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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



CURRIE'S SUPERB HOLLYHOCKS. 



The growing popularity of this grand hardy perennial has induced us to make a great effort to procure the choicesljl 

 strains of seed from every source. The seed we offer of this handsome flower has been saved from named varieties of every] 

 known shade of color, and can be confidently recommended. Seed sown in June or July will produce plants for blooming.! 

 the next summer. These grand old favorites should be represented in every garden. They will amply repay the trouble 

 required to protect them from our Northern winters. Planted in rows on the edge of lawns or in clumps in shrubbery they 

 are marvels of beauty and elegance. Their stately spikes of bloom of such varied and bright colors greatly improve th« 

 appearance of anv garden. H. P. 



EXTRA CHOICE DOUBLE. 



Pink 10 White 1C 



Crimson 10 Salmon K 



Yellow 10 Choice double, mixed H 



sSjSL. Red 10 Fine double, mixed 



NEW HOLLYHOCK. 



HOLLYHOCK — BLACK PRINCE. 



IPOM/EAS. 



Moon Flowers. Evening Qlorys. Dawn Flowers. 



A beautiful genus of plants, useful for covering trellises, arbors 

 or unsightly objects. The Moon Flower or Evening Glory should be 

 on all verandas; they produce in great quantities fragrant white 

 flowers, which expand in the evening or early in the afternoon on 

 dull days. Start the seeds in the house, and put out doors in May or 

 June. 



Grandiflora, "Moon Flower or Evening Glory" — A grand climber 

 when planted in rich soil and well watered, attains a height of 50 to 70 

 feet, produces immense quantities of fragrant white flowers, measuring 



from 5 to 7 inches across ...10 



Bona Nox, Good Night, or Evening Glory— Flowers large, white 5 



Coccinea — Sometimes called Star IpomEea, with small scarlet flowers 5 



Grandiflora Superba— Fine large flowers, sky-blue, with broad border 

 of white 5 



Limbata Elegantissima— Large blossom, rich mazarine blue, with a 

 showy white margin 5 



Heavenly Blue — A splendid climber either for the conservatory or out 

 doors. Flowers large, light blue with yellow throat, produced in 

 clusters ; foliage large, heart-shaped ..10 



Setosa, "Brazilian Morning Glory"— A very handsome, rapid grower, 

 producing large clusters of rose-colored flowers. Foliage large and 

 dense. The vines are covered with short, reddish hairs and at frequent 

 intervals clusters of curious seed pods are formed, making a decidedly 

 tropical appearance 10 



Eeari (Blue Dawn Flower)— Splendid bright blue; grows in large clusters. 15 



KAULFU^SIA Pretty little free-flowering plants of a neat, 

 %-»«J*J t cotn p act growth, exceedingly effective in 

 beds or mixed borders. Mixed Colors. H. A 5 



KFNII WORTH IVY ~ tinaria Cymbalaria— A neat 

 r\C.rNII_VVWn I n IV T and charmlng per ennial climber, 



suitable for vases, baskets, pots and rock work 5 



Black Prince— The flowers are a beautiful glossy black color, of fine form, very 

 double and freely produced. It is a vigorous grower and reproduces itself 

 true from seed ...10 



New Mammoth Flowering Allegheny Hollyhocks— See Novelties, page36..20 



HIBISCUS. 



Marsh Mallows. 



Large ornamental plants with showy 

 flowers 3 to 4 inches across. 

 Africanus — Cream yellow, purple 



center, brown edge. H. A 5 



Crimson Eye — A robust grower with 

 dark stems and foliage, flowers pure 

 white with deep velvety crimson cen- 

 ter. Is perfectly hardy and will 

 bloom first year from seed sown in 

 open ground 15 



ICE-PLANT. 



Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum 



—A peculiar dwarf trailing plant. 

 The leaves and stems are covered 

 with crystalline globules, giving it 

 the appearance of being covered with 

 ice. H. H. A 5 



IMPATIENS SULTANA. 



A perennial Balsam, valuable for sum- 

 mer bedding, and beautiful as a pot 

 plant for the conservatory or parlor. 

 The flowers are* single, measuring 

 fully 1 inch in diameter, and are of 

 rich carmine magenta color. T. P. ...10 



MOON FLOWER OR EVENING GLORY. 



NEW HIBISCCS "CRIMSON EYE. 



