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(All American Selections for 1940) 



Ageratum, Midget Blue 



New Giant Asters 



(Wilt Resistant) 



ROSE MARIE — Best cut-flower color of rose pink; high fluffy 

 centers and long narrow petals on 4" flowers, borne on long, 

 clean stut stems, earlier than the Giants of California class. 

 Pkt., 25c. 



ILLUSION, is a soft, pastel shade of apricot pink, especially fine 

 for cutting and most effective when used in combination with 

 some blue flower, such as the Chinese Forget-Me-Not. Since the 

 individual stems ore short, it is customary to cut the whole 

 plant OS a unit when using the flowers for bouquets. The stroin 

 IS wilt-resistant and will flower during mid-August. Pkt., 25c. 



ENCHANTRESS — A lucious shode of lively salmon rose, distinct 

 from all other colors yet developed. The flowers ore large, of 

 good substance, and are produced on free flowering, branchinc 

 wilt resistont plants, which bloom in eorly September. Pkt., 25c. 



AGERATUM — Midgef Blue 



Only 3" to 4" tall, with dense spread of 12", freely producing tiny tufts 

 of true agerotum blue or ozure blue flowers. Truest and most compact 

 dwarf variety so for seen; valuable for edging, rockeries and pots. Pkt., 25c. 



ALYSSUM VIOLET QUEEN— A true dwarf compact Alyssum, covered with 

 flowers of a rich violet blue, holding its color through- the hot summer, o 

 great improvement over the older varieties. Pkt., 20c. 



AQUILEGIA LONGISSIMA HYBRIDS— These beautiful new Aquilegios were 

 produced by crossing the exceptionolly long spurred varieties with the 

 Mrs. Scott Elliott strain of postel colored blooms. The result gives 

 flowers with spurs often 4 ' long and soft red, blue, white and rose color- 

 ing. Pkt., 25c. 



Asfcr Rose Marie 

 Pogc 2 CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



CONVOLVULUS 

 LAVENDER ROSETTE 



An attroctivc North Afncon wik' 

 flower for rock gardens and edg- 

 ing. It is quite dwarf, 5" high and 

 15" across, bearing o cluster or 

 rosette of 1 ■ 4", lavender blue 

 flowers, only a few open at one 

 time. There is white in the throat 

 with dark blue veining. Blooms 

 in obout two months from seed 

 and blooms two months. Pkt., 25e. 



DIMORPHOTECA 

 SPECTABLIS 



A new flower from Africo, the sin- 

 gle doisy-likc flowers are about 2" 

 in diameter, the color is o deep 

 pink with o shining block center, 

 stems 12" to 14" long, o very pro- 

 fuse bloomer. Gordeners who expe- 

 rience difficulty in finding a suffi- 

 cient variety of plants for hot dry 

 places should welcome this new 

 Dimorphotcco or bedding end cut- 

 ting Pkt., 25e. 



ANTIRRHINUM 

 — Rosalie 



I Rust-Rcsistant> 

 Giont Large Flowering 



This exciting color is entirely r>ew, 

 if is o rich deep rose with on un- 

 derlying tone of topaz or ember, 

 giving it o richness which makes 

 it stand out conspicuously among 

 oil other colors. Fine for bedding 

 or cutting. Pkt., 25c. 



