CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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DELPHINIUM 



Perennial Larkspur. 



Three feet, June. A most attractive and useful Peren- 

 nial, which should never be denied a place in the garden 

 The long spikes of handsome flowers are very freely pro- 

 duced, and are exceedingly useful for cutting. Our collec- 

 tion embraces a very choice assortment of the finest Im- 

 ported varieties, all new and rare, the colors varying from 

 the most delicate light to the richest deep blue, double and 

 single Each, 20 cts.; per doz., 82.00. 



D. Nudicaule— 1^ feet, June. A dwarf hardy Perennial, 

 bearing numerous bright, scarlet flowers. Each, 15 cts.; 

 per doz., J1.50. 



DIGITALIS-Foxglove. 



Handsome, stately-growing plants, with beautifully 

 mottled thimble-shaped flowers, produced in profusion on 

 a stem usually aboiit 3 feet high. The racemes of flowers 

 are about 2 feet long. 



D. Piurpurea— 3 feet, June. Purple. 

 Each, 15 cts.; per doz., 81.50. 



D'ELPHINIUM— PEREXNIiL I.ARKSPUK. 



DORONICUM. 



Dogbane. 



D. Excelsum— One of the earliest and 

 most eflfective of our spring flowering 

 plants ; very showy. 2 feet, June. A 

 handsome border plant, producing its 

 large, bright, yellow flowers very freely, 

 also an excellent pot plant. Each, 20 

 cts.; per doz., 82.00. 



DIANTHUS. 



Garden Pink. 



These favorites well deserve the popu- 

 larity they enjoy, as they certainly rank 

 among the finest of the gems of the flow^'^g'i''' 

 den. They are exceedingly beautiful an<3 very 

 easy of culture. 



D. Deltoldes— Maiden Pink. }^ foot, June. 

 Prostrate masses of foliage covered with bright 

 rosy pink flowers. 



D. Plumarius— Pheasant's Eye. Pink. 1 fodt, 

 June. White and purple. Each, 15 cts.; per 

 doz., 11.50. 



DIGITALIS. 



EUPHORBIA Spurge. 



E. Corollata— 3 feet, July. A plant o( 

 easy culture, producing quantities of pure 

 white flowers with a small green eye, borne 

 on tall, spray-like branches in great profu- 

 sion from July to October, making a contin- 

 uous and most effective display. The flow- 

 ers are well adapted for vases and bouquets. 

 Excellent for cutting. Each, 15 cts.; per 

 doz., $1 50. 



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COLLECTIONS of HARDY PLANTS. 

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