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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



lUUBELKlA I'l lU'lKEA. 



SOLIDAGO-Golden Rod. 



Although the most of Che Golden Rods may be considered too coarse and 

 common lor the garden, a few varietiea are really very desirable and very 

 effective among shrubbery. The two we offer are excellent. 



S. Rigida— 5 feet, September. Plant neat and upright; flowers bright yellow. 



S. Sempervirens — 3 feet, September. A very handsome variety. Large 

 heads of bright yellow flowers. 



Each, 20'cts.; per doz., §2.00. 



SPIRy^A-Goat's Beard. 



A genus of hardy border plants of the easiest culture, growing freely in any 

 good soil. The taller varieties are very effective in the shrubbery border All are 

 very desirable. 



S. Filipendula-3 feet, June. Foliage dark green, beautifully cut and fern-like • 

 ftowers double, white, sometimes tinged with pink; very showy. This is a very 

 handsome plant. 



S. Lobata( Queen of the Prairie)— 5 feet, July. A handsome varletv BearR 

 leathery plumes of rose-colored, fragrant flowers auusome variety, iiear^ 



S. Palmata (Crimson Meadow Sweet)— 3 feet, June. An esceedinglv handsome 

 plant, one ol the most attractive in cultivation. - The foliage^s beaut iU and the 

 on7TncceZtol """'°°' """^ '° ^"'^^ ^'^^^ °^ "°''^"^« ''' almost a'continn- 



S. Ulmaria fl. pi. (Double Meadow Sweet)— 3 feet, June. A beautiful and veiv 

 desirable variety with double white flowers. a oeaumui ana veiy 



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



SEDUM-Stone Crop. 



An Interesting and very useful family of succulent plants which, owing to their 

 peculiar structure, are enabled to withstand a degree of drought that most plants 

 would succumb to. They are therefore useful in dry situations, such as sunny 

 banks and other places where few plants will grow. 



S. Acre— For rock-work carpet bedding or for shady places where grass wil' 

 not grow this very dwarf Sedum is excellent. Each, 10 cts • per doz ^^l 00 



S. Fabariuin—1% foot, September, fiosy pink. A very desirable plant. Each 

 lo cts.; per doz., SI. 50. 



S. Sieboldii— 6 iuches, September. A handsome varietv of trailing habit 

 !• ohage glaucous, margined with pink, assuming shades of red and purple in 

 autumn; flowers bright pink, very pretty and showy. A splendid rock plant 

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



TRITOMA-Red- 

 Hot Poker. 



T. Uvaria Grandiflora— 3ft . 



August. A most interesting 

 and very attractive plant, 

 very effective in the herbace- 

 ous border. Each. 25 cts.; per 

 doz., $2.50. 



TROLLIUS-GIobe 

 Flower. 



T. EuropsEus— 2 feet, June, 

 One of the choicest and most 

 ornamental hardy border 

 plants in cultivation, and 

 should be in every garden. It 

 bears freely an almost con- 

 stant succession of its brighr 

 yellow globular flowers from: 

 early summer till late in fall- 

 Each, 25 cts.; per doz., $2.50.. 



TRITOMA CFVARlA. 



VERONICA SPICATA. 



TRADESCANTIA-Spiderwort. 



Handsome and highly decorative plants of very easy culture, 

 thriving in almost any soil, whether wet or dry, and can be depended 

 upon to bloom from early summer till late in fall. 



T. Virginica — 2 feet. Violet purple flowers ; a very free bloomer. 

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



VERONICA— Speedwell. 



A very popular and esceediugly handsome family of perfectly 

 hardy plants, adapted to all soils and situations. The dwarf sorts 

 make splendid rock plants, and the tall varieties are very effective 

 in the herbaceous or shrubbery border. All are very free bloomers. 



V. Amsethystina— 1 foot, June. Flowers in showy spikes; color 

 a beautiful amethyst blue. Each, 25 cts.; per doz., §2,50. 



V. Longifolia Subsessilis — 2 feet, August. A splendid variety, 

 and ranks amongst the foremost of all hardy plants for decorative 

 effects. The flowers are borne on long handsome spikes 4 to 5 inches 

 in circumference, and remain in bloom a long time. The color is a 

 deep rich blue. Each, 30 cts.; per doz., §3.00. 



V. Rupe~tris — 4 inches. May. An excellent rock plant of creep- 

 ing habit. Flowers blue in dense spikes. Each, 20c.; per doz., $2.00. 



V. Spicata — 2 feet, June to August. One of the best, and a very handsome 

 very profusely ; flowers bright blue, borne on long spikes. Each, 20 cts.; per doz 



VIOLA-Vlolet. 



V. Hardy Double Russian — A very free flowering, sweet-scented and perfectly hardy variety: flowers 

 blue. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., SI. 50. 



YUCCA— Adam's Needle, or Spanish Bayonet. 



Y. Filamentosa — J feet. A very attractive lawn plant. Flowers creamy white. Each, 25 cts.; per 

 doz., ^2.50. 



border 

 . $2.00. 



plant. Blooms 



