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



BLQONIA GRANDIfLORA, tubi:rous-iiooti.d 



Ready in T^ol^ember and December 



Splendid pot-plants for the house or greenhouse, and especially valuable for bedding, flowering in the 

 greatest profusion throughout the summer. For bedding they should be started in hotbed in March and April. 



The hollow end of the bulb should be up and but slightly 

 covered. They should get very little water until the 

 plants are growing. 



Each Per doz. loo 



Single Crimson $o lo $o 75 $4 00 



" Scarlet k 



" Rose 10 



" White... 10 



" Yellow 10 



Pink 10 



" Nixed 10 



Double White 15 1 



" Yellow 15 I 



" Rose 15 I 



" Mixed 15 1 



4 CO 



4 00 



4 00 

 4 00 

 4 00 

 4 00 

 10 00 

 10 00 

 10 00 

 9 00 



BRODIAILAS 



Ready in September 



Very pretty, hardy, bulbous plants from the Pacific 

 coast. They have narrow, grassy leaves, slender stems, 

 and a head or umbel of lily-like flowers. Suitable for 

 forcing or outdoor culture. They do best in rich, sandy 

 loam. If grown in pots a compost of loam, leaf-mould 

 and sand is recommended. 



Tuberous -rooted 

 Begonia. 



Each 



Bridgesii. Rich reddish purple flowers. $0 08 

 Californica. Large, pure waxy pink 



flowers 08 



Candida. Fine white 08 



Coccinea (Floral Fire Cracker). Rich blood-crimson, tipped white 06 



Capitata. Handsome deep violet flowers in compact umbels, borne on long, slender stems 05 



Capitata alba. Very beautiful, pure waxy white 08 



Grandillora. Dwarf, sky-blue, hardy 05 



Ixioides splendens. Large, light yellow flowers 08 



Lactea. White, with green stripes 05 



Laxa. Tall, with large blue flowers 05 



Peduncularis. Porcelain-white flowers in immense umbels 08 



Each Per doz. ico 

 Volubilis (Twining Hyacinth). Lovely 



waxy pink flowers $0 08 $0 60 $^ 00 



Mixed. All sorts 05 30 1 50 



TRITILLARIAS 



R^eady in September 



Graceful, hardy, spring-flowering, bulbous plants, 

 thriving in good, rich, well-drained soil. They are effec- 

 tive in mixed flower borders, and the}- also make excel- 

 lent pot-plants. ■ r> J 



Each Per doz. 100 



Coccinea. Narrow, tubular flowers of a 



deep, glowing red color $0 08 $0 80 $5 00 



Lanceolata. Tall flowers, with large, 



greenish bells, mottled with yellow 



and purple 08 80 6 co 



Liliacea. Flowers white ; easily grown. . 08 80 600 

 Pluriflora. Large, strong-growing plant, 



with beautiful reddish purple flowers, 



blooming very early 08 80 6 00 



Recurva. The finest of all the Fritil- 



larias. The flowers are between 



tubular and bell-shaped, and of a 



brilliant orange-scarlet color 05 50 3 00 



Meleagris (Guinea Fowl Flower). Mixed 



colors 05 35 2 00 



Fritillaria imperialis. See Crown Imperials, on page 23. 



Per doz. 100 



$0 60 $4 00 



65 

 65 

 50 

 40 



65 



40 

 60 

 40 

 40 

 65 



4 50 

 4 50 



3 50 

 2 50 



4 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 4 50 



Fritillaria recurva. 



