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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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WIL-LIAIVL 



Exceedingly beautiful and showy plants, producing an abundance of 

 a-ich-colored flowers throughout the season. H. P. 

 Auricula Flowered — The flowers of this variety are very large and 



beautiful 5 



Fine Single Mixed 5 



Finest Double Mixed 10 



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THUNBERGIA. 



Signata Purnila — A showy, compact plant, covered with bright yellow 



blossoms, with a brown stripe through the center of each petal. H. H. A. 



•Golden King— A new and very showy variety, with bright golden flowers. 



H. H. A 



Ornamental, free-blooming climber of rapid 

 growth. Good for greenhouse culture or 

 -warm situations out of doois. H. H. A. Mixed 5 



TORENIA. 



The Torenias are very pretty plants for borders or for house plants, hang- 

 ing baskets, etc. H. H. P. 

 Baillonii — A free-flowering sort, bearing golden yellow flowers that have 



a brownish red throat 10 



Fournierii— This variety is well worthy of special mention. The flower 

 is sky-blue, dotted with three dark blue spots, has a bright yellow throat, 



and is an exceedingly free bloomer 10 



TJvaria Grandiflora — Interesting and showy 

 plants, popularly known as Red-hot Poker, on ac- 

 count of the color of the flower spikes, which are bright orange-scarlet; 

 produced in great profusion and remain a long time in bloom. H. P. 4 feet. 10 



TRITOMA. 



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RBENA 



This splendid class of dwarf-growing annuals should be well represented 

 in every garden. They are of easy culture, and seed sown early in spring will 

 produce strong, nice flowering plants by July. The flowers are large and rep- 

 resent a great range of colors, from pure white to deep purple, many of them 

 being beautifully marked with a distinct eye. H, H. P. 

 Mamrnoth Mixed — A strain of large flowering varieties; colors beautiful. 10 



Hybrida — Saved from very choice-named varieties; mixed 10 



Fine Mixed 5 



Golden Leaved — Its foliage is a very striking and beautiful yellow color, 



and contrasts admirably with the various pleasing shades of the flowers. 15 

 Hybrida Compacta Candidissima— A new variety of dwarf habit and 



vigorous growth; color, pure white 10 



White 10 Scarlet 10 



Purple 10 Striped 10 



A/1 RIO A Highly ornamental, free-flowering, compact greenhouse 

 V I IN O n m evergreen shrubs, with shining green foliage and handsome 



-circular flowers. T. P. Alba — White, with crimson eye, 2 feet 10 



Rosea — Rose, l?j foot 10 



\/|OI A — Violet. A well-known favorite, much in demand on ac- 

 VIULn^ count of its fragrance. H. P. White, 10 Blue 10 



VIRGINIAN STOCK. X&!^5gffffiJ!^ B 



VIQPARI A Pretty free-flowering plants, with showy colored 

 VlOwnnin. flowers. H. A. Finest mixed. 



MAMMOTH VERBENA. 



DOUBLE-STRIPED PERFECTION ZINNIA. 



WALLFLOWER. 



A plant much esteemed for its rich fragrant flowers. H. H. P. 



Double— Finest mixed 10 Blood Bed 10 



Single— Mixed 5 Belvoir Castle— Beautiful yellow 10 



\A/|-I|T| AX/IA Grandiflora. One of the most charming Cali- 



»¥ l II I Lnv I n, fornia introductions; very effective for bedding 

 or mixed borders. H. A. 1 foot. Mixed 5 



ZINNIAS- 



Like Balsams or Petunias, these can be raised to flower bv August if sown 

 in the open ground, but if sown under glass in April they will bloom in June 

 and throughout the entire season. H. H. A. 



Double Striped Perfection (See cut)— A new strain far surpass- 

 ing the Zebra Zinnias in the brilliancy of its markings. The flow- 

 ers are large and very double, and of the most novel and charm- 

 ing shades of color, each petal being distinctly striped or splashed.10 



Curled and Crested— A class of Zinnias which are an entirely 

 new departure from the conventional type of this well-known 

 flower. The plant is of strong bushy habit and produces in re- 

 markable profusion flowers of exquisite beauty with a remarkable 

 range of colors. The flowers are very double, the petals being 

 twisted and curled and crested in a most graceful manner, greatly 

 enhancing the appearance of the flowers 10 



Mammoth Flowering— Flowers perfectly double, measuring 5 to 

 6 inches in diameter; colors brilliant. The plants grow about 3 

 feet high, making a handsome appearance. Fine mixed colors 10 



Elegans Tom Thumb— A dwarf, compact, free-flowering variety; 

 grows about 12 inches high. The flowers are very large and are 

 produced in great abundance. Fine double mixed colors 10 



Haageana, fi. pi. (Mexican Zinnia) — An interesting and very 

 pretty species, from Mexico. Ingrowth it is of an erect bush form, 

 growing to a height of 12 inches, being covered with flowers two 

 inches in diameter, of a bright golden yellow color, with light 

 orange margin. The flowers retain their color beautifully when 

 dried 5 



Double Pompon- Cone-shaped flowers; very pretty. Mixed 5 



Large Flowering Dwarf Pumila, fl. pi. A handsome class of 

 Dwarf Zinnias, very useful for beds or borders. Height, 1% foot. 

 Six separate colors. Yellow, Orange, Scarlet, Crimson, 



Purple, Pure White. Each color 5 



Extra Choice, Double 3Iixed 5 



Collection of Six Separate Colors 25 



ZEA MAIZE— Striped Japanese Corn. 



An ornamental foliage plant of much beauty. It is a species 

 of corn, the leaves being beautifully striped with white and green. 

 H. H. A. 



Zea Japonica (Fol Variegata)— Striped foliage, 6 feet 5 



Gracillima Variegata— Dwarf striped corn 5 



