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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



SWEET PEAS. 



BEAUTIFUL, FRAGRANT, 

 FASHIONABLE. 



A Select List of the Best Sorts, Arranged in Colors. 



Sowing should be made in well-prepared ground as early as it can be worked. It will be 

 found a most excellent plan to make a trench, about 6 inches deep, in which plant the seeds 

 covenrf at first to a depth of 2 inches, gradually draw back the soU as they advance in 

 growth J this will greatly aid the plants to withstand our hot summers. Never allow them 

 to run to seed, as once in the seed pod they are finished for the season. The more you cut. 

 the greater the quantity of blooms they will produce. 



MIXTURES OF SWEET PEAS. 



Bouquet Collection nixture— This mixture met last season with the unstinted praise of 

 our numerous customers. We have again carefully selected the varieties and added all the 

 meritorious new ones to the mixture. The colors are mostly pink and white shades, with a 

 sprinklii g of the other colors to give it tone. Only the best of the large-flowering types have 

 been used, "and we claim this to be an Extra Select nixture. 



Per large pkt., lOcts.; peroz., 20cts.; per \i lb., 50cts.; per lb $1.50 



Selected Large-Flowering nixture— This mixture is com- 

 posed of varieties, all of the large flowering class, in even 



quantities of color. Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz., 10 cts.; per % 



lb., 20 cts.: per lb 6 



nixed, All Colors— A good mixture of all colors. Per pkt., 5 



cts.; per oz., 10 cts.; per J4 lb., 15 cts.; per lb f 



New American Seedlings— These new Seedlings are the re- 

 sult of crossing with the finest of the large- flowered types, 



and have developed many flowers of fine, expanded form 



and great substance. The colors range mostly through 



the lighter shades 



of pink, rose and 



buff. Per pkt., 5 



cts.; peroz. ,15 cts.; 



i4ft>.,35cts.;lrb.$1.00 



For Description and 

 Price of our New Sweet 

 Peas, See page 3. 



DOUBLE SWEET PEAS. 



DOUBLE SWEET PEAS. 



These double flowers are very at- 

 tractive, being w ved and crimped 

 with none of the usual stiffness of 

 double flowers. They are vigorous 

 growers, very free-flowering and 

 possess all the fragrance of the or- 

 dinary Sweet Peas. The Double 

 Sweet Peas do not all come true, 

 many reverting b&ck to single flow- 

 ers; about 40 per cent, can be safely 

 depended on. Our mixture is com- 

 posed of very choice sorts, repre- 

 senting a wide range of colors. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 15 



Dwarf or Cupid Sweet Peas— See 

 Page 1. 



EVERLASTING PEA. 



Lathy rus Latifollus — Showy, free- 

 flowering plants, growing in any 

 common soil. Hardy, withstand- 

 ing our severe winters without pro- 

 tection. Very ornameDtal for trel- 

 lis work, fences, etc. The flowers 

 are produced in large clusters. H.P. 

 nixed Colors 10 



Emily Eckford — Reddish-mauve, 

 fading to light blue ; superb 

 flower. Per pkt., 5cts.; per oz 10 



Dorothy Tennant — Deep reddish- 

 mauve, becoming darker with age. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 10 



YELLOW AND PRIMROSE SHADES. 



nrs. Eckford — Primrose - yellow ; 

 large flower. Per pkt., 5 cts.; per 

 oz 10 



Coquette— Wings primrose-yellow; 

 standard shaded pale lavender on 

 a primrose ground. Perpkt.,5cts.; 

 per oz 10 



Queen Victoria — Light primrose 

 yellow; large lovely flower. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 15 



WHITE WITH LILAC BLUE. 



Lottie Eckford — White, edged with 

 lavender blue. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 per oz „ 10 



Butterfly— White, laced with lav- 

 ender. Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 10 



SHADES OF PINK. 



Prima Donna — A most lovely shade 

 of pink; a gem of a flower. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts; per oz 15 



Blushing Beauty — Lovely shade of 

 delicate soft pink. Per pkt., 5 cts: 

 per oz 10 



Mrs. Gladstone — Delicate soft rosy 

 pink, blush wings. Per pkt., 5 

 cts ; per oz „.,10 



Eliza Eckford— Blush pink, shaded 

 with deep pink. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 per oz 10 



Katherine Tracy— Soft but brilliant 

 pink, good bold flowers. Per pkt. 

 5 cts.: peroz 10 



SHADES APPROACHING BLUE. 



Captain of the Blues — Standards; 

 purplish blue; wings deep blue. 

 Per pkt., 5c; per oz 10 



SHADES OF SCARLET AND CRIMSON. 



Brilliant — Rich, bright crimson 

 scarlet of fine color and sub- 

 stance. Per pkt., 5 cts.; peroz. ...15 



Firefly — Intense glowing scarlet, 

 wings fiery scarlet. Per pkt., 5 

 cts.; per oz 10 



nars— Bright, fiery crimson, deep- 

 ening with age; fine flower. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 15 



Salopian— Pure cardinal, a superb 

 variety; per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz. ...15 



SHADES OF BLUISH MAUVE. 



Celestial — Delicate lavender-blue. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 10 



Golden Gate — Soft pinkish mauve, 

 wings lighter mauve and laven- 

 der. Per pkt., 5 cts.; peroz 10 



SHADES OF CLARET AND MAROON. 



Duke of Clarence — Plum Claret, 

 extra large. Per pkt., 5 cts.; per 

 oz 10 



Monarch — Deep bronze crimson; 

 wings purple. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 per oz 10 



Stanley— Rich, dark maroon, large 

 and handsome. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 per oz 10 



Waverly — Rosy-claret standards; 

 blue wings, shaded rose. Per pkt., 

 5 cts.; per oz 10 



THE BEST WHITE. 

 Blanche Burpee— Pure white, ex- 

 tra large, size and good substance. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 10 



Emily Henderson — Pure white, 

 flowers, extra large, on long, stiff 

 stems. Per pkt., 5 cts.: per oz 10 



SHADES OF ROSE. 



Lady Penzance — Orange - tinted 

 rose; wings deep rose. A beauty. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts; per oz..... 10 



Her Majesty — Very large, showy, 

 bright rose-pink. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.10 



Novelty — Rich, rosy red, a very 

 bright color. Per pkt., 5cts.; per 

 oz 10 



Royal Rose — Deep rosy pink, a 

 handsome flower, per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 per oz 10 



Oddity — Carmine, edged bright 

 rose; an attractive flower. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts.; peroz 10 



Red Riding Hood— Rosy pink and 

 white, of very odd formation. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts.; per oz 10 



PINK AND WHITE SHADES. 



Blanche Ferry — Deep pink and 

 white. Per pkt., 5 cts.; peroz 10 



Extra Early Blanche Ferry — An 



early selection from the above; a 

 splendid forcing sort. Per pkt., 5 

 cts.; per oz 15 



Little Dorrlt— Bright rosy pink; 

 wings white, large flower. Per 

 pkt , 5 cts., per oz 10 



Duke of York — Deep pink and 

 white wings, suffused with prim- 

 rose. Per pkt. , 5 cts.; per oz 10 



Triumph — Bright orange pink, 

 with white wings. Enormous 

 flower. Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz.,.15 



VARIEGATED OR STRIPED SORTS. 



nrs. Jos. Chamberlain — White 

 ground, striped and flaked with 

 rose. Per pkt., 5 cts.; peroz 10 



Juanita — White, lined and striped 

 with pale lavander. Per pkt., 5 

 cts.; per oz „ 10 



Ramona— Creamy white, with soft 

 flesh pink stripes. A very dainty 

 flower. Per pkt., 5 cts.; peroz.. ..10 



Gray Friar— A white ground, cloud- 

 ed with watered purple; distinct 

 and novel color. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 per oz „ 10 



Senator — White ground, striped 

 chocolate. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; per oz.lu 



Aurora— White ground, flaked and 

 striped with orange-salmon. Per 

 pkt.. 5 cts., per oz 10 



