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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



MIGNONETTE. 



MIGNONKTTE— MILES' SPIRAT,. 



This old favorite is so well 

 known that it Is hardly 

 necessary to attempt any 

 desc-riptiou of It. Of late 

 years several new varieties 

 of decided merit have been 

 added to the list. H .-V. 

 Garan ay's ^A^lite — Well 

 worthy of a placein every 



garden 10 



Dwarf Compact — Ex- 

 tensively used for pot 



culture 5 



Larg^e Flowered Pyra- 

 midal — (Reseda .4jneli- 

 orata)— Distinct from the 

 old large flo\\ered va- 

 riety ; of a pyramidal 



growth 5 



Diamond — A new pure 



white variety, very fine. 10 

 Bird'.s Mammoth — A 

 new variety, with very 

 large and deliciously 



fragrant fiowers 10 



M a c li e t — A variety of 

 dwarf, vigorous growth, 

 with dark green foliage 



NEMESIA. 



Exceedingly jiretty. compact-growing plants, blooming .so freely as to 

 tirely hide the foliage. H H .A.. 



Floribunda — White and yellow. . 5 | Versicolor — Various colors. .. 



NEMOPHILA. 



Pretty dwarf-growing plants of compact habit, producing an abund^ 

 of beautiful flowers throughout the summer months. H A. 



Discoidalis — Black, with white margin, 1 foot 



Insiguis— Bright blue, with white center, 1 foot 



Maculata— White, with large purple spots, 1 foot 



Fine IVIixed 



and deliciously fragrant red flowers ; very fine and distinct 10 



Miles' Hybrid .Spiral — It is a strong grower and a most abundant bloomer, 



producing flower .spikes from 8 to 11 inches in length; deliciously fragrant.lO 

 Golden Queen— A very pretty and distinct Mignonette, with thick, com- 

 pact tufts of a beautiful golden color. Peroz., 50 cts 10 



Par.sons' "White— Flowers nearly white; a desirable variety 5 



Reseda Odorata— Large flowered variety. Per oz., 20 cts., packet 5 



The Prize— A most valuable variety. It bears a very close, dense spike, en- 

 tirely free from straggling blooms ; fully twice the ordinary size, and Is 



as deliciously fragrant as any. Peroz., 50 cts. 10 



Victoria— A new dark red variety, very fine 10 



New Victoria— See novelties 25 



M[NA LOBATA. 



A handsome climbiug plant, bearing continuously clusters of flowers, 

 at first bright red, changiug through orange yellow to yellowish 

 white. Sow the seed in March in the house and transplant to 

 open ground in June. T A 25 



MOMORDICA. 



Curious trailing jilants, with ornamental foliage and odd-shaped 

 fruit. H H A. 



Balsamina (Balsam Apple) o 



Charatina (Balsam Pear), 10 feet t 



Involucrata— Fruit yellow, changing to red It 



MIMULUS— Monkey Flower. 



Beautiful free-blooming plants, suitable for vases or hanging 

 baskets, luxuriating in damp, shady situations. H H P. 



Cupreus— Beautiful orange and crimson ]0 



Hybridus— Choice mixed. From the finest sorts. Our strain of thib 



is unexcelled in beauty and color and size of flowers 10 



Moschatus (Musk Plant)— Yellow, foliage and flowers having a de 



lightfulmusk scent, J^foot 10 



Musk Scented— This very attractive plant grows to the height of 



fiomlSto 18 inches, and produces large yellow flowers, beauti 



fully marked with dark crimson spots. There is a very dark 



marking in the center of the foliage. It is musk scented 15^ 



Tigrinus— An exceedingly beautiful blotched andl^spotted hybrid, (• 



rivaling the Calceolaria in the variety of its bright colors 5 



MYRSIPHYLLUM— Smilax. 



There is no climbing plant in cultivation that surpasses this in the 

 graceful beauty of its foliage. It can be used either to climb or 

 to droop, as required 10 



MUKIA SCABRELA. 



Handsome half-hardy annual climber with pretty yellow flowers, 

 which develop into orange and scarlet fruits. HH A 10 



NOLANA. 



Pretty trailing plants, with Convolvulus-like flowers; fine for hang- 

 ing basket. HA. 

 ^ixed colors . . ,5 



NIGELLA — (Love in a Mist, or Devil in a Bush.) 



Compact-growing, free-flowering plants, with curious looking flowers ■ 

 seed pods. From the extraordinary appearance of the stamens this genua 

 received its singular names. H A. 



Atropurpurea — Rich purple, i;4 feet 



Damascena — Double, 1 foot 



Damascena Nana — Dwarf, various colors, 6 inches 



Hispanica— Large flowered, very fine, 6 inches 



NIEREMBERGIA. 



Charming little plants, flowering profusely during the whole snm> 

 well adapted for hanging baskets and edgings; for this purpose it canuc 

 recommended too highly. H H P. 



Frutescens— White 



Gracilis— Slender, lilac, yellow eye 



