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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



QEBANICMS. 



SWEET 5CENTED GERANIUMS. 



Nutmeg— Small, round, greeu leaf, very fragrant. 



Rose— Very sweet; useful for arranging with cut flowers. 



ShrubUnd Pet— Fraerant and producing a great quantity of carmine flowers 



Peppermint— Has a decided peppermint fragrance. 



Each, 10 cts.; per doz., 11.00. 



VARIEGATED GERANIUMS. 



„in'!I?l"„"'* *?'A*'""'^-il?''? 'iistioc' variety Center of leaf deep olive green, with broad mar- 

 gin ot pure white. Habit of plant dwarf and compact; grows evenly and rapldlv The l«ad- 

 mg variety for ribbon borders or edges of beds. t- j ^ut 



nountain of Snow— Dark green, bordered with a deep band of pure white. 

 Prince Bismarck— Golden foliage, with deep chocolate zone; flowers salmon 

 Price each, 10 cts.; per doz. , 81.00. ' 



F=»AIMSI 



.11 J^f '°'''D^.^°'y'^^^'"„'^®^^P*'=**'*y' producing fine plants from our superb strains of seed- 

 all colors. Price, each, 10 cts.; per doz., 50 cts.; 100 for 88.50. 



PRIMULA. 



♦«, ^,1*7?"*^"^^ « genus of plants, unsurpassed for parlor and conservatory decoration, and 

 for supplying cut flowers in winter. •* '=^""'""". »"" 



Chinese Slngrle— All colors, very beautiful. Each, 25 cts. 

 T,!.^**"??'?" arandiflora-One of the most popular plants ever introduced. An excellent house 

 plant. Color white, with a light tinge of lilac. Each, 15 cents cicuiuoube 



^„f°J*^f^'^^'^P^}^yP.rmros&)-The flowers are very graceful, not quite half an inch across 

 Hi sun Ea^hfll'centB'*^ '°'^ ^ '' " ^'^orous grower and thrives both in shade 



SALVIA— "Bonlfire." (Clara Bedman.) 



tlesTn lL*habltTf\°mw?h' wMnh^}^!? *' %^"5* acquisition.farexcelling any of the older varle- 

 -hiiS i growth, which Ig dwarf and compact, and the great profusion of Its flowers 



Tf ,n?t^»^ ?K° n"!?^'^/" '"'f ^i abundance at all times as to fairly hide the follTgewi?h a cove^fne 

 of spites of brlUlaQt scarlet blossoms. It Is alike useful in the house and earden Price uf 

 8126, each, 10c, per doz., JI.OO; 2d size, each, 15c. per doz., $1 50 »na garden. Price, igt 



GERflNIUIMS 



SELECTED LIST. 



The Geranium has long been considered quite im 

 pensable for general decoration purposes but especii 

 for lawn adornment. The varieties are now almost legi 

 and yet the distinct and most desirable kinds are ret 

 very few in number, when carefully selected. Those 

 offer we can confidently recommend, being fully assui ', 

 from careful trials of each, that it is the best of its kinc 

 cultivation. All are excellent bedders. 



Purchasers unacquainted with the varieties, if tl 

 only specify the color desired, may confidently rely on c 

 selection. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Beaute Poitevine— Brilliant salmon, very large truss 

 one of the best. 



Bruant— Vermilion red. Trusses very large and fu 

 An excellant variety. 



Emile Lemoine— Deep crimson, one of the best 



Emile de Girardin— A soft clear rose color; very fine. 



John Doyle— Bright scarlet, tinged with lake; an exci 

 lent variety, 



Mad. Jaulin— Clear, delicate pink, bordered with pu 

 white; a beautiful variety. 



rime. Ch. Dabouche— A very desirable, free-bloomiii 

 variety. Flower trusses exceedingly large; color brig; 

 rose shading to delicate pink. 



Peter Henderson— Scarlet; large trusses; a free bloome 



Pres. Leon Simon— A dwarf, compact grower and e: 

 ceedingly free-blooming variety; color scarlet, very desi 

 able. 



Prof. Poirault— A beautiful variety; trusses and flore ' 

 large; color brilliant violet, marked with orange. 



Queen of the Fairies— Flesh color; trusses large 

 very free bloomer. 



S. A. Nutt— Rich dark crimson, a splendid beddin 

 sort, of perfect shape. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



nrs. E. G. Hill— Soft light salmon, bordered with ros 

 salmon and veined with deep rose. 



Souvenir de Mlrande— Pure satiny white, bordere J*^' 

 with carmine. 



Sam Sloan— Deep scarlet, very large trusses. 



PRICES OF ABOVE GERANIUHS. 



Each. 



1st size 10c 



2d size 15c 



3d size 20c 



4th size 25c 



a 



!r Doz. 



Per 100 



$1 00 



$ 6 01 



1 50 



10 01 



2 00 



14 0( 



2 50 



18 0( 



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