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



BEAUTIFUL JAPAN LILIES. 



These do not generally arrive till November and December. Wc 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. 



Each Perdoz. 



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 6 feet high. 



8 to 9 inches in circumference l)er 100, $7...$0 10 $1 00 



to 11 inches in circumference " $11.. 15 1 50 



11 to 13 inches in circumference " $18.. 30 3 00 



Auratum macranthum, or platyphyllum. A splendid 

 variety of the above, with much larger flowers: of per- 

 fect form and great substance; 5 to 8 feet 35 3 50 



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 05 7 00 



Auratum pictum. Flowers like those of the common Aura- 

 tum, witli yellow band through each petal. It is beauti- 

 fully spotted with rich crimson 30 3 00 



Auratum Wittel. Very large, pure white flowers, with 



raised spots of satiny white; a grand Lily; 4 to 6 feet. . 05 7 00 

 Auratum Virglnale. Very large, pure white flowers, with 

 yellow band through center of each petal; a magnificent 



variety, growing from 4 to G feet high 45 4 50 



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 2 00 



Speciosum rubrum. White, shaded rose and spotted deep 



red; 2 to 4 feet high 20 2 00 



Speciosum rubrum Melpomene. Very dark crimson- 

 spotted flowers of large size and striking appearance; 2 



to 4 feet high 25 2 50 



flowers of bright apricot tint; a most beautiful variety; 3 to 



Lilium a It rat ion. 



Bate.tianni. Richly colored, unspottet 



4 feet high 



Kramerl. White, slightly tinged with red; sweet-scented 

 Leichtlinii. Orange-red, with crimson spots: 



2 to 3 feet high. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 

 Leichtlinii, Canary Yellow. Like above, but 



in color pure canary-yellow. 40 cts. each. 



$4 per doz. 



LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. 



( 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 

 popular plant for forcing, which is easily done 

 by planting the pips in pots, from 0 to 12 in each, 

 watering freely, keeping in a cold cellar, and 

 starting from week to week, to keep up a suc- 

 cession. They generally flower in three or four 

 weeks after planting. They require a consider- 

 able amount of heat to start them. 

 Clumps. Fine large clumps, with 15 or more 

 flowering pips on each. Fine for planting 

 outside in shaded positions, and for natural- 

 izing by the side of streams or wood walks. 

 30 cts. each, $3 per dozen clumps. 

 Pips for forcing. 50 cts. per bundle of 2.";. 

 $1.75 per 100, $14 per 1,000. 



Lilij-of-the- Valley. 



