CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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Very beautiful hardy 

 annuals, attaining a 

 height of from 8 to 24 

 inches. When grown in 

 rich soil they produce in 

 great profusion their ex- 

 ceedingly rich and 

 showy flowers, HHA. 



China — Fine mixed 5 



Cocardeau, or NewCrown — Two-colored flowers, 

 the central petals pure white, sometimes small and 

 quilled, surrounded by large flat petals of a bright 

 color; 1^ feet; mixed colors 10 



Dwarf "Victoria — One of the finest Asters 

 in cultivation; flowers very large, perfectly 

 double, inbricated and globular; 12 inches 

 in height. 



Pure white 10 



Rose with white 10 



Crimson 10 



Purple violet 10 



Light blue 10 



Carmine rose 10 



Scarlet 10 



Peach blossom 10 



Light blue, edged white 10 



White tinted rose 10 



Mixed 10 



Victoria Needle— A pretty free blooming 

 variety with large double* flowers similar 

 to Victoria, with the exception that the 

 petals of the flowers are curved round as 

 a needle. Mixed 10 



Triumph— This is undoubtedly the most 

 beautiful and perfect of all dwarf Asters. 

 The flowers measure from 2X to 3 inches 

 across, and are of the most faultless Paeony 

 form, all petals being beautifully incurred. 

 The color is rich and brilliant. 



Deep scarlet 10 



Deep scarlet and white 10 \ 



Pseony- Flowered Perfection — A handsome variety with incurved petals. 

 The flowers are very large and almost perfectly round; grows about 20 

 inches high. This is a standard variety for florists' use. 



Rose with white 10 



Crimson 10 



Light blue 10 



Carmine with white 10 



Black blue 10 



Azure blue with white 10 



Pure white 10 



Delicate rose 10 



Peach Blossom 10 



Purple, violet and white 10 



Purple 10 



Scarlet 10 



Mixed colors 10 



Comet — A beautiful new variety resembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum 

 in form; flowers very large and globular, about 4 inches across. 



Deep rose 10 



Light blue 10 



White, with lilac 10 



Rose and white 10 



Diamond— Is a comparatively new Aster of the 1 Dwarf Imbrique class. 

 Plants \]4 feet in height, very robust; blooms freely, flowers perfect and 

 compact, large; mixed colors 10 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Flowered — A splendid variety of dwarf, com- 

 pact habit, 9 inches in height; flowers large, and produced when others 

 are out of bloom. 



White to azure blue..... 10 



Flesh color 10 



Snow white 10 



Bright scarlet 10 



Darkblue... 10 



Bright rose 10 



Porcelain 10 



Rosy pink 10 



Deep carmine, edged white 10 



Crimson 10 



Mixed colors 10 



Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet — Height from 12 to 15 inches; a very fine 

 blooming variety, mixed colors 10 



Goliath— The flowers of this class are of enormous dimensions and of the 

 most perfect form. It blooms profusely; the plant is of strong, robust 

 habit; 2 feet 10 



Giant Emperor— A very beautiful variety, with very large double flowers, 

 often measuring from 4 to 6 inches in diameter; 1 foot; fine mixed 10 



Harlequin— A dwarf variety, with striped and spotted flowers 10 



Hedge Hog or Needle— Petals long, quilled and sharply pointed; 2 feet; 

 mixed colors 10 



Imbricated Pompone- 



cated; mixed colors.. 



Very perfect, globe shape, and beautifully imbri- 



Gem or Ball— A magnificent class of Asters, which were obtained from the 

 well-known Pteony-Flowered Perfection Tribe. Similar but somewhat 

 dwarfer in habit. The flowers, measuring from 2% to 3 inches across, are 

 round as a ball, and borne on long stalks. 



Apple blossom 10 



Deep rose \ ....'...l.'ilO 



Rose with white !! ..!°10 



Crimson !...".... 10 



Paeony-Flowered Glohe— The earliest of the Asters — two weeks earlier 

 than Truffaut's Pseony-flowered; flowers very large; plant branching 

 and strong, does not require support 18 



Pearl — A beautiful variety of pyramidal form, producing an abundance of 

 very fine double flowers; 1 foot. 



Rose with white 10 



Crimson '. 10 



Pure white i 10 



Rose— Two feet in height; robust; large flowers; petals finely imbricated 

 and of great substance; one of the very best; mixed colors 10 



Truffaut's Paeony-Flowered Perfection — Very double, of fine form, 

 round as a ball; produces few side flowers; lj"£ feet in height; many 

 colors mixed 10 



Washington— The largest Aster we have ever known, often 5 inches in 

 diameter and perfect; mixed colors 10 



Washington Needle — Like the well-known Washington Aster, this variety 

 produces freely flowers of enormous proportions and of almost every 

 color. Like the Victoria Needle, the petals are curved round like a 

 needle, presenting a beautiful appearance 10 



Zulu King— A new distinct variety. The plant is of pyramidal growth, 

 and bears on long dark stems a great abundance of medium-sized flow- 

 ers, globular shaped and of a peculiar black purple color, never before 

 found among Asters ' 15 



Ne Plus Ultra — A new dwarf, very large flowering Aster; is 12 to 14 inches 

 hi;>h, has a stout stem,*Candelaber shaped branches, forming a perfectly 

 round bust, and presenting their extremely large, fine shaped and very 

 double flowers of Victoria Aster shape, free and erect to view. 

 Mixed colors, crimson, white and pink io 



Miguon — A handsome, pure white variety, similar in shape to the Victoria; 

 flowers arched and somewhat larger than the Pompone 10 



Miniature Bouquet— A dwarf sort, growing from 6 to 8 inches high, and 

 producing an abundance of very small double flowers io 



"Snowball" or Princess White — An excellent new dwarf White Aster, 

 producing an abuudance of flowers, semi-spherical in form, composed of 

 short, very thickly set imbricated petals, a single plant often developing 

 as many as thirty flowers io 



Keid's German Quilled— Flowers double; the petals have the appearance 

 of quills or tubes ; height from l^to 2 feet ; finest mixed colors 5 



Imported Collection of Asters. 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum, Flowered— In 10 separate colors 65 



Dwarf Victoria — In 10 separate colors 76 



PSeony-Flowered Perfection — In 10 separate colors 65 



Comet — In 4 separate colors 30 



Gem or Ball in 4 separate colors SO 



