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Currie Brothers' Horticultural Guide. 



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GLAUCIUM. 



^^^ A pretty borderplantw'th 



5' iW^^^JMi^S^Si!^^ silvery leaves, resembling the 



i iBiS^SA^SilliilwB' Dusty Miller. HP. 



C o rn i c ulatum— Orange, 

 bell-shaped flowers 10 



LiVlMP!^iiJB^-r><3J?r/ GLOXINIA. 



Handsome stove and 



greenhouse plants, producing 



flowers profusely of great 



'^^ ' beauty and diversity of color. 



T P. 



?<?^fllill^^' (l Extra Choice Mixed— 



From a splendid coUec- 



, — -_^ ^ ^^^^^^— __ ^ tion of drooping and 



' '^•'. — -~ "^ - '■^^s»~ erect varieties 25 



GLOXINIA. 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Pretty, free-flowering plants. Will do well in any garden soil. The flowers 

 are valuable for bouquet making, either fresh or dried. 

 Muralis— A charming little plant, covered with beautiful pink blossoms. 



HA. M foot 5 



Paniculata— Wliite; fine for bouquets. HP t> 



HEDYCHIUM. 



Gardnerianum— The foliage resembles very much that of the stronger 



' growing kinds of Cannas, but its striking beauty lies in Its blossoms. 



These are borne in immense clusters on long, stout stems, yellow and 



I very fragrant. Although a native of East India, it is quite at home on 



] our lawns during the summer months. H H P 25 



^ HELICHRYSUM— Everlasting Flower. 



* SW^ !«»*«. kiff(Ty)!lA Beautiful everlasting flower of 



* ^aSJ^j iMWk- ^SaUsi 2i great variety of color. Cut the 



flowers before they have fully ex- 

 panded. Seed may be sown in 



f open groimd. H A. 

 . Compositutn Maximum— 

 Finest double mixed 5 



Monstrosum — Large showy 

 flowers; variety of colors; 

 double 5 



Monstrosum, Double Red- 

 Very bright 5 



Monstrosum, Double White 

 — Pure 5 



( ,--irSF^---'--^-T-^=g'=/^6:r>*.. Monstrosum, Double Yel- 



^■^^aft^-S^fe'^t?^?^" low 5 



" Fireball— Very bright crimson, 5 

 Tom Thumb— Mixed : 5 



H ELI ANTHUS— Sunflower . 

 Single Varieties. 

 Primrose Colored— A new variety with luxuriant silvery-white foliage; 



flowers large and of a soft Primrose yellow 10 



Macrophyllus Giganteus— A large growing variety of pyramidal form. . . 5 

 Mammoth Russian— Single. The largest of all Sunflowers, specimens 



often measuring 18 inches in diameter 5 



Nanus FoUus Variegatus— The foUage variegated, green and white; 



dwarf 5 



Oscar Wilde— Flowers measure from 3 to 6 inches in diameter; color 



orange with black center 5 



Miniature— Dwarf and branching, producing an abundance of very small 



flowers , about 2 inches in diameter ; color orange with black center 5 



Double Varieties. 



Califomicus— Extra large, double, 5 feet 5 



Globosus Fistulosis— Flowers very large and globular formed, of a 



bright rich saffron color; 6 feet 5 



Oculatis Viridis— Densely double with green center 5 



Peruvianus— Dovible; orange, striped black 5 



HELIOTROPE. 



Delieiously fragrant plants, excellent for pot culture. H H P. 

 Finest mixed 10 



HONESTY— Lunaria. 



Early summer free-flowering plants, with silvery seed pods, much admired 

 forwinter decoration with ornamental grasses, etc. H B. 

 Purple— Very showy, 2 feet 5 



NEW HIBISCUS "CRIMSON EYE." 



HIBISCUS. 



Large ornamental plants with showy flowers 3 to 4 inches across 

 Cream yellow, purple center, brown edge. HA 



Africanus- 



Coccineus— Scarlet. HHP. 



Califomicus— Large pure 

 white flower with car- 

 mine center. HP 10 



Neve Hibiscus, 

 "Crimson Eye." 



A robust grower with dark 

 stems and foliage, flow- 

 ers pure white with deep 

 velvety crimson center. 

 Is perfectly hardy and 

 will bloom first year 

 from seed sown in open 

 ground 15 



HUMEA. 



An attractive plant for the 

 conservatory or parlor. It 

 grows ta the height of 6 or 8 

 feet, and produces long sprays 

 of dark-red flowers. H H B. 

 Elegans 10 



HUMULUS. 



Japonicus (Japan Hop) — 

 A rapid growing climb- 

 er, with luxuriant foli- 

 age, excellent for cover- 

 ing verandas, etc. "With- 

 stands heat and drouglit 

 well and is not troubled 

 with insects. HA lo 



Japonicus Variegatus 

 (Variegated Japan Hop) 

 —Like the preceding, 

 except that the foliage 

 is beautifully blotched . . 25 



HYACINTHUS CAN- 



DICANS— 



Cape Hyacinth. 



Flowers drooping, pure 

 white, and very frag- 

 rant, HH P 10 



Bulbs of same, each lo 



HUMULUS JAPONICUS 



