CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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CLEOME PUNGENS. ^"^JS'iJifS^.S: 



nual, growing freely from seed sown in the open ground during April or 

 Mar : height, about 4 feet. The flowers are very showy, with long, slender 

 stamens and rose-colored petals, combined with the long, slender seed pods, 

 give it the effect of a long and many-legged spider, with the flowers for a 

 head. A great honey-producing plant, and should be grown by all bee- 

 keepers 



/•\r\\ CMC New Hybrids — Coleus are indispensable wherever 

 V/VJL_CU9. colored-leaved plants are desired. The seed we offer 



may be expected to produce many new, striking varieties. H. H. P 1 



f*m I IKIQIA Free-blooming annual. The flowers are in whorles, 

 vUuLI IH OlMt w ith several on each stem, usually a little over a 

 foothifjh. H. H. A. -, £»£=_ 

 Mixed Varieties 5 



MORNING GLORIES. 



Convolvulus riajor. 



Undoubtedly one of the most free-flowering vines in 

 cultivation, easy of culture and thrive well in almost any 

 situation. The beauty and variety of their flowers is un- 

 surpassed. 



Mixed Varieties — Peroz.,10cts 5 



Aurea Superbus— Beautiful golden-yellow, 6 feet 10 



Imperial Japanese Morning Glories. 



During a visit to a customer's garden in our city we 

 were surprised and delighted at a strain of Morning Glories 

 which he had obtained from a friend in Japan. Indeed, 

 they were a revelation to us. The vines are strong and of 

 robust growth, attaining a height of 15 to 30 feet. Some 

 have rich, green leaves, others silvery grey, while many are 

 spotted, striped and mottled in a most quaint and beautiful 

 manner. It is in the flowers, however, that we find the 

 most enchanting sight possible to be found in any of our 

 climbing plants, They are of gigantic size, often measur- 

 ing 3 to 5 inches across. The colors of the flowers are al- 

 most indescribable, ranging from the palest shades of pink 

 or rose, down to deep red, maroon and purple, light azure 

 blues, to Indigo, pure white and creamy or grey whites. 

 Many are beautifully striped and splashed, while some 

 have beautiful zones around the outside edges of the flow- 

 ers. They are of the easiest culture and make a magnifi- 

 cent display around verandas, arbors, trellises, etc., or they 

 can be grown with grand effect on poles in the manner of 

 Lima Beans. Sow early in a good rich soil, in the sunniest 

 spot you have in your garden, and water plentifully during 

 dry weather. 



Pkt.,10cts. ; per !^oz.,30cts.; per oz., $1.00. 



Dwarf Morning Glory, Convolvulus Minor. 



Minor Tricolor — Mixed Colors 5 



Manritanicus — Hardy trailing plant, about 1 foot high, and produces an 

 abundance of rich, satiny, lavender blossoms. Ebpecially adapted for 

 rock-work or baskets 10 



Pure White. 

 LiglitPink.. 



MAMMOTH PERFECTION. 



Handsome and free-blooming plants, pro- 

 ducing an abundance of gracelul flowers on 

 long stems, like miniature Single Dahlias, 

 furnishing an abundance of cut bloom dur- 

 ing the fall. It is a half-hardy annual and 

 should be started in heat and afterwards 

 transplanted. They make handsome pot 

 plants and can be taken indoors at the first 

 approach of freezing, which will greatly pro- 

 long their blooming season. The Mammoth 

 Perfection strain is a great improvement on 

 the older sorts. 4 feet. H. H. A. 



.10 Crimson 10 



..10 Mixed Colors 5 



DWARF GOLDEN COSMOS. 



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In this yellow 

 variety we not 



only have a new and novel color in Cosmos, but one possessing the invalu- 

 able quality for our Northern climate of 

 early flowering. The plants grow to a 

 height of 15 inches, and nothing can excel 

 |% the beauty of the golden yellow flowers so 

 JL;;., richly contrasted on the delicate glossy 

 fern-like foliage 10 



Dwarf Early Cosmos "Dawn." 



See Novelties, page 36 lo 



CUCUMBER (WILD). 



Echinocystis Lobata — A handsome 

 hardy climber, valuable for covering un- 

 sightly objects, tree stumps, etc. It is a 

 rapid grower, attaining a height of 25 to 30 

 feet. The beautiful green foliage is dotted 

 over with small white flowers, which de- 

 velop into small prickly fruits, making an 

 attractive display throughout the entire 

 season. H. B 10 



CYCLANTHERA.^nl- 



A curious climbing plant, bearing oval- 

 shaped fruit which explodes loudlv when 

 ripe; hence its nam». 10 feet. H.H.A...10 



COSMOS MAMMOTH PERFECTION 



SPECIAL OFFERS. 



One packet each Imperial Japanese 

 Morninq Glories, Giant Spider Plant and 

 Mammoth Perfection Cosmos for 15 

 Cents, or one packet each of Imperial 

 Japanese Morning Glories and Madam 

 Gunter Nasturtiums, offered on page 53, 

 for 15 Cents. 



