J. M. Thorburn & Co. — Catalogue of Bulbs. 



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LILIES, continued — BEAUTIFUL JAPAN LILIES. 



These do not generally arrive till November and December. We import our supply direct from Japan every 

 year. Every garden should have some of these most beautiful and easily grown Lilies. 



Postage on these varies from 2 to 10 cents on 

 each, according to size. 



Auratum (Golden-Banded Lily). The grandest 

 of all hardy Lilies ; flowers white, spotted 

 with maroon, having a bright yellow band 

 through the center of each petal. The plant 

 grows from 3 to G feet high. 



8 to 9 inches in circumference. 10 cts. each, 

 $1 per dozen, $7.50 per 100. 



9 to 11 inches in circumference. 15 cts. each, 

 $1.50 per dozen, $10 per 100. 



11 to 12 inches in circumference. 25 cts. each, 

 $2.50 per dozen. $17 per 100. 

 Auratum macranthum, or platyphyllum. A 

 splendid variety of the above, with much 

 larger flowers; of perfect form and great 

 substance; 5 to 8 feet. 40 cents each, $-4 per 

 dozen. 



Auratum rubro-vittatum. Enormous flowers. 



sometimes measuring 10 inches across; pure 



white, beautifully spotted, and with a deep 



crimson stripe through center of each petal ; 



very fragrant. 75 cents each, $8 per dozen. 

 Auratum pictum. Flowers like those of the 



common Auratum, with yellow band through 



each petal. It is beautifully spotted with 



rich crimson. 50 cts. each, $5 per dozen. 

 Auratum Wittei. Very large, pure white flow- 

 ers, with raised spots of satiny M'hite ; a 



grand Lily; 4 to 6 feet. 75 cts. each, $7.50 



per dozen. 



Auratum Virginale. Very large, pure white 

 flowers, with yellow band through center of 

 each petal; a magnificent variety, growing 

 from 4 to G feet high. 65 cts. each, $G.50 per 

 dozen. 



Speciosum album Kraetzeri. Beautiful pure 



white flowers of large size; 2 to 4 feet high; 



one of the handsomest and easiest grown 



Lilies we have. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 Speciosum rubrum. White, shaded rose and 



spotted deep red; 2 to 4 feet high. 15 cts. 



each, $1.50 per dozen. ^^^^ 

 Speciosum rubrum Melpomene. Very dark, crimson-spotted flowers of large size and striking 



appearance; 2 to 4 feet high .* $0 20 $2 00 



Batemanni. Richly colored, unspotted flowers of bright apricot tint; a most beautiful variety; 3 to 



4 feet high 15 1 50 



Krameri. White, slightly tinged with red; sweet-scented 15 1 50 



Leichtllnli. Orange-red, with crimson spots; 2 to 3 feet high 20 2 00 



Leichtlinii Canary Yellow. Like above, but in color pure canary yellow 40 4 00 



Lilium atiratuni rnbro-vittatum . 



Lily-of-the- Valley. 



LI LY-OF-TH E-VALLE Y. 



(CONVALLARIA MAJALIS.) 



Ready in November. 



One of the most beautiful and admired spring-flowering 

 plants, and universally sought for its neat and chaste outline 

 and delicate odor. The growth is close, dwarf and compact, 

 and the plant is hardy and permanent. It is now a most pop- 

 ular plant for forcing, which is easily done by planting the 

 pips in pots, from G to 12 in each, watering freely, keeping in 

 a cold cellar, and starting from week to week, to keep up a 

 succession. They generally flower in three or four weeks 

 after planting. They require a considerable amount of heat 

 to start them. 



Convallaria majalis. White flowers; fine large clumps, with 

 15 or more flowering pips on each. Fine for planting out- 

 side in shaded positions, and for naturalizing by the side of 

 streams or wood walks. 30 cts. each, $3 per dozen clumps. 



Convallaria majalis. Strong pips for forcing. 50 cts. per 

 bundle of 25, $1.75 per 100, $14 per 1,000. 



