PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS, 



FOR WINTER AND SPRI NG FLOWERS. 



HINTS FOR THEIR SELECTION AND CULTURE. 



EVERY year, as we set about the preparation of the autumn issue of our Horticultural 

 Guide, we have some regrets that the various plants and seeds suitable for the pro- 

 duction of flowers in winter and early spring are somewhat limited. Yet we always 

 rejoice that we have at command what is in reality an extensive assortment. There are, we 

 find, many plants designed by nature to produce flowers in winter and early in spring, if only 

 tlj£ proper conditions are afforded them. A knowledge of these and their habits puts us in 

 possession of the means of gratifying our desires, and enables us to make our parlors and con- 

 servatories cheerful and beautiful in winter, and our gardens and flower-beds attractive early 

 in spring. Fortunately, too, we have a class of plants, which, for ease of culture and the 

 wonderful profusion and rare beauty of their flowers, stand unrivalled. We refer to the 

 numerous kinds of the so-called Dutch and other bulbous plants. No plants are more interest- 

 ing or more beautiful, and few are so useful for winter blooming indoors, and none equal 

 them for early spring flowering in the garden. 



PLANTS BEST ADAPTED FOR WINTER AND SPRING BLOOM- 

 ING. — This year, as usual, we have made a careful selection of the plants we find of most 

 value for the production of flowers in winter and early spring, and all of them we confidently 

 recommend. Those we list have all been carefully grown and prepared for that purpose, and 

 are in excellent condition; they cannot fail to give satisfaction. 



BUEBS: HOW TO SELECT THEM AND WHEN TO PLANT 

 THEM. — In selecting bulbs, if the best results are aimed at, two points of the utmost im- 

 portance must be observed, namely: a bulb of the best quality should be selected, and an 

 early selection should be made, so as to obtain it. Early purchasers have the first and best 

 choice, and, moreover, bulbs deteriorate late in the season. Early planting, too, in the gar- 

 den is of paramount importance. It insures a good root growth in fall before severe frost 

 sets in. Late planted bulbs, which have their growth prematurely checked by frost, seldom 

 give satisfaction in spring. In short, to insure success plant early and use the best quality 

 of bulbs. For particulars concerning the culture of each kind of bulb, note the instructions 

 under each heading. 



WE GUARANTEE OUR BULBS FIRST-CLASS IN QUALITY. - 

 No better can be had at anv price ; all are excellent, none are inferior. 



NAMED AND UNNAMED BULBS.— Among the unnamed kinds, which are 

 cheaper than the named for very obvious reasons, there are many excellent varieties, yet all 

 are not as uniformly good as the named sorts, which have been carefully selected, labeled and 

 kept apart to preserve them pure and true to name, so that the kind and its particular color 

 may always be definitely known, in itself a matter of importance when only first-class 

 flowers of particular colors are desired. We therefore recommend the named kinds if the 

 best are wanted. 



PRICES.— Owing to the large quantities of bulbs we have purchased, we can afford 

 to sell them at very moderate prices. The margin of profits, however, is small, so that we 

 cannot offer large premiums, but all purchasers may select, for each dollar 

 sent, bulbs to the amount of $1.10, when not ordered at hundred rates. 



HOW TO ORDER. 



Send in your orders early to get first choice and prompt delivery. Most of the 

 bulbs Trill be ready for shipment early in September. As the season advances, 

 we sometimes take the liberty, as kinds get sold out, to substitute others for those ordered, 

 but we are very particular to furnish as good, or better sorts, as near alike in color to those 

 ordered as possible. 



In making out orders, be careful to give your full name and address, plainly 

 written, to prevent mistakes and delay. 



In ordering packages sent C. O. D., sufficient money must be enclosed with the order to 

 pay express charges both ways, so as to protect us from loss, as it sometimes happens that 

 persons do not receive the goods on their arrival, and the express charges may be more than 

 the value of the package. 



BULBS BY MAIL..— All bulbs sent free of charge to any postoffice or 

 express office in the United States, except where otherwise noted. 



HOW TO REMIT.— Money may be sent at our risk and expense in the following 

 manner: P. O. money order, draft on New York, Chicago or Milwaukee, or express order. 

 Postal notes, and money sent in any other way than as specified above, is entirely at the 

 risk of the sender. Yours respectfully, 



STORES :|?J| Broadway CURRIE BROS., 

 GREENHOUSES: Cor. State and 27thSts. - MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



General List of Seeds, Plants, Etc., Issued in January. 



