CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



ike a specialty of choice Pansies, and our collection contains the finest varieties now in cultivation, 

 may be sown any time from September to March, though our experience teaches us that those spring 

 it is, during January, February and March— bloom better during the hot, dry weather in summer 

 e that have been sown in September and "wintered over" in cold frames; these bloom earlier, but be- 

 austed before the hot, dry \i eather sets in. 



Any of the following Varieties, 5 cts. per pkt. ; 6 pkts. 25 cts. 



lie— A'^ery fine. 



|iie— Very rich. 

 Reddish brown flowers. 

 William— Brilliant blue, with well 

 purple eye; splendid. 



|r King of the Blacks— Densest Black 

 known. 



[.ellow— Beautiful clear yellow. 

 consfleld— The ground color is pur- 

 let shaded off in top petals only to 

 ih hue. 



al Offers. 



tckets offered 

 paie at lOc 

 Dor 30c. 

 Bckets offeriid 

 I aod I packet 

 , New Giant 

 a, tor 50c. 



riahagany-color — Peculiar shade. 



Yellow Spotted —Beautiful yellow, marked 



with a black center; very attractive; fine 



for bedding purposes. 

 Snowflake— Pure white. 

 Gold riargined— Beautiful color with gold 



margin. 

 Silver flargined— A new and fine variety, 



with silver margin. 

 Fine nixed— Of all shades and colors; % oz., 



50 cts. 



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GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES. 



Adistinct class, with immense showy flowers, the 

 largest of all the Pansies. 

 ■ Any four of the Oiants for 30 cents. 



The whole seven Qiants for So cents. 



Giant White with Purple Eye— Very beautiful pkt.lO 



Giant Yellow— Very showy, with large black eye 10 



Giant Black— Rich blue black, splendid 10 



Giant Striped- Lovely striped flowers 10 



Giant Emperor William— Lovely ultramarine blue, with 



distinct darkblueeye 10 



Giant Beaconsfield— The ground color is purplish violet, 



shaded off in top petals to a white hue 10 



Giant Snow White— Pure white without blotches, grand 



flower 10 



Giant nixed 10 



MAMinOTH FLOWERING PANSIES. 



Currle's Superfine Scotch— This beautiful strain is saved 

 for us by one of the largest and most noted Pansy grow- 

 ers in Scotland from varieties that have received the 

 first premium at the iiiternational flower show of Great 

 Britain and other prominent exhibitions for a number 

 of years, and to-day it remains pre-eminently the finest 

 strain of Pansy in cultivation. It is unexcelled by any in 

 sizeof flower (many of the single blooms measuring over 

 three ioches across), and for richness of color and 



beautiful markings it has no equal, nixed colors 25 



Currle's International nixture— This splendid mixture 

 embraces all the varieties offered in the large flowering 

 class, and cannot be surpassed for richness of blooms, 



or variety of color and markings 25 



Odier, or Five=Spotted (Imperial German)— A distinctly blotched variety, of 



great beauty ; — 10 



nammoth Butterfly— A magnificent strain of spotted and blotched flowers, re- 

 minding oneof the gorgeous hues on the butterfly's wings 10 



Bugnot's Superb Blotched— Very beautiful, extra large flowering variety 10 



Gassier— A very rich and showy large flowered sort, beautifully blotched 10 



Currle's Fancy- Beautifully striped, blotched and marbled in mixed colors 10 



Extra Choice English— From a superb collection; mixed 10 



an— Extra choice mixed; very fine ., 10 



I. ette de Poissy— Reddish lavender, with three maroon blotches on lower petals, novel and 



inct 50 



I ■ Faces (Giant)— Purple-scarlet, with a yellow margin and yellow eye. The three lower 

 als are regularly marked with velvety purple black spois, which give it the face-like 



•earance 10 



I ' Queen— See Novelties, pages 15 



N Giant Curled— See Novelties, page3 _ 20 



^ t ria — Flowers large and brilliant red 10 



1 of large size, perfect in form and substance, the edge of the petal somewhat frilled. The 

 ides of dark wine, pink and red, beautifully veined and all with a white margin 10 



luse the beautiful ultramarine blue contained in the upper petals of the flower most 

 njariy resem'Dle the psculiar shade of this color in the feather of the peacock. It Is a striking variety 10 



Sweet-scented — A class of Pansy with delightful fragrance and long-stemmed habit. The flowers are borne on 

 loQi stem) as on tha violet, which readers theai very valuible for cutting. Although not all sweet-scented, 

 the greater proportion will be found to be of a very pleasing Violet odor 10 



