CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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BEGONIAS. 



For house culture they are admirably adapted, and for supplying cut- 

 flowers are invaluable. The kinds we offer are the best in cultivation, includ- 

 ing old favorites and newer introductions possessing real merit. 



FLOWERING VARIETIES. 



Argentea (xiittat a— Leaves oblong, mottled with clear silvery markings on 

 a beautiful purple bronze ground. Flowers pure white, very profusely borne 

 on the extremities of the branches. 



Incarnata— Flowers a rich rosy pink, produced in mid-winter in great 

 profusion. 



Manicata— Large oval leaves; flowers flesh-pink, very beautiful. Blooms 

 very profusely in winter. 



Manicata Aurea— A variegated form of the above, strikingly beautiful. The 

 large glossy leaves are handsomely blotched with canary yellow on a bright 

 green ground. Flowers delicate pink. 



Paul Brnant — A very handsome variety, of vigorous habit, upright and 

 bushy in growth, and a very free bloomer. The flowers are large, rose and 

 white in color, and borne on long graceful stems. Flowers from November to May . 



President Carnot— A good bedder. Quite as hardy as a Geranium, suffer- 

 ing no harm in the hottest weather. The foliage is very large, green above and 

 purplish beneath. Flowers a soft rosy carmine, borne in large pendulous trusses. 



Sandersonii— Leaves dark green and glossy. Flowers a very brilliant scarlet. 



Sutton's Snowflake — A robust and rapid grower, and produces an abund- 

 ance of large, pure white blossoms on long stout stems, which 

 are excellent for cut-flower decorations. As a house plant none 

 surpasses this Begonia. 



Vernon — A grand Begonia. The flowers, which are pro- 

 duced in great profusion, are a brilliant carmine color, and the 

 foliage is at first a glossy green bordered with red, which, as the 

 season advances, is gradually suffused throughout the whole 

 plant until the foliage and stems present a beautiful glossy red 

 appearance. 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. 



REX BEGONIAS. 



An extensive class, highly prized for the rare beauty of their 

 foliage, their general usefulness as parlor and conservatory or- 

 naments, and the ease with which they may be cultivated. Few 

 plants succeed better and none are more attractive. We have 

 a large and carefully selected assortment of all the new and 

 standard varieties. If entrusted with a selection, whether but 

 one plant or by the hundred, we will exercise our careful judg- 

 ment and are confident of giving satisfaction. 

 Price, each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50; Large plants, 25c to 50c. 



SUTTON'S SNOWFLAKE. 



NEW DWARF CALLA "LITTLE GEM.'* 



Greatest novelty among plants introduced within recent 

 years, never exceeds twelve inches in height, bearing foliage 

 similar in shape to the ordinary variety, but much smaller and 

 more graceful and delicate. The flowers, which are perfect in 

 form but not more than two and a half inches in diameter, are 

 pure white and borne in great profusion and almost continuously. 



Price, each, 20 cts. 



Ethiopica, Lily of the Nile— We have a very fine stock of 

 this popular plant in all sizes, which, considering their size and 

 strength, are very cheap. 



Price, each, 25 cts. to $1.00. 



Variegated Calla (Richardia Albo— Maculata)— A summer- 

 blooming variety of rare beauty. The flowers are smaller than 

 those of the common Calla, and are creamy white, foliage green 

 and strikingly marked with irregular blotches of white. 



Price, each, 25 cts. 



NEW DWARF CALLA "LITTLE GEM. 



Very handsome plants for summer decoration. Culture very simple, 

 the bulbous roots remaining dormant all winter, to start again with little or 

 no trouble the -following spring. 



Escnlentum— The variety so useful and so popular for sub-tropical beds 

 on the lawn; also a good vase plant. Each, 25 cts.; per doz., $2.50. 



Fancy Sorts— An excellent assortment of the most distinct kinds Each 

 30 cts.; per doz., $3.50. 



CLERODENDRON BALFOURI. 



A climber of great beauty. The flowers, which are of bright scarlet, are 

 encased by a bag-like calyx of pure white; the trusses or pannicles of flow- 

 ers are upwards of 6 inches in width, and, when trained upon trellises and 

 hanging down, have a rich and elegant appearance; continually in bloom 

 Each, 15 cts. to 50 cts. 



Popular Bedding Varieties.— The following varieties have proved them- 

 selves specially useful for massing in beds or borders, where it is desirable 

 to produce a striking effect with solid colors. 

 Her Majesty— Golden bronze. Golden Bedder— Best yellow.' 

 John Goode— Greenish yellow- Verschaffeltii— Maroon ; a general favorite. 

 Paroquet— Yellow ground, mottled with crimson. 



Price, each, 10 cents.; per doz., $1.00. Our selection, per 100, $6.00, 

 customer's selection, per 100, $7.00. 



