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Title: Horitucultural guide : spring 1892
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Currie Brothers Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : Currie Bros.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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. H. II. A.Grandiflora-Large flower, scarlet, 24 inches 5 LlnifoUa —Fine scarlet, 18 inches 5 Linlfolla Gracllls—A new dwarf compact variety, good for pot culture 5 Myrtlfolla—Deep scarlet, 30 inches 5 Warczwlczii—Flowers small, bright scarlet, forming a very pretty spike, 18inches g Ammobium is a small but pretty little white flower. The plant grows about18 inches in height: is stiff and angular in appearance. One of the hardiest ofthe Everlastings. Very useful for making up in winter bouquets. Alatum—White, hardy, 2 feet 5 Alatum Grandiflorum—Pure white and twice the size of the preceding... 5 ANAGALLIS. Similar in habit of growth to the Aubretia, and it will be found equally asuseful in rock-work or borders where low-growing plants are mostly used. H. H, A.Grandiflora Superba-Mixed colors 5 ANCHUSA. One of the few plants that will do well in shaded situations where the sunonly strikes at certain times in the day. 11. P.Italica (Italian Alkanetj—Blue, 2 feet 5 ANEMONE.
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AQUILEGIA. A very pleasing, hardy plant, flowering in early spring.Ckjronaria (Poppy Anemone)—Mixed colore, 1 foot H. P. 10 ANTIRRHINUM-Snap Dragon. One of our favorite plants, of the easiest culture, and unsurpassed for summerand fall flowering. The strains we sell are particularly fine, and will fairly viewith the Carnation in the variety of their stripes and spots. P. Majus—Choice mixed 5 Tom Thumb—Dwarf growing, 1 foot . .. 5 Plcturatum Nanuna—New and distinct, comprising a great variety of brill-iant colors 10 Strtatuna—Finest striped, various colors 10 AQUILEGIA—(Columbine). Exceedingly showy, early blooming, hardy plants, specially valuable for thepeculiar formation of their flowers and the great variety of color. II. P.Chrysantha Grandiflora Alba—A new variety with very large snow-white flowers, which are produced in great abundance 10 Chrysantha—Bright yellow, flowering freely all summer, 4 feet 10 Cosrulea—Fine porcelain blue, center petals yellow, 2 feet 1

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