Currie Brothers' Horticultural Guide. 



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LEPTOSIPHON. 



Pretty little hardy an- 

 nuals, suitable for borders. 

 H A. 



Leptosiphon French 

 Hybrids — Mixed 

 colors 5 



LINARIA. 



Very pretty and effect- 

 ive plants. L. Cymbalaria 

 is a splendid climber. HA. 

 Cymbalaria (Kenil- 

 worth Ivy)— A rapid 

 growing climber that 

 or imsightly objects 5 



I^EPTOSIPHON. 



is very much used for covering fences 



Bipartita— White, }4 foot : .... 



Splendida— Deep purple, 54 foot 



LINUM. 



Free flowering plants 

 with brilliant colored flow- 

 ers. 

 Flavum— Yellow, 1 foot, 



hardy. H P 10 



Grandiflorum C o c- 



c i n e u m — Scarlet, 



Ifoot. H A..;. 5 



LOPHOSPERMUM 



Bapid-growing ornamen- 

 tal climbing plants, with 

 large leaves and hand- 

 some flowers. 

 Hendersoni— Bosy car- 

 mine 10 



Scandens— Pure violet , 10 



LOASA. 



A good cUmber, flower- 

 ing profusely all summer. likum. 

 H H A. . ' 



Herbertu— Scarlet, perennial 10 



Tricolor— Yellowish, annual 10 



LYCHNIS. 



A genus of handsome and highly ornamental plants of easy culture, strik- 

 ingly efEective in mixed flower and shrubbery borders. H P. 



Chalcedonica— Scarlet, 2 feet 5 



Haageana— Bright scarlet; splendid 5 



LUPINUS. 



Very desirable plants bearing long 

 spikes of brilliant colored flowers. 



Mixed- Annual Varieties 5 



Mixed Perennial Varieties — 5 



LOBELIA, 



Dwarf-growing plant with blue, 

 white, crimson, and rose flowers, 

 adapted for ribbon borders, and for 

 vases or hanging baskets. 



Dwarf Compact Lobelias. 



For edgings, etc., growing from 4 

 to 6 inches high. 

 Carter's Cobalt Blue— Very fine, 



LUPINUS. dwarf, blue 5 



Crystal Palace Compacta— A beautiful new variety, •% foot 5 



Gracilis Erecta— Blue, dwarf habit 5 



Prima Donna— In habit it is very compact anij dwarf, rich, velvety crimson 



maroon flowers lo 



Pumila Magnifica— The finest of all dwarfs, very dark blue, 14 foot 10 



Speciosa White Gem— A new pure white variety, fine for bedding, J^ foot, 10 



Emperor William- Beautiful dark blue, dwarf 5 



Erinus Compacta— "Goldelse," yellow foliage, flowers blue 15 



Lobelia Hardy Varieties. 



Cardinalis, "Cardinal Flower,"— Flower spikes 8 inches long, of in- 

 tense scarlet.... , 10 



Queen Victoria— A new perennial variety, with dark green leaves and 

 trilliant scarlet flowers, 2 feet 15 



Lobelia Trailing Varieties. 



For hanging baskets, vases, etc. 



Gracilis— Liglit blue ; 5 



Gracilis Rosea- Bose colored 5 



Paxtoniana— White, edged blue 5 



Speciosa— Bright blue 5 



Duplex — A double flowering blue variety 10 



Lobelia Littoralis Repens. 



A pretty trailing plant with an abundance of pure white flowers, succeeded 

 by large green seed pods, which in turn change to bright scarlet. The 

 flowers, green and red fruits, are produced at one time, making a very 

 attractive plant for hanging baskets, etc 15 



MALOPE. 



Very pretty plants, of a branching habit, producing large, showy flowers 

 in great profusion, of the easiest culture. H. A. 



Grandiflora Alba— Pure white 5 



Grandiflora— Large purple flowers 5 



MARVEL OF PERU— Four O'clock. 



They are exceedingly fragrant, expanding in the evening and wither- 

 ing the next morning. The roots may be preserved through winter like 

 Dahlias. H. A. 

 Fine Mixed, 2 feet 5 



MARTYNIA, 



Handsome free-flowering plants, producing a fine effect when planted in the 

 open border; flowers large and handsome, succceeded by curious 

 double-horned fruit. H H A. Mixed colors, 1!4 feet 10 



MAURANDIA. 



This beautiful summer climber cannot be too highly recommendeii. 

 Blooms the first season from seed. H H P. 



Alba— White, 10 feet 10 



Barclayana— Bich violet, 10 feet 10 



Scarlet— 10 feet 10 



MIGNONETTE. 



This old favorite is so 

 well known that it is 

 hardly necessary to at- 

 tempt any description of 

 it. Of late years several 

 new varieties of decided 

 merit have been added to 



the list. H. A. ^^ ^^^:Ei^^SM^'M 



Garaway's White— ^^Wi ^^^^^L 



Well worthy of a place ^K ^^^^^^M'^S^^J^ 



in every garden 10 



Dwarf Compact— Ex- 

 tensively used for pot 



culture 5 ^^W^^M^TKWjf&SM^^^Sf^^^^^Sssh. 



Large Flowered Pyr- Ji!^?*¥iJ 



a m i d a 1 — (Eeseda 



Ameliorata) —Distinct 



from the old large "^f^^ySBBSISSISH^ail&iSSS?? 



flowered variety; of a 



pyramidal growth 5 



Diamond- A new pure '^^^M^^^^^^^i^^^^^^ 

 white variety, very 

 fine 10 . __ 



Bird's Mammoth— 

 A new variety, with 

 very large and deli- 

 ciously fragrant flow- 

 ers 10 MIGNONETTE— MILES' SPIRAL. 



Machet— A variety of dwarf, vigorous growth, wtli dark green foliage and 

 deliciously fragrant red flowers ; very fine and distinct 10 



Miles' Hybrid Spiral— It is a strong grower and a most abundant bloomer, 

 producing flower spikes from 8 to 14 inches in length; deliciously 

 fragrant. Per oz.,50 cts 5 



Golden Queen— A very pretty and distinct Mignonette, with thick, com- 

 pact tufts of a beautiful golden color. Per oz., 40 cts ^ 



Parsons' White— Flowers nearly white; a desirable variety »; 



Reseda Odo rata— Large flowered variety. Per oz., 15 cts., packet 5 



The Prize— A most valuable variety. It bears a very close, dense spike, 

 entirely free from straggling blooms; fully twice the ordinary size, and 

 is as deliciously fragrant as any. Per oz. , 50 cts 10 



Victoria— A new dark red variety, very fine 10 



