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J. M. THORBURN & CO.— CATALOGUE OF BULBS 



NAMLD ri:d, crimson and pink hyacinths 



Each Per doz. 



Amy. Bright, dark red $o lo 



Baron Thuyll. Fine rose ; early 12 



-'Bouquet Royal. Rose, red center 12 



^'Bouquet Tendre. Crimson 12 



Cardinal Wiseman. Carmine-rose ; immense 



spike 20 



Charles Dickens. Fine pink ; early 15 



"•' Chestnut Blossom. Pink ; fine 25 



*-' Czar Nicholas. Pale rose ; large 12 



^Empress of India. Fine dark red 20 



Fabiola. Pink, carmine striped 12 



Fiancee Royale. Bright rose, large truss. . . 12 



Garibaldi. Brilliant carmine; fine 20 



General Pelissier. Carmine 12 



Gertrude. Fine spike ; bright pink 12 



Gigantea. Bright rose 12 



*Glory of the Netherlands. Fine rose 12 



Grand Vainqueur. Rose ; large truss 15 



«*Grootvorst. Peach blossom 12 



Homerus. Bright red ; early 15 



Kohinoor, Single. Splendid dark rose 25 



^'Kohinoor, Double. Bright rose, large spike. 20 



La Reine des Jacinthes. Crimson 12 



Linnaeus. Fine crimson 15 



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 25 

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 I 25 

 I 25 

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 I 25 



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 I 25 



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2 50 

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 I 25 

 1 50 



Each Per doz. 



Lord Macaulay. Carmine stripes $0 15 $1 50 



Lord Wellington, Single. Rose 12 



' -' Lord Wellington, Double. Extra large 20 



Madame Hodson. Pink, striped carmine. . . 12 



Maria Catherina. Deep crimson 12 



Maria Cornelia. Light rose ; early 15 



Monsieur Hoboken. Soft carmine ; extra. . . 12 



Moreno. Waxy pink 15 



Norma. Delicate waxy pink 10 



■ ' Noble par Merite. Fine red 15 



'-'-'Panorama. Bright carmine-rose 15 



^^-Prince of Orange. Semi-double 12 



'Princess Louise. Dark red 20 



'-' Regina Victoria. Light rose 15 



Robert Steiger. Fine crimson 10 



Roi des Beiges. Dark red ; fine truss 12 



Rosea Maxima. Delicate rose ; fine spike. . 15 



Sarah Bernhardt. Fine rose 20 



'Shakespeare. Fine rose 15 



■•'■Sir Walter Scott. Light rose, large bells... 15 



Sultan's Favorite. B ush pink, shaded 12 



Veronica. Carmine-red 12 



Von Schiller. Large; dark truss 12 



1 25 



2 00 

 I 25 

 I 25 

 I 50 

 I 25 

 I 50 

 I 00 

 I 50 

 I 50 



1 25 



2 00 

 I 50 

 I 00 

 I 25 



1 50 



2 00 



NAMED LILAC AND MAUVL HYACINTHS 



Each Per doz. 



Charles Dickens. Light violet ; splendid. .$0 20 $2 00 



Distinction. Maroon; quite distinct 25 250 



Haydn. Lilac-mauve 20 2 00 



Jeschko. Fine spike ; dark lilac 20 200 



Lord Mayo. Dark mauve, white eye 25 250 



Each Per doz. 



L'Unique. Dark violet $0 15 $t 50 



Sir Edwin Landseer. Rich claret 20 200 



Sir William Mansfield. Fine mauve 20 200 



Thackeray. Violet-purple 20 2 co 



ToUens. Lilac 20 2 00 



NAMED YELLOW AND ORANQE HYACINTHS 



Adonia. Orange-yellow $0 12 



Bird of Paradise. Dark yellow 20 



^Bouquet Orange. Reddish orange 15 



Due de Malakoff. Salmon, striped 12 



Fleur d'Or. Pale yellow 12 



^--^Goethe. Bright yellow 15 



Golden Scepter. Pure yellow 20 



Hermann. Orange-yellow 20 



Heroine. Yellow, tipped green 15 



Ida. Pure yellow 20 



*^'Jaune Supreme. Deep yellow 15 



Each Per doz. Each Per doz. 



$1 25 King of the Yellows. Extra deep yellow.. $0 20 $2 00 



2 00 I La Pluie d'Or. Yellow 15 



I 50 I ^Minerya. Orange; new 20 



I 25 Obelisque. Large truss 20 



I 25 ^Ophir d'Or. Yellow, purple center 12 



1 50 Sonora. Fine nankeen-yellow ; large and 



2 00 handsome spike 15 



2 oj ^Sovereign. Fine yellow 12 



1 50 ^Sunflower. Buff yellow 20 



2 00 -'''William HI. Apricot-yellow 15 



I 50 Yellow Hammer. Golden yellow 30 



1 50 



2 00 

 2 00 

 I 25 



I 50 



1 25 



2 00 

 I 50 



3 00 



COLLECTIONS or HYACINTHS, OUR SELECTION 



No. I. 12 Named Hyacinths, for house culture in pots or glasses $1 25 



No. 2. 12 Fine Named Hyacinths, for house culture in pots or glasses i 75 



No. 3. 12 Extra'fine Named Hyacinths, for house culture in pots or glasses 2 50 



No. 4. 50 Fine Named Double and Single Hyacinths, in 12 varieties 4 00 



No. 5. 100 Fine Named Double and Single Hyacinths, in 25 varieties 8 00 



QROUPS or HYACINTHS TOR DLSIQN BLDDINQ 



To obviate the disappointment resulting from selecting unsuitable varieties for design beds, we give the 

 following groups of some of the sorts that bloom about the same time and grow^ to the same height. They will 

 all form most effective combinations. We recommend named sorts for design bedding as decidedly better 

 than mixtures. 



I Baron ThuyU, Red. 



< Alba Superbissima. White. 



I Charles Dickens. Blue. 



{Gigantea. Red. 

 Grandeur a Merveille. White. 

 Baron Thuyll. Blue. 



Robert Steiger. Red. 

 Mad. Vanderhoop, White. 

 Marie, Blue. 



{General Pelissier, Red. 

 Baroness Thuyll. Whit 

 Grand Maitre, Blue. 

 Norma. Red. 

 La Franchise, White. 

 La Peyrouse. Blue. 



