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J. M. Thokburn & Co. — Catalogue op Bulbs. 



NERINE. 



Ready in October and November. 



Very beautiful greenhouse bulbou.s plants, succeeding best in pots, in light soil- say a compost of loam, 

 leaf-mould and sand. Frequent repotting is not advisable, but an annual top-dressing of new soil before the 



flowering season is recommended. During the growing season they 

 succeed best in a frame with some bottom heat. After the leaves die 

 they should be kept quite dry in a cool place until they begin to grow 

 again. 



Eiicli i^er doz. 

 00 



Crispa. Very handsome scarlet flowers $1 



Flexuosa. Bright crimson-scarlet, tinged with orange 1 



Fothergillii. Bright, glittering scarlet, in a many-flowered 



umbel 1 



" major. A magnificent plai.t for house or con- 

 servatory. The flowers are of the most 

 intense shining scarlet, and by artiflci.-i! 

 light the crystalline cells of the petals 

 sparkle like jewels. It flowers very freely. 

 Japonica ( Japan Spider Lily). Purplish red; very beauti- 

 ful ; 



Sarniensis (True Guernsey Lily). Flowers brilliant crim- 

 son, in large clusters. The best known sort 



Undulata. Rosy purple, wavy flowers; very handsome 



1 25 



08 



3 50 



OXALIS. 



Ready in September. 



Nerine Japonica. ^ very pleasing class of small bulbs, producing vast quantities of 



brilliant flowers during the autumn and winter months; they are espe- 

 cially desirable for planting in hanging baskets. They are easily grown in sandy soil, seven or eight bulbs in a 

 4- or 5-inch pot. Pot in September, and remove indoors early in October; keep in moderate temperature. 



Each Perdoz. 100 



Bi.ttercup. A splendid winter-blooming plant for pot-culture. The flowers are pure bright 

 yellow, and produced in great abundance. It is very easily cultivated, and, being a strong 



grower, only one or two bulbs should be planted in a 5- or G inch pot $0 05 .$0 40 $2 00 



Bowiei. Crimson 05 40 2 00 



Grande Duchesse, grandiflora alba. White 08 75 4 00 



" " " rosea. Bright pink 06 .50 00 



" " " Versicolor. Lavender 06 50 3 00 



Lutea. Vellow 05 30 1 50 



'« Double. Yellow 05 45 2 50 



Multiflora alba. White; free-flowering 05 45 2 50 



Rubella. Purple 05 35 2 00 



Versicolor. Crimson and white 05 30 1 50 



20 1 00 



Mixed 2 for 5 cts. . 



PAEONIES. 



Ready in October. 



The old-fashioned double Pa?onies are too well known to require description 

 their great merits — their easy culture, the handsome appear- 

 ance of the plant, and the brilliant and striking effect of their 

 massive, finely formed, richly colored flowers. Among hardy 

 herbaceous perennials, the Chinese Paeonies rank about first for tf^t^iBg^g^y; f 

 lawn or flower-border or shrubbery decoration. They are all 

 hardy. 



Each Perdoz. 



Chinensis, Double White $0 30 $3 00 



" " Crimson 20 2 00 



" " Pink 20 2 00 



" " Mixed 15 1 50 



Arborea (Tree Pseony). \'ery handsome 2 00 



Tenuifolia, Single. Briglit red 20 1 75 



" Double, Bright red ;50 3 00 



Their popularity is due to 



Pwonies . 



