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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



NIEREriBERGIA. 



Charming little plants, flowering profusely during the whole summer; 

 well adapted for hanging baskets and edgings; for this purpose it cannot be 

 recommended too highly. HEP. 



Frutescens — White 10 



Gracilis — Slender, lilac, yellow eye 10 



N3GELLA — (Love in a Hist, or Devil in a Bush.) 



Compact-growing, free-flowering plants, with curious looking flowers and 

 seed pods. From the extraordinary appearance of the stamens this genus has 

 received its singular names. H A. 



Atropurpurea — Rich purple, 1% feet 5 



Damascena — Double, 1 foot 5 



Damascena Nana— Dwarf, various colors, 6 inches 5 



Hispanica— Large flowered, very fine, 6 inches 5 



NYCTERINA. 



Dwarf sweet-scented plants with large heads of star-shaped flowers, good 

 for edgings. H H P. 



Capensis— White, with yellow center, M foot 5 



Selaginoid.es — Pink, with yellow center, }<> foot 5 



OENOTHERA — Evening Primrose. 



Beautiful free-flowering plant, making a brilliant display during the 

 evening and early morning. H A. 

 Acaulis Alba— A very dwarf or rather stemless plant, the leaves lying 



close to the ground 5 



Lamarckiana Grandiflora — Flowers yellow, 4 inches in diameter; plant 



grows 4 feet in height 5 



Kosea (Mexican Evening Primrose)— Flowers beautiful rose 10 



OBELISCARIA. 



This is a family of rather coarse looking plants, but at a distance are 

 showy and effective. The blossoms are rich colored, and have curious acorn- 

 like centers. H H P. 

 Pulcherriina— Rich crimson, tipped'with yellow, 2 feet 5 



OXYURA. * 



A showy plant, with beautiful fringed flowers, produced in great abund- 

 ance. H A. 

 Chrysanthemoides— Golden yellow, edged with white 5 



OXALIS. 



Very pretty plants for hinging baskets, vases, rock-work, etc., flowering 

 freely. H H A. 



Alba— White 5 



Rosea — Rose , # 5 



Tropseoloides — Yellow flowers; foliage brown 10 



Valdiviana— Fragrant yellow 10 



PETUNIA. 



A highly ornamental 



and profuse flowering, 



BTfeCt JffBjit *& easily cultivated garden 



favorite. The brilliancy 

 ' and variety of its colors, 

 combined with the du- 

 ration of its blooming 

 period, render it invalu- 

 able for planting out in 

 beds or mixed borders, 

 i The seeds of the double 

 Petunia do not possess as 

 much vitality as those of 

 5jj the single, and a good 

 deal of care must be used 

 ^ to get them to germinate; 

 nor will they all come 

 double. H H P. 

 Fine Mixed — Splendid 



varieties 5 



-■pjsssSS r '=S^ Hybrida-Finest striped 



™'»ii Sl __ ^r^ -=s=s^^- RU( j blotched varie- 



petonia. ties, mixed 10 



Grandiflora Steel Blue Veined — A singlar and very handsome large 



flowered Petunia; the flowers have a peculiar color, dark veined.. 20 



Grandiflora Fringed — A new strain with fringed and frilled edges, very 



distinct and beautiful, and coming usually true from seed 25 



Grandiflora Kermesina — Large crimson 15 



Grandiflora Marginata — Large flowers, green bordered and veined 15 



Grandiflora Purpurea — Deep violet shade, flowers large 15 



Grandiflora < ountess of Ellesmere — Rose 5 



Grandiflora Alba — Large pure white .... 5 



Intus Aurea— Beautiful flowers with yellow throat 15 



Marginata — Very fine large flowers, green bordered and veined 15 



Double Lady of the Lake — A large double pure white variety, very 



chaste and beautiful 25 



Double Fringed — Choice mixed 25 



Double Inimitable — Saved from carefully fertilized flowers, and will pro- 

 duce a large percentage of doubles, while such plants as are single are 

 marvels of beauty in colors and markings 25 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII. 



One of the 

 showiest an- 

 nuals, valuable 

 for the profu- 

 sion and dura- 

 tion of its flow- 

 ers. H A. 

 Alba — Pure 



white 5 



Blaek War- 

 rior — Dark 



purple 5 



Cardinal — 



Br ill i ant 



scarlet 5 



General 



Gran t — 



Rich bright 



purple 



Is abellina 



— Yellow . . 

 Leopoldii — 



Splendid 



deep pink, 



with white 



eye 



Blarmorata 



— Violet 



marbled 



white 



Oculata Al- 

 ba — Pu r e 



white.crim- 



son eye — 5 phlox drdmjionuii. 



Princess Royal — Violet, striped white I 



Rose D'Amour— Bright rose E 



Grandiflora Splendens— Bright scarlet, with white eye 1( 



Grandiflora Atropurpurea Alba Oculata — Dark purple with white 



eye . 



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Grandiflora Mixed— Per ounce, $1. 00 



Fine Mixed — Per ounce, 60c l\ 



New Dwarf Phlox. 



Small 'compact plants growing about six inches high, covered with a 

 profusion of large flowers. Very fine for pot culture or borders. 



Dwarf— White 1CT 



" —Scarlet 1(' ! 



" —Rose K 1 



" Punicea Striata — Rich vermillion, striped white It. 



—Finest Mixed It 



Phlox Cuspidata, Star of Quedlinburg. 



A distinct form of Phlox with shapely toothed and fringed flowers, an< 

 the thorn-like middle dents are four or five times longer than in the ordinar; 

 varieties; each flower is bordered white, and represents the perfect form of i^ook 

 star. 

 Mixed colors 1 



Phlox Fimbriata. 



A splendid new strain of Phlox with beautifully fringed flowers, which ari^" 

 produced in great abundance, making a grand display. 

 Mixed colors 1 



Double Phlox. 



The flowers of the double varieties are much larger than the single, an 

 last longer in bloom; they are therefore valuable as a cut flower. 



Double White 15 | Double blood red 1 



Phlox Drummondii Semipleno — A new semi-double Phlox containing 



many new and beautiful tints, such as pale pink, yellow, rose, marbled 



rose and violet purple, besides the usual colors, white, scarlet, purple.etc.l 



Phlox Drummondii Lutea, fl. pi.— Xew double yellow 1 



Hardy Perennial Phlox. 



Favorite hardy border plants, bearing large trusses of brilliant colore 

 flowers. 

 Fine mixed varieties 



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