J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds. 



75 



FLOWER SEEDS. 



^^Flowcr Seeds delivered free by mail on receipt of the stated price. 

 ^^*See explanation of figures and signs on page 74. 



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-8®* % oz. at or. rate only on articles quoted at / .£} / at & 



$1 per oz. and over. / / &f / Cj 



NUMBER and NAME. 



General Observations. 



2065 

 2066 

 2067 



2075 

 •2078 

 2082 



2085 

 2086 

 2087 

 2088 

 2090 

 2092 

 2104 



2107 

 2108 



2118 



Abronia umbellata 

 — grandiflora . . . 

 arenaria 



Abutilon Thompsonii fol. var 



Firefly 



Mixed 



Acacia dealbata .... 



armata 



decurrens 



Farnesiana 



melanoxylon 



mollissima floribunda 

 Fine Mixed 



Acanthus mollis . . . 

 spinosus 



Aconitum Napellus (Monk's 

 Hood) 



2 3 



2120 Adonis autumnalis . per oz., 25 c 



2121 asstivalis " 25 c 



2122 vernalis 



2128 



Ag'apanthus umbellatus .... 



Ag'eratum conspicuum 



Lasseauxi 



Mexicanum . . . . per oz. ,40c. 



—album " 50c. 



—Dwarf Blue .... " 60c. 

 —Dwarf White ... " 60c. 

 —Little Dorrit .... " $1 



Agrostemma 



Alonsoa grandiflora 



— alba 



linifolia 



myrtifolia 



Warscewiczii 



Althaea rosea 



Alstrcemeria pulchella 



Mixed 



2129 

 2130 

 2132 

 2135 

 2138 

 2140 

 2142 



2148 

 2149 

 2150 

 2153 

 2155 



2157 

 2158 



2159 Alyssum maritimum . per oz., 40c 



2160 — compactum. .... " 50c 

 2163 saxatilecompactum. . " 60c. 



2166 argenteum " 60c. 



2167 *Amarantus Abyssinicus . . . . 



2168 *bicolor ruber 



2168a *cruentus (Prince's Feather) . . 



2182 *Henderi 



2190 *melancholicus ruber 



2192 *salicifolius 



2196 ^sanguineus nanus 



2197 *tricolor (Joseph's Coat) . . . . 



2197a *— giganteus 



2197b *— splendens 



2198 *atropurpureus 



2199 *Fine Mixed. . . per oz., 20c. 

 Collection of Amarantus, includ- 

 ing 12 varieties, choicest sorts. 



hA 



gS 



hP 



2 3 



1 3 



1 2 



2 



1 3 



hA 



hP 

 tP 



hhA 



gP 



hA 



hP 

 hA 

 tA 



yel. 



y. st. 

 d. red 

 mixed 



yel. 



mixed 



white 

 pur. 



blue 



scar, 

 crim. 

 yel. 



blue 



white 



rose 



blue 



white 



blue 



white 



blue 



scar. 



white 



scar. 



yel.&r. 

 mixed 



white 

 yel. 



d.red. 



red 



d. red 



cr.&y. 



red 



pur. 



scar. 



mixed 



dk&p'r. 

 mixed 



trai. 



10 



1 



IK 



2 



trai. 

 ' 1 



4 



diff. 

 6 



cts. 

 5 

 5 

 10 



25 

 25 

 25 



10 

 10 

 10 

 5 

 10 

 25 

 10 



5 

 10 



10 

 10 



5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



50 



(Elegant trailers. Do best in light 

 I sandy soil. 



] Free growing decorative shrubs, 

 ! with bright bell-shaped flow- 

 [ ers. Suitable either lor house, 

 J greenhouse or garden. 



j Greenhouse shrubs, with grace- 

 ful branches and fine racemes 

 ! of yellow flowers, richly 

 I scented. 2092 is a most charm- 

 ing shrub, with its wealth of 

 fragrant golden flowers. 



) The leaves of 2107 gave origin to 

 >■ the capital of the Corinthian 

 ) pillar. 



I Hardy, popular plants, with pan- 

 V icles of helmet - shaped flow- 

 ) ers. 



Attractive, bright flowers. 2120 

 >■ is intensely red, with black cen- 

 ) ter. 



) African Lily. A beautiful tu- 

 i berous-rooted plant. 



I Free-flowering bedding plants of 

 low growth, contrasting well 



)■ with Geraniums, Perilla and 

 Dwarf Amaranths ; used much 

 for bedding and edging. 



) See Rose Campion and Rose of 

 f Heaven. 



1 Brightlittle annuals of fine habit; 

 ! require some protection in cold 

 [ weather. Sow in hot-bed, and 

 plant out early in May. 



See Hollyhock. 



Brilliant yellow, with red 

 streaks. 



2159 is the well-known Sweet 

 Alyssum, so much used for 

 edging. A. saxatile is a fine per- 

 ennial, with silky foliage and 

 golden yellow flowers. 



Strong-growing, highly orna- 

 mental plants. The tricolor va- 

 rieties are very valuable for 

 bedding, having elegant orna- 

 mental foliage, variegated 

 crimson, yellow and green ; they 

 are also well adapted for grow- 

 ing in pots. 2168a is an exceed- 

 ingly handsome plant, with 

 beautiful pendulous, wavy 

 leaves, variegated with bright 

 red. 



