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



NUMBER and NAME. 



Jt&~ % oz. at oz. rate only on articles quoted at 

 $1 per oz. and over. 



General Observations. 



Amarantus, continued — 



2196 "^sanguineus nanus 



2197 ^tricolor (Joseph's Coat) 



2197a * — giganteus 



21976 * — splendens 



2198 " :i: atropurpureus 



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

 Collection of Amarantus, includ- 

 ing 12 varieties, choicest sorts. 



2202 Amethyst, Winged 



2204 White 



2206 Mixed 



2223 



2230 

 2231 

 2232 

 2233 

 2237 

 2238 



2240 



2245 

 2249 

 2253 

 2257 



Anagallis, in varieties 

 Anchusa capensis . . . 



Anemone coronaria 

 Japonica rosea . . 



— alba 



Pulsatilla 



sylvestris 



Pennsylvanica . . 



Angelonia grandiflora 

 Antirrhinum 



Aquilegia caryophylloides. . . . 



chrysantha 



ccerulea 



Canadensis 



Collection of Aquilegia, including 



12 choice varieties 



2260 Aralia Seiboldii 



2265 

 2266 



Argemone gr'diflora, peroz.,4oc 

 — lutea " 40c 



r 3 

 2 



I 



3 



tA 



scar, 

 mixed 



hhA 

 hhB 

 hP 



2P 



hP 



2 



2 3 



2268 Arnehia cornuta 



2273 

 2276 

 2278 

 2279 



2283 

 2285 



Asclepias Cornuti 

 Curassavica 

 incarnata .... 

 tuberosa .... 



Asperula setosa azurea 

 odorata (Woodruff; . . 



2286 



2287 



2288 



2288a 



2289 



2290 



2290a 



2291 



2291a 



2292 



2292a 



2293 



2294 

 2294a 



2295 



2296 



2296a 



2297 



2298 



2299 



2300 



2300a 



2301 



2302 



Asters, Chrysanthemum - fiow'd - 



—Dwarf White 



Rose 



Light Blue 



Mixed . . . 



— Tall Mixed . . . . peroz.,$2 

 Truffaut's Paeony Perfection — 



— Snow White 



— Crimson 



—Dark Blood Red 



—Striped 



—Light Blue 



— Deep Mauve 



— Mixed per oz., $2 



Washington, White 



; — Crimson 



— Peach Blossom 



—Light Blue 



—Mixed. ..... .peroz.,$3 



Victoria, White 



— Apple Blossom 



— Peach Blossom 



— Dark Scarlet 



—Light Blue 



— Mixed per oz., $2.50 



—Dwarf White 



2 



1 3 

 2 



3 



hhP 

 hA 



hhA 



hP 



gP 

 hP 



hhA 

 hP 



hhA 



dk&p'r. 

 mixed 



blue 



white 



mixed 



pur. 



mixed 



rose 



white 



mixed 



white 



pur. 



strip, 

 yel. 

 blue 

 r. & y. 



white 

 yel. 



pur. 

 orange 

 rose p. 

 orange 



1. blue 

 white 



rose 

 1. blue 

 mixed 



white 



crim. 



d. red 



stri. 



1. blue 



mauve 



mixed 



white 



crim. 



peach 



1. blue 



mixed 



white 



! 1. pk. 



I peach 

 d. scar. 

 1 blue 



j mixed 

 white 



2% 

 diff. 

 6 



3 



2 



1 56 

 3 



are also well adapted for grow- 

 ing in pots. For decorations, 

 of course, the finest marked 

 plants should be selected, as 

 seed saved from the finest sorts 

 produces some very inferior 

 plants. 



((Browallia.) Elegant greenhouse 

 annuals ; fine for cutting. 



Plant in sunny situation, 

 j Very attractive. Requires green- 

 ) house protection in winter. 



re- 



Very beautiful spring flowers, 

 quiring rich, deep soil. 2232 has 

 large, pure white flowers, inval- 

 uable for cutting. 



Beautiful, sweet-scented ; for pots. 

 See Snapdragon. 



(Columbine.) Very elegant and 

 free-blooming hardy perennials, 

 suitable for beds, borders or 

 shrubberies; they prefer a 

 moist, s u n n y situation. See 

 also Columbine. 



Handsome palm-like shrub. 



In a large garden their glaucous 

 foliage and large, poppy -like 

 flowers are very effective. 



Rich yellow maroon. 



Silkweed ; sweet-scented. 

 Swallow-Wort ; free bloomer. 

 Swamp Milkweed. 

 Very showy border plant. 



Sweet-scented, long bloomers; 

 for borders or rock-work. 



The name is from Aster, a star, in 

 allusion to the shape of the 

 flower-heads. The genus is very 

 large, containing over 200 spe- 

 cies, but we offer here only the 

 choicest double sorts. The 

 special attention given of late 

 to the cultivation of the Aster 

 [ has resulted in the production 

 of many truly magnificent va- 

 rieties. Among them we may 

 mention the Victoria, which 

 produces the most beautiful 

 and perfectly formed flowers, 

 and is also the best for pot 

 culture; the Triumph, deep scar- 

 let and white, are very effect- 

 ive for bedding or pot culture. 

 For cutting and bunching the 

 long-stalked, perfectly globular 

 flowers of the Jeitel are espe- 

 j daily desirable. The Truffant 



