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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



BEGONIAS. 



For house culture thev are admirably adapted, and for supplying cut flowers are invaluable. The 

 kinds we offer are the best in cultivation, including old favorites and newer introductions possess- 

 ing real merit. 



FLOWERING VARIETIES. 



A re-en tea Guttata— Leaves oblong, mottled with clear silvery markings on a beautiful purple bronze 

 ground. Flowers pure white, very profusely borne on the extremities of the branches. 



Incarnata— Flowers a rich rosy pink, produced in mid-winter in great profusion. 



Manicata— Large oval leaves ; flowers flesh- pink, very beautiful. Blooms very profusely in winter. 



rianicata Aurea— A variegated form of the above, strikingly beautiful. The large glossy leaves are 

 handsomely blotched with canary yellow on a bright green ground. Flowers delicate pink. 



Albo-Plcta— A very attractive variety. Branches slender and graceful ; leaves pointed, glossy green 

 and thickly spotted with silvery specks. Flowers pink. 



Duhra— An exceedingly handsome variety, of easy culture, admirably adapted for hoi) se or conserv- 

 atory decoration. Flowers a bright scarlet and produced in great abundance all the year round. 



President Carnot— A good bedder. Quite as hardy as a Geranium, suffering no harm in the hottest 

 weather. The foliage is very laige, 

 green above and purplish beneath. 

 Flowers a soft rosy carmine, borne in 

 large pendulous trusses. 



Sandersonil — Leaves dark green 

 and glossy. Flowers a very brilliant 

 scarlet. 



Sutton's Snowflake— A robust and 

 rapid grower, and produces an abund- 

 ance of large, pure white blossoms 

 on long stout stems, which are excel- 

 lent for cut-flower decorations. As a 

 house plant none surpasses this 

 Begonia. 



Vernon — A grand Begonia. The 

 flowers, which are produced in great 

 profusion, are a brilliant carmine 

 color, and the foliage is at first a 

 glossy green bordered with red, 

 which, as the season advances, is 

 gradually suffused throughout the 

 whole plant until the foliage and 

 stems present a beautiful glossy red 

 appearance. Price of each of the 

 above, 15 cts.: SI. 50 per doz. 



8nTTON'8 SNOWFLAKX. 



BEGONIA VERNON. 



DRY BULBS. 



Single, all colors mixed, each, 10 cts.; 

 per doz., 85 cts.; single, in colors, scarlet, 

 white, salmon, rose, pink, crimson, yellow, 

 each, 10 cts.; per doz., 81.00; double, all 

 colors mixed, each, 25 cts.; per doz., $2.25 ; 

 plants of the several kinds in all stages of 

 growth, iu pots, each, 25 cts. to $1.00. 



Write for special prices on large quantities. 



BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA 

 SANDERIANA. 



Makes a splendid pot plant bearing a 

 great wealth of rosy crimson flowers, which 

 last for an amazing length of time. They 

 begin to flower when only small plants in 

 thumb pots. Each, 25 cts. 



CASTOR OIL BEAN. 



Ricinus. 



A sub-tropical plant, especially valuable 

 for the adornment of the lawn, either planted 

 singly or in groups in combination with 

 Cannas, Caladiums and such like ornament- 

 al plants. We have varieties which, when 

 fully developed, range in height from 3 to 15 

 feet. Plants will be ready to ship in May. 

 Price, each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1 .50. 



B. J1ANICA.TA AUREA. 



REX BEGONIAS. 



An extensive class, highly prized for the rare 

 beauty of their foliage, their general usefulness as 

 parlor and conservatory ornaments, and the ease 

 with which they may be cultivated. Few plants 

 succeed better and none are more attractive. We 

 have a large and carefully selected assortment of 

 all the new and standard varieties. If entrusted 

 with a selection, whether but one plant or by the 

 hundred, we will exercise our careful judgment 

 and are confident of giving satisfaction. Price, 

 each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.59, Large plants, 25 cts. to 

 50 cts. 



BEGONIAS — Tuberous-Rooted. 



A truly charming class of Begonias, all of the va- 

 rieties being very beautiful ; some of them superb. 

 The flowers are very large, not inirequently meas- 

 uring four inches in diameter, and are produced, 

 according to variety, in all the shades of crimson, 

 scarlet, orange and yellow, as well as pure white. 

 They bloom continuously all summer, and in the 

 fall become dormant, the bulbs or tubers being 

 easily cared for until nature, again towards spring, 

 causes them to renew growth. We have a very fine 

 assortment of large tubers, of many very choice 

 varieties and colors, which we offer as follows : 



TUBEROUS BEGONIA. 



