70 



CURRIE BROTHERS CO. 'FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



GERANIUMS. 



Selected last. 



Although the varieties of Geraniums are now very numerous, there are but few which 

 are distinct and possessed of superior merit, in every particular well adapted for bed- 

 ding purposes, for which this plant is especially useful and popular. 



Those we offer are the best new and standard sorts, all of which, having been thor- 

 oughly tested, we can confidently recommend. 



Purchasers unacquainted with the varieties, by specifying the color desired, may con- 

 fidently rely on our selection. 



NEW DOUBLE AND SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Clyde — A soft, even shade of scarlet; flowers exceptionally large; a grand bedder; single. 

 Jean Viaud — Fine, soft, pure pink; a continuous bloomer; plants and flowers exceedingly 



well adapted for bedding; semi-double. 

 Mad. Louise Afobema — Exquisite blush pink, mottled and shading into white; double. 



Each 20c. 



BEST DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Beaute Poitevine — Brilliant salmon, very large trusses; one of the best. 



Druaiit — Vermilion red. Trusses very large and full. An excellent variety. 



Emile Lemoine — Deep crimson, one of the best. 



Eniile de Girardin — A soft clear rose color; very fine. 



John Doyle — Bright scarlet tinged with lake; an excellent variety. 



Mme. Cli. Dabouche — A very desirable, free-blooming variety. Flower trusses exceed- 

 ingly large; color bright rose, shading to a delicate pink. 



Peter Henderson — Scarlet; large trusses; a free bloomer. 



Pres. Leon Simon — A dwarf, compact grower and exceedingly free-blooming variety; 

 color scarlet, very desirable. 



Queen of tbe Fairies — Flesh color; trusses large. A very free bloomer. 



S. A. Nutt — Rich dark crimson; a splendid bedding sort, of perfect shape. 



VARIEGATED GERANIUMS. 



Madame Salleroi — Center of 

 leaf deep olive green, with 

 broad margin of pure white. 

 The leading variety for rib- 

 bon borders' or edges of 

 beds. 



Mountain of Snow — Dark 

 green, bordered with a deep 

 band of pure white. 



Prince Bismarck — Golden foli- 

 age, with deep chocolate 

 zone; flowers salmon. 



Price — Each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 



SWEET SCENTED GERA- 

 NIUMS. 



Nutmeg — Small, round, green 



leaf, very fragrant. 

 Rose — Very sweet, useful for 



arranging with cut flowers. 

 Shrubland Pet — Fragrant and 



producing a great quantity 



of carmine flowers. 

 Peppermint — Has a decided 



peppermint fragrance. 



Each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 



LADY WASHINGTON GERANIUMS. 



(Pelargoniums.) 

 Of these exceedingly handsome and 



very x>opu!ar flowering plants we offer 



the following 12 very choice varieties: 



CHAMPION — White shaded with blush 

 small lake blotch in lower petals, up- 

 per feathered maroon and red. 



COUNTESS — Brilliant salmon, large 

 white center; white edge, feathered 

 maroon in upper petals. 



DOROTHY — White, blotched with red 

 and rose. 



EDWARD PERKINS — Bright orange- 

 scarlet, maroon blotch in upper petals. 



KINGSTON BEAUTY — Pearly white, 

 dark purple spot in upper petals. 



LINDA — Bright salmon, upper petals 

 feathered with purple. 



MADAM VIBART — Dark maroon, bor- 

 dered with red and rose. 



PANSY— The true Pansy Geranium; 

 purple and white. 



ROSE QUEEN — Rosy pink, feathered 

 with purple. 



SANDIFORD'S SURPRISE — Dazzling 

 red. black blotches in upper petals, 

 bordered with white. 



VICTOR — Crimson, blotched with ma- 

 roon. 



VIVID — Bright orange-scarlet, large 

 white eye; upper petals feathered and 

 blotched with purple. 



PRICE — Each 25c; per doz. §2.50. . 

 The set of 12 varieties for $2.25. 



GERANIUMS. 



BEST SINGLE GERANIUMS. 



Bellerophon — A grand new scarlet; very free 

 bloomer. 



Madonna — Magnificent bedder; immense trusses; 

 a beautiful soft, light pink. 



Master Christine — One of the best pink Gera- 

 niums in cultivation; plant and flowers very 

 fine. 



Mrs. E. G. Hill — Soft light salmon, bordered with 

 rosy salmon and veined with deep rose. 



Queen of the W r est — Orange-scarlet; very free 

 bloomer. 



Rev. Atkinson — Crimson-scarlet, large, profure 

 bloomer and fine bedder, 



Souvenir de Mirande — Pure satiny white, bor- 

 dered 'with carmine. 



Sam Sloan — Deep scarlet, very large trusses. 



PRICES OF ABOVE GERANIUMS. 



(Except where noted.) 



Each. Per doz. Per 100. 



1st size 10c. $1.00 $6.00 



2nd size 15c. 1.50 10.00 



3rd size 20c. 2.00 15.00 



4th size 25c. 2.50 20.00 



SALVIA BONFIRE. 



GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. 



A highly ornamental plant, having 

 long, graceful, fern-like foliage. Admir- 

 ably adapted for house culture; an excel- 

 lent plant for the centers of vases. Price, 

 each 25c to 75c. 



HELIOTROPE. 



This very popular, sweet-scented plant 

 needs no introduction. We carry a large 

 assortment of the leading varieties. 



Price — Each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 



SALVIA. 



"Bonfire" (Clara Bedman.) — A great acquisi- 

 tion, far excelling any of the older varie- 

 ties. The plants are dwarf and compact in 

 habit, bearing in great profusion long 

 spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers, which 

 stand clear above the bright green foliage. 



Precocity — A new dwarf Salvia forming well- 

 shaped plants about 12 inches in height and 

 producing continually an abundance of 

 large bright scarlet flower spikes. 



Price — First size, each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 

 Second size, each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. 



