CURRIE BROTHERS* HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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ARNEBIA CORNUTA. 



Arabian Primrose-An exceedingly pretty annual, producing a piofuslon of rich, primrose-yellow flow- 

 ers marked upon first opening, with five black spots, which change the second day to a rich maroon 

 color vanishing altogether on the third day, leaving the flower a clear yellow. The cut flower is very 

 effective, and keeps fresh along time in water. The plant grows bushy and about 2 feet high. ;10 



ASPERULA. 



Azurea Setosa-Blue, 1 foot. H. A -••- '.''""."" """"" '"'!'. "?."""'. 



Odorata (Sweet Woodruff)-When dried has a delightful odor, which u imparted to clothing if put in a 



wardrobe with them. 9 inches. H. P 



AURICULA. 



Of this beautiful little plant we have a very fine strain of English-saved seeds. The flowers, which 

 resemble the Primrose somewhat, are of various shades of crimson, yellow, maroon, etc. P. 

 Extra Choice nixed 



BALSAffl-Lady's Slipper. 



Old favorites which have been greatly improved 

 both in size of flower and variety of color. Grown 

 in good garden soil, they form nice bushy planls 

 which are perfectly covered wilh flowers. Our 

 strains of these are unsurpassed for size of blooms 

 doubleness and beauty of colors. 

 Double Camellia Flowered— White, extra choice. ..10 



Double Camellia Flowered— Finest mixed 5 



Double Lilac - 5 



Double Peach Blossom 5 



Double Red 5 



Double White 5 



Solferino— Beautifully striped scarlet and lilac on 



white ground 5 



Hixed— Per oz., 40 cts 5 



Collection of 6 Separate Colors 25 



BALLOON VINE. 



Cardiospermum Halicacabum— A rapid-growing 

 annual climber. Succeeds best in light soil 

 aud warm situations; flowers white. Seed v<s- 

 sels look like miniature balloons. H. A. 5 feet... 5 



BALSAM APPLE— Momordica. 



Curious trailing vines, with ornamental foliage 

 and odd-shaped fruit, nhich, when ripe, open, 

 show ing a brilliant red interior; make a nice dis- 

 play on trellis and rock work. H. H. A. 10 feet. 



M. Balsamina (Balsam Apple) ~ 5 



M.Charatina (Balsam Pear) 



BALSAM— LADY'S SLIPPER. 



BALSAM APPLE. 



BEGONIA VERNON. 



BARTONIA. 



Aurea— Showy plants with large golden flow- 

 ers, which expand in the hot sun and are ex- 

 ceedingly brilliant. The foliage is gray end 

 thistle-like in appearance. They require 

 considerable water. Sow seed in open ground 

 where it is intended to flower. H. A. 2 feet. 5 



Begonia. 



Plants well worthy of the admiration they re- 

 ceive. For decorative purposes they are unex 

 celled. They are alike at home in the parlor or 

 conservatory, bearing with great patience al- 

 most any treatment. The tuberous-rooted 

 varieties have beautiful flowers, many of the 

 single flowers measuring from 9 to 12 inches in 

 circumference. T. P. 



Vernon— An excellent variety for bedding out 

 in masses. The foliage is at first green, after- 

 wards changing into a deep red. The flow- 

 ers are a blood scarlet, borne in immense 

 quantities. Sown indoors in early spring, 

 they will produce blooming plants the 

 same season, and if potted will continue 



flowering during the winter 10 



Choice nixed Single (Tuberous Rooted)— From prize varieties 25 



Choice nixed Double (Tuberous Rooted)— From prize varieties 3l> 



Choice Rex Varieties— Large-leaved sorts, mixed '' 



BEET. 



Chilensis— Ornamental leaved. Useful for ribbons and borders ° 



BRACHYCOME. 



Iberidifolia (Swan River Daisy)-A very pretty dwarf-grow ing plant, covered all summer with 

 a profusion of blue and white Cineraria-tike blosspms; 14 f oot. H. H. A 5 



BROWALLIA. 



Elata Coerulea-A very handsome, profuse blooming plant, growing freely in any rich soil, 

 bearing large sky-blue flowers with a white center. VA foot. H.-.H. A o 



BRYONOPSIS. 



Laciniosa-A beautiful climber, bearing green fruits which change, as the season advances, 

 to bright scarlet striped with white. H. H. A. lOfeet D 



CACALIA-Tassel Flower. 



Pretty free-flowering annuals, with tassel-shaped flowers, known by some as Flora's Paint 

 Brush. H. A. Mixed colors *■ 



CALAMPELIS-Bugle Vine. 



A beautiful climber with pretty foliage, and bearing profusely bright orange tube-shaped 

 flowers, produced in clusters. It attains a height of ten feet in a season. H. A 5 



CALCEOLARIA. 



Splendid plants for greenhouse decoration, formingin spring dense masses of pocket-shtped 

 flowers. Sow in September. T. P. 

 Hybrlda Superba— Saved from the finest formed and most beautifully marked varieties 25 



