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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



CARNATIONS. 



GIANT 



MARGARET 

 CARNATION. 



CELOSIA 

 OR 

 COCKSCOMB. 



Interesting and bril- 

 liant annuals of tropi- 

 cal origin. The feath- 

 ered varieties bear pro- 

 fusely handsome spikes 

 of feather-like blossoms, 

 while the Cristata sorts 

 are finely cut so as to re- 

 semble a cockscomb. H.H.A. 

 Glasgow Prize — A beautiful 

 variety with very large 

 crimson combs, pkt. ...10 

 Cristata Aurea — Dwarf yel- 

 low 5 



Cristata Coccinea — Dwarf crimson 5 



FEATHERED OR OSTRICH PLUME 

 CELOSIAS. 

 Thompson's "Magnifica" — A superior type of 

 Ostrich-Plumed Celosia. plants grow 3V 2 ft. 

 high, bearing showy plumed heads' of var- 

 ious colors. They last in bloom for a long 

 time and are easily raised from seed. "Very 



showy and effective border plants 10 



Pyramidalis Plumosa Aurea — Golden yellow 



plume; very fine; 3 feet 5 



Reid's Perfection — Rich magenta plumes; 



3 feet 5 



CERINTHE. 

 Honeywort — Showy annuals, much resorted to by 

 on account of its honey secretions. H. A. Mixed 



Universally admired for the beauty and 

 fragrance of their blossoms, which are too 

 well known to need extended descrip- 

 tion. The Margaret sorts from seed 

 sown in spring will produce flowers all 

 summer and fall, after which they can 

 be potted up for flowering In the win- 

 dow garden during winter. For early 

 flowering sow the choice double mixed 

 in May outdoors, transplanting when 

 large enough, they will make thrifty 

 clamps 1-y fall which will give large 

 quantities of delightful carnations 

 early the following summer. They arc 

 perfectly hardy, only requiring slight 

 covering during winter. The Peren- 

 nial Pinks, page 51, can also be treated 

 k in this manner. K. H. P. 



New Giant Margaret — A new giant 

 form of the popular Margaret Carna- 

 tion bearing very largo flowers of 

 fine form, delightfully fragrant and 

 produced in as great abundance and variety of 

 color as that well-known sort. Comes into bloom 

 within a few months from time of sowing, and 

 continuing throughout the entire season. If 

 taken up before frost comes and potted they 

 will continue to bloom throughout the winter in 

 the house. 



New Giant Margaret, Choice Mixed Colors io 



Margaret — Pure white io 



Margaret, Mixed Colors — 500 seeds 25c .[ 5 



Choice Double Mixed — Saved from named flowers '. ". .10 



Good Mixed — For border plants . . ._ 5 



Grenadin — The flowers are large, bright scarlet, very double and produced in 

 great abundance 5 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



GIANT SWEET SULTANS. 



Grenadin "White — Very early 

 pure white flowers, invalu- 

 able for cutting 10 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



Campanula Medium. 

 Handsome, of stately 



growth, rich color and pro- 

 fuse bloom. Succeeds best in 

 light, rich soil, and should be 

 transplanted two feet apart. 

 Their large bell-shaped flow- 

 ers are freely produced 

 throughout the summer, and 

 are strikingly effective. H. B. 

 Single Mixed — Blue and 



white 5 



Double Mixed 5 



"Cup and Saucer Canterbury 

 Bell" — A beautiful variety 

 with large flowers in many 

 brilliant colors, resembling 

 in shape a cup and saucer. 5 



CENTAUREA. 



The well-known cornflow- 

 ers, Corn Bottle or Ragged 

 Sailor, are perfectly hardy 



and can be sown in the open ground during April or May, a light gravelly soil is 

 the most suitable. The Giant Flowering Sweet Sultans are realls' gigantic corn- 

 flowers, measuring 3 to 4 inches across, but are much more decorative and useful 

 for cut flowers, while many are sweet scented. They are of the easiest cultiva- 

 tion, flowering freely from outdoor sown seed. Sow in April or May. The white- 

 leaved or Dusty Millers are much used for ribboning beds and borders. 



GIANT FLOWERING SWEET SULTANS — Centaurea Duperialis. 



This is without doubt the best of all the Centaureas or' Sweet Sultans. The 

 plants are strong and robust growers and produce noble flowers, borne on long, 

 stout stems, which are excellent for vases, bouquets, etc. The colors run through 

 white, lilac, rose, purple, dark red and many other tints, and all are deliciously 

 fragrant. H. A. White Pink, Lavender, each, pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 



Mixed, pkt. 5c; % oz. 25c. 

 Centaurea Margaret — Pure white flowers of the sweetest fragrance, borne on long 

 stiff stems, which makes them most admirably suited for bouquets, vases and 



general cut flower decoration 5 



Centaurea Chameleon — Very large, fragrant yellow flowers 10 



Cyanus Bachelor's Button (Ragged Sailor or Corn Bottle) — 2 to 3 feet high. H. 



A. Blue (Corn Flower) 5 



Single Mixed, per oz. 25c; pkt 5 Double Mixed Colors, per oz. 35c. 5 



Candidissima — A very fine silver-leaved plant. 1 ft. H. H. P 10 



Gymnocarpa — The foliage of this variety is finely cut and silvery. It is perhaps 

 the best variety for bedding purposes; % foot. H. H. P 5 



CENTROSEMA GRANDIFLORA. 



The Butterfly Pea — A perfectly hardy vine of great beauty, which blooms the first 

 season from seed sown in April, producing in great profusion large clusters of 



delightfully fragrant inverted pea-shaped flowers 10 



One Packet Each of the GIANT SWEET SULTANS, CENTAUREA MARGARET 



and CHAMELEON for 15 cents. 



CELOSIA THOMPSON'S MAGNIFICA. 



