Archive image from page 36 of Currie Bros fifty-eighth year. Currie Bros. : fifty-eighth year 1933 curriebrosfiftye19curr Year: 1933 ( MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN Page 33 The annual Phlox is unsurpassed as a bedding plant, being one of the most brilliant and at the same time the easiest and most satisfactory plant for the garden. It grows and thrives in almost any soil if given a sunny position, but in a light, rich loam it is at its best. Seed may be sown in the open ground soon after danger of frost is past in spring, and in a few weeks the plants are covered with a mass of bloom, continuing to be
Archive image from page 36 of Currie Bros fifty-eighth year. Currie Bros. : fifty-eighth year 1933 curriebrosfiftye19curr Year: 1933 ( MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN Page 33 The annual Phlox is unsurpassed as a bedding plant, being one of the most brilliant and at the same time the easiest and most satisfactory plant for the garden. It grows and thrives in almost any soil if given a sunny position, but in a light, rich loam it is at its best. Seed may be sown in the open ground soon after danger of frost is past in spring, and in a few weeks the plants are covered with a mass of bloom, continuing to bear freely until cut down by frost in fall. For massing in beds or borders few plants are as showy, and they are equally serviceable planted in vases and windovj boxes. The Phlox is a native of Texas, and is com- monly known as 'Texan Pride.' Height, 1 foot. SELECT LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES (Phlox Drummondi Grandiflora) This is the finest type, having the largest heads of blooms, as well as the largest individual flowers; of strong, sturdy growth, attaining a height of about 12 inches. Atropufpurea (Warrior) Dark purple. Alba—Pure white. Brilliant—Rose, with dark eye. Carmine—Bright red. Coccinea—Fiery red. Isabellina—Yellow. Kermesina Albo-Oculata—Crimson, with white eye. Rosea Alba-Oculata—Rose, with white eye. Rosea—Bright rose. Stellata-Splendens—Glowing scarlet, with white star eye. Splendens—Brilliant scarlet. White—With crimson eye. Large Flowering Extra Choice Mixed—A splendid mixture of the best sorts and colors. Any of the above, pkt., 10c; M oz., 40c; 1 oz., STAR PHLOX (P. Cuspidata) Of dwarf habit, with very pretty star-shaped flowers. Petals pointed like a star. A novel variety; mixed colors. M oz., 40c Pkt. 10c PERENNIAL VARIETIES—(See Page 51. PASSIFLORA (Passion Flower) COERULEA—A rapid-growing vine for the conservatory or window. The flowers are a beautiful sky-blue, and are produced freely on a rich background of handsome green
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