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



LILTUM HARRISII 



(Bermuda Laster Lily) 

 "Bulbs ready nolv 



The Bermuda Easter Lily is perhaps the finest 

 and most popular of winter-blooming plants. 

 The large, handsome, pure white, trumpet- 

 shaped flowers are very sweet-scented and of 

 great substance, and last a long time after cut- 

 ting. Its stately and graceful habit renders it a 

 perfect pot-plant for table or window decora- 

 tions. It gets its popular name from the fact 

 that it is so largely used for church decoration 

 at Easter. It is easily grown and can be forced into flower in a 

 remarkably short time. It is also well adapted to garden culture, 

 but in this latitude the bulbs should have a good covering of 

 ashes or litter to protect them over winter. 



If ordered by mail, add from 10 to 20 cents per dozen for postage, 

 •'^'"8 »° Elach Per doz. loo 



5 to 7 inches in circumference So lo $i oo $6 oo 



I 25 7 CO 



6 lo 7 



7 to 9 

 9 to I I 



II inches and up in circumference 50 



12 



20 2 00 1 1 00 

 30 3 00 22 00 

 5 50 



CHINLSE. SACRED LILY 



(The Water-Fairy Flower) 

 'Ready in September 



If ordered by mail, add 5 

 cents each or 30 cents per dozen 

 for postage. 



\\ A variety of the Polyanthus 

 • Narcissus, imported from 

 "V-?; China. The Chinese havethe 

 foil ow i ng 

 '>>?^n' ' interest i n g 

 ^-^vi^^ fable con- 

 nected with 

 this flower: 



Lilium Harrisii. 



"Once 

 upon a time 



a father left his property to his two sons, with the under- 

 standing that it should be equally divided ; but the elder 

 son seized all the tillable land and left the younger nothing 

 but an acre covered with rocks and water. The younger 

 son, failing to obtain justice, sat at the water's edge be- 

 moaning his misfortune. A benevolent fairy appeared, and, 

 giving him these Narcissus bulbs, told him to drop them 

 into the water. Shortly afterwards their flowers were de- 

 veloped, and the neighbors crowded to see the fairy's gift. 

 In the course of a few years the badly treated brother accu- 

 mulated a fortune by the rapid increase and sale of his 

 bulbs. Then the elder brother, envious of the prosperity 

 of the younger, bought up great numbers of the bulbs — hop- 

 ing to get a monopoly by getting all of them — at so heavy a 

 price that he was obliged to mortgage his property to pro*- 

 cure funds for the purpose. He planted all his good land 

 with bulbs, but they soon began to die, as they cannot live 

 long out of water. He was ruined, while his brother, who 

 had bought the mortgage, foreclosed it, and became pos- 

 sessed of the whole estate in time to plant some of the dying 

 bulbs in the watery acre." 



The bulbs should be placed from three to six in a bowl 

 or glass dish of water which has been partly filled with 

 pebbles, some of which place over the bulbs so as to prevent 

 them from floating. The water should be tepid and changed 

 every two days. Submerge the bulbs entirely, and place in 

 a sunn)' window in a cool room. Price, 10 cts. each, $1 

 per doz. 



Chinese Sacred Lily. 



