CURRIE BROS. CO., AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1919 



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Hardy Flowering Plants 



For the Herbaceous Border. 



A condensed list of popular varieties best adapted to northern 

 conditions. 



Paeonies 



Our collection of these tremendously popular, gorgeous-flowered 

 border plants contains many of the finest varieties in cultivation. 

 See spring catalogue for complete list. Colors — Red, White and 

 Pink in different shades. Each, according to variety and size of 

 root, 50c to $2.00. 



ACHILLEA — Milfoil or Yarrow. 



"The Pearl" — 2 feet. Pure white. Each, 20e; per doz $2.00 



ACONITUM — Monkshood. 



Napellus — 4 feet; dark blue. Each, 25c; per doz $2.50 



ANEMONE. 

 Japoniea Alba — 3 feet; large, pure white. 

 Japoniea Rosea — 3 feet; delicate rose. 



Whirlwind — 3 feet; similar to Japonica; semi-double; pure white. 

 Each, 25c; per doz., $2.50. 

 AQUILEGIA — Columbine. 

 Coerulea — 1 foot, sepals violet blue, petals pure white. 

 Chrysantha — 3 feet; golden yellow. 

 Glandulosa — 1 foot; sepals deep blue, petals white. 

 Each, 20c; per doz., $2.00. 

 BOLTONIA — False Chamomile. 



Asteroides — 4 feet; white; each, 20c; per doz $2.00 



CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS. 



Lanceolata — 2 feet; golden yellow; each, 20c; per doz $2.00 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 

 Leucantheinum Hybridum, or SHASTA DAISY — White. Blooms 



throughout the summer. Each, 20e; per doz $2.00 



CAMPANULA — Bluebells. 

 Medium (Canterbury Bells) — White, Pink, Blue. Each, 20c; 



per doz $2.00 



DELPHINIUM — Perennial Larkspur. 

 Belladonna — 2 feet. Clear turquoise blue. Each, 30c; per doz. .$3.00 



Formosum — 3 feet. Blue and white. Each, 25c; per doz $2.50 



Grandifloruni — 3 feet. Mixed colors. Each, 25c; per doz $2.50 



DICENTRA SPECTABILIS — Bleeding Heart. 



Paeony. 



Two feet. May. Each, 25c; per doz $2.50 



DIANTHUS — Garden Pink. 

 Barbntus (Sweet William) — 1 foot. Red, pink, crimson, 



purple and white. 

 Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye Pink) — 1 foot. White and 



purple. 

 Plumarius fl. pi. (Double Hardy Pink) — 1 foot. All 



colors. Each, 20c; per doz., $2.00. 



DIGITALIS — Foxglove. 



Flowers are about 3 feet long, ranging in color from 



pure white to purple. Each, 20c; per doz $2.00 



GAILLARDIA — Blanket Flower. 



Graudiflora — 2 feet. Red and yellow. Each, 20c; per 



doz $2.00 



HOLLYHOCKS. 

 Double White, Red, Crimson, Pink, Yellow or Mixed. 



Strong roots. Each, 25c; per doz $2.50 



HELENIUM — Sneezewort. 



Riverton Beauty — Lemon-yellow with purplish-black 

 disc. v 



Riverton Gem — Old-gold, suffused with bright terra- 

 cotta. Each, 25c; per doz $2.50 



HEMEROCALLIS — Day Lily. 

 Flava (Yellow Day Lilv) — 3 feet. 

 Fulva (Orange Day Lily) — 3 feet. 



Thunbergii — Late flowering, sweet scented, lemon yel- 

 low. Each, 20c; per doz $2.00 



HEUOHERA SANGUINEA — Alum Root. 

 Excellent for cutting. Rich, dazzling crimson. Each, 



20c; per doz. . ; $2.00 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS — Iris Kaempferi. 

 Gold Bound — Large, pure white, with gold banded center. 

 Lavender Queen — Pine lavender. 

 Mahogany — Dark red, shaded with maroon. 

 Oriole — Deep crimson amaranth; yellow center. 

 Pyramid — Violet blue, veined with white. 

 Peacock — Fine large petals, violet-purple, veined white. 

 Spotted Beauty — Double silky white, spotted violet crimson. 

 Any of the above choice varieties, each, 30c; per doz., $3.00. 



GERMAN IRIS — Iris Germanica. 

 Agnarius — Standards pearl white, falls dark blue. 

 Bluebird — Beautiful, deep violet blue. 

 Celeste — Delicate pale lavender. 



Florentina Alba — Ivory white, tinged with lilac. Fine. 

 Mine. Chereau — Snow-white, edged with delicate blue. 

 Pallida Delmatica — Clear lavender. 

 Pallida Speciosa — Pale Inidgo blue. 

 Sans Souci — Crimson-brown and gold. 



Any of the above, price each, 25c; per doz., $2.50. 



LOBELIA. 

 Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) — 2 feet. Each, 20e; per 



doz $2.00 



LYCHNIS — Lamp Flower. 

 Chaleedonica — 2 feet. Deep red. Each, 20c; per doz.. $2.00 



PHYSOSTEGIA — False Dragon Head. 

 Virginica — 3 feet. Shell pink, exceedingly desirable. 



Each, 20c; per doz $2.00 



POPPY. 

 Orientale (Oriental Poppy) — 3 feet. A magnificent 

 Poppy, bearing flowers often measuring 6 inches 

 across; brilliant scarlet. Each, 20c; per doz $2.00 



PYRETHRUM. 

 Uliginosum (Giant Ox-Eye Daisy) — 4 to 5 feet. Large, 



pure white flowers. Each, 20e; per doz $2.00 



PHLOXES. 

 Tall Choice Perennial Varieties. 

 Consul H. Trost — Pure red, bright purple eye. 

 Coquelicot — Fine scarlet, crimson eye. 

 Eclaireur — Brilliant rosy-crimson, with lighter eye. 

 Elizabeth Campbell — Bright salmon-pink, pink eye. 



Each, 30c; per doz $3.00 



Frau Anton Buchner — Unquestionably the finest white. 



Each, 30e; per doz $3.00 



George A. Strohlein — Bright scarlet, crimson red eye. 



Le Mahdi — Deep reddish violet, with darker eye. 



aime. Paul Dutrie — Delicate lilac rose. Flowers very large. 



Pantheon — Bright salmon rose; very fine. 



Rosenberg — Bright reddish-violet, with deep, red eye; 



Each, 30c ; per doz $3.00 



R. P. Struthers — Rosy carmine; claret-red eye. 

 Selma — Pale rose mauve, claret-red eye. 

 Siebold — Bright vermilion, overlaid with orange scar- 

 let; crimson eye. 

 Von Hocliberg — A very rich crimson; very desirable. 

 Von Lassburg — Pure white; flowers very large. 



Anv of the above, except where noted, each, 25c; per 

 doz., $2.50. 



RUDBECKIA — Cone Flower. 

 "Golden Glow" — Double golden-yellow. 



Each. 20c; per doz 82.00 



Large clumps. Each, 25c; per doz $2.50 



Purpurea — 3 feet. Reddish-purple. Each, 20c; per doz. .$2.00 



TRITOMA — Red-Hot Poker. 

 Pfitzerii — 3 to 4 feet. Rich orange scarlet. Each, 25c; 



per doz $2.50 



VINCA — Periwinkle, or Grave Myrtle. 

 Minor — Used for covering graves. Each, 25c; per doz. . .$2.50 



FOR COMPLETE LIST OF PERENNIALS, SHRUBS, VINES, ETC., SEE SPRING CATALOGUE. 



