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



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RANUNCULUS 



tlie autumn. 



Ready in September 



The main soil for these should be loam or clay, witli a good dressing of rotten manure and leaf -mould; if 

 heavy, add a little sand. The soil should be well drained, cool, deep, rich and moist. Plant lat« 

 claws downward, from 4 to 6 inches apart and I? inclies deep, 

 covering with fine, pulverized soil. 



// ordered by mail, add 3 cents per doz. for postage 



PERSIAN VARIETIES 



¥a\('\\ Doz. 



Belladonna. Wliite $0 05 $0 40 



Commodore Napier. Yellow and brown border. 05 40 



California Gold. Yellow 10 75 



Favorite des Dames. Striped 05 45 



Jaune Supreme. Splendid yellow 05 45 



Kiskoy. Purple 05 50 



Mont Blanc. White 05 40 



Queen of the Netherlands. Violet-black 05 45 



Saturnus. Crimson C5 35 



Fireball, Brilliant scarlet 05 40 



Persian Mixed, all sorts 3 for 5 cts. . . 15 



French Named, in 25 varieties 06 45 



Mixed, all sorts 3 for 5 cts. . . 15 



TURBAN VARIETIES 



These are the most hardy of the Ranunculus, and will 

 succeed with much less care than is necessary for the Persian 

 sorts. 



Each Doz. 



Black, or Brown $0 05 $0 35 



Grandiflora. Crimson 05 45 



Romano. Scarlet 05 35 



Hercules. Pure white 05 45 



Merveilleuse. Orange-yellow 05 40 



Seraphique. Citron , 05 35 



Souci dore.. Orange 05 35 



Striped 05 35 2 00 Each Doz. loo 



Viridiflora. Scarlet, green center $0 05 $0 35 $"J 00 



Mixed Turban 2 for 5 cts... 25 125 



100 

 75 



3 00 



1 75 

 3 00 



2 50 

 2 00 



1 75 



2 00 



Ranunculus 



RICHARDIAS. or CALLAS 



Tieady in September and October 

 m/M^^ ■ yArC^ Tall-growing, bulbous perennials of exceedingly graceful 



habit and very handsome foliage and flowers. They are easily 

 cultivated in pots, requiring only a rich soil and plenty of water. 

 ^^^^ A compost of one part good loam and one part cow manure is 



^ '^^^^■^^^^^^ recommended. It is a good plan to plant them out in the garden 

 each summer, in rich, well-manured soil, giving them plenty of 

 water, taking them up and carefully repotting in September. 



S^fSK^^^, Each Doz. 100 



7^^^M\IMIIII/!ml^/^l^^KL. WhUe Calla. or Lily-of-the-Nile [CaUa ^fhiopica). 



Large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers of 

 great substance. One of the inost popular 

 and ornnmental of house and greenhouse 

 plants. Largest size bulbs $0 25 $2 25 $14 00 



"Little Gem" Calla. Very neat, dwarf habit; 



makes an excellent pot-plant 06 GO 3 50 



Spotted Calla (C. ^thiopica alba maculafa) . 

 An extremely ornamental pot-plant, with 

 pure white flowers and handsome, deep 

 green leaves, spotted with white 10 GO 4 00 



Black Calla. See Arum Palcestinum sanctum.. 20 2 00 12 00 

 Red Calla {Arum cornntum). Flowers red. 

 White Calla spotted black; stems mottled; a handsome 



pot-plant 15 1 50 9 00 



New Yellow-flowered, Spotted Leaf. Grows about 2 feet high, with immense dark green leaves 

 spotted and blotched with silvery white; flowers of medium size, pure bright yellow, with a 

 black-purple blotch at base. Fine for spring planting. Blooms outside all summer 35 3 00 18 00 



