CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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MARIGOLD — LEGION OF HONOR. 



mignonette; 



This old favorite is so well known that it ia hardly 

 necessary to attempt any description ol It. Of late 

 years several new varieties of decided merit have 

 been added to the list. H. A. 



Bismarck — See Novelties, page 37 20 



Macbet — A variety of dwarf, vigorous growth, with 

 dark green foliage and deliclously fragrant red 



flowers ; very fine and distinct 10 



Miles' Hybrid Spiral — It is a strong grower and a 

 most abundant bloomer, producing flower spikes 

 from 8 to 14 inches in length: deliclously fragrant. 



Peroz., .50cts 5 



Qolden Queen — A very pretty and distinct Mignon- 

 ette, with thick, compact tufts of a beautiful 



golden color. Peroz, 40 cts 5 



The Prize — A most valuable variety. It bears a 

 very close, dense spike, entirely free from strag- 

 gling blooms; fully twice the ordinary size, and 

 is as deliclously fragrant as any. Per oz.,50 cts. .10 



Victoria — A new, dark red variety, very fine 10 



Large Flowering: Sweet Scented (Reseda Odorata) 



—Per oz., 1.5 cts 5 



Large Flowered Pyramidal (Reseda Ameliorata)— 

 Distinct from the old large flowered variety, of a 



pyramidal growth .5 



Bird's riammoth — A new variety, with very large 

 and deliclously fragrant flowers 10 



MIMULUS-Monkey Flower. 



Beautiful, free-blooming plants, suitable for vases 

 or hanging baskets, luxuriating in damp, shady 

 situations. H. H. P. 



Moschatus (Musk Plant)— Yellow foliage and flow- 

 ers having a delightful musk scent. % loot 5 



Tigrinus— An' exceedingly beautiful, blotched and 

 spotted hybrid, rivaling the Calceolaria in the 

 variety of its bright colors 5 



MYOSOTIS-Forget-Me-Not. 



All the varieties of this i)opular plant are very 

 beautiful. They succeed well in damp and shady 

 places. 



Alpestris Nana Alba — Very dwarf, whit«, Vi foot.... n 

 Dissitiflora — Clear blue; flowers very early, and 



continues long in bloom. % foot 10 



Palustris— Blue. % foot .5 



Victoria— Formsa round,compact and bushy plant 

 about 6 Inches high, completely covered with um- 

 bels of beautiful, azure-blue flowers 10 



Semperflorens — Blooms from early spring to au- 

 tumn 10 



Quick and Everflowering— See Novelties, page 38. ..15 



MARIGOLD. 



Very effective plants for beds or borders, free-flowering, of easy culture. The African sorts are best 

 for center of beds or backs of borders, the French for edges or as a foreground for larger plants. Kor 

 other varieties see Calendula and Tagetes. H. H. A. 



Legion of Honor (Little Brownie)— The prettiest of all the dwarf Marigolds, dwarf and compact in 

 habit, growing to a height of about 15 inches, with dark-green fern-like leaves, furnishing a striking 

 background for the bright golden star-like flowers distributed over the surface. The blooms are of 

 medium size, rich golden-yellow, with the center of each petal marked with velvety brown. Blooms 



continuously from July till cut down by frost 5 



Frencli Finest Double Mixed — .i strain of this fine annual hitherto unequaled, each plant forming a 



handsome bouquet in Itself ,.... 5 



African — Mixed, selected from the finest double flowers; very beautiful : 5 



El Dorado— A large flowering variety, producing abundantl.v flowers varying in color from pale yellow 

 to deep orange 5 



MATRICARIA CAPENSIS, FL. PL. 



Double White Feverfew — Bushy annual garden plant, bearing quantities of double white, button-like 

 flowers, very useful for cutting 5 



MAURANDIA. 



This beautiful summer climber cannot be too highly recommended. Blooms the first season from 



seed H H r 



Alba-White; 10 feet 10 



Barclayana— Rich violet; 10 feet 10 



Scarlet— 10 feet 10 



'VWXW^E. <iV nixed 10 



„^^trZ::^ MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



'S'i«iEis'V{^MSfer^^»^ 5K& Tricolor— Dwarf-growing plants of great 



^^J-^/S.'HSi^^'^^^^^^^m^^^W % beauty, well suited for hanging bask- 



. ^'^KS^S'-! ..■fS^MkifSiSmfsSlE^ ^^g ets and the edgings for flower beds. 



c,-j;ff5sg[^g«aB^B»ra)kSf-^WS3Eii>^^ and for covering rock-work. 14 foot. 



H. H. P. Mixed colors ."> 



^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^^k MEXICAN EVENING 



i^H^^m^MSismi^^^^^^^^M- PRIMROSE. 



5-..Sl«^/Hasaaa*r' /_JM^- CEnothera Rosea— Beautiful free-flower- 

 ing plant, making a brilliant display 

 duringtheevening and early morning. 

 Flowers beautiful rose. H. A 10 



MUKIA SCABRELA. 



Handsome, half-hardy annual climber 

 MIGNONETTE— MACHET. with pretty yellow flowers, which de- 

 velop into orange and scarlet fruits. 

 H.H.A ..10 



FRENCH MARIGOI/BS. 



