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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 





AMMOBITJM. 



MIXED GOURDS. 



GOMPHRENA, 



HELICHRYSUM. 



Everlasting Flowers. 



ACROCLINUM. 



GOMPHRENA. 



A beautiful everlasting 



flower, resembling the 

 Rhodanthe, but larger. Cut the flowers for winter 

 ■bouquets before they are fully open. 1 foot. H. H. A. 



Single Mixed 5 



Double Mixed 10 



AM MORI MM Alatum Grandiflorum- 

 ni¥IITIVDIWm. AmmoMum is a small but 



pretty little white flower. The plant grows about 18 

 inches in height ; is stiff and angular in appearance. 

 One of the hardiest of the Everlastings. Very useful 

 for making up in winter bouquets 5 



Globe Amaranth — 



Very handsome Everlast- 

 ing; fine for winter bouquets. Sow seed in hotbeds or 

 boxes in the house, as it sometimes does not germinate 

 well in the open ground. H. H. A. 



Globosa Rubra- Dark purplish crimson 5 



Globosa Alba — Pure white 5 



Mixed... 5 GLO j 



Lipi IPHRY^UM Beautiful everlasting flower of a great 

 «• t L_ I V<» n rl ' ""-J *■" vl ■ variety of colors. Cut the flowers before 

 they have fully expanded. Seed may be sown in open ground. H. A. 



Compositum Maximum— Finest double mixed 5 



Monstrosum, Double Ked— Very bright. 5 



Monstrosum, Double White— Pure 5 



Monstrosum, Double Yellow 5 



"Fireball — Veiv bright crimson 5 



Gourds-Ornamental. 



Handsome climbers of rapid growth. Very useful 

 for covering fences and other unsightly places, pro- 

 ducing fruit of peculiar and various forms which, if 

 allowed to ripen on the vines, can be kept for months 

 as curiosities. Sow out doors in middle of May. T. A. 



Hercules Club— Large, long, club-shaped 5 1 



Turk's Turban 5 



White Nest Egg 5 



Dottle Shaped 5 



Calabash— The old-fashioned dipper Gourd 5; 



Kchinocystis L.obata— (Wild Cucumber) 10 | 



Flexuosus— (Snake Cucumber.) Fruit 3 ft. long 



Dish Hag, or Chinese Loofa— An attractive vari- 

 ety, grows rapidly, flowers yellow, developing into 

 large green fruits, the inside of which, when ripe, 

 form a tough, fibrous mass, used as a bathing 



sponge bymany 



Fine Mixed— Per or., 40 cts 5 



pii I a Pretty free-blooming plants, forming clusters of delicate 

 V^ILIM. flowers- will bloom in almost anv situation. Finest mixed. 

 H. A 5 



/%ai r*pu p/>r\ (Solidago Canadensis)— by many looked 

 V<< U L. L» C. IN nwl/. on as tne National Flower of America; 

 flowers golden yellow, height 2 feet. H. P 5 



RHODANTHE. 

 XERANTHEMUM. s 



A well-known Everlasting, valuable for winter bouquets. H. H. A. 

 Finest Mixed Colors 



Double, finest mixed. 



winter bouquets. 



s : the flowers, when gathered young, are useful for 

 H. A. 2 feet. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



BRIZA MAXIMA. 

 ERIANTHUS RAVENN/E. 



•of Water Lily ponds, it produces a magnif 



EULALIA ZEBRINA. 



Grass — A pretty variety, good for making into bouquets 



Ouakin^ 



h.a. ..: .....: : : 5 



A hardy perennial ornamental grass, resembling the 

 Pampas Grass. Planted in clumps or on the borders 

 of Water Lily ponds, it produces a magnificent effect. Sow in heat to flower the first season 5 



Light-green leaves, beautifully mottled and striped. Hand- 

 some for lawns. H. P 10 



CTIDA PPMM ATA Feather Grass — Hardy perennial with white feathery spikes. 



•^ ' IrM rtilNINrA I rt. Height2ft. Sow in heat to flower the first season 5 



GERANIUM. 



Easily raised from seed, and can be flowered the first season by sowing early in the hot-bed or house. 

 Our collection contains many new varieties. 



Single, Zonal mixed 10 Double, Zonal mixed 25 



Ornamental-leaved Geraniums, mixed 25 



Apple Scented — This fragrant variety cau be best grown from seed. Sow in a light soil, keeping moist 



until germinated ' 10 



Lady Washington Geranium— {Pelargonium)— Choice mixed 25. 



10 



r\ ET M "T" I A Kl A Acaulis— Dwarf, hardy perennial, suitable for rock work, etc. Large blue 

 VICIN I IMINM. flowers. H. P 



f* I /"\ Y I M I A These handsome greenhouse plants can be had In flower, with a little care the first 

 VJL-V//\I IN I r\, season from seed, sow in the house or hot-bed, taking care not to bury or wash out 

 the seeds in watering, afterwards transplant as soon as large enough to handle. The seed we offer is saved 

 from a splendid collection of drooping and erect varieties. Extra choice mixed 25 



DISH-RAG, OR CHINESE LOOFA GOURD. 



