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



Dahlia? Jule? Chretien, 



A new very dwarf single strain, growing only from 10 to 15 inches high, and flowering the first season from 

 seed. It is a valuable bedding sort, flowering 

 profusely through the summer from June to 

 October. It is also fine for pots. The flowers 

 are produced in great variety of color, and stand 

 well above the foliage. 



Per pkt. 



Intense Scarlet $0 25 



Mixed All Colors 25 



rfew Hibiscus, 



Crirrjsorj Eye." 



The flowers are very large, often measuring 

 20 inches in circumference. The color is of the 

 purest white, with a large spot of deep, velvety 

 crimson in the center. A well developed plant 

 will produce several hundred of these flowers in 

 a season. It is a robust grower and perfectly 

 hardy, blooming the first year from seed sown 

 in the open ground. Per packet, 25 cents. 



Tulip Poppy. (Pa.pa.ver Glziucum.) 



This splendid decorative annual is a native 

 of Armenia, whence it was recently introduced. 

 The plant grows from 12 to 14 inches high, and 

 produces from 50 to 60 large flowers of the 

 most vivid scarlet color. The intensity and 

 brilliancy of the color remind one of the well 

 known Scarlet Due Van Thol Tulip, hence the 

 appropriateness of the popular name "Tulip- 

 Poppy." It is specially suited for the formation 

 'of brilliant masses of color, or for imparting 

 brightness to more somber plants. Per packet, 

 10 cents. 



Ricirju? Zapzib&repsis. 



This entirely 

 Castor-Oil Plant'is 



JULES CHRRTIEN. 



new and distinct variety of 

 a native of East Africa.' It 

 surpasses in size and beauty all varieties hither- 

 to known. The leaves are light green with 

 whitish ribs, and measure from 2 to 2 l A feet 

 across. In regard to appearance, the plant may be compared to a gigantic Aralia S : eboldii, and for large 

 groups or single specimens it is an exceedingly striking and effective ornamental foliaged plant. It will serve 

 well, also, as a center for beds of tropical foliage plants. Per packet, 20 cents. 



Szvirjtp&ulm Ior>&r>tb&. 



An exceedingly charming little stove plant, of the order 

 of Gesneriaceae. It was discovered on the Usambara moun- 

 tains in Central Africa by Mr. Saintpaul Illaire. The leaves, 

 which are dark green and of downy surface, form a flat 

 rosette, from the center of which rise numerous flower stems, 

 2 to 3 inches in length and crowned with numerous beautiful 

 deep blue flowers, resembling both in color and shape the 

 sweet-scented violet. The clear violet blue of the corolla 

 gradually shades darker towards the center, where the 

 anthers form a compact golden cluster, contrasting beautifully 

 with the delicate hue around them. It is very free flowering, 

 and begins to bloom while the plant is yet quite young. 

 Per packet, 30 cents. 



EcKforcI Sweet Peas Two Superb 

 New Varieties. 



Primrose. Among the extraordinary diversity of col- 

 oring exhibited by the Eckford varieties of Sweet Pea, this is 

 the only yellow. The blossoms are very large, and the tint 

 is a lovely pale primrose yellow, quite unique in Sweet Peas. 

 Awarded First- Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. Per packet, 5 cents ; per oz., 20 cents. 



Mrs. Sankey. The purest white, the most perfect form, 

 the largest size, and the most profuse bloomer. Per packet, 

 5 cents ; per oz. , 20 cents. 



See page 106 for all other sorts. 



A\&rr?rr)otb Verbeoa. 



This is a superb large-flowered extra-selected strain. Seed 

 saved from the very largest and finest flowers only, and will 

 give the highest satisfaction. Per packet, 25 cents 



RICINUS ZAXZIliAKEKSlS. 



