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Title: Currie's garden annual : spring, 1935 60th year
Identifier: curriesgardenann19curr_1 (find matches)
Year: 1935 (1930s)
Authors: Currie Brothers Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : Currie Bros. Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Page 96 CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Currie Brothers ^e\¥ Decorative Dahlias The Cream of the Dahlia World for 1935'
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AMUM RA (or the Sun God)—The flowers are gor- geous, a combination of copper, orange and golden bronze colors; long, stout stems Each 50c AZTEC GLORY—Flowers large, a bright lemon yel- low, carried on good stem Each 75c ALICE GREEN—A beautiful golden autumn shade Each $1.00 ALMA ALEXANDER—A large deep orange. Each 50c BARBARA REDFERN—A free-flowering variety with flowers of great size and depth, the color is a beautiful blending of old rose and old gold. The large blooms are held on strong, stiff stems on a tall, vig- orous brush Each 50c BASHFUL GIANT (Dec.)—This is one of the largest Dahlias ever produced. It is also of great merit for its beautiful color, being an apricot with golden shad- ings. Flowers are produced on stout stems. Each 25c BONNIE BRAE—Peach and cream color Each 50c CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER—White, with a slight veining of purple on the flat, broad petals __Each 50c DR. TEVIS—Beautiful shade of salmon rose, suf- fused with old gold Each 50c MRS. EDNA B. CHAMP- LIN—Large, deep, rhoda- mine pink Each $1.00 ELEANOR GRANT — A beautiful large Dahlia; almost white Each 25c GILDA GRAY (Deco- rative) (F. & M.)— This is a flower of pure lilac color shading to deep Tyrian rose to- wards the center of the flower, giving an effect of great depth. Slender but stiff stems. Each 50c JANE COWL — A massive, deep decorat- ive. Color is a glisten- ing bronzy-buff and old gold, deepening in shade towards the cen- ter. A stem of unusual strength holds the gi- gantic flower erect over a plant of ideal growth. Certificate of Merit, A. D. S. Trial Grounds at Storrs. Considered one of the best dahlias ever introduced. Each 50c JERSEY'S BEAUTY— This variety may well be considered of more than passing merit be- cause of its exquisite color and fine form. The color is a vivid glowing pink. Large flowers of great depth; always full to the center Each 35c JACQUES FUTRELLE—The flowers are of immense size on good, strong, erect stems, well above the foli- age. The color is of the most attractive shade of light greenish-yellow, one of the most showy of the yellow shades ever introduced. At the base of every petal it has a bright clear yellow filigree petal, which makes the flower very full like a chrysanthemum. This flower is named for the great novel writer who was lost at sea on the Titanic Each 50c JERSEY BEACON—Chinese scarlet with a paler re- verse, giving a two-toned effect; a very large flower. Each 50c JUDGE MAREAN—A blending of salmon-pink, red, orange, yellow and pure gold. Very large flowers borne on strong, stiff stems Each 35c MRS. GEORGE SKEEN — Beautiful large shrimp pink Each $1.00 NANAQUAQUET—Amaranth pink Each 50c RALPH BLODGETT—Cornelian red blending to yel- low ochre Each 25c MRS. ETHEL F. T. SMITH—This is a white shading to a greenish lemon tint in the center. A monster Dahlia on a strong stem. Blooms freely and is a splendid exhibition variety Each 50c

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