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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



GERANIUMS. 



Selected List of Recent Introductionsand Other Standard 



Sorts. 



We confidently recommend the following Geraniums, being fully assured, 

 from careful trials of each variety, that it is the beet of its kind in cultivation. 

 All are excellent bedders. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Alfred Tennyson — Semi- 

 double, bright orange scarlet; 

 large trusses. 



Beaute Poitevine— Brilliant 



salmon, very large trusses; 

 one of the best. 



Bruant — Vermilion red. 



/ Trusses very large and full. 

 An excellent variety. 



Duchesse du rtaille— Nan- 

 kin color; distinct, very fine. 



Dr. Thouvenet — A grand 

 ^ variety. Flowers very large; 

 ^ color a bright cherry red. 



Emile Lemoine — Deep crim- 

 son, one of the best. 



Emile de Qirardin — A soft 

 clear rose color; very fine. 



John Doyle — Bright scarlet, 

 tinged with lake ; an excellent 

 variety. 



J. Ricaud — Purplish crim- 

 son ; large trusses ; very desir- 

 able. 





GERANIUMS. 



J. J. Harrison — A'ivid scarlet : immense flowers and trusses. 



Lysiane — Bright salmon rose, margined with white; extra fine. 



Had. Arvede Barinne — Salmon-flesh, shaded with white; a grand va- 

 riety. 



rime. Ch. Dabouche — A very desirable, free-blooming variety. Flower 

 trusses exceedingly large; color bright rose shading to delicate pink. 



Peter Henderson— Scarlet ; large trusses ; a free bloomer. 



Pres. Victor Dubois — Very large trusses; clear magenta; center liiac; 

 beautiful. 



Queen of the Fairies — Flesh color; trusses large. A very free bloomer. 



Theodore Theulier — Bright vermilion scarlet; immense trusses. A strong 

 grower and very free bloomer. 



White Swan — Flowers pure white; trusses very large. Plant dwarf and 

 bushy. 



W. P. Simmons— Orange red; very flue. 



SINGLE Vi\RIETIES. 



Fleur Poitevine — Brilliant rosy carmine, striped and marbled with pure 

 white. Trusses very large. 



J. Sallier — Trusses large ; edges of petals carmine lake ; center, tint s of rose 

 and bluish Heliotrope ; very distinct. 



riad. A. Thome — Delicate rose, upper petals marked with white; trusses 

 large. 



riad. Jaulen— Center of flower very delicate pink, bordered with pure white: 

 distinct and very fine. 



Had. Marie Hebert — Center of flower white, surrounded with rose and bor- 

 dered with white; trusses very large. 



n. Oustave Prudhomme — Violet solferino marked with scarlet. 



Harguerite de Layres — Pure white; trusses very large; a most profuse 

 bloomer. 



Mrs. E. G. Hill — Soft light salmon bordered with rosy salmon and veined 

 with deep rose. 



Prof. Leon Quignard— Bright orange apricot, shaded white on the edges of 

 the petal.s ; very fine. 



Queen of the West — Orange scarlet ; a leading variety. 



Souvenir de Mirande — Pure satiny white, bordered with carmine. 



Sam 5loan — Deep scarlet, very large trusses. 



Surprise — Brilliant red. marked with white. Trusses and florets of im- 

 mense size. 



Th. Lavalle — A very free-flowering variety. Flowers large and round; 

 color pure salmon, netted with white. 



Note. — We make a specialty of growing all the leading varieties of Gerani- 

 ums particularly adapted for bedding purposes. These we have in large 

 quantities in several sizes. Purchasers unacquainted with the varieties, if they 

 only specify the color desired, may rely on our careful selection. Following is a 

 list of prices : 



Each. Per doz. Per 100. 



Istsize .•. lOc SI 00 8 6 00 



2d size I5c 150 10 00 



3d size 20c 2 00 14 00 



4th size .T.., 25c 2 50 18 00 



IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS. 



P. Crozy — .1 fine novelty ; soft bright scarlet, veined maroon. 

 Souv. Chas. Turner — A most excellent variety ; flowers double, deep bright 

 pink. Price, each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. 



SWEET SCENTED. 



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

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

 Shrubland Pet — Fragrant and producing a great quantity of carmine 

 flowers. 



Peppermint — Has a decided peppermint fragrance. 

 Each, 10 cts. ; per doz., 81.00. 



VARIEGATED GERANIUMS. 



Crystal Palace Qem — Dark green center, bordered with broad band o! 

 yellow. 



Distinction — A novel and distinct variety; rich green leaf, circumscribed by 

 a dark narrow zone. 



Madame Salleroi — A very distinct variety. Center of leaf deep olive green, 

 with broad margins of pure white. Habit of plant dwarf and compact: grows 

 evenly and rapidly. The leading variety for ribbon borders or edges of beds. 



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

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



HYDRANGEAS. 



Otaksa rionstrosa — A decided improvement on that old favorite and really 

 good variety, Otaksa. The remarkable feature about this new one is the 

 enormous size of its clusters of blooms so freely produced, too, on even quite 

 small plants. The color of the flower is a beautiful and intense rose, shaded 

 with white. The plant is a free bloomer and of vigorous growth. 

 Price, each, 35 cts. 

 Otaksa — Very large pink flowers and fine glossy leaves. 

 Each, 20 cts. to $1.00. 



HYDR.\Nf:EA OTAKSA -MONSTROSA. 



IMPATIENS SULTANI. 



Avery free-blooming and handsome greenhouse plant, resembling somewhat 

 a Balsam, but the plant is dwarf, the foliage is smaller and more delicate, and 

 the flowers single and about the size of a 25 cent piece. It blooms continually; 

 color a rich carmine magenta. Price, each, 15 cts. 



