CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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CLERODENDRON BALFOURII. 



Charming greenhouse climber, producing rich scarlet flowers from snow- 

 white envelopes. It may also be trained on a trellis as a pot plant, with 

 tine effect. HUB 25 



COBvCA. 



One of the fiae.st of our summer climbers, with line foliage and large, bell- 

 ishaped purple flowers. It grows very rapidly, often attaining a height of 

 "twenty to thirty feet, and spreading out correspondingly. In sowing, place the 

 seed edgewise and cover lightly. H H P. 

 p.Scandeiis— Purple, 20 feet 10 



COCCINEA. 



Jlndica— A handsome climber, with brilliant red berries spotted white, foli- 

 age dark glossy green. II H P 10 



COSMIDIUM. 



&ho\\\ anna lis, well adapted fui 4i(iups and boideis U i 

 fcEiigeliuamii— \ello\\ .. .. ... . 5 



f'ONVoi.vri.rs. 



CONVOLVULUS. 



U Major (Morning Glory) is undoublcdly the most popular annual climber 

 in cultivation. The minor varieties are largely used for bedding and hang- 

 ing baskets. H II A. 



Aurea .SHperbiis— Beautiful golden-yellow, 6 feet 10 



Major (Morning CJlory)— Fine mi.xed varieties. Peroz.,10cts ."i 



Mauritauicus— Hardy trailing plant, about 1 foot high, and produces an 



abundance of rich, satiny, lavender blossoms. Especially adapted for 



rock- work or baskets 10 



Minor Tricolor— Violet, purple and white, 1 foot ."> 



Minor Unicaulus — An upright variety with compact heads of purplish 



blue flowers, 1 foot 5 



Minor Kerinesiiia Violacea— Crim-son violet, very brilliant, 1 foot 5 



COLEUS. 



Colens .are indispensable wherever colored-leaved plants are desired. The 

 seed we offer may be expected to produce many new, striking varieties. H H P. 

 New Hybrids 2.5 



CORDVLINE. 



Australis— Ornamental foliage greenhouse plant 2."> 



COLLINSIA. 



Free-Blooming annual. The Mowers are in whorles, with several on each 

 stem, usually a little over a foot high. H H A. 

 Mixed Varieties C> 



COLLOMIA. 



A useful border plant, and well suited for pot culture. H A. 

 Mixed — Pink and salmon & 



CORONILLA. 



Glauca — Fine growing shrubs; for pots; yellow. II IIP... 2-3 



CVCLAflEN. 



Valuable pot plants with Orehid-like blossoms of great variety. H H P. 

 Albert Victor — The flowers are an intense brilliant crimson carmine hue. 



The foliage differs from the other in the exquisite beauty of its markings, 25 



Persicum — Finest mixed, l,^ foot 15 



Persiciiin Giganteum— Finest mixed; the flowers measure from 2 to 214 



inches in length 25 



Persicum Giganteum Album — A profuse bloomer, flowers pure while, 



plant dwarf and compact, foliage beautiful 25 



I'ersicum Giganteum Kubrum — A superb variety, producing very large' 



flowers of a delicate rose color, changing to bright crimson at the base. . .25 

 ■Persicvim Giganteum Roseum — Similar to preceding, except that the 



flowers are a beautiful rose color 25 



CUPHEA. 



Commonly called "Lady Cigar Plant." Our vaiiety, however, is a great 

 improvement on the old sort. H H P. 

 KoBzlii Grandlflora Superba — Grows 3}^ feet high, and studded in winter 



with countless red blossoms 25 



CUCUMBER— (Wild.) 



(See Echinochystus.) 



CRUCIANELLA. 



A dwarf frec-ilowcring plant, useful for rock-work, 

 vases, etc. H P. 

 .Stylosa — Pink; from Persia; 1 foot 5 



CVCLANTHERA. 



A curious climbing plant, bearing oval-shajiod fruit 

 which explodes loudly when ripe: 

 hence its name. H II A. 

 Kxplodens— 10 feet 10 



CYPRESS VINE. 



A deservedly popular climoer, 

 with pretty star-like flowers and fern- 

 like foliage. Grows to a height of 15 

 feet. H H A. 



New Ivy-Leaved—A new variety 

 CRUCiANi:i,i,A. of .scarlet Cypress Vine, witlillvy- 



shaped leaves and slender stems of a violet hue. Flowers scarlet 5 



Kose. ;-, 



.Scarlet \ 



White '..'.'.'.'.'.'...'..'.'.'.'.[.'.'.':, 



Mixed— Per oz., 25 cts \ 



DAHLIA. 



Many of the varieties of the single Dahlia are exceedinlv beautiful, and the 

 seed we otter, saved from one of the best collections extant, may be ex uectcd 

 to produce many distinct desirable sorts. II HP. " 



Double Varieties. 



Kxtra Clioice I>ouble Mixed, from finest named flowers 15 



Pompone — Finest double mixed; small flowering if. 



Single Varieties. 



Very showy an<l line for cut flowers: 

 finest mixed 15 



Cactus Dahlia. 



Juarezii— Handsome scarlet flowers of 

 curious appearance f5 



DAISY. 



(See Bell is.) 



DOLICHOS. 



Hyacinth Bean. 



Handsome climber with pea-like blos- 

 soms. T A. 

 T^ablab — I'urple; beautiful in fall 5 



