Currie Brothers' Horticultural Guide. 



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^N^Ss^AAvIHIlHIIWHi^^^^^^jjj^ of the 



following 

 varieties, 5 

 cts. pel- pkt. 

 G pkts., 25c. 



Azure Blue- 

 Very fine 5 



Black Blue- 

 Very rich 5 



Bronze— Ked- 



dish brown flowers 5 



Emperor "William — Brilliant blue, with well-defined purple eyes; splendid 5 



Faust, or King of the Blacks— Densest Black Pansy known 5 



Golden Yellow— Beautiful 5 



Lord Beaconsfield— The ground color is purple violet, shaded off in top 



petals only to a whitish hue 5 



Mahogany-color— Peculiar shade 5 



Odier, or Five Spotted— A distinctly blotched variety of great beauty 5 



Snowflake— Pure wliite 5 



Gold Margined— Beautiful color, with gold margin 5 



Silver Margined— A new and fine variety, with silver margin 5 



Fine Mixed Pansy— Of all shades and colors; pkt., 5 cts.; J4 oz.,50cts... 5 



PALAFOXIA. 



A fine annual, with rosy crimson flowers and darlt center. Set the plants 

 about 10 inches apart. H H A. 

 Hookeriana 5 



PALAVA. 



A healthful annual, growing to a height of 18 inches, and flowering abund- 

 antly. Equally valuable for greenhouse or garden. H H A. 

 Flexuosa— Flowers bright pink; base of sepals almost black 5 



PAP AVER. 



(See Poppy.) 



PERILLA. 



This ornamental plant makes a fine contrast with any of the light or silver 

 leaved plants used for lawn groups or ribbon borders. H H A. 



Laciniatus— CuHeaved variety 5 



IS'ankinensis— 1'/4 foot 5 



PHORMIUM. 



New Zeland Flax. 



Handsome grass-like foliage, suitable for lawn decoration, vases, etc. 

 Folius Veriegatis— Variegated foliage 25 



"We make a specialty of choice 

 Pansies. and our collection contains 

 vMl IWllV/^^ ^^^ finest varieties now in culti- 



L vHI lllillllHyi!il9f!!Mnk^ vation. 



The seeds may be sown any time • 

 from September to March, though 

 ^^^ our experience teaches us to know 



aWiiiyP U/lMM//Jttrv MtV *'^^'' '''^0^^ spring-sown- that is, dur- 

 lmmw/fmU^-^y.t^^ J^ Ing .January, February and March — 

 bloom better during the hot, drj- 

 ^yeather in summer than tliose that 

 have been sown in September and 

 "wintered over" in cold frames ; 

 './^^^'^i^^KBSf^^^ these bloom earlier, but get ex- 

 hausted before the hot, dry weather 

 sets in. 



Mammoth Flowering 



Pansies. 



C u r r i e ' s Superfine S cotch 



Pansy— This beautiful strain 

 is saved for us by one of the 

 ,»™__^^^^_. largest and most noted Pansy 



IM^^^BI^^ growers in Scotland from varie- 



ties that have received the first premium at the 

 International Flower Sliows of Great Britain and 

 other prominent exhibitions for a nvunber of 

 years, and to-day it remains pre-eminently the 

 finest strain of Pansy in cultivation. It is unexcelled by any in size of 

 flower (many of tlie single blooms measuring over 3 inches across), and 



for richness of color and beautiful markings it has no equal 25 



Giant Trimardeau, Mixed— A distinct class witli very showy flowers 15 



" " White— Very beautiful, with purple eye 15 



" " Yellow- Very showy, witli large black eye 15 



Bugnot's Superb Blotched— Very beautiful, extra large flowering variety.l5 



Gassier— A very ricli and showy large-flowered sort, beautifully blotched. ..15 



Choice Large FIoAvering Pansies. 



Currie's Fancy— Beautifully striped, blotched and marbled 15 



English— Finest mixed 10 



Extra Choice English— From a superb collection; mixed 15 



German— Extra choice mixed; very fine 15 



Victoria— New; flowers large and brilliant red 10 



Peacock— So named because the beautiful ultra-marine blue contained in 

 tlie upper petals of the flower most nearly resembles the peculiar shade 

 of this color in the feather of the peacock. It is a striking variety ..10 



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FE\ EKl JiW A) ] A 1 LtN V. 



PYRETHRUM— Feverfew. 



Old favorite herbaceous plants very much in use for borders. H P. 



Parthenifolium Aurcum (Golden Feather)— Bright golden foliage 10 



Double French Hybrids— Beautiful large flowering hardy plants, bearing 



bright-colored doxible flowers of crimson, pink, rose, white, etc 10 



Roseum (Persian insect powder plant)— -Rose colored 10 



Alba Plena "Double "White Feverfew"— Fine double white flowers, excel 



lent for cutting 10 



