CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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AQUILEGIA. 



COLUMBINE. 



Exceedingly showy, early blooming, hardy plants, specially valu- 

 able for the peculiar formation of their flowers and the great variety 

 of color. H. P. 



Chrysantha Grandiflora Alba — A new variety, 

 with very large snow white flowers, which are pro- 

 duced in great abundance 10 



Chrysantha— Bright yellow, flowering free all sum- 

 mer. 4 ft 10 



Coerulea— Fine porcelain blue, center petals yellow. 



2ft 10 



Glandulosa (True)— Blue and white. 1% ft 10 



Skinnerii— Scarlet and yellow. \y 2 ft 10 



Choice Selected Varieties— Mixed 5 



ARARIQ Alpina— An early blooming plant, 

 MnMDIOa well su i te< j f or borders and rock- 

 work. Pure white flowers; height, 6 inches. H. P...10 



AQUILEGIA CCERULEA.] 



ASPERULA. 



Azurea Setosa— Blue, 1 foot. H. A 5 



Odorata (Sweet Woodruff) — When dried 



has a delightful odor, which is imparted to 



clothing if put in a wardrobe with them. 9 



inches. H. P 10 



A I ID I Oil I A Of this beautiful little 



nUnlvULMi plant we have a very 



fine strain of English-saved seeds. The flowers, 



which resemble the Primrose somewhat, are of 



various shades of crimson, yellow, maroon, etc. 



P. 



Extra Choice Mixed 25 



Bachelor's Button. 



Centaurea Cyanus. 



RAGGED SAILOR OR CORN BOTTLE. balsam-lady's slipper 



A perfectly hardy border plant, succeeding 

 finely in any common garden soil, but the flow- 

 ers are more brilliant if grown in gravelly ground. Under cultivalion it is 

 really a handsome flower, sporting into varieties of white, purple, pink, 

 parti-colored, etc., 2 to 3 feet high. H. A. 



Double, Mixed Colors 10 



Single, Mixed— Per oz., 25 cts r. 5 



n A I I rtrtkl \/IMF Cardiospermum Halicacabuiu— A 

 DnLLUUIN V I IN I— • rapid-growing annual climber; suc- 

 ceeds best in light soil and warm situations; flowers white. Seed vessels 



look like miniature balloons. H. A. 5 feet 5 



DAPTfiKIIA A urea— Showy plants, with large golden flowers, 

 DHn I UlNIMi which expand in the hot sun and are exceedingly ^^B 



brilliant. The foliage is gray and thistle-like in appearance. They require 

 considerable water. Sow seed in open ground where it is intended to flower. 



H. A. 2 feet 5 



Qm~ Chilensis— Ornamental leaved. Useful for ribbons and bor- 

 tStt I . ders 10 



Plants well worthy of the admiration they receive. For decorative pur- 

 poses they are unexcelled. They are alike at home in the parlor or conserva- 

 tory, bearing with great patience almost any treatment. The tuberous- 

 rooted varieties have beautiful flowers, many of the single flowers mea'suring 

 from 6 to 9 inches in circumference. T. P. 



Choice Mixed Single— Tuberous rooted; from prize varieties 25 



Choice Mixed Double — Tuberous rooted; from prize varieties 35 



Choice Rex Varieties— Large leaved sorts, mixed 25 



\frpkinkl An excellent variety for bedding out in masses. The 

 » ~ r» I N \J IN m foliage is at first green, afterwards changing into a 

 deep red. The flowers are a blood scarlet borne in immense quantities. 

 Sown indoors in early spring they will produce blooming plants the same 

 season, and if potted will continue flowering during the winter 10 



BEGONIA '-VERNON. " 



BALSAM. 



LADY'S SLIPPER. 



Old favorities which have been greatly im- 

 proved both in size of flower and variety of 

 color. Grown in good garden soil they form 

 nice bushy plants which are perfectly covered 

 with flowers. Our strains of these are unsur- 

 passed for size of blooms, doubleness and beauty 

 of colors. 

 Double Camellia Flowered, White— Ex- 



trs, choice .......•• ■•••■• -•■- •••• •*«•••• i-v 



Double Camellia Flower ed— Finest mixedlO 



Double Lilac •> 



Double Peach Blossom •> 



Djouble Red £ 



Double White ;■■■•'•; 5 



Solferino — Beautifully striped scarlet and 



lilac on white ground j> 



Mixed— Per ounce, 40 cts * 



Collection of six separate colors iS> 



Balsam Apple. 



MOMORDICA. 



Curious trailing vines, with ornamental foli- 

 age and odd-shaped truit, which when npeopen, 

 showing a brilliant red interior; make a nice 

 display on trellis and rock work. H. H. A. 

 10 ft. 



Momordica Balsamina— (Balsam Apple) .. 5- 

 Momordica Charatina— (Balsam Pear).... 5 



DOUBLE CORN BOTTI.K. 



