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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



ICE PLANT. 



A peculiar dwarf trailing plant. The leaves and stems are covered with 

 crystalline glohules, giving it the appearance of being covered with ice. H H A 

 MeseinbryantUemum Crystallinuui — (Described above) 5 



IPOMOPSIS. 



Beautiful plants, with long spikes of dazzling orange and scarlet flowers. 

 HHB. 



Aurantiaca— Orange 5 



Beyrichii — Scarlet 5 



Elegans Superba — Orange scarlet 5 



IMPATIENS SULTANA. 



A new perennial JBalsam, valuable for summer bedding, and beautiful as a 

 pot plant for the conservatory or parlor. The flowers are single, measur- 

 ing fully 1 inch in diameter, and are of rich carmine magenta color. T P.15 



KALANCHOE CARNEA. 



This strikingly beautiful decorative plant commences to flower at Christmas 

 and continues in bloom throughout January and February, and is a most 

 welcome addition to the winter flora, its bright and pleasing color being 

 very attractive during the dull winter months. It attains a height of 

 about 18 inches, and is of good bushy habit. The flowers, which are 

 borne in large clusters, are of wax-like consistency, last a long time in 

 perfection, are of a beautiful delicate pink color, and, iu addition, are 

 dellciously fragrant, which greatly enhances the value of this charming 

 plant. T P 20 



KAULFUSSIA. 



Pretty little free-flowering plants of a neat, compact growth, exceedingly 

 effective in beds or mixed borders. H A. 

 Blixed Colors. . . 5 



LAPAQERIA. 



Rosea — Magnificent greenhouse climber : flowers rose color. TP 50 



LARKSPUR— Delphinium. 

 Annual Varieties. 



A beautiful genus. The prevailing color of its flowers is blue. 



Ajacis Hyacinthifloruin, Double Dwarf Kocket — Mixed colors 5 



Candelabrum — Double, mixed, 1^ foot 5 



Double Dwarf Rocket — Fine mixed 5 



Emperor — A profuse bloomer, very double, mixed colors, 1 foot 10 



Stock-flowered— Tall, mixed, 2)4 feet 5 



Double Tall Rocket — Fine mixed. .■ 5 



Imported collection of 8 separate sorts 40 



Perennial Varieties. 



Formosuni — Large blue and white flowers, 3 feet 5 



Nudlcaule — Scarlet, fine 10 



Grandiflorum — Fine mixed 10 



Zalil— A handsome yellow variety of branching habit 10 



te Mastodoute (Giant Bee Larkspur)— Large blue flowers 15 



LANTANA. 



Very desirable plants for home culture, the varieties of which are almost 

 numberless. All the colors are very pretty. T P. 

 Hybr ida — Mixed 10 



LATH YRUS— Everlasting 

 Pea. 



Showy, free-flowering plants, grow- 

 ing in any common soil. Very orna- 

 mental on trellis work, fences, etc. 

 HP. 



Latlfolius — Scarlet 10 



Latifolius— White 10 



LAVENDULA— Laven= 

 der. 



Prized for its fragrant violet flowers; 

 succeeds best m a dry, gravelly soil. 

 HP. 



Spica— Lilac, 2 feet 5 



HU.NNEM.\NX1.\. 



LOPHOSPERMUM. 



Rapid-growing ornamental climbing plants, irith large leaves and hand- 

 some flowers. H H A. 

 Hendersoni — Rosy carmine 10 | Scandens — Pure violet 10 



LOASA. 



A good climber, flowering profusely all summer. H H A. 

 Herbertii-Scarlet, perennial 10 | Tricolor— Yellowish, annual 10 





LAVIA ELEGANS. 



Small bushy plants, about 1 foot high, witljj 

 abundance of large, single yellow flowers bor' 

 dered with white. H A 



LOBELIA. 



Dwarf-growing plant with blue, white, cruj 

 son, and rose flowers, adapted j 

 ribbon borders, and for vases I 

 hanging baskets. Ij 



Dwarf Com pa.* 

 Lobelias, r^ 



For edgings, et| 



growing from 4 toi 



inches high. ' 



Carter's Cobalt 



Bine — Very fine' 



dwarf, blue 



Co in pacta 



-Sunflower. 



'A 



Crystal Palac € g 



beautiful new vari ^ 

 ety, 14 foot H 



Gracilis Erecta— ^ 

 Blue, dwarf habit. 



Prima Donna— iri 



LAYIA EI| 



dwarfs, very dark blue, 14 j 

 Speciosa White Gem — A : 

 Emperor William — Beaut 

 Erinus Compacta — " Gold 



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For hanging baskets, va< 



Graciiis-Light blue s Varieties. 



Gracilis Rosea— Rose colc^ty with luxuriant silvery-white foliage: 



Paxtoniana— White, edgednrose yellow. 10 



Speciosa— Bright blue rge growing variety of pyramidal form. . . .? 



Duplex- A double flowerinhe largest of all Sunflowers, specimens 



LobeJameter o 



Cardinalis, " Cardinal P'e foliage variegated, green and white; 



scarlet • ° 



Queen Victoria— A new ^""^o^i^'o 6^"°^®^ i° '^^*'^^®**''' color orange 



brilliant scarlet flowers, ""' 



, . ,ig, producing an abtindauce of very small 



'-^"^^ eier; color orange with black center 



A pretty trailing plant with j^ Varieties. ' 



by large green seed pods, . „ ^ ■ r, 



le 5 feet ■ • ...;.■■.... -t 



flowers, green and red fr..i.y i(irge and globular formed, of a bright 



attractive plant for hang " " ? 



le with green center . .- ^ 



iped black ■ ^ 



GODETIA. 



looming plants, ^vell worthy of attention. 



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I.IXL'.M. 



much used for covering fences or unsightly objects 



Bipartita— White, }4 foot 



Splendida— Deep purple, ]4 foot 



s of Albany- -A new and handsome va- 



ducing a profusion of large, handsci3ifi-lei, j. „,.. 

 ?ii',e flo«:ei-s -i-'^ ijij 



LIMNANTHES.fil 



A dwarf-growing plan 

 well suited for moist ar'f'! 

 shady'places. 

 Mixed— White and yel 



low. }4 foot 



LINARIA. 



Very pretty and eflTectii 



plants. L. Cymbalaria 



a splendid climber. H J 



Cymbalaria(Kenilwort 



Ivy)— A rapid growing 



climber that is very 



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