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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



IRIS. 



SPECIAL 

 OFFER. 



We will send one 

 strong plant of 

 each of these 12 

 superb Japanese 

 Iris for $2.00, or 1 

 each of the 6 very 

 choice varieties il- 

 lustrated on the 

 last page of the 

 cover for $1.00. 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE IBIS. 



GERMAN IRIS. 

 Iris Gernianica. 



This is the true "Fleur de Lis," the 

 French national flower. They are per- 

 fectly hardy, bloom profusely, and the 

 flowers are delightfully fragrant. 

 I. Bluebeard — Beautiful deep violet blue. 

 I. Celeste — Delicate pale lavender. 

 I. Donna Maria — White, shaded with lav- 

 ender. 

 I. Florentina — Pale blue, shaded and 

 fringed orange-yellow; fragrant, extra 

 fine. 

 I. La Tendre — Pale violet or lavender. 

 I. Mine. Chereau — Snow-white, edged with 



delicate blue. 

 I. Pallida Dalmatica — Clear lavender. 

 I. Pallida Speciosa — Pale Indigo blue. 



I. Sans Souci — Crimson-brown and gold. 

 Any of the above, price each 15c; per 



doz. $1.50. The set of 9 for $1.15. 



GERMAN IRIS. 

 Mixed — We offer a splendid assortment of 



the finest named sorts. Each 10c; per 



doz. $1.00 



HEMEROCALLIS — Day Lily. 

 H. Flava (Yellow Day Lily) — 3 feet, July. 



Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



Hemeroeallis Fulva (Orange Day Lily) — 3 



feet, July. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



II. Kvranso Variegata (Variegated Leaved 

 Day Lily) — 2 feet, July. Each, 20c; per 

 doz $2.00 



The Iris has always been a very popular plant, 

 but since the introduction of the several exceed- 

 ingly handsome varieties now in cultivation it 

 has really become indispensable. The flowers 

 are almost indescribably beautiful and are pro- 

 duced in amazing profusion for several weeks 

 in early summer. All of the varieties are per- 

 fectly hardy and succeed admirably in any 

 good, rich garden soil, preferring, however, a 

 rather moist situation. 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS. 



Iris Kaempferi. (See last page of cover.) 



Of this magnificent class of Iris we offer 

 twelve of the newest and best sorts, single and 

 semi-double. The flowers, which measure from 

 8 to 10 inches across, are unsurpassed in rich- 

 ness of color, exquisite form and beautiful 

 markings. 



Antelope — Beautifully mottled and blotched. 

 Gold Bound — Large, pure white, with gold 



banded center. 

 Gypsy — Crimson-purple, veined with bright yel- 

 low, very distinct. 

 Mahoganv — Dark red, shaded with maroon. 

 Mount Hood — Light blue, shaded with darker 



tints; orange center. 

 Mr. Fell — White, veined with blue. 

 Oriole — Deep crimson amaranth, yellow center. 

 Paragon — Deep purple, very fine. 

 Princess Clotbilde — Blush mottled. 

 Pvramid — Violet blue, veined with white. 

 Robert Craig — French white, shaded with violet 



towards center; very large and fine. 

 Victor — Porcelain blue; veined. 



Any of the above choice varieties, each 20c; 

 per doz. $2.00. 



HOLLYHOCK 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



These deservedly popular plants are in 

 themselves marvels of beauty and ele- 

 gance, and when well arranged in clumps 

 or interspersed among shrubbery they 

 produce an effect which is striking and 

 pleasing beyond description. Those we 

 offer are raised from Currie's Superb 

 Strain of Seed and are really excellent. 

 Best double varieties, each 10c; per doz. 

 $1.00. Strong roots from open ground, 

 each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



HELIANTHUS — Sunflower. 

 An almost indispensable class of au- 

 tumn-flowering border plants, especially 

 valuable for- the herbaceous border, or 

 arranging with shrubbery. They are of 

 very easy culture, and produce a great 

 abundance of showy blossoms. 

 H. Multiflorus Plenus (Double Hardy Sun- 

 flower) — 4 feet. July. This variety 

 stands unrivaled among hardy peren- 

 nials as a decorative plant and producer 

 of cut flowers, its Dahlia-like golden yel- 

 low blossoms' being produced in great 

 profusion nearly all summer. Each 



10c; per doz $1.00 



H. Maximiliana — S feet. September. Flow- 

 ers clear yellow; a superb variety. Each 



10c; per doz $1.50 



H. Orgyalis — 7 feet. September. A hand- 

 some variety, with gracefully bending 

 stems, clothed •with long, narrow leaves 

 and surmounted with great spikes of 

 yellow flowers. Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



HEUUHEBA SANUUINEA. 



IBIS GERMANICA. 



HIBISCUS — Mallow. 



A highly ornamental border plant, ex- 

 cellent for mixing in with dwarf shrub- 

 bery. Foliage broad, flowers' large and 

 very showy. 



H. Moscheutos — 5 feet, August. Flowers 

 white, tinged with purple; very attrac- 

 tive. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



HETJCHERA SANGUIXEA — Alum Root. 



This great acquisition has already 

 proved itself a most useful and desirable 

 hardy border perennial. The plant' is ro- 

 bust and compact in habit and of easy 

 culture. It produces an abundance of 

 flowers nearly all summer. These are 

 gracefully arranged in loose spikes about 

 18 inches in height and are excellent for 

 cutting. Color, a rich dazzling crimson. 

 Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



HELIANTHUS MULTIFLORUS PLENUS. 



