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



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VARIOUS iRisi:s 



Each Per doz. loo 



Alata (The Scorpion Iris). Sweet-scented, sky-blue flowers ; fine for pots $010 $075 $500 



Anglica (English Bulbous). Mixed colors 05 45 2 75 



" Mont Blanc. Pure white English Iris 10 75 5 00 



Crislata. Lilac, with j ellow throat 05 50 300 



Florentina alba. Beautiful satiny white flowers 05 50 300 



Germanica, Madame Chereau. White, elegantly frilled, azure-blue 10 i 00 6 00 



" Maori King. Golden yellow standard ; velvety crimson falls, margined gold 20 2 cxi 1300 



" Finest Mixed. All colors 05 35 2 00 



Histroides. Large, light blue spotted flowers 25 2 50 



Iberica. Gray, striped violet-purple 20 2 00 



Lorteti. New. The most beautiful of all the Irises. Standards white, fall white and crimson. 



Very distinct 75 7 5° 



Morea pavonia (Peacock). Pretty 05 30 i 50 



Persica. Early dwarf Persian ; fine for forcing. (The French Fleur-de-Lis 20 200 12 cx) 



Pumila. Blue 06 50 3 50 



Reticulata. Violet, spotted white, yellow and black 30 300 



Siberica. Mixed 06 50 2 50 



Stylosa. Blue 10 i 00 



Susiana major (Chalcedonian Iris). Bluish, tinted brown, dark lines 20 200 



Tuberosa (Snake's Head Iris^ Rich violet 05 45 2 50 



lachi:nalias 



J{eady in September 



Very pretty, spring-flowering, greenhouse, bulbous plants, with brightly colored flowers and elegant habit. 

 They should be grown in pots, four to six bulbs in a 5-inch pot, in a compost of two parts loam, two parts leaf- 

 mould and one part each of peat, sand and well-rotted cow manure. Apply but little water until growth is 

 somewhat advanced, but give more freely as the foliage develops ; give them plenty of light and air, and keep 

 near the glass to insure sturdy growth. Lachenalias are also excellent subjects for hanging baskets. 



Each Per doz. 



Luteola. Pale yellow flowers, flushed with green $0 20 $2 00 



Pendula. Very handsome, large and showy species, with broad foliage and rich red flowers, tipped 



with black 20 2 00 



Quadricolor. Bright green, red and yellow flowers ; very pretty 20 2 00 



Tricolor. Red, yellow and green 10 i 00 



Versicolor. Foliage heavily spotted brown ; flowers yellow, tipped with green and red ; very pretty 



for massing 12 1 2s 



Hybrids Mixed 10 i 00 



montbri:tias 



Ready in November 



Hardy, summer-flowering, bulbous plants that are becoming more popular every year. Their brightly 

 colored flowers are borne on long, graceful spikes in the greatest profusion, and they are most valuable for 

 cutting and general decorative purposes. They should be planted in groups and left undisturbed. Ordinary 

 garden soil and a sunny position suit them. The following are the handsomest and most distinct varieties : 



Each Per doz 

 $0 40 



Bouquet Parlait. 

 Crocosmiaeflora. 



Large, bright vermilion flowers, with deep yellow center $0 05 



Large : 



bright orange, tinged scarlet 

 Drap 



05 



d'Or. Rich yellow; very large, 



handsome flowers 05 



Eldorado. Large, golden yellow flowers ; 



very floriferous ; dwarf habit 05 



Elegans. Bright yellow, outside streaked 



with vermilion ; extra fine 05 



Etoile de Feu, Bright vermilion, with deep 



yellow center ; large flowers 08 



Golden Sheaf. Bright yellow 05 



Pottsii. Orange and scarlet ; very free- 

 flowering 05 



30 



40 



40 



40 



60 

 40 



25 



100 

 $2 25 



I 50 



2 25 

 2 25 

 2 25 



2 25 

 I 25 



Montbretias. 



ORNITHOGALUM 



"Ready in September 



Each Per doz. 100 



Arabicum. White, with black center ; 

 valual)le for forcing $0 05 $0 45 $3 00 



Pyramidale. Showy spikes of w h i t e 

 flowers 25 2 50 



Unibellatum (Star of Bethlehem). Out- 

 side green and white striped, inside 

 satiny white ; flowers in umbels ; very 

 showy 05 30 I 50 



