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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



HAHDT ROSE GEN. JACQUEMINOT. 



MOSS ROSES. 



but 



ROSES. 



HYBRID PERPETUALS — Hardy. 

 Select Varieties. 



In selecting the following varieties of Hybrid 



Roses we have had in view the requirements of 



the average amateur who seldom wants more 



than a few distinct kinds, each the very best of 



its color, for outdoor planting. Those we offer 



may be fully relied upon to succeed well in our 



climate. They are all perfectly hardy, strong 



growers, free bloomers and produce exception- 

 ally large flowers. 



Anna tie Diesbach — Clear rose, very large; a 

 splendid variety. 



Baron tie Bonstetten — Flowers - very large and 

 full; color very dark red. 



Blaek Prince — Very dark velvety crimson, almost 

 black; large and full. 



Coquette ties Alps — Pure white, shaded with deli- 

 cate rose. 



General Washington — Color, soft scarlet. 



Gen. Jacqueminot — Brilliant velvety red, vigor- 

 ous habit and free bloomer. 



John Hopper — Bright rose; very fine. 



Lady Helen Steward — Bright crimson scarlet, 

 large and full. 



La Reine — Bright rose, fine full form. It is well 

 named "The Queen." 



Marie Bauman — Rich red, changing to scarlet 

 maroon. A beautiful Rose. 



Jlasna Charta — Bright pink, suffused with car- 

 mine, very large; a grand variety. 



Madam Alfred Carriere — Pure white. 



Madam Plantier — Pure white; a very free bloom- 

 er; a general favorite. 



Madam Chas. Wood — Scarlet, shading to crim- 

 son; very large and full. 



Marshall P. Wilder — Rich crimson. 



Paul Neyron — A very large Rose; color deep pink. 



Prince Camille de Rohan — Dark velvety crimson. 

 Price. 



"Large, strong plants from 5-inch pots, each 40c; 

 per dozen $4.00. 



Strong plants from 4-inch pots, each 25c; per 

 dozen $2.50. 



Fine young plants from 2%-inch pots, each 10c; 

 per dozen $1.00. 



SELECT SETS OF HYBRID ROSES. 

 3 strong young- plants, distinct kinds, 



(or 40 cents. 

 10 strong young plants, distinct kinds, 



for 75 cents. 



Our Selection. 



This class of Roses is even more hardy than the Hybrid Perpetuals, 

 should be treated about the same. 

 Capt. Ingram — Brilliant carmine. 

 Crested Moss — Deep pink, crested, very fine. 

 Perpetual White — The finest white. 

 Salet — Bright rose, blush edges, large and full. 



Large, strong plants, each 40c; per dozen $4.00. 



MEMORIAL ROSE. 



Rosa Wiehuriana. 



A most remarkable, perfectly hardy climbing or creeping Rose, which adapts 

 itself to almost any situation, growing equally well in sun or shade. Admirable 

 for covering rocky or barren slopes, stone walls and trellises; an excellent 

 bower plant. Flowers about 2 inches in diameter, single, produced in clusters; 

 color, white, "with a golden yellow disc. 



Strong plants, each 25c; per doz. $2.50. Fine young plants, each 10c; per doz. $1. 



NEW HYBRID WICHURIANA. 



In habit the same as Rosa Wiehuriana; per- 

 fectly hardy. The foliage is finely cut, of a leath- 

 ery substance, and dark, shining green. They 

 bloom profusely, and the flowers are delightfully 

 fragrant and last a long time in perfection. 



Manila's Triumph — A luxuriant grower, with fine 

 foliage; flowers double, white, sweet-scented 

 and prodxiced in clusters. 



Universal Favorite — Of vigorous habit; flowers 

 double, of a beautiful rose color, very fragrant. 



Pink Roamer — A strong grower, with single 

 bright pink flowers, which shade to a silvery 

 white center, with orange stamens, very fra- 

 grant. 



LORD PENZANCE HYBRID SWEET BRIAR. 



Crosses between the English Sweet Briar and 

 the various old-fashioned Garden Roses'. All 

 perfectly hardy, the foliage retaining the delic- 

 ious fragrance of the English Sweet Briar, in 

 addition to which they all have pretty single or 

 semi-double flowers. 



Lady Penzance — Beautiful soft copper tint, shad- 

 ing to yellow at the base of the petals; flowers 



and foliage deliciously fragrant. 

 Lord Penzance — Soft fawn shade, changing to 



delicate pink; a profuse bloomer, very fragrant. 

 Meg Merrilles — Very fine crimson; of robust 



habit; free bloomer. 



Strong 2-year-old plants, each 40c; per doz. 



$4.00. • 



Price — Strong plants, each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 

 Fine young plants, each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 



SPECIAL OFFER. 

 One strong plant of each of any 6 

 Roses on this page for $1.0O, or one 

 each of any 12 kinds for .$2.00. 

 By Express, customers paying charges. 



MEMORIAL ROSE. 



MOSS ROSE. 

 ALL THE ROSES ON THIS PAGE ARE PERFECTLY HARDY. 



