J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John 'St., New York. 

 Linaria Cymbalaria fl. albo. White-Flowered " Kenilworth Ivy." 



This pretty new variety differs from the 



fa" 



LINARIA CYMBALARIA FL. A1BO. 



original speoies by its flowers being pure white instead of violet- 

 colored. Its foliage, too, is of a lighter green and very glossv. 

 It is of vigorous growth, and may be cultivated either as an 

 annual or as a perennial. It thrives equally well in the shade 

 or in the sun, and is a most suitable plant for covering rock-work 

 or walls or for hanging baskets. Per packet, 15 cents. 



Mignonette, Golden Gem. 



This novelty is offered as a companion to the well-known 

 " Victoria " Mignonette, which is noted for its dwarf habit and 

 its beautifully formed spikes ot brilliant red flowers. The 

 "Golden Gem" is of the same dwarf, compact, regular pyra- 

 midal growth, but with flowers of a rich golden yellow, which 

 would contrast well with the bright red of the "Victoria." 11 

 is suitable for pot-culture, groups and edgings. (The "Vic- 

 toria" will be found quoted in the body of this catalogue with 

 the other Mignonettes.) Per packet, 25 cents. 



Myosotis Alpestris, Striped or Blotched. 



A most charming new Alpine Forget-me-not for borders or 

 groups. It is very curiously colored, the flowers, instead of being 

 of one color like the other varieties of Myosotis Alpestris, being 

 white, spotted, striped or fluted with blue in a most original 

 manner. It comes pretty true from seed. Per packet, 15 cents. 



Petunia, Tfyorburn Superb Giant. • 



The flowers are extremely deep-throated and very large, some of them measuring 5 inches in diameter 

 The colors are varied, many of them intense, and some of them in combinations quite new in Petunias ; some 

 specimens are exquisitely penciled, and others are self-colored and beautifully fringed. The seed we offer is 

 rom plants selected for excellence in size, form, fringe and marking. Per packet, 25 cents. 



F^icinus Zanzibariensis. 



This entirely new and distinct variety of Castor-Oil Plant is a native of East Africa. It surpasses in size 

 and beauty all varieties hitherto known. The leaves are litjht green, with whitish ribs, and measure from 2 to 2M 

 feet across. In regard to appearance, the plant may be compared to a gigantic Aralia Sieboldii, 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, 10 cents. 



Saintpaulia Ionantba. 



An exceedingly charming little stove plant, of the order of Gesneriaceae. It was discovered on the Usambara 

 mountains 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, 2103 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. For winter flowering it is invaluable, as it continues in bloom from 

 autumn till spring. Per packet, 25 cents. 



Salvia splendens grandiflora prostrata. 



A new large-flowered, bright scarlet variety, with graceful drooping flower spikes, 

 attractive. Per packet, 25 cents. 



It is very showy and 



EcKford's New Wh)ite Sweet Pea, 



Blancbe Burpee." 



which he considers the finest of all 



The following is Mr. Eckford's own description of this new Sweet Pea 

 the famous varieties that he has originated : 



"A white-seeded,* pure white, of exquisite form and immense size, having a bold, rigid, upright, shell- 

 shaped standard of great substance ; is a wonderfully profuse bloomer, and absolutely free from the objection 

 able notch, so conspicuous in the Queen of England and Emily Henderson. It usually bears three flowers on a 

 stem. A very chaste variety, and by far the finest Sweet Pea ever introduced." Price, in Eckford's original 

 packets, per pkt, 25 cts.; 5 packets for $1. 



Tropaeolun), Hybrids of "Madame Gunter." 



This new class of Tropaeolum was obtained by artificially hybridizing the pretty variety named " Madame 

 Gunter." It is distinguished by its dark foliage and a richness of color not to be found in any of the different 

 classes of Tropaeolum already grown. 'The flowers exhibit shades of rose, salmon, bright red, pale yellow, etc., 

 either self-colored or spotted or striped. It flowers freely and for a long time, and cannot be surpassed as a 

 climber for covering trellis work, railings or balconies. Per packet, 25 cents. 



Wallflower, Single Annual. 



The Wallflower has hitherto been known only as a perennial, flowering the second year after sowing. Bu 

 this new variety is an annual, which, if sown in March in a frame, will begin flowering in June and continue t 

 bloom profusely until late in the autumn. The flowers are of a pretty light brown color. Suitable for pot cultu 

 or open ground. Per packet, 15 cents. 



