CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



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RANUNCULUS-Buttercup. 



Very attractive border plants of easy culture, succeeding well in any good garden soil. 



R. Acris fl. pi. (Bachelor's Buttons) — 2 feet, May. Foliage handsomely cut; flowers very 

 double, coloi' a shining golden yellow. Blooms very profusely. Each, 15 ets.; per doz., $1.50. 



R. Aconitifolius Plenus (Fair Maids of France)— 2 feet, June. A pretty and very useful va- 

 riety, in fact, one of the best hardy plants in cultivation, both for the decoration of the herbaceous bed 

 or border and for supplying cut flowers. The plant is bushy and produces immense quantities of blos- 

 soms which are large, very double and pure white. While it prefers a rather moist, shady place, it 

 grows well in almost any situation. Each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 



POLEMONIUM-Jacob's Ladder. 



Very pretty border plants with fern-hke foliage and handsomeflowers. Should be included in every 



poi.EMONiuM cffiRULEUM. coUectiou. They are of easy cultivation in any good garden soil, but flourish best in a deep, rich loam. 



P. Cceruleum— 2 feet, May. Spikes of deep blue 



Hovvers, handsome foliage. 



P. Reptans — 6 inches, June. Creeping; foliage 

 finely out ; flowers a very pretty clear blue. 

 Each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 



RUDBECKI A— Cone-Flower. 



This class of handsome plants is considered quite 

 indispensable in the herbaceous or shrubbery border. 

 All the varieties are very showy and exceedingly ef- 

 fective either in masses or as single specimens. They 

 are very easy of cultivation and are absolutely 

 hardy. 



NEW DOUBLE GOLDEN RUDBECKIA- 

 "Golden Glow." 



A superb variety, which created such a furor last 

 summer that it is sure to find a place in every garden 

 the coming season. It is indeed a glorious plant and 

 fully merits the praise bestowed upon it by all who 

 have seen it. The plant grows six to seven feet in 

 height, is strong and self-supporting, and bears long, 

 strong-stemmed, very large and very double golden- 

 yellow flowers in great profusion, admirably adapted 

 for cutting purposes. The flowering season extends 

 through several weeks of mid summer. We have 

 great pleasure in recommending this novelty to onr 

 customers. Price, each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 



R. Hirta (Golden Daisy or Black-eyed Susan)— 

 2 feet, July. Flowers large, brilliant yellow with 

 purple centers, produced in i-emarkable profusion. 

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



R. Laciniata- 6 to 8 feet. August. A ro- V 



bust growei- with showy heads of 

 lemon-yellow flowers. Each, 15 cts.; per ^ '^ 



doz., $1.50. 



R. Maxima— 6 feet, July. One of 

 the best. Foliage broad and glaucous; 

 flowers very large, often measuring four 

 to six inches across; color deep yellow 

 with purple center. Each, 15 cts.; per 

 doz., $1.50. 



R. Purpurea— 4 feet, August. A remarkably 



nUDBECKIA GOLDEN GLOW. 



BUDBECKIA SPECIOS.\. 



showy, strong-growing plant, producing 

 abundantly its large, reddish-purple flowers, with drooping rays, during the months of August 

 and September. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1..50. 



R. Speciosa — 3 feet, September. A very choice variety, producing immense quantities 

 of handsome orange-yellow flowers with deep-purple centers. As these are borne on stiff stems, 

 they are excellent for cutting purposes. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 



R. Sub=Tomentosa— 5 feet, September. This beautiful variety makes a very handsome or- 

 nament. It branches freely and produces an abundance of clear lemon-yellow flowers with dark 

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



