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



NILRINi: 



Ready in October and Nobember 



Very beautiful greenhouse bulbous plants, succeeding best in pots, in light soil— say a compost of loam, 

 leaf-mould and sand. Frequent repotting is not advisable, but an annual top-dressing of new soil before the 



flowering season is recommended. During the growing season they 

 succeed best in a frame with some bottom heat. After the leaves die 

 they should be kept ciuite dry in a cool place until they begin to grow 

 again. 



Each Per doz. 



Crispa. Very handsome scarlet flowers $i oo 



Flexuosa. Bright crimson-scarlet, tinged with orange i oo 



Fothergillii. Bright, glittering scarlet, in a many-flowered 



umbel 1 oo 



" major. A magnificent plant for house or con- 

 servatory. The flowers are of the most 

 intense shining scarlet, and by artificial 

 light the crystalline cells of the petals 

 sparkle like jewels. It flowers very freely . . i 25 

 Japonica (Japan Spider Lily). Purplish red ; very beau- 

 tiful 08 



Sarniensis (True Guernsey Lily). Flowers brilliant crim 



son, in large clusters. The best known sort 35 



Undulata. Rosy purple, wavy flowers ; very handsome 75 



$0 75 



3 50 



OXALIS 



1{eady in September 



Nerine Japonica. ^ ^'^^y pleasing class of small bulbs, producing vast quantities of 



brilliant flowers during the autumn and winter months ; they are espe- 

 cially desirable for planting in hanging baskets. They are easily grown in sandy soil, seven or eight bulbs in a 

 4- or 5-inch pot. Pot in September, and remove indoors early in October ; keep in moderate temperature. 



Each Per doz. 100 



Buttercup. A splendid winter-blooming plant for pot culture. The flowers are pure bright 

 yellow, and produced in great abundance. It is very easily cultivated, and, being a strong 



grower, only one or two bulbs should be planted in a 5- or 6-inch pot $0 05 $0 40 $2 00 



Giant Pink. New. Bushy plants, about a foot high, covered with large clusters of waxy-pink 



geranium-like flowers. A fine pot-plant 10 



Sowiei. Crimson 05 



Grande Ducliesse. grandiflora alba. White 05 



" " " rosea. Bright pink 05 



Lutea. Yellow 2 for sets... 



" Double. Yellow 05 



Nultiflora alba. White ; free-flowering 06 



Rubella. Purple 05 



Versicolor. Crimson and white 2 for 5 cts. . . 



Mixed 2 for 5 cts. . . 



I 00 

 40 

 45 

 45 

 25 

 45 

 50 

 35 

 25 

 20 



I 25 

 I 00 



PALONILS 



Ready in October 



The old-fashioned double Paeonies are too well known to require description 

 their great merits — their easy culture, the handsome appearance 

 of the plant, and the brilliant and striking effect of their 

 massive, finely formed, richly colored flowers. Among hardy 

 herbaceous perennials, the Chinese Paeonies rank about first for 

 lawn or flower-border or shrubbery decoration. They are all 

 hardy. ^fir^?^>^ 



Each Per doz. ^Ni^ 



Chinensis, Double White $0 30 $3 00 ^gj^^^ ''^ 



" " Crimson 20 2 00 



" " Pink 20 2 00 '^M^m^^l/Cf' 



" " Mixed 15 I 50 



Arborea (Tree Paeony). Very handsome 2 00 



Tenuifolia, Single. Bright red 20 175 



Double. Bright red 30 3 00 



Their popularity is due to 



f aeouies. 



