent rock plant of creeping habit. 

 Flowers blue in dense spikes. Each, 

 15c; per doz., $1.50. 

 V. Spieata — 2 feet. June to August. One 

 of the best; blooms very profusely; 

 flowers bright blue, borne on long 

 spikes. Each, 15c; per doz., $1.50. 



STACHYS — Woundwort. 



S. Lamtana — 1 foot. A valuable plant 

 for rock work or the edging of flower 

 beds, its tufted silvery-white, woolly 

 foliage rendering it highly orna- 

 mental. It bears during the summer 

 a quantity of purplish flowers in short 

 spikes, but it is on account of its 

 handsome foliage it is especially 

 prized. Each, 15c; per doz., $1.50. 



THALICTRUM — Meadow Rue. 



Very attractive plants, with graceful, 

 finely cut foliage; perfectly hardy. 

 T. Aquilegifolium — 2 feet. May and 

 June. A very profuse bloomer; flow- 

 ers light purple; very handsome. 

 Each, 20c; per doz., $2.00. 



RUUUECKIA SPECIOSA. 



