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| Keywords: Bulbs and plants (16386642531).jpg 18 <br> CURRIE BROS MILWAUKEE WIS <br> Winter Flowering and Ornamental Plants <br> The plants we offer here are those especially adapted for the decoration of the parlor or conservatory <br> during the winter or spring months and we are careful to send out none but those in good health and first- <br> class condition All plants are carefully packed <br> according to the season of the year to insure <br> b i-»-t their safe delivery' to any part of the country <br> Asparagus <br> Very pretty and graceful Fern-like plants <br> rivaling in beauty even the delicate Maiden Hair <br> Fern When cut for bouquets the sprays have <br> much greater persistency than any Fern retain- <br> ing their freshness in water from three to four <br> weeks Few plants are more ornamental and <br> none more useful They are excellent house <br> plants and succeed well with ordinary care <br> Plumosus Nanus better known perhaps as <br> Asparagus Fern ” An excellent pot plant <br> Foliage bright green very graceful and so deli- <br> cate it has all the appearance of finely woven silk <br> lace Plants in 2 l 2 inch pots each 15c; 1 50 <br> per dozen Strong plants in 3 i inch pots 25c <br> each 2 50 per dozen <br> Sprengerii ” A new species possessing more <br> than ordinary merit and quite distinct from the <br> old sorts It is remarkable for the beauty and <br> delicacy of its rich green drooping fronds which <br> frequently attain a length of 4 feet making it a <br> most useful plant for decorative purposes espec- <br> ially when grown in a hanging basket See cut <br> It succeeds admirably in the house in almost any <br> position withstanding well a dry atmosphere <br> The fronds when cut keep fresh a long time <br> Plants in 2 inch pots 15 cts each; per dozen <br> 1 50 in 3j4 inch pots each 25c; per dozen <br> S2 50 ; in 4 inch pots 35c ; in 5 inch pots 50c <br> in 6 inch pots 75c Larger specimens 1 00 <br> Tf ¢ to 2 00 each <br> Asparagus Tenuissi- <br> mus ” A strikingly beautiful <br> climbing variety of rare mer- <br> it Plants in 2 inch pots <br> each 15c perdoz 1 50 <br> Strong Plants in 2i inch <br> pots each 25c; per dozen <br> 2 50 <br> ARAUCARIA <br> Norfolk Island Pine or Xmas Tree Palm <br> An admirable house plant <br> of very easy culture perhaps <br> the most satisfactory we have <br> ever offered The graceful <br> plume-like dark green foli- <br> age arranged in whorls or <br> tiers as shown in the illus- <br> tration renders it a most at- <br> tractive and pleasing object <br> As a dining table ornament it <br> has few if any equals It is <br> moreover so hardy that the <br> dry air dust and other con- <br> ditions of the ordinary living <br> room usually so unfavorable <br> to plant culture have appar- <br> ently no deleterious effect <br> upon it <br> Excelsa ” A very popular <br> variety Foliage deep green; <br> compact <br> In 4-in pot 10 to 12 Each <br> in high 1 00 <br> In 4-in pot 12 to 14 <br> in high 1 25 <br> In 5-in pot 14 to 16 <br> in high 1 50 <br> In 5-in pot 16 to 18 <br> in high 1 75 <br> In 5-in pot 18 to 20 <br> in high 2 ©O <br> In 5-in pot 20 to 22 <br> in high 2 50 <br> We ship these by Express onK <br> ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 42214148 133055 65937 Page 18 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214148 1908 10 5962/bhl title 65937 Currie Brothers Company ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Araucaria NameConfirmed Araucaria Juss EOLID 14006 NameFound Araucaria excelsa NameConfirmed Araucaria excelsa EOLID 8796179 NameBankID 2776840 NameFound Asparagus NameConfirmed Asparagus var pygmaeus Makino EOLID 10487111 NameFound Excelsa NameConfirmed Excelsa NameBankID 5332605 NameFound Nanus NameConfirmed Nanus EOLID 73713 NameBankID 2610066 NameFound Plumosus 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 42214148 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214148 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 N02/16386642531 2015-08-24 07 55 20 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Currie Bros catalogs Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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