CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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BBLIANTHUS MTNTIFLORUS PLENUS. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



These deservedly popular plants are alcaost 

 unrivaled for the adornment of the lawn, being 

 in themselves marvels of beaiity and elegance, 

 and when well arranged in clumps interspersed 

 among shrubbery they produce an effect which 

 is striking and pleasing beyond description. 

 Those we offer are raised from Currie's Superb 

 Straia of Seed, and are really excellent. Best 

 double varieties— Each, 10 ets.; per doz.,$1.00. 

 Strong roots from open ground — Each, 20 cts. ; 

 per doz., $2.00. 



H ELI ANTH US-Sunflower. 



An almost indispensable class of autumn-flowering border 

 plants, especially valuable for the large herbaceous border, or 

 arranging with slirubbery, or where large quantities of cut 

 flowers are needed. They are of very easy culture, and produce a 

 great abundance of showy blossoms. 



H. Multiflorus Plenus (Double Hardy Sunflower)— 4 feet, 

 July. This very popular dwai-f sunflower stands unrivaled 

 among hardy perennials as a decorative plant in the garden and 

 as a producer of cut flowers, its dahlia-like golden yellow blos- 

 soms being produced in grea.t profusion nearly all summer. Each 

 15 cts.; per doz., $1..50. 



H. Maximiliana— 8 feet, September. Flowers clear yellow; a 

 superb variety. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 



H. Orgyalis — 7 feet, September. A handsome variety, with 

 graceful bending stems, clothed vs'ith long narrow leaves and sur- 

 mounted with great spikes of .yellow flowers. Each, 25c.; per 

 doz., $2.50. 



HELIOPSIS— Ox-Eye. 



A valuable genus of hardy, very showy border plants, similar 

 in many respects to the sunflowers. Veryfree and long-continued 

 bloomers, supplying great quantities of flowers very useful for 

 cutting. 



H. Laevis— 4: feet, August. Orange. A 

 very beautiful, fall-blooming plant. Each, 

 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 



HEMEROCALLIS-Day Lily. 

 All things considered, this is one of the 

 most useful as well as most decorative bor- 

 der plants in cultivation. The plant itself is 

 highly ornamental, and the flowers are, ex- 

 ceedingly attractive and very useful for cut- 

 ting. 



H. Flava (Yellow Day Lily)— 3 feet, July. 

 Each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 



H. Fulva (Orange Day Lily)— 3 feet, 

 July. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 



HEUCHERA-Alum Root. 



Plants with handsomefoliage and showy 

 flowers. 



H. Sanguinea— 18 inches, June. A plant 

 of recent introduction, which is proving it- 

 self a great acquisition as a border or rock 

 plant. Flowers very freely produced in 

 spikes, which are excellent for cutting; color 

 bright crimson. Each, 20c.; per doz., $2.00. 



LYCHNIS— Lamp Flower. 



A charming border plant; should be in 

 every garden. 



L. Chalcedonica— 2 feet, July. Large 

 heads of bright scarlet flowers. Each, 20 

 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



LOBELIA CAHDINALIS. 



LOBELIA— Cardinal Flower. 



A most effective and very satisfactory plant 

 of very easy culture, doing well in any good 

 soil. 



L. Cardinalis— 2 feet, August. A very 

 showy plant of easy culture. Each, 15 cts.; 

 per doz., $1.50. 



LYSIMACHIA-Loosestrife. 



\evy hardy border plants, succeeding 

 well in all ordinary soils. 



L. Nummularia— Excellent for rock- 

 work; flowers yellow; blooms almost 

 continuously. Each, 15c.; per doz. ,$1.50. 



MYOSOTIS— Forget-Me-Not. 



M. Palustris— 6 inches. Produces 

 abundantly its well-known blue flowers 

 in early sumrner and fall. Each, 15 cts.; 

 per doz., $1.50. 



HEUCHERA SANGUINEA. 



