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CURTIS & COBB'S 



INVARIABLY OUR SELECTION. 



No. 1. Twelve good old varieties, for 2.50 



" 2. " choice " " 5- 06 

 " 3. " very choice " " . . . . . . 10.00 



" 4. " new and very choice varieties, . . . 20 to 30.00 



NEW AND MAGNIFICENT VARIETIES OF 1868. 



Each. 



Alexander. Flower large, well shaped, very fine, bright red . . . 1.00 

 Bernard de Jussieu. Flower large, wide ; perfect ground-violet, shaded 



and tinted with cherry-color and purple ; stains, purple on white 



ground ; new and almost indescribable color 3.50 



Citrinus. Middle-sized flower ; the upper divisions of a light yellow, and 



the lower of a darker yellow . 1-5° 



Eugene Scribe. Flower very large and wide, perfect ; tender rose, 



blazed with carminate red 3.50 



Etendard. Flower very large and wide, perfect ; white, slightly blazed 



with lilac or bluish-violet ; spike very long, — two and a half to three 



feet . . . ... . . . . . . 3.00 



Henrietta. Large, well-shaped flower ; white-tinted and blazed with lilac ; 



very nice dwarf plant 1.00 



Isabella. Middle-sized flower ; very fine spike ; pure white, with large, 



very dark carminate-violet stains 1.50 



La favorite. Flower, large ; rose, blazed with carmine ; lower divisions, 



light yellow . . . . 1.75 



La fiancee. Flower large, perfect ; very pure white, small bluish-violet 



stains very fine variety . . . 3.00 



Leonora. Flower large, perfect, cherry-colored red, slightly tinted with 



orange 1.00 



Mehule. Flower very large, perfect ; spike, often verticillate ; currant-red, 



lightened and lined with white . . . , . . . .1.50 

 Moliere. Flower very large and wide, perfect, cherry-colored red, with 



very large pure-white stains 1.50 



Mozart. Flower large, very wide ; spike, spreading ; bright-rose, slightly 



tinted with violet, very largely blazed with very dark carmine ; very 



large pure-white stains ; very beautiful plant 3.00 



Norma. Middle-sized flower ; spike, spreading ; pure white, very seldom 



and very slightly blazed with very tender lilac . . . . . 3.00 

 Oscar. Flower large, well-shaped, very brilliant bright cherry-color ; stains, 



white . . . . . . . 2.50 



Princess Alice. Flower very large and wide, perfect, tender lilac slightly 



tinted with rose ; very large white stains ; new and charming shade ; 



first-rate dwarf plant . . . . 4.00 



Rossini. Flower large, perfect ; very long spike ; dark amaranth-red, lined 



and stained with white ; very good variety ...... 3.50 



Semiramis. Flower very large and wide, perfect ; very long spike ; car- 



minate-rose ; ground white, largely blazed with bright carmine ; unri- 

 valled variety ... . . . . . 4. 50 



