40 CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



AGERATUM. 



The Ageratum is much prized for its constant succession of bloom 

 throughout the year. It flowers equally well in summer and in winter, 

 and has the further merit of being of the easiest culture. H. H. A. 



Album Nanum— Dwarf white, 8 inches 5 



Imperial Dwarf Blue— Very dwarf, 6 inches 5 



Lasseauxii— Dwarf rose, 15 inches .=, 



Little Dorrit— A new dwarf white variety in 



Tom Thumb— Very dwarf blue, 6 inches 5 



ALY5SUM. 



SWEET ALYSSVM. 



The delicate, honey-like fragrance of the flowers of this little plant, so 

 much prized in bouquets and baskets, renders it most unlikely that this 

 old favorite will ever be cast aside. Useful for vases, beds and hanging 

 baskets. 



Sweet—Flowers white. H. A. Peroz.,30cts 5 



Little Gem— New dwarf white variety. H. A .• 10 



Saxatile Compactum— Of compact habit ; golden yellow flowers. 



H. P. 10 inches 5 



ADONIS FLOS. 



ADONIS. 



AMPELOPSIS. 



This showy plant is of unusual merit on account of its 

 adapting itself to any circumstances under which it may 



be placed. If partially shaded, it remains a long time in bloom. 



^stivalis (Flos Adonis)— Scarlet. H. A. 1 foot 5 



Veitchii — Japanese or «.' Boston Ivy" — 



A beautiful hardy climber. Foliage changes 



to very pretty shades 

 of red and yellow 

 during the fall 10 



ANEMONE 



Coronaria — (Poppy 

 Anemone) — A very 

 pleasing hardy peren- 

 nial.easily grown from 

 seed, producing large 

 flowers early in spring , 

 when few plants can 

 compare with them in 

 beauty and brilliancy; 

 they make excellent 

 cut flowers and are 

 fine for decorations in 

 vases, etc. H. P. Mixed 

 colors. 1 foot 10 



ANTIRRHINUM. 



ANTIRRHINUM==Snap Dragon. 



One of the most showy and useful border plants, of the easiest culture 

 and unsurpassed for summer and fall flowering. The more recently improved 

 varieties of this valuable genus are large and finely shaped flowers, of the 

 most brilliant and varied colors, with beautifully marked and spotted throats. 

 They succeed in any good garden soil and are very effective in beds or 

 borders, blooming the first year from seed, If sown early. The strains we sell 

 are particularly fine, and will fairly vie with the Carnation in the variety of 

 their stripes and markings. H. P. 



Maj us— Choice mixed 5 



Tom Thumb— Dwarf growing, 1 foot 5 



Picturatum Nanum— New and distinct, comprising a great variety of 



brilliant colors 5 



Striatum— Finest striped, various colors 5 



ADAI I A SieboldJi— A handsome foliage plant. P 15 



AROEMOMF Grandiflora — Very showy plants, with large 



white poppy-like flowers; height 2 feet. H. P. . 5 

 ARmTfll OOHIA Sipho— Dutchman's Pipe — A rapid 



growing, hardy climber, growing to a 

 height of thirty feet, with large, heart-shaped foliage, and curious yellow- 

 ish brown, heart-shaped flowers. H. P 10 



AMARANTH US. 



A class of highly ornamental plants, many of which are grown exclusive- 

 ly for their handsome foliage, while others are equally desirable for their 

 beautiful clusters of brilliant colored flowers, which are very effective for 

 autumn decoration. H. H. A. 



Atropurpureus— Blood red foliage, drooping flower spike 6 



Caudatus— (Love Lies Bleeding)— Long drooping sprays of red flowers. .. 5 



Gordonii — Very fine, brilliant colors 5 



Henderii— A novel variety, presenting in its leaf markings a range of 



color not often seen 5 



Melancholicus Kuboer — Foliage blood red 5 



Salicifolius (Fountain Plant)— This magnificent variety attains a height 



of from 4 to 6 feet, with gracefully drooping, willow-shaped leaves, 



banded and tipped with orange, carmine and bronze 5 



Sanguineus (Princess Feather)— A showy plant with erect masses of red 



flowers 3 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat)— Leaves red, yellow and green 5 



AGERATUM IMPERIAL DWARF BLUE. 



A D IWI C" D I A Maritima Thrift, Sea Pink— A compact and 

 beautiful hardy plant, largely used for edging. 

 Flowers rosy pink, y 2 foot. H. P 10 



ARNEBIA CORNUTA. 



Arabian Primrose — An ex- 

 ceedingly pretty annual, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of rich Primrose yellow flowers, marked upon first 

 opening, with five black spots, which chaoge the second day to a rich 

 maroon color, vanishing altogether on the third day, leaving the fiower a 

 clear yellow. The cut flower is very effective and keeps fresh a long time 

 in water. The plant grows bushy and about two feet high 10 



