CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



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Manettia Bicolor. 



A singularly beautiful climbing plant continues to 

 atiract so much attention, for it is indeed a handsome 

 object when trained on a trellis, rafter or pillar, wheth- 

 er in the house or conservatory. Its bright scarlet, 

 yellow-tipped, little tubular flowers are borne in such 

 profusion as to almost hide the foliage. Usually it 

 grows rapidly in any moderately warm place and blooms 

 continually. Price, each, 15 cts. 



MOON FLOWER-lpomaea. 



A plant too well known now to need any description. 

 Trained on a trellis if grown in a pot, or up a pillar, or 

 on the back wall of the greenhouse, it is a most attract- 

 ive object. 



Blue (I. Learii) — Very attractive; blooms continually. 



White (I. Grandiflora) — A very popular variety. 

 Price, each, 10 cts. 



Otaheite Orange. 



A very beautiful and most interesting Dwarf Orange, unique iu appearance and an excellent 

 pot plant. For house culture it has much to recommend it. It is easily managed and never 

 fails to do well if properly cared for. Plants, when even less than a year old and not oyer 12 to 

 15 inches in height, are generally covered with their beautiful pure white and deliciously 

 scented blossoms, to be immediately succeeded by golden fruit about half the size of the ordi- 

 nary commercial orange and very sweet. The plant is compact and vigorous in growth ; leaves 

 deep green and glossy. Price, each, 25 cts. Large plants, 81.00 to $2.00. 



HYDRANGEA OTAKSA MONSTROSA. 



HYDRANGEAS. 



Otaksa Monstrosa— A decided improvement 

 on .hat old favorite and really good variety, 

 Otaska. The remarkable feature about this new- 

 one is the enormous size of its clusters of blooms 

 so freely produced, too, on even quite small 

 plants The color of the flower is a beautiful 

 and intense rose, shaded with white. The plant 

 is a free bloomer and of vigorous growth Price 

 each, 35 cts. to 81.00. ' 



Otaksa — Very large pink (lowers and fine 

 glossy leaves. Price, each, 20 cts. to 81.00. 



MANTOPHYLLUM. 



Cllvia Miniata. 



A greenhouse plant, belonging to the Ama- 

 ylhs family. Leaves long and ftrap-shaped • 

 flowers bell-shaped, or- 

 ange red and borne in 

 clusters. An excellent 

 house plant. Price, 

 each, 50 cts. to 81.00. 



LANTANA. 



Winter and summer 

 blooming plants with 

 Verbena-like flowers of 

 various colors ; exten- 

 sively used for bedding 

 and in vases. Price, 

 each, 10 cts.; per doz., 

 $1.00. 



JESSAMINE. 



Grandiflora — White 

 flowers, very fragrant ; 

 an excellent plant for 

 covering u p trellises, 

 pillars, rafters or the 

 back wall of a conserv- 

 atory. Price, each, 15 to 

 25 cts. 



LIBONIA. 



Penrhosiensi s — A 



charming green - house 

 and parlor plant; blooms 

 most profusely. Flow- 

 ers scarlet, tipped with 

 yellow ; very beautiful. 

 Price, each, 10 to 25 

 cents. 



TANSIES 



We make Pansy culture a specialty, producing fine plants from our superb strains of seed ; 

 all colors. Price, each, 10 cts.; per doz., 50 cts.; 100 for 83.50. 



PHRYNIUM VARIEGATUM. 



A most interesting and highly ornamental greenhouse plant of very easy culture. The roots 

 are tuberous, and the plant is therefore very easily propagated by division, 

 beautifully variegated creamy white and green. Price, each, 25 cts. 



The leaves are 



PRIMULA. 



Avery popular genus of plants, 

 unsurpassed for parlor and con- 

 servatory decoration , and for sup- 

 plying cut flowers in winter. 



Chinese Single— All colors, very 

 beautiful. Each, 25 cts. 



Obconica Grandiflora— One of 

 the most popular plants ever in- 

 troduced. An excellent house 

 plant, blooms continually, sup- 

 plying great quantities of pretty 

 delicate-looking flowers, admira- 

 ble for cutting. Color white, with 

 a slight tinge of lilac. Each, 15 

 cents. 



Porbesi (The Baby Primrose)— 

 The flowers are very graceful, not 

 quite half an inch across, and are 

 of a most pleasing rose color; 

 stems long ; remains fresh a long 

 time after cutting. Theplantisa 

 vigorous grower and thrives both 

 in shade end ouiii Each, 26 cts, 



