50 



CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



CYCLAMEN. 



CYCliAlVTHERA — Bxplodens, 



A curious climbing- plant. Pkt. 



bearing oval shaped fruit, which explodes loudly 

 when ripe, hence its name. 10 feet. H. H. A. .10 

 CYPRESS VINE. 



A deservedly popular climber, with pretty 

 star-like flowers and fern-like foliage. Grows 

 to a height of 15 feet. H. H. A. 



Rose ,. pkt. 5 Scarlet 5 



White 5 Mixed — Per oz. 25c. . 5 



Ivy-Leaved — A variety of Scarlet Cypress Vine, 



Tvith ivy-shaped leaves and slender stems of a 



violet hue. Flo'wers scarlet 5 



Cucumber "Wild — (See Gourds, page 52) 5 



DATURA. 



Ornamental, strong growing annuals, attain- 

 ing a height of 2 to 3 feet. Very handsome and 

 easily grown plants for beds or borders, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of showy, trumpet-shaped 

 flowers in various shades of white, yellow and 

 purple. Sow in open ground May and June. H. 

 A. 3 feet. 



Double Fiuest Mixed 5 



Contueopla — Flowers double vyhite inside, out- 

 side purple, averaging 8 inches long by 5 

 inches across, fragrant 5 



CYCLAMEN. 



Valuable pot plants with orchid-like blossoms of great variety 

 and beauty of coloring, varying from the purest white to the dark- 

 est crimson. They can be grown from seed and brought to flower 

 in about 11 months from the time of sowing. H. H. P. 1 foot. 



Our Cyelamen Seed is grown from the Finest Selected Prize 

 Varieties, and plants gro^rn from our seed have been a^^arded the 

 first premium vrherever exhibited. 



GIANT FLOWERED CVCLASIEN. 



Pkt. 



Giant — -Pure trhite 15 Giant — ^White vrfth crinison 



Giant — Pale pink 15 eye 15 



Giant — Darii rose 15 Giant — Hriglit crimson. . .15 



Giant Flowered, Finest Mixed — The flowers measure from 



2 to 2% inches in length 15 



New Feathered Cyclamen — An entirely new strain of Cy- 

 clamen of unsurpassing beauty. The flo^wers are large, 

 with a distinct Crest or Feather upon the face of each 

 petal, the feather adding very much to its lasting quali- 

 ties, and cannot fail to excite the admiration of all lov- 

 ers of the Cyclamen. White, pkt. 25c; rose, pkt. 25c. 



CYPERtTS ALTERNIFOLIUS — (Umbrella Plant.) 

 One of the easiest cultivated foliage plants for parlor 

 or window decoration known lo 



DOUBLE DAISBES. 



Rellis Perennis, fl. pi. — One of the most charm- 

 of our early spring flowers. They are very 

 easily raised from seed, and can be had in bloom 



le first season. Require a slight protection 



iring the winter. H. H. P. Pkt. 

 I ongfellow — Flow^ers large, dark rose 5 



lowball — Large, very double, pur white.... 5 



I Buble WTiite 5 



■ ouble Red 5 



Double Mixed 5 



DAHLIA. 



Nothing can be more effective than a bed of 

 Dahlias or a few individual plants of them 

 placed around borders. By sowing early in 

 spring and afterwards transplanting, they can 

 be had in flower the same season. The single 

 and Cactus varieties are valuable for decorative 

 work in vases, etc. H. H. P. 

 Extra Choice, Double Mixed — From finest named 



flo'wers 10 



Pomponc, Finest Doable Mixed — Small flower- 

 ing 10 



Single Finest Blixed — ^Very showy and fine for 



cut fiowers 5 



Cactus Dahlia — Of distinct and remarkable ap- 

 pearance, the petals being quilled and curved 

 loosely and gracefully. Finest Slixed 10 



GIANT CRIMSON HYACINTH BEAN. 



DAHLIA. 

 DIGITALIS — ^Foxglove. 



Handsome, stately growing plants, ■with beau- 

 tifully mottled thimble-shaped fio'wers; produced 

 in profusion on a stem usually about 3 feet high. 

 The racemes of flowers are about 2 feet 

 long. H. P. Pkt, 



Fine Slixed 5 



DELPHINIU3I. 



(See Larkspur, page 53.) 



DOLICHOS-Hyacinth Bean. 



A rapid growing climber of easy cultivation, 

 bearing a profusion of pea-shaped purple blos- 

 soms; the seed-pods are of a beautiful deep pur- 

 ple shade in fall. Sow in the open ground April 

 and May, against trellis, arbors, etc. 10 feet. 

 H. H. A. 



Lablab Purpureus — Purple pods 5 



Soudanensis — Beans and foliage purple violet. 5 



Lignosn.s — Evergreen, densely covered with 

 flowers 10 



Giganteus, Giant Crimson (Hyacinth Bean) — • 

 Leaves dark green, with red ribs and veins, 

 stalks purplish maroon. The pea-shaped blos- 

 soms are borne in long panicles, changing 

 in color from light pink to carmine, and at last 

 to deep maroon, yielding in turn very pretty 

 seed pods of a deep purple color, producing a 

 dazzling effect, throughout the entire sea- 

 son 10 



Daylight — Unlike the preceding varieties it has 

 a profusion of snow-white flowers follo^wed by 

 cream-colored pods 10 



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