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| Keywords: Currie's bulbs and plants (Page 11) (16436863692).jpg CURRIE BROS CO AUTUMN CATALOGUE 1913 <br> 11 <br> Sci 1 1 a <br> SNOWDROPS <br> Sibericu One of the most beautiful early spring blooming <br> bulbs bearing a profusion of remarkably pretty rich blue flowers <br> as soon as the snow has disappeared from the ground Grown in <br> masses or with Crocuses and Snowdrops it presents a charming <br> effect It is perfectly hardy and remains in bloom a long time <br> It also makes a very showy plant for the conservatory or parlor <br> in winter Each 2c; doz 20c; 100 1 35; 1000 10 50 <br> Companulata Wood Hyacinth Flowers borne on spikes 1 foot <br> high very graceful and perfectly hardy <br> Each 'Doz 100 <br> Blue 02 20 1 15 <br> White i 03 25 1 25 <br> Rose 03 25 1 35 <br> Nutans A pretty blue variety perfectly hardy <br> common in the woods of England 03 25 1 75 <br> SNOWDROPS <br> The little nodding flowers of this well known plant are gen- <br> erally the first to appear in spring often rearing their delicate <br> heads above a light covering of snow in early March <br> Each Doz 100 <br> Single 02 20 1 15 <br> Double 03 25 1 50 <br> Elwesi Giant Single 02 20 1 15 <br> SPARAXIS <br> A striking variety of cape bulbs producing' brilliant colored <br> flowers Each 2c; doz 15c; per 100 75c <br> S pir e a <br> Large imported clumps Ready in November If wanted by <br> mail add 15c to cover postage on each root <br> Each Doz 100 <br> Queen Alexandra A new pink Spirea with dense <br> compact spikes ; 25 1 75 13 00 <br> Japonica Extra strong clumps 15 1 25 8 00 <br> Astilboides Floribunda Dwarf in habit earlier <br> and blooms more profusely than Japonica 15 1 35 9 00 <br> Compacta Multiflora The blossoms are larger <br> and blooms more profusely than Japonica 15 1 35 9 50 <br> Gladstone The best of all the Spireas with very <br> large trusses of pure white blossoms 20 1 50 11 00 <br> TUBEROSES <br> Excelsior Pearl Mammoth 05 50 3 00 <br> LEUCOJUM Snowflake <br> Each Doz 100 <br> Vernum Spring Snowflake One of the earliest <br> spring flowers with white blossoms green tipped <br> like very large snowdrops They are very grace- <br> ful and have a delicate fragrance like that of the <br> Violet Should be planted in borders or clumps <br> on the lawn 03 25 1 50 <br> OXALIS <br> A very pretty and very desirable bulbous plant for pot culture <br> and well adapted for hanging baskets The graceful flowers are <br> abundantly produced although the bulbs are quite small These <br> should be planted not singly but a number in each pot <br> Each Doz 100 <br> Bermuda Buttercup Bright yellow 03 25 1 50 <br> llOYvii Deep rose 03 25 1 50 <br> Cernua Plena Double yellow 03 30 2 00 <br> Deppei Speciosa Carmine 02 20 1 25 <br> Hirta Rosea Pink 02 20 1 25 <br> Multiflora Alba White 03 25 1 50 <br> Versicolor White bordered 02 20 1 25 <br> ORNITHOGALUM <br> Each Doz 100 <br> Arabicum Star of Bethlehem Flowers white with <br> a jet black center borne on stems from 18 inches <br> to 2 feet high 03 30 2 00 <br> RANUNCULUS <br> A garden or greenhouse plant also suitable for house culture <br> It is not quite hardy enough to bear planting in the garden in the <br> fall but as the bulbs can be kept in a dry state until spring they <br> may then be planted and will produce an abundance of flowers <br> Give them a rather shady place in the garden <br> Each Doz 100 <br> Double French mixed 02 15 75 <br> Double Persian mixed 02 15 75 <br> Double Turban mixed 02 15 75 <br> SPIREA GLADSTONE 42159895 132797 65947 Page 11 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42159895 1913 10 5962/bhl title 65947 Currie Brothers Company ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Arabicum NameFound Astilboides NameConfirmed Astilboides EOLID 2886988 NameBankID 1812470 NameFound Cernua NameConfirmed Cernua EOLID 4578743 NameBankID 176392 NameFound Compacta NameConfirmed Compacta EOLID 10934908 NameBankID 2627020 NameFound Floribunda NameConfirmed Floribunda EOLID 5190123 NameBankID 3474597 NameFound Leucojum NameConfirmed Leucojum EOLID 29163 NameBankID 2665237 NameFound Multiflora NameConfirmed Multiflora Small J M MacDougal Feuillet supersect NameBankID 9260529 NameFound Ornithogalum NameConfirmed Ornithogalum L EOLID 29231 NameFound Oxalis NameConfirmed Oxalis sect Pseudobulbosae Norlind EOLID 40270 NameFound Ranunculus NameConfirmed Ranunculus EOLID 37662 NameBankID 2576523 NameFound Sparaxis NameConfirmed Sparaxis Ker-Gawl EOLID 38091 NameFound Speciosa NameConfirmed Speciosa NameBankID 5330982 NameFound Vernum Biodiversity Heritage Library Currie's bulbs and plants autumn 1913 new album Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Flowers Nurseries Horticulture Plants Ornamental Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42159895 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42159895 bhlGardenStories snowdrops spirea BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-03 Check categories 2015 September 17 PD-old-70-1923 1913 books Currie's bulbs and plants Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script Files from the Biodiversity Heritage Library released as Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike | ||||
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