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CURR1E BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN AN NUAL. 



DIANTHUS OR FINKS. 



The China and Japan Pinks may be ranked the fairest gems of our flower gardens, 



and are deserving of their great popularity, as few flowers 



can equal them in profusion of bloom. They are beautifully *, A 



marked and are of the richest and most,var- -■ ™ A .^5;®^// 



ied colors, flowering continuously all the 



summer and fall. They are of the easiest 



culture, and should be represented in every 



garden. Sow out-doors during May. Height 



from 9 to 18 inches. ' 



SINGLE ANNUAL PINKS. Pkt. 



Heddewigii — Finest mixed 5 , 



Crimson Belle — Large, rich crimson flowers, 

 finely laciniated 5 



Eastern Queen — A fine variety, beautifully* 

 marbled 51 



Laciniatus — Flowers very large, sometimes 

 three inches in diameter; petals very deeply 

 fringed, and beautifully colored 5 



Snowflake — Finest pure white 5 



The Bride — Flowers large, dark purple in 

 center, with an outer zone of a deeper 

 shade 5 



Royal Pinks — Grand pinks producing exceed- 

 ingly large flowers, which are beautifully 

 frilled and fringed, very graceful for cut 

 flowers. In color they vary from the deep- 

 est red through the various shades of car- 

 mine and pink to pure white 10 



Finest Single Mixed — A splendid mixture of 



all the choicest sorts. Per oz. 40c 5 danthds mourning cloak. 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 



Below we give a list of the six best 

 sorts of everlasting flowers. They are 

 of the easiest cultivation, seed Oi. all the 

 varieties can be sown outdoors during 

 April and May. The Gomphrena should 

 be sown in boxes in the house or in hot- 

 beds, as it sometimes does not germi- 

 nate well in the open ground. Suitable 

 when dried for winter bouquets. For 

 this purpose the flowers should be cut 

 before fully expanded. H. A. 

 ACROCLINUM. 



Single Mixed 5 



Double Mixed 5 



AMMOBIUM. 



A l.i < inn Grandiflorum 5 



GOMPHRENA. 

 Globe Amaranth — H. H. A. 

 Globosa Rubra — Dark purplish crimson, 



pkt 5 



G. Alba — Pure white 5 



Mixed & 



HELICHRYSUM. 



Fireball — Bright crimson 5 



Monstrosum, Double Red 5 



M. Double Yellow 5 



M. Double White— Pure 5 



M. Double — Finest mixed 5 



RHODANTHE. 



Finest Mixed Colors 5 



XERANTHEMUM. 

 Double Finest Mixed 5 



DOUBLE ANNUAL PINKS. Pkt. 

 China or Indian Pink (Chinensis) — 



Double mixed. Per oz. 30c 5 



Double White China or Indian Pink 



(Chinensis albus) 5 



Double Diadem Pink (Diadamatus, fl. 



pi.) — A striking variety of luxuriant 



but dwarf and compact growth. Flow- 

 ers densely double, comprising all 



shades of color 5 



Mourning Cloak (Heddewiggi margin- 



atus, fl. pi.) — Pretty variety with flow- 

 ers of very dark rich colors; all are 



beautifully fringed, and each flower 



has a white band around the margin. 



Very fragrant. (See cut) 5 



Double Imperial Pink (Imperialis, fl. pi.) 



— Double mixed 5 



Double Fringed Japan Pink (Laciniatus, 



fl. pi.) — Large, showy flowers with 



fringed edges, mixed colors 5 



Double Royal Pinks — (See novelties, page 'I) 



Finest Double Mixed — A splendid mixture of all the finest 

 double sorts. Per oz. 50c 5 



1 packet each of the 6 EVERLASTING FLOWERS in 

 mixed colors for 20 cents. 



PERENNIAL PINKS. 



Pkt. 



Perpetual Cyelop Pink (Plumarius' Semperflorens) — A charming 

 new red pink, perfectly hardy. The flowers are borne on 



stout stems and are delightfully fragrant 15 



Dwarf Erfurt, Double Pink (Plumarius Nanus, fl. pi.) — A new 

 strain of early flowering, hardy pinks. The flowers possess 

 all the delightful spicy clove fragrance of the old fashioned 



pinks, with a much richer variety of colors 10 



Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye Pink) — Single hardy pink. Choice 



mixed colors 10 



Plumarius Diadematus — (See novelties, page 2) 15 



Plumarius, fl. pi. — Double hardy pink. Choice mixed colors.. 10 

 Deltoides (Maiden Pink) — Rose-colored single flowers 5 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



California Poppy. 



Exceedingly beautiful free-blooming plants. Sow seed in open 

 border during May and June, where it is intended to be flow- 

 ered, as they do not stand transplanting. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 

 Bush Eschscholtzia (Hunnemania) — Grows about 2 feet high, 

 with large bright yellow tulip-shaped flowers, the petals of 



which are crinkled like crushed satin 5 



The Golden West — New giant flowered California Poppies, 

 beautifully and variously formed. The orange blotch almost 

 suffuses the whole flower, in others it runs into the yellow 



in fine penciled lines 5 



Douglasii — Very early, yellow with golden center , 5 



Rose Cardinal — Rose color 5 



Mandarin — Large, bright scarlet, inside rich orange 5 



Fine Mixed— All colors. Per oz. 20c 5 



DOUBLE ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



Double White 5 Double and Single Mixed, oz. 



Double Yellow 5 50c 5 



Double Mixed 5 



EUPHORBIA. 

 Variegata — A hardy annual, with light green white margined 

 leaves. H. A 5 



