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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



^\%13 SWEET PEAS. 

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IHllSIb^;? Beautiful, fragrant 



llPH "Ik aIld free-flowering 



S1IBPI ■'/ ■'/B W O^^SIUSmk climbers, continuing 



in bloom all summer. 



TA^&i'fiK'W B "^81 Blanche Ferry— 



m'flmwM/'/mm ^^$8 Deep pink and 



white 5 



Adonis — Rose pink, 5 

 Black — Very dark, 

 brownish purple.. 5 



Blue Edged — White and 



■j'y.qm pink, edged with blue 5 



Butterfly— White, laeed with 



SSSi^lSilBH lavender blue 



¥ ! 'M iilNB&P^Xm. \ ' , Wg$W' , &^>WMw Crown Prince of Prussia- 



^W'flS&Wm Bright blush 5 



> /Wb^^JA Fairy Queen— Rose white. .. 5 



Iiidigo~King— Rich blue 5 



Painted Lady — Rose and 



^Mj^\zi&r**' white 5 



yijli T§if Princess Beatrice — New 

 sweet peas. rose 5 



Scarlet Invincible— Abeautiful deep scarlet variety •> 



Scarlet Striped with White— j? 



Vesuvius — Rose and violet spotted j? 



White % 



Mixed— All colors, per lb., 70 cts; peroz., lOcts •. ° 



Any of the above named sorts 10 cts. per oz.; 75 cts. per pound. 



Eckford's New Sweet Peas. 



American Belle— A sport of Blanche Ferry with blotched wings and 



scarlet standard j? 



Apple Blossoni— Large, shaded pink and rose j> 



Boreatton — Verv dark, deep maroon ••••• 5 



Capt. Clarke— White, standard penciled and flushed carmine, wings blue 



edged j> 



Cardinal — Bright scarlet ? 



Countess of Radnor— Pale mauve standards, wings pale lilac •> 



Delight — White, suffused crimson £ 



Dorothy Tennant — Pucy-violet on rosv mauve 5 



Duchess of Edinburgh— Light blush, buff standards o 



Empress of India — Large rosy pink and white 5 



Her Majesty — Very large, showy, bright rose-pink 5 



Imperial Blue — Blue shaded mauve and rose 5 



Isa Eckford — Creamy white, suffused rosy pink 5 



Miss Hunt— Pure carmine, salmon standards, wings soft pink 5 



Monarch — Bronze crimson and blue 5 



Mrs. Gladstone— Delicate soft rosy pink, blush wings 5 



Mrs. Sankey— Large, pure white j> 



Orange Prince — Pink shading to orange ° 



Princess Louise — Standard pink, wings deep lilac « 5 



Princess of TV ales — White, striped blue 5 



Princess Victoria — Large, scarlet, flushed crimson 5 



Primrose — As the name suggests, is a primrose yellow 5 



Queen of England — Very large white 5 



Queen of the Isles — Scarlet, mottled white and purple 5 



Senator — Chocolate, creamy white 5 



Splendid Lilac— Standard bright pink, wings shaded lilac 5 



Splendour — Rich rose, shaded crimson 5 



The Queen— Light rosy pink, wings light mauve.... _ 5 



Violet Queen — Ranging from deep mauve to light violet 5 



Waverfy— Rosy-claret standards, blue wings shaded rose 5 



Eckford's Sweet Peas. 



(COKTINBED.) 



Eckford's, any of the above 

 named sorts per oz., 15 cts.; 

 per J4 lb., 40 cts.; per pound, 

 81.25. 



Eckford's Large Flower- 

 ing Sweet Pea-Mixed, pkt 5 

 oz., 15 cts.; ii lb., 35 cts.; 

 1 lb., 51.00. 



The two following varieties are not 

 climbers, nor are they fragrant, but are 

 nice for vases or baskets. 

 Scarlet and Yellow Winged — Beau- 

 tiful small flowers 5 



EVERLASTING SWEET 

 PEA. 



(Lathyrus Latifslius.) 



Showy, free-flowering plants, growing in any common soil. Hardy, with- 

 standing our severe winters without protection. Very ornamental to trellis- 

 work, fences, etc. The flowers are produced in large clusters. H P. 

 Latifolius — Scarlet and white each, 10 



RHODANTHE. 



A well-known "Everlasting," valuable for winter bouquets. H H A. 



Alba — Pure silver white; very beautiful 5 



Maculata — Bright, rosy crimson with yellow disc 5 



ROCKET— Hesperis. 



Very fragrant spring-flowering plants of the easiest culture. H P. 

 Sweet Purple and White each 5 



RICINUS— Castor Oil Bean. 



Tall growing ornamental foliage plants of tropical origin. H H A. 



Africanus Hybridus — Fine stalk and fruit rose, 6 feet 5 



Barboniensis Arboreus— Very large and handsome foliage; 15 feet 5 



Duchess of Edinburgh — Large and very line; 10 feet 5 



Giganteous — Leaves of immense size ; 12 feet 5 



Gibsonii— Dark red foliage; 8 feet 5 



Macrocarpns — Whitish, beautiful ; 6 feet 5 



Obermanii (Sanguineous) — Red Fruit ; Splendid ornamental plant ; 8 feet 5 



Purpureus — Purple, magnificent; 6 feet 5 



Major— Palma Christi 5 



Cambogiensis — The leaves are large palm-shaped and of a bronze red 

 color with red veins. The stems of the leaves are of a reddish brown, 

 and the main stem of the plant is black, making a beautiful ornament 



for the lawn 10 



Rosens — Dwarf, bushy habit, with superb rose-colored fruit 5 



Tricolor— Three-colored, very beautiful; 7 feet 5 



Fine Mixed 5 



RICINTS CAMBOGIENSIS. 



