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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



SELECT LlST OF PLANTS 



FOR THEE 



CONSERVATORY, WINDOW-GARDEN AND LAWN. 



The Plants We Grow are the very best in cultivation of the kinds suitable for our climate, and such as are in demand, or those 

 we believe should be introduced. All new plants are thoroughly tested to ascertain their merits, and only those really valuable are 

 put on our lists. 



Plants by Mail. — Small plants to distant and outlying points, and in small quantities, are quite frequently sent by mail, and we 

 exercise every care to have them reach their destination in good condition; but we cannot recommend this means of carrying 

 plants, in fact we always discourage it, knowing it to be most unsatisfactory, and we only resort to it when compelled by circum- 

 stances, or when so instructed. We pay mail charges on all orders amounting to 25 cents or over. Customers will please forward 

 with smaller sums 5 cents extra to cover mailing expense. This is occasioned by the fact that the charges for packing and mailing 

 such orders usually exceed the amount received. 



Plants by Express. — For the same money we will gladly send a much larger plant by express than we possibly can by mail. 

 The soil is all left on the roots ; the plants can be more carefully packed, and they are sure to arrive in good condition and receive 

 no check to their growth. To encourage a preference for this means of having plants sent, we not only send larger and better 

 plants, but we always add enough extra to compensate for the additional expense of expressage. 



Packing.— By our system of packing we are enabled to ship plants safely to any reasonable distance at any season of the year. 



Delivery Free. — All packages are delivered free of charge to all depots and express offices in Milwaukee, and no charge is made 

 for boxes, baskets or packing. 



Safe Arrival of Plants. — We guarantee all plants to arrive safely and in good condition, if sent by express, and will cheerfully 

 replace any not received in good condition, if notice is sent us immediately on receipt of the plants, but we take no risk on plants sent 

 in any other way than by express. 



How to Treat Plants When Received.— Plants sent by express usually arrive in such perfect condition that no special treat- 

 ment is required. If they should be dry, soak the balls of soil in cold water before potting or planting them. When sent by 

 mail to a considerable distance they are liable to get dry. If they should look wilted, place them in tepid water for a short time, 

 and they will soon revive; then pot into as small pots as will conveniently hold the roots, or if planted immediately in the garden, 

 press the soil, which should be well pulverized, firmly around the roots; water and shade for a few days. 



We are also very liberal with extras. 



ABUTILON. 



Flowering Maple. 



Almost indispensable plants for parlor or conservatory decoration; exceedingly 

 pretty, of very easy culture, bloom profusely and almost continuously. 



Golden Fleece— One of the best, and a great favorite. Plant dwarf and bushy, and 

 produces its large, bright golden-yellow flowers most profusely. j_m^l»SP^ l ^i&lllkS$^^^~"*S$ 



Eclipse— A very pretty trailing variety, admirably adapted for hanging baskets and t&PSSBjjmLif^ 

 vases. Foliage variegated green and yellow. Flowers scarlet and yellow. ^ff^^^^f 



Etendard— Deep red, shaded crimson; a large fine flower. A very free bloomer. SBSJ 



Megapotamicuni Variegatum— A Variegated variety of trailing habit, possessing 

 more than ordinary merit; excellent for hanging baskets. _j~!™rimr 



Purpurea — A charming variety. Plant dwarf and compact. Flowers a beautiful ^*_t£§ 

 shade of purple. 



Snow Storm — Pure white ; an excellent variety. 



Price, each, 10 cts. ; per doz., $1.00. ^^^^^^^''^I&M^V?^''^ 



ASPARAGUS. ^'^^wi^^^^^^r 



Very pretty and graceful Fern-like plants rivaling in beauty even the delicate Maiden Hail Fern ^fefSpH?5_Slii_L ^&' '"• U (V J^xi 



i hen cut for bouquets, the sprays have much greater persistency than any Fern, retaining their freshness *^^*^^^f^^3|^^|jp~V ^ JlV 

 in water from three to four weeks. Few plants are more ornamental, and none more useful. ^S^^^^^^S^^mkIS^" 



Plumosus Nanus— An excellent pot plant. Foliage bright green, very graceful, and so delicate it "^^^^^^^Si^^El.^ll^t^Vtr^ 



has all the appearance of finely woven silk lace. Price, each, 25 cts.; per doz., 82.50. ^j3|s3SB ' mSSai&Ps^k^^ 



■a. _ -=«.._r— _____ _-. r TUBEROUS BEGONIA. 



s^'- Asparagus Tenuissimus— A strikingly beautiful climbing variety 



V -W^S'S-' j£&~ '"^ " l ~"" " ' ofraremerlt. Price, each, 25 cts.; per doz, 82.50. 



'•'^M^r^J^S^^^^jfyi^ " Sprengerii— A new species possessing more than ordinary merit, and 



'^ /^.' rf **~- quite distinct from the old sorts. It is remarkable for the beauty and 



__^ delicacy of its rich green drooping fronds, which frequently attain a 



jSfe^__^ length of 4 feet, making it a most useful plant for decorative purposes es- 



3E -. - ~3?£pOK£v pecially when grown in a hanging basket. It succeeds admirably 



*__SS*_15_a&S,«-_ in tne house in almost any position, withstanding well a dry at- 



-♦•^^2g|^^^ae3KiBeBi^g_s-J I - — 7 s FJ'f3SS'^r^^^^&^^VV^a^. ■* mosphere. The fronds when cut keep fresh a long time. Price, 



X^lSSsb-^'' J ■■4Jf A'^^W!' A •°*'- each, 25 cts.; per doz., 82.50. 



-^^^^l^^^^^^pN"^ BEGONIAS. 



\ *'iS gi^^S^^K^^v^W^^^^^^ #- Tuberous-rooted. 



'^S£V>f^ *^^->^tfhffif?X. %T, fA. /^mi^^^^MJ A trul F charming class of Begonias, all of the varieties being 



l^^lW'%-1 r^S^^v^^^^i^{J2£~ ' i ^&K?8§iSj^4 c /s verv beautiful; some of them superb. The flowers are very large, 



~^i^3mvXM^ -V "$5S£^ ttw?^/ . T^j^fnvQ^^^'ii^yk^ not infrequently measuring four inches in diameter, and are pro- 



- '"*'<&§§ ^V^Hfc-iL -^' ! '^\^^W^W : i^Mst^'- J 5"_5sfc^r'"*''^* s Sti-> duced, according to the variety, in all the shades of crimson. 



S&fC^si t^Qi\£^^^TWgi HgSJ"-' V>%_ scarlet, orange and yellow, as well as pure white. They bloom 



" vJl .^ #*«P§_*_ ^e_& 'sgg* continuously all summer, and in the fall become dormant, the 



* i^StvlSSiSlSS %. bulbs or tubers being easily cared for until nature, again, towards 



t, ,, .^aE§yff|BSL \ spring, causes them to renew growth. We have a very fine assort- 



(fft -^SS&!^/^^^ //y'~^%yfht *' ^ ment of large tubers, of many very choice varieties and colors, 



<3*S£^$m&!D / ^llft "'ri which we offer as follows : 



'^YtflMSmSei T DRY BULBS - 



<>* U^^Wr^^c f Single, all colors mixed, each 10 cts.; per doz S .85 



* Single, in colors, scarlet, white, salmon, rose, pink, crimson, 



yellow, each, 10 cts.; per doz 1-00 



Double, all colors mixed, each, 25 cts.; per doz 2.25 



Plants of the several kinds in all stages of growth, in pots, 



ASPAKAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. each, 25 Cts. tO 1 -*"' 



Write for special prices on large quantities. 



