CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



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BOSH SWEET PEAS. 



BUSH SWEET PEAS. 



These new bush sorts grow to a height of 18 Inches when 

 fully developed and form compact bushes with no tendency 

 to climb like the older sorts, or trail like the Cupid type. 

 They flower very freely and produce long stemmed flowers 

 which are useful for cutting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 

 lb $1.00 



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Exceedingly beautiful and showy plants, producing an 

 abundance of rich colored flowers throughout the season. 

 H. P. Pkt. 

 Auricula Flowered — Finest mixed. The flowers of this var- 

 iety are very beautiful. Yt oz. 15c 5 



Finest Single Mixed — % oz. 15c 5 



Finest Double Mixed — % oz. 20c 5 



TAGETES. 

 Signata Piimila — A showy compact plant, covered with bright 

 yellow blossoms, with a brown stripe through the center 



TORENIA. of each petal. H. H. A 5 



The Torenias are very Golden Ring — A new and very showy variety with bright 



pretty plants for borders or golden flowers. H. H. A 5 



for house plants, hanging THUNBEBGIA. 



i baskets, etc. H. H. P. Pkt. Ornamental, free-blooming climber of rapid growth. Good 

 j i Baillonii — A free-flowering for greenhouse culture or warm situations out of doors. 



V sort bearing golden yel- H. H. A. Mixed 5 



low flowers that have a 

 J brownish red throat... 5 

 CFournierii— This variety is well worthy 

 of special mention. The flower is sky- 

 blue dotted with three dark blue spots, 

 has a bright yellow throat, and is an 

 exceedingly free bloomer 5 



TRITOMA. 

 Uvaria Grandiflora — Interesting and showy 

 plants, popularly known as Redhot 

 Poker, on account of the color of the 

 flower spikes, which are bright orange- 

 scarlet, produced in great profusion and 

 remaining a long time in bloom. H. P. 

 4 feet 10 



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Highly ornamental, free-flowering, corn- 

 s-pact greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with 

 ,- shining green foliage and handsome cir- 

 [:.cular flowers. T. P. Pkt. 

 -Alba — White, with crimson eye. 2 feet.. 5 

 Rosea — Rose. 1% feet 5 



VIOLA — Violet. 



j A well-known favorite, much in demand 

 on account of its fragrance. H. P. 



AVhite pkt. 5 



Blue 5 



" ZEA MAIZE — Striped Japanese Corn. 



An ornamental foliage plant of much 



i beauty. It is a species of corn, the leaves 



being beautifully striped with white and 



i green. H. H. A. 



Japoniea (Fol. variegata) — Striped foliage, 



I 6 feet 5 



Gracillima Variegata — Dwarf striped 

 corn 5 



VERBENA. 





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This splendid class of dwarf-growing 

 annuals should be well represented in 

 every garden. They are of easy culture, 

 and seed sown early in tne spring will 

 produce strong, nice flowering plants by 

 July. The flowers are large and represent 

 a great range of colors, from pure white 

 to deep purple, many of them being beau- 

 tifully marked with a aistmct eye. H. 

 H. P. Pkt. 



Currie's Mammoth Mixed — A strain of 

 large flowering Verbenas unrivaled in 

 size and its great variety of beautiful 



colors, y 8 oz. 30c 10 



White 5 Purple 5 



Striped 5 Scarlet 5 



Hybrida — Extra Fine Mixed — % oz. 15c... 5 

 Golden Leaved — Its foliage is a very strik- 

 ing and beautiful yellow color, and con- 

 trasts admirably with the various pleas- 

 ing shades of the flowers 10 



WALLFLOWER. 

 A plant much esteemed for its rich, 

 fragrant flowers. H. H. P. 



Double — Finest mixed, pkt 10 



Single — Mixed 5 



RIood Red — Single 5 



Helvoir Castle — Beautiful single, yellow 5 

 Annual Mixed — See novelties, page 2.... 10 



ZINNIAS. 



MAMMOTH VERBENA. 



Pkt. 

 Like Balsams or Petunias, these can be raised to flower by August, 



if sown in the open ground, but if sown under glass in April they 



will bloom in June and throughout the entire season. H. H. A. 



Large-Flowering Dwarf Pumila, fl. pi. — A handsome class of Dwarf 

 Zinnias, very useful for beds or borders. Height 1% feet. Six sep- 

 arate colors. Yellow, Orange, Scarlet, Crimson, Purple, Pure White. 

 Very double; each color 5 



Extra Choice, Double Mixed, Vi oz. 15c 5 



Collection of Six Separate Colors 20 



Double-Striped Perfection — A strain far surpassing the Zebra Zinnias 

 in the brilliancy of its markings. The flowers are large and very 

 double, and of the most novel and charming shades of color, each 

 petal being distinctly striped or splashed 5 



Curled and Crested — A class of Zinnias which is an entirely new de- 

 parture from the conventional type of this well-known flower. The 

 plant is of strong, bushy habit, and produces in remarkable profu- 

 sion flowers of exquisite beauty with a remarkable range of colors. 

 The flowers are very double, the petals being twisted and curled and 

 crested in a most graceful manner, greatly enhancing the appear- 

 ance of the flowers. 3 pkts. 20c 10 



Mammoth Flowering — Flowers perfectly double, measuring 5 to 6 

 inches in diameter, colors brilliant. The plants grow about 3 feet 

 high, making a handsome appearance. Fine mixed colors. 3 pkts. 

 20c; y 4 oz. 25c 10 



Elegans Tom Thumb — A dwarf, compact, free-flowering variety; grows 

 about 12 inches high. The flowers are very large and are produced 

 in great abundance. Fine double mixed colors 5 



Haageana, 11. pi. (Mexican Zinnia) — An interesting and very pretty 

 species, from Mexico. In growth it is of an erect bush form, grow- 

 ing to a height of 12 inches, being covered with flowers 2 inches in 

 diameter, of a bright golden yellow color, with light orange mar- 

 gin. The flowers retain their color beautifully when dried 5 



Double Pompon — Cone-shaped flowers; very pretty. Mixed 5 



LARGE 

 FLOWERING 

 ZINNIA. 



