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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



Plants and Bulbs. 



SELECT LIST 



Conservatory, Parlor ai}d LraWrj. 



All the Leading Ornamental Flowering and Foliage Plants, Shrubs and 



Vines in Cultivation. 



FOR GENERA.I, INSTRUCTIONS SEE PA.GE 3. 



It is our practice always to make a careful selection of plants which we know are best adapted to our climate, 

 and likely to meet all the requirements of our customers. The following list has been carefully made up of 

 the best, most useful and most popular in cultivation. Many of the plants are new or of very recent 

 introduction, but all have been thoroughly tested to prove their worth before putting them on the market. 



ABUTIL0N— (Flowering Maple.) 



For conservatory or parlor decoration this very popular plant stands almost unrivalled. It is of easy culture and produces 



continuously a profusion of its unique and handsome bell. shaped, pendulous flowers. The following are the leading varieties in 



cultivation : 



Golden Fleece (tfolden Bell) — Beyond question the best variety yet 

 introduced, far eclipsing all others of its kind and color. The habit of 

 the plant is perfect, and the flowers, which are a rich golden yellow, are 

 produced in great profusion. Price, each 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 



Purpurea — A charming variety. Plant dwarf and compact. Flowers 

 a beautiful shade of purple. . 



Eclipse — A very pretty trailing variety, admirably adapted for hang- 

 ing baskets and vases. Foliage variegated green and yellow. Flowers 

 scarlet and yellow. 



Ed. Layeillon — Bright golden yellow, with shading of mauve; very 

 unique. 



Etendard — Deep red, shaded crimson; a large, fine flower, 

 free bloomer. 



Snow Storm — Pure white ; an excellent variety. 



Megapotamicum Variegatum — A variegated variety of 

 habit, possessing more than ordinary merit; excellent for 

 baskets. 



Price, except where noted, each 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. 



A very 



trailing 

 hanging 



ACALYPHA TRICOLOR. 



A great acquisition in the flower garden, as hardy as a Geranium, as 

 beautiful as the handsomest Coleus. May be pinched into any form, 

 is consequently suitable for a line in a ribbon border, or as an edger to 

 any flower bed. It is also an excellent house plant, and for table or 

 parlor decoration its beautifullv colored foliage renders it indispensable. 



Price, each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 



ACHANIA MALVAVISCUS. 



A charming house plant of very easy culture, never failing to do well 

 and give satisfaction. It produces very freely its bright scarlet flowere. 

 Price, each, 25 cts. 



ACALYPHA TRICOLOR. 



AGAPANTHUS— (African Lily.) 



An old favorite, no collection of plants being considered complete without it; useful alike in the greenhouse, parlor, or on the 

 lawn. The very pretty bell-shaped blue flowers are arranged in large umbels on the summit of stems, 3 to 4 feet long. 

 Umbel latus— Foliage long, strap-shaped and dark green. Price, each, 50 cts. to $1.00. 



ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. 



An admirable house plant, bearing a striking resemblance to a small and perfectly formed spruce tree, only far neater, more 

 delicate and much more graceful in appearance. Very unique indeed and a great acquisition. It is a native of New Zealand. 

 18 inches high, price, each, $3.00; 24 inches high, price, each, $5.00. 



