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Currie Brothers' "Horticultural Guide. 



NIEREMBERGIA. 



Charming little plants, flowering profusely during the whole summer ; 

 well adapted for hanging baskets and edgings; for this purpose it cannot he 

 recommended too highly. H H P. 



Frutescens— White 10 



Gracilis— Slender, lilac, yellow eye 10 



NIGELLA— (Love in a Mist, or Devil in a Busli.) 



Compact-growing, free-flowering plants, with curious looking flowers and 

 seed pods. From the extraordinary appearance of the stamens this genus 

 has received its singular names. H A. 



Atropurpurea— Eieh purple, 114 feet 5 



Damascena— Double. 1 foot 5 



Damascena Nana— Dwarf , various colors, 6 inches 5 



Hispanica — Large flowered, very fine, 6 inches 5 



NYCTERINA. 



Dwarf sweet-scented plants with large heads of star-shaped flowers, 

 good for edgings. H H P. 



Capensis— White, with yellow center, % foot 5 



Selaginoides— Pink, with yellow center, M foot 5 



(ENOTHERA — Evening Primrose. 



Beautiful free-flowering plant, making a brilliant display during the even- 

 ing and early morning. H A. 

 Acaulis Alba— A very dwarf or rather stemless plant, the leaves lying 



close to the ground 5 



Lamarckiana Grandiflora— Flowers yellow, 4 inches in diameter; plant 



grows 4 feet in height 5 



Rosea (Mexican Evening Primrose)— Flowers, beautiful rose 10 



OBELISCARIA. 



This is a family of rather coarse looking plants, but at a distance are 

 showy and effective. The blossoms are rich colored, and have curious acorn- 

 like centers. H H P. 

 Pulcherrima— Rich crimson, tipped with yellow, 2 feet 5 



OXYURA. 



A showy plant, with beautiful fringed flowers, produced in great abund- 

 ance. H. A. 

 Chrysanthemoides— Golden yellow, edged with white 5 



OXALIS. 



Very pretty plants for hanging baskets, vases, rock-work, etc., flowering 

 freely. H H A. 



Alba— "White 5 



Rosea — Rose : 5 



TropsBoIoides— Yellow flowers; foliage brown 10 



Valdiviana— Fragrant yellow 10 



PETUNIA. 



A highly ornamental 

 and profuse flowering, 

 easily cultivated garden 

 favorite. The brilliancy 

 and variety of its colors, 

 combined with the dura- 

 tion of its blooming 

 period, render it invalu- 

 able for planting out in 

 beds or mixed borders. 

 The seeds of the double 

 Petunia do not possess 

 J as much vitality as those 

 ^^^ ' of the single, and a good 

 'X'h '^^^^'j^^^Wj^ "^^^o ^^^^ *'* *'^''® must be 

 '^^S^'^^^^^^of^^^^fcx nsed to get them to 

 germinate; nor will they 

 '.^»-- :yv^s»«ss-^».^:« t\^» all come double. H H P. 

 F/, Ji^^^^J^^^^^^^S^^r^^ ^^^^ 31 ixed— Splendid 



"^^^^S^'^ varieties 5 



"^°<^^^K^^^^J^^^r_ Hybrida — Finest 



f^.ff. ^^"^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^ " striped and blot- 



•'~ ched varities, 



Pi^Trxi-^- mixed 10 



Grandiflora Steel Blue Veined— A singular and very handsome large 



flowered Petunia; the flowers have a pecular color, dark veined 20 



Grandiflora Fringed— A new strain witli fringed and frilled edges, very 



distinct and beautiful, and coming usually true from seed 25 



Grandiflora Kermesina— Large crimson 15 



Grandiflora Marginata- Large flowers, green bordered and veined 15 



Grandiflora Aurea-Large yellow flowers 15 



Grandiflora Purpurea— Deep violet shade, flowers large 15 



Grandiflora Countess of EUesmere— Rose 5 



Grandiflora Alba— Large piue white 5 



Intus Aurea- Beautiful flowers with yellow throat 15 



Marginata — A^ery fine large flowers, green bordered and veined 15 



Double Lady of the Lake— A large double pure white variety, very 



chaste and beautiful 25 



Double Fringed— Choice mixed 25 



Double Inimitable— Saved from carefully fertilized flowers, and will pro- 

 duce a large percentage of doubles, while such plants as are single are 

 marvels of beauty in colors and markings 25 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII. 



One of the 

 showiest an- 

 nuals, valuable 

 for the profu- 

 sion and dura- 

 tion of its flow- 

 ers. H. A. 

 Alba — Pure 



white 5 



Black War- 

 rior—Dark 



purple 5 



C a rdinal— 



Brilliant 



scarlet 5 



General 



Grant— 



Rich bright 



purple 5 



Isabellina 



— Yellow . . 

 Leopoldii— 



Splendid 



deep pink, 



with white 



eye 



Marmora 



ta— Violet 



marb led 



white 



OcuIataAl- 



b a— P u r e 



white,crim- 



soneye 5 phlox drummondii. 



Rose D'Amour— Bright rose 5 



Grandiflora Splendens— Bright scarlet, with white eye 10 



Grandiflora Atropurpurea Alba Oculata— Dark purple with white 



eye lo 



Grandiflora Mixed— Per ounce, $1.00 10 



Fine Mixed— Per ounce, 60c 5 



New Dwarf Phlox. 



Small compact plants growing about six inches high, covered with a pro- 

 fusion of large flowers. Very fine for pot culture or borders. 



Dwarf —White 10 



" —Scarlet 10 



" —Rose ■ 10 



Punicea Striata— Rich vermilion, striped white 10 



—Finest Mixed 5 



Phlox Cuspidata, Star of Quedlinburg. 



A distinct form of Phlox with shapely tootlied and fringed flowers, and the 

 thorn-like middle dents are four or five times longer than in the ordinary vari- 

 eties ; each flower is bordered ^Jhite, and represents the perfect form of a star. 

 Mixed colors 10 



Phlox Fimbriata. 



A splendid new strain of Phlox with beautifully fringed flowers, which are 

 produced in great abundance, making a grand display. 

 Mixed colors .■ 10 



Double Phlox. 



The flowers of the double varieties are mucli larger than the single, and 

 last longer in bloom; they are therefore valuable as a cut flower. 



Double white ; 15 | Double blood red 15 



Phlox Drummondii Semipleno— A new semi-double Phlox containing 

 many new and beautiful tints, such as pale pink, yellow, rose, marbled 

 rose and violet purple, besides the usual colors— white, scarlet, purple, 



etc : 10 



Phlox Drummondii Lutea, fl. pi.— New double yellow 15 



Hardy Perennial Phlox. 



Fa^ orite hardy border plants, bearing large trusses of brilliant colored 

 flowers. 

 Fine mixed varieties 10 



