J. M. Thorburn & Co. 



— Catalogue of Bulbs. 



41 



ALBERT'S PLANT- FOOD 



The Best Fertilizer for House Plants 



This celebrated plant-food, made in Germany, is a 

 pcientiflc preparation containing in a fiighly concen- 

 trated and easily soluble form the food elements re- 

 quired by plants. It is 

 odorless, clean to han- 

 dle, quick in its action 

 and unequaled in its 

 effects. It is put up 

 in attractive tins with 

 full directions for use 

 printed on each, and 

 containing inside a 

 small spoon holding 

 the exact quantity re- 

 quired for dissolving 

 in a quart of water. 

 By its application 

 plants acquire a stur- 

 dier growth, fuller de- 

 velopment and a mani- 

 fold increase in bloom. 

 For palms, ferns, India-rubber plants, bulbs and all 

 kinds of pot-plants, it is by far the most complete, most 

 effective, most economical and easiest applied fertilizer 

 made. 15 cts. per tin; by mail, 8 cts. extra. 



CEDAR FLOWER OR TREE TUBS. 



These are made of Virginia white cedar, painted 

 green, with hoops, handles and leg -castings painted 

 black. The bottoms are perforated and are removable. 



Outside diam. Length of staves Each 



No. 0, 27 inches 24 inches $5 50 



5 00 



No. 1, 25 



No. 2, 23 " 



No. 3, 21 " 



No. 4, 18 " 



No. 5, 16 " 



No. 6, 14 " 

 No. 7, 13 



No. 8, 12 " 



4 50 

 3 75 

 3 00 

 2 75 

 2 35 

 2 00 

 1 75 



Per doz. 100 



Carnation Supports, Model Extension . .$0 50 $3 00 

 Galvanized Wire Stakes. For roses, etc. 



3 feet 40 2 50 



4 feet 50 3 00 



Glazing Points, Van Reyper's Perfect. Per 1,000, 



75 cts.; pincers for same, 50 cts. each. 

 Horse Boots. The best make. Per set, $9. 

 Hose, Rubber, Finest <' Wallabout." Three-ply. 



%-mch, in any length, at 15 cts. per foot; 1-inch, 



in any length, at 21 cts. per foot. 

 Hose, Rubber, " Electric." %-\n., at 20c. per foot. 

 Hyacinth Glasses, Tall Shape. Blue, Green and 



Purple. Each, 20 cts.; per doz., $1.75. 



LABELS, WOODEN. 



Dr^* Bnr4 ««a»H.^» ' PLAIN ' PAINTED 



Pot and Garden- ^ ^^^ ^ 



4- inch $0 15 $0 60 $0 15 $0 90 



45^- " 15 80 20 1 00 



5- " 15 90 20 1 25 



6- " 20 1 00 25 1 35 



8- 40 3 50 50 4 00 



12- " 55 4 50 65 5 00 



Notched, Tree — 



3j^-inch 10 60 15 90 



6- " 20 1 50 25 2 00 



3K- " (copper wired) 20 1 75 30 2 25 



Mastlca. For glazing greenhouses, sashes, etc. Per 

 qt., 40 cts.; per J^-gal., 70 cts.; per gal., $1.25. 



Mastlca Glazing Machine. Each, $1.25. 



Mats. For covering sashes. Made of jute, stitched 



through; hemmed with canvas and thickly padded; 



size 76 inches by 76 inches; one mat covers two 



sashes. 



No. 1. Both sides jute. Each, $1.25. 

 No. 2. One side jute, the other side waterproof 

 duck. Each, $1.75. 



INDEX. 



PAGE 



Allium 32 



Amaryllis 18 



American Wood Lily, or Indian Sham- 

 rock 31 



Anemone, or Windflower 19 



Arums 18 



Begonias, Tuberous-Rooted 19 



Brodiaeas 20 



Callas 29 



Calochortus 21 



Choice Bulbs, Special Collections of . . . 



2d page cover 



Choice Vegetable Seeds 38 



Convallaria 17 



Crinums 24 



Crocus 20 



Crown Imperials 22 



Cyclamen 21 



Dog's-tooth Violets 26 



Erythroniums 26 



Fertilizers 40 



PAGE 



Fleur-de-lis 25 



Flower Seeds for Frames and Green- 

 houses 36 



Flower Seeds, Hardy 34, 35 



Freesia 22 



Fritillarias 22 



Galiinthus 30 



Gladiolus 23 



Gloxinias 23 



Grape Hyacinths 24 



Grass Seeds for Autumn Sowing 39 



Hyacinth Glasses 41 



Hyacinths ...2-5 



Insecticides and Remedies for Plant 



Diseases 40 



Iris 25, 26 



Ixias 26 



Jonquils 14 



Lacbenalias 27 



Lilies 15-18 



Lily-of -the- Valley 17 



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Mariposa Lily, or Butterfly Tulip 21 



Miscellaneous Articles 41 



Miscellaneous Bulbs and Roots 32, 33 



Montbretias 27 



Mushroom Spawn 39 



Narcissus 12-14 



Nerine 28 



Omithogalum 27 



Oxalis 28 



Paaonies : 28 



Ranunculus 29 



Richardias 29 



Scillas 30 



Snowdrops 30 



Spiraea, or Astilbe 31 



Strawberry Plants 37 



Tigridias 30 



Trilliums 31 



Tulips 6-11 



Tuberoses 31 



J. Horace McFabland Co., HoBxicm/ruEAXi Peintees, Hareisbubg, Pa. 



