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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



POPPIES. 



The large, showy flowers of this genus have heen greatly improved during recent years, 

 both in the size and brilliancy of their flowers. In lines or groups their effect is simply grand , 

 being one perfect blaze of color all summer. As they will not bear transplanting, sow in open 

 ground in the positions they are wanted to flower in. H. A. 



Single Annual Poppies. 



Single Mixed 5 



Dauebrog- Brilliant scarlet with a cross of white in the center, resembling the Danish 

 banner 5 



English Scarlet— The bright scarlet flowers of this variety are very effective, 2 feet 5 



Urnbrosum— Rich vermilion, with black spot on each petal 5 



Peacock — Large brilliant scarlet and 

 crimson flowers with a black zone near 

 the center, making a strong and beauti- 

 lul contrast. Flowers about i. inches in 

 diameter 10 



Cambricus — (Welsh Yellow Poppy)— A, 

 beautiful yellow variety .10 



Shirley — Beautiful hardy annual Pop- 

 pies, producing largesingle flowers rang- 

 ing in color fiom pure white, various 

 shades of pink, to glowing scarlet. Many 

 of the flowers are veined, streaked and 

 flaked from the center towards the edges, 

 while others are red, edgedwith white. 

 Mixed colors 5 



Fire Dragon — A new and very showy 

 Poppy about 24 inches high, with fine 

 shaped large flowers 4. inches in diame- 

 ter, of a brilliant deep scarlet with black 

 spots, surrounded by a white margin 10 



Tulip Poppy (Papaver Glaucium) — A 

 magnificent species, producing an abund- 

 ance of splendid flowers of the most 

 vivid scarlet imaginable. The two outer 

 petals of the flower bear a similarity to 

 a saucer in which is set two erect petals 

 of the same color 10 



Double Paeony-Flowered. 



New Giant Brilliant Rose 5 



New Giant Nankin Yellow 5 



New Giant Chamois Rose 5 



New Giant Mixed Colors 5 



French Ranunculus-flowered, double 



mixed, 2 feet 5 



New Double Poppy "White Swan " — 



The plant grows only from 114 t0 2 feet 



high, forming a dense, richly branching 



bush, surmounted on strong, slender 



stems by very large, beautifully shaped 



flowers, very double, laciniated and of 



the purest possible white 10 



POPPY DOUBLE— THE MIKADO. 



Double Carnation-Flowered. 



Pure White ...5 I Rose 5 



Scarlet 5 I Ash Grey 5 



White Tipped Scarlet 5 



The Mikado— A new double variety of great beauty. 

 The petals are beautifully cut and fringed at the 



edges ; color white, iringed brilliant scarlet 5 



Mixed Colors 5 



HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES. 



For permanent beds and borders these perennial 

 poppies are without rivals; they are simply grand, bear- 

 ing large, gorgeously -colored flowers on long stems. 

 The flowers of the Oriental variety average 6 inches 

 across. 



Iceland Poppies. 

 Papaver Nudicaule. A beautiful and very fra- 

 grant class of Poppy, blooming freely throughout the 

 entire season, and while they are perennial will bloom 

 the first year from seed. They aie perfectly hardy. 

 The flowers cut are excellent for vases, keeping a long 

 time in water. 



White , .]0 I Orange Scarlet 10 



Yellow . .10 | Mixed 10 



Double Iceland— A double flowering form of Iceland Poppy, producing about 50 per 



cent, of perfectly double flowers. Mixed colors 13 



Alpine— A very pretty class, mixed colors 10 



Bracteatum— Scarlet, 3 feet 5 



Oriental— Single scarlet, with dark spots 10 



New Hybrid Oriental— A magnificent class, containing many colors, pink, scarlet, 

 blood red, orange red, salmon blotched black, etc 15 



Popular hardy annuals, producing flowers of almost every hue in the greatest profusion; 

 succeed best in warm, sunny places, and will hardly ever suffer for the want of moisture. 

 When other plants are dying for the want of water, this little beauty will continue bloom- 

 ing freely. 



Single Portulaca. 



Alba — Pure white 5 I Thellussonii — Finecrimson 5 



Aurea — Golden Yellow 5 Splendid Mixed— All colors 5 



Splendens — A rosy purple 5 | 



Double Portulaca— (Large Flowering.) 



The flowers of the double variety make a grand display, remaining open all day iu the 

 burning sun. 



Carnation, Striped. 



Orange .'.. 



Purple 



Rose 



Scarlet 



Yellow 



White 



Mixed, all Colors 



Collection of 7 Separate Colors. 



.10 



10 

 . 10 



. 50 



POLYANTHUS— (Primula Elatior.) 



Early spring flowering plants of the Primrose type, suitable either for out-door or pot 

 culture. Blooms profusely; colors: crimson, yellow, maroon, etc., prettily laced and veined. 



Extra Choice Mixed— Saved from splendid named sorts 5 



Auricula (Primula Auricula)— A beautiful plant with rich colored floweis. Choice mixed. 25 



COWSLIP— (Primula Veris.) 



In spring this is a verv useful plant for borders, but is of little beauty after warm weather 

 setsin. H. P. Fine Mixed Englisl— % foot 5 



ORIENTAL POPPIhS. 



One Packet each of the3 Poppies shown in cuts and a mixed Packet 

 of the beautiful ICELAND POPPIES for 25 cts. 



