CURRIE BROS. CO. AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1925 



Darwin Tulips 



Darwiiii have Ijecome wuiuk'rfiilly popular during the past few years, a fact not surprising to those acquainted with the perfect beauty of 

 their form and substance, their rich, brilliant color.";, their Ions, straight, stiff stems, the persistence of their blooming period and their 

 adaptability either to outdoor growing or forcing under glass. Most of the varieties may easily be forced indoors by mid-winter or the end of 

 l''ebruary. 



For permanent outdoor culture plant the bulbs G inches deep in light soil and i or 5 inches in heavy soil. 



Breeder Tulips 



Old Dutch self colored Tulips which have been neglected 

 for many years. The present taste for artistic colors has, 

 however, called them into prominence once more. Nature's 

 happiest color combinations of Purjile and Bronze. Grey and 

 Lilac, Yellow and Bron/.e, Brown and Orange, are revealed 

 to us in this group. The flowers are mostly large, but of 

 lierfect form and are borne on tall, strong stems. These Tulips 

 have the same height, size and time of flowering as the Uar- 

 wins. 



Black Chief — Dark purple black. 



Bronze Queen — BufT, tinged apricot : fine for pot culture. 

 Cardinal Manning — Blend of mauve and rose changing to 

 orange. 



Jaune d'Ocuf — Golden, outside petal shaded apricot. 

 Marj' Hollis — Soft cerise carmine. 



Prince of Orange — Terracotta with orange edge, very fine. 

 Yellow Perfection — Bronze yellow, shaded deep golden. 

 Kach. S .10 Uoz., «1.00 ino. S7.00 



Parrot Tulips 



Parrot tulips, so called because of their brilliant, jiarrot- 

 like colorings, are large, fantastically showy flowers with 

 curled and crested petals. They come into bloom about the 

 middle of May and remain in bl"om for a long time. 



Each Doz. 100 1000 



Admiral Constantinople — lied S .0.S S .7.i S..'').00 $10.00 



Chamoisic Brilliant — Deep crimson. 



with large. black. star-shaped 



center 08 .73 .").00 10.00 



Lutca — Yellow 08 .73 5.00 -lO.OO 



Pcrfecta — Vellow and scarlet 08 .73 5.00 -10.00 



Finest .Mixed .^11 colors 07 .63 4.50 33.00 



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Baron de La Tonnaye — Vivid rose, one of the best S 



Bartigon — Kiery red, good forcer 



Clara Butt — A lovely shade of soft salmon pink 



Dream — Large lilac rose. 25 inches 



Erguste — Dark heliotrope, inside violet, white base 



Europe— -Fine sciirlet with striking white base 



(;iow — Brilliant vermillion. center blue, margined white 



(irelchcn — Charming, soft blush shading to rose 



Harry Veitch — Brilliant deep red, blue base 



Le Notre — Rose shade<l blush, small flower but extra early forc- 

 ing \'ariety 



La Tulipe Noire — The famous black tulip 



Loveliness — Fine soft, rosy pink 



Madame Krelage — Bright rose, light bordered ; large line 



flower 



Marconi — Large purple violet with conspicuous white base 



Massachusetts — Bright rose 



May (iueen — Soft, rose, large and beautiful 



Mr. Farcombe Sander.s — Extra fine, brilliant orange scarlet, 



2.3 inches 



Mrs. Cleveland — Soft, flesh color 



Ouida — Fiery red, very fine, tall, erect, brilliant tulip 



Painted Lady — Creamy white 



Pride of Haarlem — An immense flower, brilliant carmine rose, 



blue at base. 25 inches 



Professor Kauwenhof — Bright cherry red, shaded salmon, good 



forcer 



Princess Elizabeth — .Soft lilac rose edges a paler shade on clear 



white base, good forcer 



Psyche — Soft rose, silvery rose inside, large long-stemmed 



flower 



Rev. Ewbank — Heliotrope lilac, with paler edge, fine bedder.... 



Scarlet Beauty — Fiery scarlet, very fine 



The Sultan — Velvety black maroon, large and glossy 



Sieraad van Flora — Very fine rose pink, large flower 



White Queen — Large and soft, white, tinged blush 



Wm. Copeland — Bright rosy lilac 



William Pitt — Deep scarlet tinted purple, blue and white center 

 Fine Mixed Darwin Tulips 



AUTUMN CROCUS— Colchicum Autumnale 



.-^M interesting novelty. Blooms without water or soil. 



If planted in fall the leaves make their apperance in spring, while it does not 

 come into bloom until fall. It will bloom etrually as well out of the ground as 

 in it. If placed on a shelf without soil or moisture its pretty, pink flowers will 

 appear just the same as if in the ground. 



Large bulbs. 33c each ; dozen. S3. 30. 



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