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CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS 



Gypsophila — Paniculata, FI. PI. 



GYPSOPHILA (Babfs Breath) 

 PANICULATA — Forms graceful gauze-like masses 

 of flowers, excellent for bouquets. Plants, price, each, 

 25c; per doz., $2.50; seeds Pkt. 10c 



PANICULATA, FL. PL.— A double form of the 

 above, similar in size but purer white. Plants, price, 

 each, 60c; per doz., $7.00; seeds Pkt. 20c 



GYPSOPHILA PACIFICA 



Pacifica is a good rose colored perennial baby's 

 breath, coming into flower after the paniculata va- 

 rieties have passed. Flowers are produced the first 

 season from seed and it is perfectly hardy. The plant 

 reaches a height of 3% to 4 feet, and is a veritable 

 cloud of the numerous rose-colored flowers, which are 

 excellent in bouquets for a filler Pkt. 25c 



REPENS — A beautiful, trailing plant for the rock- 

 ery, with clouds of small, white and pink flowers. 

 Plants, price, each, 25c; per doz., $2.50; seeds Pkt. 10c 



HEUANTHUS (Sunflower) 

 MULTIFLORUS PLENUS— Double, hardy yellow 

 Sunflower. Plants, price, each, 25c; per doz., $2.50. 



HELIANTHEMUM (Rock, or Sun Rose) 

 MUTABILE — Exceedingly pretty low grovring, ever- 

 green plants about 12 inches high, forming broad 

 clumps, and which during their flowering season, 

 June to July, are quite hidden by a mass of bloom; 

 well adapted for the front of the border, the rockery, 

 or a dry, sunny bank. Choice mixed varieties. Plants, 

 each, 25c; seeds, ^4 oz., 40c Pkt. 10c 



INCARVILLEA 



HARDY GLOXINIA— 2 feet. June. Splendid gloxinia- 

 like flowers borne in large bright rose umbels. Likes 

 a sunny situation. Seed germinates very slowly. 

 Seeds Pkt. 15c 



GEUM 



MRS. BRADSHAW— A beautiful hardy perennial, 

 bearing a profusion of large, double, scarlet flowers 

 all summer until late in fall, fine for cutting. iy2 feet. 



Plants, price, each, 30c; seeds Pkt. 15c 



LADY STRATHEDEN— Double golden-yellow. 

 Seeds Pkt. 25c 



GENTIANA 



ACAULIS^Useful, hardy perennial for rockwork and 

 edgings; rich ultramarine blue, trumpet-shaped flow- 

 ers. Height, 4 inches. Seeds Pkt. 20c 



SEPTEMFIDA— An attractive and easily grown Al- 

 pine plant with clustered heads of sapphire-blue, 

 trumpet-shaped flowers, which come in June, July, 

 and August. Hardy perennial. Height, 6 inches. 

 Seeds Pkt. 25c 



GERBERA (Transvaal Daisy) 



JAMESONI HYBRIDS— 2 ft. A valuable acquisition 

 for garden enthusiasts and requires some care to 

 grow to best advantage. Large daisy-like blooms on 



long stems in shades of yellow and red Pkt. 25c 



Cultural Directions — Seed is sown in slight heat such 

 as a sunny window, hotbed or greenhouse in a sandy 

 peat soil with drainage. The fuzzy pointed end of the 

 seed should be just peeping above the soil. Seed usu- 

 ally germinates in 3 to 4 weeks, and in about 6 weeks 

 time the seedlings are ready to transplant in pots. 

 Re-pot in larger pots as the plants grow. A tempera- 

 ture of 70 degrees seems best for them. Flowers begin 

 to appear in 6 to 9 months from seed sowing and 

 continue for years. 



HEMEROCALLIS (Yellow Day Lily) 



Desirable hardy plants with graceful grass-like 

 foliage, thriving in almost any situation. 



APRICOT— Plants I 30c 



FLAVA — Fragrant, deep lemon-yellow. 



THUMBERGI— Late, rich yellow. 



Plants, price, each, 25c; per doz. $2.50 



HEUCHERA (Alum Root) 

 SANGUINEA — Dwarf plants with heart-shaped 

 leaves, bearing graceful spikes of red flowers. Seeds 

 Pkt. 15c 



GRACILLIM A— Rosy-pink. Plants, price, each, 25c; 

 per doz. $2,50 



VISCARIA SPLENDENS— Brilliant red, in summer. 

 Plants, price, each, 25c; per doz. $2.50 



HELENIUM (Sneeze Wort) 

 AUTUMNALE SUPERBUM— Hardy perennial with 

 golden flowers late in summer. Plants, price, each, 25c 

 HOOPESI — Attractive perennial with large bright 

 orange Daisy-like flowers. Height 2 feet Pkt. 10c 



RIVERTON BEAUTY— Rich lemon-yellow, with pur- 

 plish black cone. 



RIVERTON GEM— Old gold changing to red. 

 Plants, each, 30c; per doz. $3.00 



HIERACIUM VILLOSUM 



An excellent perennial plant for the border or 

 rockery. The foliage is covered with a dense down, 

 above which rise the showy golden-yellow flowers. 

 Height, 1 foot. Plants, each, 25c; seeds Pkt. 25c 



HIBISCUS (Marshmallow) 



Handsome, hardy perennial plants bearing very 

 large, beautifully colored flowers in great abundance. 

 They bloom the first year from seed if planted early. 



NEW GIANT FLOWERING MARSHMALLOWS— A 



wonderful blending of many shades and colors, from 

 pure white through various pink tints to deep rose 

 and rich dark red. The flowers are of immense size, 

 frequently measuring 12 inches across. Plants, price, 

 each, 35c; seeds, Vi oz., 25c Pkt. 10c 



