60 



CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



PRIMULA. 



BOSE LITTLE MIDGETS. 



PRIMULA. 



Pkt. 

 Cliiswlck Red — The most brilliant crim- 

 son-scarlet Primula yet sent out; of 

 robust habit. The foliage is very 



finely cut and deep green 15 



Meteor — The plant is of a compact habit 

 of growth, the leaves being deeply 

 cut and of a dark reddish tinge, which 

 gives the plant a distinct appearance. 



Flowers rich crimson 15 



Village Maid — A beautiful variety. Color 



white, striped with carmine 15 



Rosy Morn — A pleasing shade of pink 

 or light rose, bearing flowers of great 



substance 15 



Queen of Whites — Splendid pure white 

 flowers of great substance and size. 15 

 Large Flovrering Fringed Mixed — A su- 

 perb mixture, composed of the choic- 

 est large flowering varieties; cannot 

 be surpassed. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts....25 



"WTiite 10 I Red 10 



Ciioice Mixed... 10 | Fern-le'v'd Mxd.l5 

 STAR PRIMULA. 

 A grand house plant of the easiest 

 cultivation. The dark red foliage and 

 flower stems form a very pleasing con- 

 trast to the star-shaped flowers, which 

 are produced very freely and are of 

 long duration. 



Choice mixed colors. Pkt. 25c. 

 DOUBLE LARGE-FLOAVERIIVG 

 FRINGED PRIMULA. 

 The double varieties produce a large 

 percentage of double flowers and are 

 superb. 



Double Red. Double White. Double 

 Choice Mixed 25 



The seed is grown and selected for us 

 from the finest prize varieties by one of 

 the largest European growers, and the 

 many testimonials we receive every 

 year from florists and amateurs 

 throughout the country is an evidence 

 of the excellence of our stock. Sow the 

 seed in February, March or April. 

 Single Large-FlOTrering Fringed 

 Chinese Primroses. 

 Coemlea (Blue Primula) — The only true 

 blue Primrose. Flowers large and 



produced freely pkt. 15 



Alba Magnifica — A variety of exquisite 

 form and very compact habit. The 

 flowers are pure white, with bright 

 yellow eye, and measure 2% inches 

 in diameter 15 



BICINUS t'A.MBOOIENSIS. 



SALVIA BONFIRE. 



.^ , ^.^^ ^ ^^ ROSES. 



-^ ^^z '^z ' u4w=t'*^'^^fe: ^' ■«. *^^^ Little Midgets bloom the first season 



\ ^S£^^ from seed. 



'/>/mm 1 «, ^^'' -^~\^ Polyantha Multitlora (Little Midgets) — 



^^yWSi 1^ ^^~1 ^ U r Pretty dwarf little roses which com- 



"fim: W^ f .^ J mence blooming in about six weeks 



;^? /^ r\'\ '"^ ^ -ai jSJ "^^^ after the seed is sown. The flowers 



^^ ■■<i-^/A/ i'/,k ? ^ W*^ vWr ^""^ semi-double and double of various 



^ Imki-r. !UkJt£:JviL£i!^fc tints, and produced in large clusters 



/^W^"^ •'&_ freely until the frost comes. Al- 



though blooming freely the flrst sea- 

 son, they do not attain their best un- 

 ^,^1^-,^ '^jv til the second year, -when they are a 



^^.ii-T^:^'. ^#%, perfect mass of bloom. Pkt. 10c; 3 



.■'?r*il/Si?iv'>i^^KV>».^ T^fc, P^^^ 25 



French Hybrids — Finest mixed, pkt. 



15c; 2 pkts 25 



r'» VT»j-f^l^^l^ T^" Scented — Finest mixed, pkt. 15c; 

 ,^&3irtX'fl'2v?i^i§ 2 pkts 25 



RIGINUS-Castor Oil Bean. 



_ ^.~..— ^ 1 - jil^^^ ' '^--^- Magnificent tall-growing foliage 



*p^^^^^S^?a^^[j%^r^ plants, very useful as specimen plants 



, V,^^m^S^n^^\}l^^rf^^^ ofi lawns, or groups in center of large 



®&l^^■^S^3^cB2g|^e«2v^Cyyer^ beds. Their brilliant leaves and fruits 



(ol^^SE^^K:S^l£i--^^ create a grand sub-tropical effect. H. 



■'^t\^lj'>t[»^C^L~?^jS^^^^ji^^^ Borboniensis Arboreus — Very large and 



T\^^^%^ r^ i^7i^:^'^^^si/\i-°'\T^^^ handsome foliage; 15 feet. Oz. 15c.. 5 



*- ^ 'Ct'ji*l,4<.>^S^^^^~^M*'^ Cambogiensis (see cut) — The leaves are 



^~N^ ^'5Vw^?^*C(?iWi<%^te:i-^ large, palm-shaped and of a bronze- 



"^ -Sl^;r!=35;'^!iir'^-&,^ Jcp J^^%, i"e<i color with red veins. The stems 



^^"X^*^^~^^fe^^^^^T V^^ of the leaves are of a reddish brown, 



\ ^i^l*»*" ' 'p^S-* ^liilii'ivL^'"^ ^^^ the main stem of the plant is 



i.^,^M\ 1 2 '^.te'^/j MV« fw* \VN T black, making a beautiful ornament 



3Mkh f I %J^^mH } IrxlhA ^^\y' for the lawn. Oz. 25c 5 



X\>&>-^^^B=ni«!4^*V,vr '^ Gibsonli — Dark red foliage; 8 feet. Oz. 



" — — --=^^*«s^' — — Obermanii (Sanguineous) — Red fruit; 



splendid ornamental plant; 8 feet. 



js,..=____=--'=«==.— — - . Oz. 15c 5 



""^^^^^.'^^^^^^^^'^ Fine 3Iixed — Oz. 15c 5 



-^ — ■ -^^^^?-^~ SALVIA. 



CHINESE PRIMBOSE. •*•-•— " ■•-•■ 



Handsome plants, excellent for beds or borders, with long spikes of 

 flowers, which continue in bloom until late in the fall. For early 

 flowering sow the seed indoor in March or April, or outside as soon as 

 the warm weather appears. H. H. P. 



Bonfire — The plants are dwarf and compact in habit, growing about 

 iV" feet high, bearing in great profusion long spikes of brilliant 

 scarlet flowers, which stand clear above the bright green foliage, 



producing a gorgeous effect 10 



Precocity — A new dwarf compact growing Salvia forming well-shaped 

 plants about 12 inches in height and producing continually an abun- 

 dance of bright scarlet large flower spikes, making splendid pot 



., -X. plants and unsurpassed for bedding 15 



?£";!» \ Splendens (Scarlet Sage) — The long spikes of vivid scarlet are borne 



"*- ■ in such profusion as to fairly hide the foliage 5 



Patens — Flowers of a delightful blue 10 



Coccinea Lactea — Pure white 5 



SANVITALIA. 

 Procumbens, fl. pi. — Very pretty dwarf growing and free-blooming 

 plants. Flowers double bright golden yellow, produced in great 



abundance. % foot. H. A 5 



SAPONARIA. 

 Compact growing plants, producing beautiful star-like flowers freely 

 all summer. Good for bedding. H. A. 



Calabriea — Pink 5 



Calabrica Alba — White 5 



SILENE. 

 Pendula Compacta (Catch-fly) — Beautiful free-flowering plants, very 



attractive for rock-work, etc. H. A. Mixed — All colors 5 



SMILAX. 

 Jlyrsiphyllunt Asparagoides — There is no climbing plant in cultivation 

 "that surpasses this in the graceful beauty of its foliage. It can be 

 used either to climb or to droop, as required 5 



