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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



CARNATIONS. 



Bridesmaid— A superb variety ; flowers large, borne on stems 14 to 16 

 inches long; color a bright pink; very beautiful. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., 



Diybreak— A. more appropriate name could not have been selected for 

 this bsautiful novelty. The color is a bsautiful flesh pink, suggesting the 

 first faint tints of sunrise. The form of the flower is perfect, and the habit 

 of the plant is all that can be desired. 



Flora Hill (New)— The fiaest white in cultivation ; flowers enormous in 

 size, perfect in form ; stems long and stiff. Each, 25 cts.; per doz., S2.60. 



Jubilee (New)— A grand variety ; flowers very large, borne on straight 

 stiff stems; color intense scarlet. Each, 25 cts.; per doz., 82.50. 



Lizzie McGowan— A great favorite; a very free bloomer; flowers pure 

 white and very large. 



Mayor Pingree (New)— An excellent variety ; flowers large ■ color a 

 lemon yellow, lightly striped with pink. Each, 25 cts.; per doz., $2.50. 



Meteor— A magnificent brilliant crimson ; very large and perfect ■ a 

 profuse bloomer. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., 81.50. 



Portia— None better among scarlets; a very free bloomer ; flowers per- 

 fect in form, borne on long, stiff stems. 



Tidal Wave— The color is a beautiful clear pink. In habit the plant is 

 shrubby and robust, and it is a very profuse bloomer, the flowers being ner 

 feet in form. ' 



Wm. Scott— A very free bloomer; flowers large; color a beautiful soft 

 pink ; growth vigorous. 



Price, except where otherwise noted, each, id cts ; 

 per doz., $1 .OO. 



The set of ten splendid Carnations for $1.25. 



CANNAS. 



CANNA QUEEN CHAKLOTTE. 



The canna has long been considered an almost indispensable plant for flower garden 

 ** t 5 f mbelll shment. So popular have they become, and so thoroughly are they 

 naapted for bedding purposes, that every summer thousands of them are planted in all 

 ine principal parks, cemeteries and private places in the country. A more gorgeous sighi 

 can scarcely be imagined than the many great masses of them of all colors we frequent 

 e- S6 ^'K are now DO Jonger content to grow the old varieties, which are already super 

 seaea by the new, which combine, with the splendid foliage peculiar to their family 

 nowers of such wondrous beauty as to rival those of the handsomest Gladiolas, which they 

 resemble very much in form. These flowers are produced in great clusters throughoui 

 ine entire summer. From a list now so lengthy as to be almost confusing, we this year 

 lonowingour usual custom, offer a very carefully selected assortment, each variety beint 

 the acknowledged peer of its kind. 



Austria (New)— A wonderful Canna ; remarkably robust in habit and growth : foliage 

 very large and bright green ; flowers exceedingly large and borne on straight, stiff stems 

 color a soft, even shade of pure canary yellow, lightly spotted in the throat with brownish 

 red. Each, 50 cts. 



Alphonse Bouvier— A grand variety, robust in habit of growth, and an exceedingly 

 free bloomer ; color a rich, brilliant crimson ; foliage deep green. 



Eagandale— A superb variety and excellent bedder ; attains a height of about foui 

 feet ; blooms most prolusely ; color of flowers cherry red ; foliage dark bronze. 

 Explorateur Crampbell— Color a bright orange-crimson, with deeper crimson markings ; fo- 

 liage green ; height about four feet ; an excellent variety ; blooms very profusely. 



Goldfinch— A magnificent variety ; plant medium in height and bushy ; foliage bright green ; 

 flowers large almost a spotless canary yellow and bornein great profusion on stiff stems, and are 

 very durable. Each, 35 cts. 



Florence Yaughan— A magnificent variety; flowers almost as large as those of Madame 

 Crozy, golden yellow, dotted with spots of bright scarlet. 



J. W. Elliot — Flowers large; color vermilion, veined with crimson and edged with yellow; 

 petals broad, of good substance ; foliage green ; height 4% feet ; a most desirable variety. 



J. D. Cabos — An excellent variety; leaves green, shaded with purple; long and pointed;; 

 flowers rich apricot, large and showy ; a very free bloomer. 



Madame Crozy— Still the lending Canna of its kind and color. The flowers are borne on 

 stout stems just long enough to raise the great clusters well above the leaves. The petals are broad 

 and firm in texlure, and in color are a glossy and brilliant vermilion, bordered with gold. 



Paul 3far quant— A beautiful variety of more than ordinary merit. The flowers, like those of 

 the preceding ones, are very large and very profusely produced. In color they are a bright s ilmon 

 scarlet, tinged with a silvery carmine. 



Queen Charlotte — A distinct flower, rich crimson-scarlet, with wide gold border on every! 

 petal. A very handsome plant, medium in height, compact grower, broad, green leaves. It is nl 

 profuse bloomer, and the flower-spike, which is full and well formed, stands well above the leaves. | 

 yet not so tall as to appear drawn or ungainly. 



Price of the foregoing strong plants in 4 and 5 inch pots, except wher«| 

 noted, each 20 cts. 



CARNATIONS. 



Your choice of any six Cannes offered on this page, except Austria 

 and Coldfinch, for $I.OO. 



Any six Cannas, including Austria and Coldfinch, for $1.25. 

 The set of II for $2.00. 



