CURRIE’s SEED STORE, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 
Currie’s Rock Garden Collection 
HARDY SEEDS FOR THE ROCK GARDEN 
Rock gardening is one of the most fascinating branches of the art today and is becoming more and more popular. 
gardens where some kind of a rock garden could not be attempted, especially where rocks and stones are plentiful. 
We offer here a special list of seeds that will thrive between crevices of stones and 
in elevated positions. 
YOUR ROCK GARDEN ALL THE MORE IF YOU RAISE YOUR OWN PLANTS FROM SEED. 
AETHIONEMA (Persian Candytuft) 
Grandiflora—A fascinating plant for rock work. Strong, 
twiggy bushes, covered with long slender spikes of rosy 
pink flowers. 6 inches 
ASTRANTIA 
Major—Pink 
ARABIS ALPINE (Rock Cress) 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink or Thrift) 
Laucheana—Bright rosy red, 3 to 6 inches. 
ARENARIA (Sandwort) 
Montana—Close tufts, profusely covered with small silvery 
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CHERIANTHUS (Siberian Wallflower) 
Allioni—A beautiful rock plant with dazzling fiery orange 
flowers 
CRUCIANELLA (Crosswort) 
Stylosa—Hardy perennial, suitable for rock work, flowers 
bright purple, ball shaped, 6 inches 
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DELTOIDES (Maiden Pink)-——Bears a profusion of small 
crimson flowers. Splendid for rock work ................ 
ERINUS 
Alpinus Roseus—Invaluable for rock work. Pretty rosettes 
of foliage and racemes of rosy purple flowers ............. 
SILENE (Catchfly) 
Schafta (Autumn Catchfly)—A charming border or rock 
plant with masses of bright pink flowers from July to 
October 
SEDUM (Stone Crop) 
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TUNICA (Coat Flower) 
Saxifraga—A pretty tufted plant with light pink flowers all 
summer 
HELIANTHEMUM (Rock Cistus, Sun Rose) 
Mutabile—Various, beautiful 
HYPERICUM 
Elegans—An elegant hardy perennial with yellow flowers.. 
LEONTOPODIUM (Edelweis) 
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Alpina—Very dwarf, rose, charming 
NIEREMBERGIA (Cup Flower) 
Gracilis—Flowers white, shading to and veined lavender.... 
LINUM (Flax) 
Perenne—Flowers beautiful pale blue on slender stems..... 
SAPONARIA (Soapwort) 
Ocymoides Alba—Flowers pure white 
Ocymoides Splendens—Rosy pink 
SAXIFRAGA 
Deecipiens (Crimson Moss)—Dwarf mossy plants bearing 
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SEMPERPERVIVUM—Small hairy rosettes of a brownish 
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PYRETHRUM (Rosette Mullein) 
Ramondia Pyrenaica—Purple, 
SALVIA 
Pratensis Atroviolacea—Deep violet 
VIOLA CORNUTA (Tufted Pansy) 
Jersey Gem—Color pure rich violet, slightly perfumed 
VERONICA (Speedwell) 
Repens—A useful rock plant one to two inches high, with 
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