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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



SELECT LIST OF PLANTS 



FOR THE CONSERVATORY, WINDOW-GARDEN 

 AND LAWN. 



THE PLANTS WE GROW are tlie very best in cultivation of the kinds suitable 

 "Jor onr climate, and such as are in demand, or those we believe should be intro- 

 duced. All new plants are thoroughly tested to ascertain their merits, and 

 only those really valuable are put on our lists. 



PLANTS BY MAIL.— Small plants to distant and outlying points, and in 

 flmall quantities, are quite frequently sent by mail, and we exercise every care 

 to have them reach their destination in good condition ; but we cannot recom- 

 mend this means of carrying plants, In fact we always discourage it, knowing 

 it to be most unsatisfactory, and we only resort to it when compelled by cir- 

 cumstances, or when so instructed. We pay mail charges on all orders 

 amounting to 25 cents or over. Customers will please forward with smaller 

 sums 5 cents extra to cover mailing expense. This is occasioned by the fact 

 that the charges for packing and mailing such orders often exceed the 

 amount received. 



PLANTS BY EXPRESS.— For the same money we will gladly send a much 

 larger plant by express than we possibly can by mail. The soil is all left on the 

 roots, the plants can be more carefully packed, and they are sure to arrive in 

 good condition and receive no check to their growth. To encourage a prefer- 

 ence for this means of having plants sent, we not only send larger and better 

 plants, but we always add enough extra to compensate for the additional expense of 

 expressage. 



PACKING.— By our system of packing we are enabled to ship plants safely to 

 any reasonable distance at any season of the year. 



DELIVERY FREE.— All packages are delivered free of charge to all depots 

 and express offices in .Milwaukee, and no charge is made for boxes, baskets or 

 packing. 



SAFE ARRIVAL OF PLANTS.— We guarantee all plants to arrive safely and in 

 good condition, if sent by express, and will cheerfully replace any not received 

 in good condition, if notice is sent ns immediately on receipt of the plants, but 

 we take no risk on plants gent in an.v other way than by express. 



HOW TO TREAT PLANTS WHEN RECEIVED.— Plants sent by express usually 

 arrive iu such perfect condition that no special treatment is required. If they 

 should be dry, soak the balls of soil in cold water before potting or planting 

 them. When sent by mail to a considerable distance they are liable to get dry. 

 If they should look wilted, place them in tepid water for a short time, and they 

 will soon revive; then put into as small pots as will conveniently hold the 

 roots, or, if planted immediately in the garden, press the soil, which 

 should be well pulverized, firmly around the roots; water and shade for a few 

 days. 



We are also very liberal with Extras. 



ABUTILON— Flowering Maple. 



.■Vlmost indispensable plants for parlor or con- 

 servatory decoration ; exceedingly pretty, of very 

 ea83' culture, bloom profusely and almost con- 

 tinuously. 



Golden Fleece— One of the best, and a great 

 favorite. Plant dwarf and bushy, and produces 

 Its large, bright, golden-yellow flowers most pro- 

 fusely . 



Eclipse — -A. very pretty, trailing variety, ad' 



mirably adapted for hanging-baskets and vases. 



Foliage variegated, green and yellow. Flowers scarlet and yellow. 



Etendard — Deep red, shaded crimson ; a large, fine flower. A 



very free bloomer. 



negapotamicum Variegatum — A variegated variety of trailing 

 habit, possessing more than ordinary merit; excellent fof hanging- 

 baskets. 

 Purpurea — A charming variety. Plant dwarf and compact. Flowers a 

 beautiful shade of purple. 



Snow Storm— Pure white; an excellent 

 variety. ^ d& ,<^ltf 



Price, each. 10 cts.; per doz.. ?1.00. 



ACHANIA. 



AMABYLLIS. 



A charming house-plant of very 

 easy culture. 

 A. Malvaviscus— Flowers bright scarlet, pro- 



<3uced very freely. 



Price, each, 25 cts. 



ACALYPHA. 



A. Tricolor— A handsome plant, with beauti- 

 fully colored foliage of the tints of autumn 

 leaves; excellent as a house-plant and extensive- 

 ly used for bedding purposes. 



Price, each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 



AGAPANTHUS-African Lily. 



A. Umbellatus— -in old favorite, useful alike 

 in the greenhouse and parlor, no collection of 

 plants being considered complete without it. It 

 also makes a striking object on the lawn. The 

 foliage is long, strap-shaped and dark green. 

 The flowers are bell-shaped and arranged in 

 large umbels on the summits of stiff, stout stems 

 .3 to 4 feet long. Color a handsome pale blue. 

 Price, each. 25 cts. to .$1.00. 



ABUTILON GOLDEN FLEECE. 



AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS. 



AMARYLLIS AND ALLIES. 



A genus of interesting and very ornamental bulbous 

 plants very highly esteemed by all lovers of plants. 



A. Empress of India Hybrids— A grand as- 

 sortment obtained by a careful hybridization of 

 the finest Amaryllis in cultivation. The flowers 

 are of immense size and the colors of each variety 

 are exquisite, ami most harmoniously blended. 

 The prevailing tint is brieht orange-scarlet beau- 

 tifull.v marked with narrow stripes or broad sil- 

 very bands so varied that although the varieties 

 are numerous no two are alike, and all are ex- 

 ceedingly hanf'some. Price, each, large bulbs. 

 ?1.C0; second size. each. 75 cts. 



A. Johnsonii— A very popular variety, robust 

 in habit and an early bloomer. Flowers red, with 

 a white stripe down each petal. 



Price, each, 50 cts. 

 Nerine Sarniensis (Red Spider Lily or Guernsey 

 Lily) — .Appropriately named after Nerine, one of 

 the fifty daughters of Nereus, all famous for 

 their beaut.v. The flowers, which are bright 

 scarlet, are borne in clusters on a stem from 18 

 to 24 inches high, and no plant blooms with 

 more certainty and rapidity after planting. 



Price, each, 25 cts. 

 Pancratium Carribbeeum (White Spider Lily) 

 —A very beautiful, attractive and ver.v interest- 

 ing bulbous plnnt. admirably adapted for house 

 culture, and a great acquisition in the conserva- 

 tory. f)f ver.v easy culture, producing freeljj its 

 pure white, very fragrant, spider-like blossoms. 

 Large bulbs. 



Price, each, 20 cts. 

 Vallota Purpurea t Scarborough Lily) — This 

 plant is a great favorite and Is extensively 

 grown. It has the true Amar.vllis-shaped flower, 

 bright scarlet, six to eight on a stem, about 1 

 foot high. 



Price, each, 50 cts. 



