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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



PEONIES. 



CHOIOE 



IERBACEOUS VARIETIES. 



PHLOX. 



TALL. 

 CHOICE PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 



These magnificent perennial 

 Phloxes should be extensively 

 planted in borders and beds. No 

 more handsome and easier culti- 

 vated plants can be had. Their 

 handsome clusters of flower were 

 much admired in our Parks last 

 summer. We have offered below a 

 select list of the choicest varieties, 

 which will give a succession of 

 bloom from June to August. 



Albatros — Pink-shaded purple. 



Atlas — A very fine pink, large 

 flower. 



Aurora Boreale — Salmon pink. 



Cross of Honor — Lilac, each pet- 

 al margined with white in such a 

 manner as to form a cross. 



Darwin — Pink and lavender. 



Edaireur — One of the finest 

 Phloxes yet introduced. Plant 

 very dwarf, of a- charming effect. 

 producing enormous carmineflow- 

 ers, center rosy salmon. 



Jeanne d'Arc — A magnificent 

 pure white. 



Josephine Oerbeaux — Pure 



white, with brilliant pinkish-carmine center. 

 La Vague — Silvery pink. 



Le Soleil — Clear pink, with bright rose center; immense trusses. 

 Marie Stuart — White with pale pink eye; blooms June and July. 

 Hiss Lingard— White. 

 Ornament — Pink, large flower. 

 Princess Louise— White. 

 Richard Wallace— Pure white, pink eye. 

 Wm. Robinson — Carmine. 

 White Queen— A late pure white sort, flowering during August. Profuse bloomer. 



Any of the above, each, 15 cts. 



No class of plants is more easily grown than Peonies, and few repay the care 

 given them so generously. They are perfectly hardy and thrive in almost any soil, 

 but any>xtra attention given them will be amply repaid; deeply cultivated and 

 well enriched loam suits them best. In shady places, where few plants will succeed, 

 P;eonias will grow luxuriantly. Such Bpots are usually to be found, and the colors 

 of the flowers are brighter and they last much longer than if fully exposed to the 

 sun. The plants, however, thrive equally well in sunny situations, and planted in 

 front of shrubbery or on either side of walks they are very effective. Our collection 

 embraces many new and handsome sorts. 



Baron J. Rothschild— Outside petals rose, center salmon, sweet. 



Clarissa — Rosy pink. 



Crimson— A superb variety; flowers rich crimson. 



Dr. Brettoneau— Satiny rose, shading to white. 



Duchesse de Nemours — Rose pink, very large, double; sweet; one of the best. 



Elegans— Outside petals dark pink, large salmon center loose, fine, sweet. 



Francis Ortegal— Dark purple crimson, very large, fine, deep, double and sweet. 



Fragrantissima — Violet and rose color, very sweet. 



Festiva Maxima — Creamy white, with small center of carmine; early. 



Fulgida — Very dark crimson; good. 



Humei— Rose color; full, large and late. 



J. B. Rendatler — Lively satiny rose. 



La Martine — Bright red, full flower. 



Mad. Caste— Beautiful shell pink. 



Mad. Chaumy — Satiny rose. 



Mad. Furtado — Rose, tinted lilac. 



Ne Plus Ultra— Peach. 



Officinalis Rubra Plena — Deep crimson ; very early ; one of 

 the best. 



Old Red — Very handsome rich crimson like the Jack Rose ; 

 blooms abundantly. 



Perfection — Outside petals rose lilac ; inside, purple and sal- 

 mon; sweet. 



Pius IX — Dark red purple: semi-double. 



Souv. de l'Exposition Universalle— Rosy pink edged white. 



Triumph du Nord — Violet rose, lilac shade. 



Whitleyii — White, tinged rose, rose scented ; very early. 



Any of the above, each, 25 cts. 



Set of Six Choice Sorts, by Mail, for $1.25. 



PYRETHRUM UI.IGIXOSTTM, GIANT OX-EYE DAISY. 



6 of these Choice Phloxes, your selection, for 80 cts. 

 12 of these Choice Phloxes; your selection, for $1.50. 



PYRETHRUM. 



FEVERFEW. 



P. Uliginosum ( Giant Ox-Eye Daisy) — i to 5 feet, September and October. This 

 is indeed a magnificent plant and considered by all plant lovers who have seen it 

 one of the very finest for the herbaceous border and pre-eminently the best of its 

 color for supplying cut flowers in the autumn. It forms a stout, upright bush, 

 with light green leaves, bearing innumerable large pure white flowers having bright 

 yellow centers. The individual flowers measure from 2 to :( inches across and are 

 borne in large flat cymes, each (lower having a stiff, wiry stem, admirably ndnpt- 

 lng it for cutting purposes. Each, 20 cts.; per doz., 82. no. 



