Archive image from page 71 of Currie Bros' horticultural guide . Currie Bros.' horticultural guide : spring 1888 curriebroshortic1888curr Year: 1888 ( Coccinea—Scarlet; the flower of this variety is difEerent from the others; it looks more like a bud than a blossom, and forms a striking contrast when grown side by side with the other varieties 25 Crispa — Lavender, bell-shaped flowers, very fragrant, and borne on long stems, habit ro- bust, hardy and free flowering; each 25 Duchess of Teck—Pure white, with a delicate mauve bar down the center on first opening; a fine shaped variety Duche
Archive image from page 71 of Currie Bros' horticultural guide . Currie Bros.' horticultural guide : spring 1888 curriebroshortic1888curr Year: 1888 ( Coccinea—Scarlet; the flower of this variety is difEerent from the others; it looks more like a bud than a blossom, and forms a striking contrast when grown side by side with the other varieties 25 Crispa — Lavender, bell-shaped flowers, very fragrant, and borne on long stems, habit ro- bust, hardy and free flowering; each 25 Duchess of Teck—Pure white, with a delicate mauve bar down the center on first opening; a fine shaped variety Duchess of Edinburgh—Fine double white of vigorous habit, and free bloomer; very fra- grant 75 Mrs. S. Baker—Delicate pink, changing to French white, with claret bars 50 Prince of Wales—Deep pucy purple, free bloom- ing 50 Rubella—Velvety claret purple, distinct and very free blooming 60 Sir Garnet Wolseley—Pale blue, with a-bar of plum red in each petal 50 Star of India—Reddish violet purple with red bars, distinct and effective 50 Symeiana—Pale mauve or bluish lavender, large flowers 50 The Shah—Deep lavender, shaded violet, changing to lilac '. 50 Victoria—A distinct and handsome free blooming variety, flowers large, composed of five or six pet- als, well formed, deep reddish mauve 50 Venus Victrix—Fine double variety, delicate lav- ender and beautifully formed flower 75 Strongs year-old plants, 12 good and distinct kinds, our selection, for $5 10 CLEMATIS. For covering large spaces quickly, the Clematis stands unrivalled. They may be planted at any time. The ground should be dug; deep and well manured; in fact, the ground cannot be made too rich for them. A little attention to this will amply repay you for your trouble, as the plants will grow more vigorous and consequently give a greater quantity of tine flowers. Beauty of Worcester (New)—A sterling novel- ty. It possesses the singular merit of producing both single and double flowers on the sa
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