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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



SYRINGA — Lilac. 



These old favorites are so well known 

 that any description would seem super- 

 fluous. Suffice it to say they are in- 

 dispensable. 



S. Persica (Persian Lilac) — A very pop- 

 ular plant; flowers purple. 

 S. Vulgaris (Common Lilac) — Larger 



foliage than the former; flowers' 



purple. 

 S. Alba — Flowers pure white. 



Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



TAMARIX AFRICANA. 



A most attractive plant with long 

 gracefully bending, slender-growing, 

 but strong branches and delicate, feath- 

 ery foliage. It bears a profusion of 

 small pink blossoms in May and June. 



Each 30c; per doz. $3.00. 



WEIGELA. 

 WEIGELA. 

 Either as a single specimen or in 

 groups the Weigela is certainly one 

 of the most effective and most sat- 

 isfactory shrubs we know of. 

 W. Candida — A very valuable shrub 

 of upright growth; flowers trum- 

 pet-shaped, white. 

 W. Floribunda — A profuse bloomer; 



flowers dark crimson. 

 W. Rosea — Perhaps the most popu- 

 lar shrub yet introduced; bears 

 rose-colored, trumpet-shaped flow- 

 ers in great profusion. 

 W. Rosea Variegata — A beautiful 

 variety of the above; contrasts 

 very pleasingly with other shrubs; 

 foliage green, margined with 

 creamy white; flowers pink. 

 W. Rosea Desboisii — Resembles 

 Rosea in habit, but the flowers' 

 are much darker; very desirable. 

 Each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



WEIGELA ROSEA VAE. 



LILAC. 



In filling orders, the utmost care is 

 exercised in ^electing, digging, handling 

 and packing all shrubs, so as to insure 

 safe delivery and perfect satisfaction to 

 our customers. We especially request 

 to be promptly notified of any errors 

 which may inadvertently occur, that we 

 may make immediate corrections and 

 amends. 



HEDGE PLANTS. 



VIBUBNUM OPULIS STEBILIS. 



VIBURNUM. 



A class' of highly ornamental and very useful 

 strong-growing shrubs of easy culture, well adapt- 

 ed to all good soils. The varieties we offer are 

 quite distinct in habit of growth, foliage and flow- 

 ers, and are all very desirable. 



V. Opulis — (High, or Bush Cranberry) — Resembles 

 the common Snowball in its' wood and foliage. 

 The pure white single flowers are borne in great 

 clusters, succeeded in fall by bunches of berries 

 resembling Cranberries "which hang on the plants 

 until destroyed by late frosts. 

 V. Lantana — Handsome foliage, whitish underneath; 

 flowers white, borne very freely in dense cymes, 

 succeeded by an abundance of berries, 'which are 

 at first red, gradually turning to black. 



V. Opulis Sterilis (Com- 

 mon Snowball) — A 

 well-known favorite 

 shrub of large size, 

 "with globular clus- 

 ters of white flowers 

 in June. 



V. Plicatum (Japanese 

 Snowball) — One of 

 the best shrubs in 

 cultivation; grows 

 upright and bushy; 

 foliage attractive; 

 flowers white, pro- 

 duced very abund- 

 antly in large heads. 

 Each 50c; per doz. 

 $5.00. Extra large, 

 each $1.00. 

 Each, except where 

 noted, 25c; per doz. 

 $2.50. 



VIBURNUM PLICATU1I. 



The following deciduous shrubs' are especially useful for hedges, whether for purposes of ornament, screen or shelter. 



Berberis Thunbergii. 



For a low ornamental hedge this beautiful perfectly hardy 

 Berberry has no equal. It is dwarf and compact yet very grace- 

 ful. The branches grow thickly from the base of the plant, and 

 always produce an abundance of foliage to the very bottom. 

 The "leaves are small and light green, assuming towards fall 

 very brilliant and beautiful autumn hues, lasting for several 

 ■weeks. It bears in early summer a profusion of small flowers, 

 succeeded by small oval berries which in fall turn to a bright 

 red, and are retained on the plant nearly all "winter. 



Strong plants, 18 inches high, $15.00 per 100. 

 Berberis Vulgaris. 



Where a hedge four to six feet in height is required the Com- 

 mon Berberry is a most desirable plant. It is of compact growth 

 and very graceful, requiring but little pruning, and is' in every 

 respect very reliable, never failing to grow in almost any situa- 

 tion and is extremely hardy. The general aspect of the plant 

 is very ornamental, even in winter when the branches, although 

 denuded of foliage, are thickly covered with scarlet berries. 



Strong plants', 2 feet high, $15.00 per 100. 

 Lonicera Tatarica. 



For a tall screen or windbreak these Loniceras or Upright 

 Honeysuckles are beyond question the most desirable deciduous 

 shrubs in cultivation. They grow freely in any situation, and 

 are especially useful for shady places where very few things' 

 succeed. The plant is strong and compact in growth and pro- 

 duces a great profusion of showy flowers in early summer, fol- 

 lowed by very attractive fruit. For descriptions of the several 

 varieties see page 86. 



Strong plants, 2% to 3 feet high, $25.00 per 100. 



Ligustrum (Privet). 



A very popular, semi-evergreen hedge plant, and very desir- 

 able. 



L. Ovalifolium (California Privet) — Except in the northern 

 part of this state and similar latitudes, where we find this 

 variety is not entirely hardy, this charming plant is unsurpassed 

 for a neat, compact and formal hedge, bearing shearing ad- 

 mirably. The leaves are dark green and glossy. 



L. Vulgare — The old, reliable, and popular variety extensively 

 planted everywhere. 



Strong plants 15 to 18 inches high, $8.00 per 100. 



Strong plants 18 to 24 inches high, $10.00 per 100 



Strong plants 24 to 30 inches high, $12.00 per 100. 

 Pyrus Japonica. 



One of the oldest and most beautiful of hedge plants. Suc- 

 ceeding well in any situation. The plant is strong and thrifty 

 and the foliage dark green and glossy. Its handsome large 

 scarlet blossoms are produced in great profusion. 



Strong plants iy 2 to 2 feet high. $15.00 per 100. 

 Rosa Bugosa. 



A most charming and admirable hedge plant and destined to 

 be a great favorite for hedges. For description see page 86. 



Strong plants 1% to 2 feet high, $30.00 per 100. 



, T , Spiraeas. 



Nearly all the varieties of this charming family of shrubs are 

 admirably adapted for hedge purposes, but especially Van 

 Mouttei, which for a hedge of low or medium height is most ex- 

 cellent. Plants 1% to 2 feet high, $15.00 per 100; plants 2. to 3 

 feet high, $25.00 per 100. 



