CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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Dianthus or Pinks. 



The China and Japan Pinks may be ranked amongst the fairest gems of our flower gardens, 

 and are deserving of their great popularity, as few flowers can equal them in profusion of bloom. 

 They are beautifully marked and are of the richest and most varied colors, flowering continuously 

 all the summer and fall. They are of the easiest culture and should be represented in every garden. 

 Sow outdoors during May. Height from 9 to 18 inches. 



Single Annual Varieties. 



Heddewigii — Finest mixed 5 



Crimson Belle — Large rich crimson flowers, finely laciniated 5 



Eastern Queen— A fine variety, beautifully marbled 5 



Laciniatus — Flowers very large, sometimes three inches in diameter ; petals very deeply fringed, 



and beautifully colored 5 



Snow Flake — Finest pure white... 5 



The Bride— Flowers large and beautifully marked, dark purple in center with an outer zone of 



a deeper shade, making a striking contrast to the snowy whiteness of the flower. (Seecut)...10 

 Finest Single Mixed 5 



Double Annual Varieties. 



China or Indian Pink— (Chinensis) 



— Double mixed 5 



Double White China or Indian 



Pink— (Chinensis Albus, fl.pl.) 5 



Double Diadem Pink — (Diadematus, 



fl. pi.)— A striking variety of luxuri- 

 ant, but dwarf and compact growth. 



Flowers densely double, comprising 



all shades of color 5 



Mourning Cloak— (Heddewigii Mar- 



ginatus, fl. pi.)— A new variety with 



flowers of very dark rich colors ; all 



are beautifully fringed, and each 



flower has a white band around the 



margin. Very fragrant 5 



Double Imperial Pink— (Imperialis, 



fl. pi.) — Double mixed colors 5 



Double Fringed Japan Pink— (La- 



ciniatus, fl. pi.)— Large showy flowers 



with fringed edges, mixtd colois.... ft 

 Finest Double Mixed 5 



Perennial Varieties. 



Deltoides (Maiden Pink)— Rose-col- 

 ored flowers 5 



Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye Pink)— 

 Single mixed hardy, feathered gar- 

 denPink 5 



Plumarius, fl. pi.— Double Hardy 

 Pink. Mixed colors iO 



DIANTHUS— MOURNING CLOAK. 



DIANTHUS— THE BRIDE. 



CALIFORNIA POPPY. 



Exceedingly beautiful free-blooming: 

 plants. Sow seed in open border during 

 May and June, where it s intended to be- 

 flowered, as they do not stand trans- 

 planting. 



Single Varieties. 



Bose Cardinal — Rose color 5 



Mandarin— Large bright scarlet, in- 

 side rich orange 5 



Fine Mixed — All colors 5- 



Double Varieties of Eschscholtzia. 



Double "White 5- 



Double Yellow 5 



Double Mixed 5 



Double and Single Mixed 5 



EUPHORBIA. 



Variegata— A hardy annual, with) 

 light-green wrute-margined leaves. 

 H. A 5 



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Graceful foliage plants, deserving of more general culture than is 

 given them. No prettier ornament can be imagined than a vase of assorted? 

 Ferns for the parlor, or what is handsomer in the conservatory than pots or 

 hanging baskets of the various kinds ? The hardy sorts are especially effect- 

 ive for outdoor culture in shady places and rock work. 



Ferns, Greenhouse Varieties, Mixed — T. P 15> 



Maiden Hair Varieties, Mixed — T. P •. 1{> 



Hardy Varieties, Mixed— H. P - 15 



FOI IR O'OI C^f^VC Q Marvel of Peru — They are exceed- 

 rWUIt \~t vUvviVOi ingly fragrant, expanding intheeven- 

 ing and withering the next morning. The roots maybe preserved through- 

 the wiuter like Dahlias. 2 feet. H. A. 

 Fine Mixed 5- 



Fl lOH^ilA *^ f tnis well-known plant we have a choice selection 



Fine Mixed, Single. 



25 



Fine Mixed, Double 25- 



P"pk|7| I A A splendid, profuse blooming, neat little plant, graceful- 

 r tlN £— Llrti arid fine for pot culture, and very effective in beds ; re- 

 quires considerable moisture. H. A. 

 I>i a n tlii flora — Rosy Lilac, 5-^ foot 5- 



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