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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



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Valuablepot plants with orchld-likeblosEomsofgreatvarlety and beauty of colori-' '"•' 

 from the purest white to the darkest crimson. They can be grown from seed and broog; lart 

 in about 11 months from the time of sowing. H. H. P. 1 foot. kj 



Our Cyclamen Seed is grown from the Finest Selected Prize Varieties, and plants t ! '"*" 

 our seed have been awarded the first premium wherever exhibited. 



New^Feathered Cyclamen— See novelties, page 2, 



Persicum— Finest mixed , }4 foot 



Persicum Qiganteum Album— Pure white, plant dwarf and compact 



Persicum Qiganteum Rubrum— Deep rose color, changing to bright crimson at the base. Al* 



Persicum Qiganteum Roseum — Beautiful rose color t , m" 



Persicum Oiganteum Charming Bride— Large white, neck delicate rose i.-f^ 



Persicum Qiganteum Cruentum— Intense crimson, large, handsome and of fine form ,,p'!' 



Persicum Qiganteum Picturatum-Large, beautiful white, with crimson eye IM' 



Persicum Qiganteum, Finest nixed— The flowers measure from 2 to 214 inches in length 



CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS-Umbrella Plant. 



Oneof the easiest cultivated foliage plants for parlor or window decoration known 



CLEOME PUNGENS-Giant Spicier 

 Plant. 



A robust growing, half hardy annual, growing freely, 

 from seed sown in the open ground during April or May, 

 height about 4 feet. The flowers are very showy with long, 

 slender stamens and rose colored petals, combined with the 

 long, slender seed pods, giving it the effect of a long and 

 many-legged spider, with the flowers for a head. A great 

 honey-producing plant, and should be grown by all bee- 

 keepers. Pkt., 5 cts. 



COLEUS. 



New Hybrids— Coleus are Indispensable wherever col- 

 ored-leaved plants are desired. "The [seed we offer may be 

 expected to produce many new, striking varieties. H. H, P. 

 Pkt., 15 cts. 



COLLINSIA. 



Free blooming annual. The flowers are';in whorls, 

 with several on each stem. Usually a little over a foothlgh. 

 H. H. A. Mixed varieties. Pkt., 5 cts. 



CUCUMBER (Wild). 



Bchlnocystis Lobata— A handsome, hardy climber, 

 valuable for covering unsightly objects, tree stumps, etc. 

 It is a rapid grower, attaining •>, height of 25 to 30 feet. The 

 beautiful green foliage is dotted over with small white 

 flowers, which develop into small, prickly fruits, making 

 an attractive display throughout the entire season, H. B. 

 Pkt., 5 cts. 



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CYCLAN1 

 — Explo<ii 



A curious 1 1 

 plant, bearingotj. 

 fruit, which e 

 loudly when ri ;|iiJ 

 its name. 10 fi 

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CYPRESS^f 



A deserved! J' 

 climber, with li 

 like flowers aniile 

 foliage. Grows r* 

 of 15 feet. H. H'if 



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Rose 



Scarlet.. .< 



White 



nixed— Per oz., 



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CYCLAMEN PER8ICDM. QIGANTEUM. 



DOUBLE DAISIES. 



Bellls Perennis, fl. pi.— One of the most charming 

 of our early spring flowers. They are very easily 

 raised from seed, and can be had in bloom the first 

 season. Require a slight protection during the 

 winter. H. H P. 



Snowball— Large, very double, pure white Pkt., 10 



Ooable]White 10 Longfellow— Flowers large, darkrose 10 



DoubleRed lo Double nixed 5 



DATURA. 



Ornamental, strong-growing annuals, attaining a height of 2 to 

 3 feet. Very handsome and easily-grown plants for beds or borders, 

 producing a profusion of showy, trumpet-shaped flowers in various 

 shades of white, yellow and purple. Sow in open ground during 

 May and June. H. A. 8 feet. Double Finest Mixed Pkt., 5 



DIGITALIS-Foxglove. 



Handsome, stately-growing plants, wlthi beautifully mottled 

 thimble-shaped flowers, produced in profusion on a stem usually 

 about 8 feet high. The racemes of flowers are about 2 feet long. H. P. 

 Fine Mixed pj^j 5 



DOLICHOS LABLAB-Hyacinth Bean. 



A rapid-growing climber of easy cultivation, bearing a profu- 

 sion of pea-shaped purple blossoms ; the seed-pods are of a beauti- 

 ful deep purple shade in fall. Sow in the open ground April and 

 May, against trellis, arbors, etc. 10 feet. H. H. A Pkt.,'5 



Ivy-Leaved — A 



ofScarletCypr'il 

 with ivy-shap( il 

 and slender st \b 

 violet hue. 

 scarlet 



DELPHIN||! 



See Larkspur, pei 



DAHLIA. 



A well-known and justly ti 

 class of flowers. Nothing car le 

 effective than a bed of Dahlias 

 individual plants of them place si 

 borders. By sowing early in si )e 

 afterwards transplanting, the; 

 had in flower the same season, 

 gle and Cactus varieties are val 

 decorative work in vases, etc. I 

 Extra Choice, Double nixed - 



finest named flowers 



Pompone, Finest Double nixed- ir 



flowering •; . 



Single, Finest Mixed— Very sho' t 



fine for cut flowers ,. 



CACTUS DAHLI . 



Double Scarlet— Of distinct and 

 able appearance, the petal; 

 quilled and curved loosely ani 

 fully arranged in large dout 

 heads of bloom. They make e 

 cut flowers for decorating in va 

 can be flowered the first seas< 

 spring sown seed. 

 Juarezil...Pkt., 10 Mixed 



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