CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



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TEITOMA UVARIA. 



VALERIANA- Garden Heliotrope. 



V. Officinalis — 3 feet, June. Also 

 known as St. George's Herb; 

 flowers blush white, freely pro- 

 duced in large trusses; very 

 showy. Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



VINCA-Perlwinkle. 

 V. Minor — A well-known ever- 

 green trailing plant, extensive- 

 ly used in the cemetery for cov- 

 ering grave mounds. It is also 

 very valuable for carpeting un- 

 der trees and in shady places, 

 being an excellent substitute 

 for grass. Each 15c; per doz. 

 $1.50. Large plants or clumps, 

 each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



VIOLA-Violet. 



V. Pedata — The most attractive of 

 all our native Violets, having 

 large deep blue flowers. 



V. Pedata Bicolor — A very pretty 

 variety of the preceding with 

 large showy flowers', the color 

 of the two upper petals being a 

 royal purple of a velvety tex- 

 ture, the lower ones almost 

 pure white. 



V. Californian — A single variety 

 with large purple flowers, about 

 the size of a silver half dollar; 

 very free flowering and delic- 

 iously fragrant. 



V. Marie Louise — Dark Blue and 

 very double. This is the vari- 

 ety so extensively grown and 

 so very popular. 

 Each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 



THALICTRUM — Meadow Rue. 



Very attractive plants, with graceful, finely 



cut foliage; perfectly hardy. 



T. Aquilegifoliuin — 2 feet, May and June. A very 

 profuse bloomer; flowers light purple; very 



handsome. Each 20c ; per doz $200 



THERMOPSIS. 

 A genus of very showy, hardy plants, not so 



well known as they deserve to be. 



T. Garoliniana — 3 feet, June and July. An ex- 

 ceedingly showy plant, producing long spikes 

 of yellow flowers; very desirable. Each 15c; 



per doz $i .50 



TRADESCANTIA — Spiderwort. 

 Handsome plants of very easy culture, thriving 



in almost, any soil, whether wet or dry, and can 



be depended upon to bloom from eariy summer 



till late in fall. 



T. Virginica — 2 feet. Violet purple flowers; a 

 very fine bloomer. Each 15c; per doz.... $1.50 



TRITOMA — Red-Hot Poker. 

 A very stately and exceedingly attractive 



plant, admirably adapted for mixed borders; but 



a single clump on the lawn makes a magnificent 



specimen. It is quite hardy and very easy of 



cultivation. 



T. Uvaria — 2 feet, August to October. Flowers 

 borne in great dense terminal spikes about a 

 foot long on stems from 3 to 4 feet in length; 

 color, orange-red; very striking, not inaptly 

 suggesting the familiar name Red-Hot Poker. 

 Each 20c; per doz $2.00 



ALL PERFECTLY HARDY. 

 The question is frequently asked: "Are 

 all Herbaceous Plants Hardy?" In an- 

 swer to which we say, all in cultivation 

 are not sufficiently hardy to withstand the 

 rigors of our northern winters, but all the 

 varieties we offer are perfectly hardy, and 

 may be safely relied upon to succeed well 

 in our climate. 



TRADESCANTIA. 



THYMUS — Thyme. 



T. Vulgaris (Common Thyme) — A 

 very popular sweet-scented little 

 plant, valuable for culinary pur- 

 poses. 



T. Vulgaris Variegatus — A pretty 

 variety with silvery variegated 

 foliage, much used in carpet bed- 

 ding; sweet scented. 



T. Citridorus Aureus (Golden 

 Thyme) — A very aromatic, hand- 

 some variety with golden varie- 

 gated foliage. Each 10c; doz. $1.00. 



VIOLET. 



VERONICA. 



Speedwell. 



A very popular and exceedingly hand- 

 some family of perfectly hardy ' plants, 

 adapted to all soils and situations'. The 

 dwarf sorts make splendid rock plants, 

 and the tall varieties' are very effective 

 in the herbaceous or shrubbery border. 

 All are very free bloomers. 

 V. Amaetbystina — 1 foot, June. Flowers 

 in showy spikes; color a beautiful ame- 

 thyst blue. Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 

 V. Longifolia Subsessilis — 2 feet, August. 

 A splendid variety. The flowers are 

 borne on long handsome spikes 4 to 5 

 inches in circumference, and remain in 

 bloom' a long time; the color is a deep 

 rich blue. Each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



Rupestris — 4 inches, May. An excel- 

 lent rock plant of creeping habit. 

 Flowers blue in dense spikes. Each 

 15c; per doz. $1.50. 

 V. Spicata — 2 feet. June to August. One 

 of the best; blooms very profusely; 

 flowers bright blue, borne on long 

 spikes. Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



Collection of 4 varieties, 50e. 



POPULAR COLLECTIONS OF HARDY 

 FLOWERING PLANTS. 

 For the convenience of our customers who 

 are not familiar with the various kinds of 

 herbaceous plants, we offer the following 

 choice collections, the individual plants being 

 selected with a view to getting the best and 

 most useful kinds, which will produce a suc- 

 cession of bloom from early spring until late 

 in fall. 



12 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 4 of 

 a kind as purchasers may desire; our se- 

 lection, for $1.25. 

 25 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 4 of 

 a kind as purchasers may desire; our se- 

 lection for $2.50. 

 50 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 4 of 

 a kind as purchasers may desire; our se- 

 lection, for $5.00. 

 75 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 6 of 

 a kind as purchasers may desire; our se- 

 lection, for $7.50. 

 100 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 6 of 

 a kind as purchasers may desire; our se- 

 lection, for $10.00. 

 Above Collections Shipped by Express only, 

 Purchasers Paying Charges. 



YUCCA. 



YUCCA. 



Adam's Needle, or Spanish Bayonet. 

 Y. Filimentosa — 4 feet. A very attractive lawn 

 plant; flowers creamy white. 

 Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



VERONICA SPICATA. 



