CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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AMMOBIUM. 



MIXED GOUKDS. 



GOMPHRBNA. 



HEHCHRY8UM. 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 



ACROCLINUM. 



A beautiful everlasting flower, resembling the Rhodanthe, but larger, 

 -tlieflowersforwinterbouquetsbeforethey are fully open. 1 foot. H. H. 



Single nixed 



Double nixed 



Cut 

 A. 



5 



10 



AMMOBIUM. 



Alatum Qrandiflorum— Ammobium is a small but 

 pretty little white flower. The plant grows about 

 IS inches in height; is stiff and angular in appear- 



" ance. One of the hardiest of the Everlastings. 

 Very useful for making up in winter bouquets 5 



GOMPHRENA. 



Qlobe Amaranth— Very handsome Everlasting; fine 

 for winter bouquets. Sow seed in hotbeds or boxes 

 in the house, as it sometimes does not germinate well 

 in the open ground. H. H. A. 



OlobosaRubra — Dark purplish crimson 5 



Q. Alba — Pure white a 



nixed 5 



HELICHRYSUM. 



Beantifnl everlasting flower of a great variety of 

 colors. Cut the flowers before they have fully ex- 

 panded. Seed may be sown in open ground. H. A. 



Fireball — Very bright crimson .5 



nonstrosum. Double Red— Very bright .5 



n. Double White— Pure .5 



n. Double Yellow 5 



n. Finest Double nixed .5 



GOURDS— Ornamental. 



Handsome climbers of rapid growth. Very useful for covering fences and 

 other unsightly places, producing fruit of peculiar and various forms which, if 

 allowed to ripen on the vines, can be kept for months as curiosities. Sow out 

 doors in middle of May. T. A. 



Hercules Club— X-arge, long, club-shaped ^ 



Turk's Turban ^ 



White Nest Egg ^ 



Bottle Shaped » 



Calabash— The old-fashioned dipper Gourd 5 



Echinocystis Lobata— (Wild Cucumber) 10 



Flexuosus—( Snake Cucumber.) Fruit 3 ft. long.... 5 

 Dish Rag, or Chinese Loofa— An attractive vari- 

 ety, grows rapidly, flowers yellow, developing 

 into large green fruits, the inside of which, when 

 ripe, form a tough, fibrous mass, used as a bath- 

 ing sponge by many — ••• 5 



Fine Mixed— Per oz., 40 cts 5 



niSH-BAtJ, OR CHINESE LOOPA GOUED. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



BRIZA MAXIMA. 



Quaking Grass- A pretty variety, good for making 

 into bouquets. H. A ■"' 



ERIANTHUS RAVENN/E. 



A hardy perennial ornamental grass, resembling 

 the Pampas Grass. Planted in clumps or on the 

 borders of Water Lily ponds, it produces a magni- 

 ficent effect. Sow iu heat to flower the first season. 5 



EULALIA ZEBRIIMA. 



Light-green leaved, beautifully mottled and 

 striped. Handsome for lawns. H. P 10 



STIPA PENATA. 



Feather Grass — Hardy perennial with white feathery 

 spikes. Height 2ft. Sow in heat to flower the first 



RHODANTHE. 



A well-known Everlasting, valuable for winter bouquets. H. H. A . 

 Finest nixed Colors 5 



XERANTHEMUM. 



Showy Everlastings; the flowers, when gathered young, are useful for 

 winter bouquets. H. A. 2 feet. 

 Double, finest mixed 5 



GERANIUM. 



Easily raised from seed, and can be flowered the flrst season b.y sowing 

 early in the hot-bed or house. Our collection contains many new varieties. 



Single, Zonal mixed 10 



Double, Zonal mixed 25 



OrnamentaI°leaved Geraniums, mixed 25 



Apple Scented — This fragrant variety can be best grown from seed. Sow In 



a light soil, keeping moist until germinated 10 



Lady Washington Geranium— (Pe/ars-oazura)—Cholee mixed 25 



GOLDEN ROD. 



Solidago Canadensis— By many looked upon as the National Flower of Amer- 

 ica; flowers golden yellow, height 2 feet. H. P 5 



GENTIANA. 



Acaulls— Dwarf, liardy perennial 

 suitable for rock work, etc. Large 

 blue flowers. H. P 1" 



CILIA. 



Pretty, free-bloomingplant8,form 

 ing clusters of delicate flowers ; will 

 bloom in almost any situation 

 Finest mixed. H. A ^ 



GLOXINIA. 



These handsomegreenhouse plants 

 can be had in flower, with a little 

 care, the first season from seed; sow 

 in the house or hotbed, taking care 

 not to bury or wash out the seeds in 

 watering, afterwards transplant as 

 soon as large enough to handle 

 The seed we offer is saved from a 

 splendid collection of drooping and 

 erect varieties. Extra choice mixed, 25 



