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J. M. ThORBURN & Co. — CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 



IRIS, Continued- SPANISH IRIS. {Iris Hispanica.) 



Very profitable for florists, who are planting them largely for cut-flowers. Plant in beds in the open as soon 



received in the autumn, and protect slightly in the winter months. In the beginning of April cover the beds 



with glass, so as to have the flowers ready for cutting in May. 



Each Per doz. 100 

 Belle Chinoise. Yellow; extra $0 05 $0 30 



extra 



B lanche Superbe. Pure white 05 



Chrysolora. Bright Yellow 05 



Formosa. Dark violet-blue 05 



Louise. Fine pale blue, slightly spotted ... 

 Perle D'Amour. White, spotted lilac-blue 



Splendens. Beautiful blue; very large 



Snowball. Pure white 



Thunderbolt. Velvety, dark bronze ; large. 

 Superfine Mixed 1,000, $3; 2 for 5 cts. 



05 

 05 

 05 

 05 

 05 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 15 



$1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 60 



IXIAS. 



Ready in October. 

 The Named Hybrid Ixias are so beautiful and rich in tints 

 that no lover of flowers should be without them. They are 

 equally adapted for pots or the open ground, exceedingly free- 

 flowering, and invaluable for cutting. If planted out, they 

 require rather more covering during winter than hyacinths. 

 In pots their culture is the same as that usually recommended 

 jj-l^^^. for other bulbs. By reason of their curious forriS and strange 



coloring, the Ixias attract much attention. 



Each Per doz. 



Azurea. Blue, with purple center; very beautiful $0 05 $0 40 



Bucephalus Major. Rich crimson, very fine 05 



Crateroides. Bright crimson 05 



Favorite. Sulphur-yellow 05 



Calathea. White, with blue eye 05 



Lady Siade. Light rose 08 



Smiling Mary. Cherry-red; fine new variety 08 



William the Conqueror. Large, white with purple eye 05 



In Splendid Mixture 2 for 5 cts. . 



100 

 52 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 4 00 

 4 00 

 2 50 

 75 



ERYTHRONIUMS. (DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLETS.) 



Ready in September. 



Very ornamental, hardy, bulbous plants, of neat and dwarf habit. They succeed in almost any light soil, 

 but prefer a mixture of loam and peat. They should be planted 

 in groups, and do well in sheltered positions on rockeries, or in 



mixed flower or shrubbery borders. ^ 



Ciganteum (Giant Dog's-Tooth Violet). Very Each Per doz. 100 ^^^^^^(^^^ 

 large, straw-colored flowers, with orange 

 center, borne on long, slender stems; the 

 foliage is richly mottled in dark brown and 

 its eleg:ant habit makes a very attractive 



pot-plant for window decoration $0 05 $0 40 $2 50 



Crandiflorum. Leaves unmottled; flowers 



bright yellow, with recurved petals 10 1 00 6 50 '''^^•^^^ 



Hartwegii. Fine new variety; light yellow m^^^ 



flowers, like those of U. gigaiifenm, but each ^^S^^^BB^^^^^^^^ 



borne on a separate stalk 06 50 3 00 ^^^^sSUWw^^^Vff 



Hendersonii. Flowers pink, with very dark ^^^^^^HW^^^k^^^^'^^ 



purple center; leaves beautifully mottled in 



dark brown; petals strongly recurved ; rare. 10 1 00 C 00 ^^^BP»lpi^^^^^'^^^^**^< 



Johnsonii. Large, clear pink flowers, with l^^S^^^lf^^^^^^t^^l^^^L ^ 



orange center; foliage prettily variegated in ^^^^^^^^^^'^g^flr^^lffiSr^ r^V 



dark brown; grown in pots in frames and /^r*^3^^^^S^H^'3SS^^T^?^ 



brought into the house when in flower, they Bg^^^^^^^W^li'gg S^^i^ 



make very attractive decorative plants 12 1 25 8 00 Ws^^^^^^^^^^l^^^^^^^^^^^i^i 



Revolutum. Leaves mottled white and brown ; ^^^^^^^T^^^l^^^^^^T^^^^^fl 



flowers opening white, and passing to pink IT " V'l^ ' BF4K^^^ii^^^kk'! 



and purple 08 65 4 50 ^^'^ 



Dens-canis (Dog's-Tooth Violet). Mixed colors; ~ r^-^ '■■SiBi^BKSBS'^^^ 



very pretty; leaves blotched in brown and 'iXxg^mm^mmm^. , : ■ 



white 05 30 1 .50 



Mixed 05 40 2 50 Erythronium. 



