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| Keywords: Bulbs and plants (16202471557).jpg 12 <br> CURRIE BROS MILWAUKEE WiS <br> BLACK CALLA <br> Callas <br> Each Doz <br> Spotted Leaf Calla � Variegated <br> summer blooming; Calla Foliage <br> dark green beautifully spotted white <br> making a very handsome plant when <br> not in bloom The flowers are pure <br> white same as the old favorite Calla <br> onlysmaller 15 1 50 <br> White Calla � Ethiopica Lily of the <br> Nile Too well known to need de- <br> scription 15 1 50 <br> Black Calla Arum Sanctum � The <br> flowers grow fully a foot in height <br> almost coal black and green under- <br> neath Large bulbs 15 150 <br> New Dwarf Calla Little Gem � A miniature <br> Calla never exceeding 12 inches in height The <br> flowers are perfect in form not more than two and a <br> half inches in diameter and are pure white It pro- <br> duces these beautiful flowers in great profusion and <br> almost continuously <br> Price 15 cents 1 50 per dozen <br> Red Calla Arum Cornutum � Flow- <br> ers red spotted black stems mottled <br> white and green and handsome palm- <br> like foliage 15 150 <br> CROWN IMPERIAL <br> The Crown Imperial <br> derives its name from <br> the crown-like appear- <br> ance of its cluster of <br> peculiar bell - shaped <br> flowers It is one of <br> the earliest spring <br> flowering bulbs and <br> quite hardy The bulbs <br> should be planted about <br> five inches deep They <br> do not usually flower <br> until the second year <br> after planting but from <br> that time they continue <br> to increase and flower <br> without further care <br> Doz <br> 1 50 <br> 2 50 <br> 2 50 <br> 2 00 <br> 1 50 <br> Each <br> Aurora � Red 15 <br> Lutea � Yellow 25 <br> Gold Striped � Beautifully striped <br> golden yellow with bright red flowers <br> which are borne in clusters 25 <br> Sulphurea � Sulphur yellow 20 <br> Fine Mixed Varieties 15 <br> Crocuses <br> For massing in beds by themselves for edging beds <br> of other bulbs or for planting in clumps in the grass <br> on the lawn these beautiful and earliest of all spring <br> flowering bulbs are unexcelled We need not de- <br> scribe them as everybody � even from childhood � is <br> familiar with them; <br> and all having any <br> love for plants ap- <br> preciate them They <br> are always gladly <br> welcomed after <br> the long and <br> dreary winter <br> months <br> Plant in Octo- <br> ber or Novem- <br> ber before hard <br> frost sets in; set <br> about three <br> inches apart <br> and two inches <br> deep; protect <br> with a light <br> covering of <br> straw or ma- <br> nure removing <br> the same as soon <br> as winter is over <br> - <br> They may remain in the beds year <br> after year but if necessary maybe removed and kept <br> dry as soon as the foliage is matured to be again <br> planted the following fall <br> Doz 100 1000 <br> Large White Striped Blue <br> Yellow each color separate 10 60 3 50 <br> All Colors Mixed 10 55 3 25 <br> Large Flowering Crocuses <br> The large flowering Crocus may be relied upon to <br> give larger and more perfect flowers and should be <br> used where a special effect is desired <br> Doz 100 <br> David Rizzo � Large purple 15 85 <br> Cloth of Gold-Gold striped brown 12 60 <br> Cloth of Silver � White striped lilac 15 75 <br> Mont Blanc � Large white 15 85 <br> Non Plus Ultra � Purple with white tip 15 85 <br> Sir Walter Scott � White striped pur- <br> ple 15 85 <br> Autumn Crocus <br> Colchicum � A curious and interesting plant <br> known as the Autumn Crocus If planted in fall the <br> leaves make their appearance in spring while it does <br> not come into bloom until fall and the following sum- <br> mer will find it in seed One of its peculiarities is <br> that it will bloom equally as well out of the ground as <br> in it If placed on a shelf without soil or moisture <br> its pretty pink flowers will appear just the same as if <br> it had been left in the ground <br> Fine mixed large bulbs 6c each; dozen 60c; <br> 4 00 per 100 42214142 133055 65937 Page 12 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214142 1908 10 5962/bhl title 65937 Currie Brothers Company ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Colchicum NameConfirmed Colchicum L EOLID 33203 NameFound Ethiopica NameConfirmed Ethiopica EOLID 66302 NameBankID 4162235 NameFound Sulphurea NameConfirmed Sulphurea NameBankID 5122512 Biodiversity Heritage Library Currie Bros Co Bulbs and plants autumn 1901 Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Flowers Nurseries Horticulture Plants Ornamental Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42214142 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214142 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 24 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16202471557 2015-08-24 07 51 12 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Currie Bros catalogs Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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