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



SCILLAS 



T^eady in September 



No garden can be complete without these beautiful flowers. S. Peruviana 

 requires slight protection; all the others are quite hardy, and may remain in 

 the ground several years. The efifect in early spring of the intensely rich blue, 

 early-flowering Scilla, contrasting with the snow-white of the Snowdrop and 

 the varied hues of the Crocus, can hardly be overestimated; are most valuable 

 for permanent edging, or planted in bunches of a dozen or so. 



// ordered by mail, add 5 cents per dozen for postage, except those marked Ivith a (*), to 

 Ivhich add 2 cents each. 



Eueh Doz. 100 

 Sibirica. Blue $0 05 



Doz. 

 $0 35 



45 



Scilla Sibirica 



$1 75 



" alba. White-flowered variety of the above 00 45 3 00 



Campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). Blue 05 25 1 25 



alba. White 05 35 1 75 



rosea. Rose 05 35 2 00 



Italica. Light blue; very fragrant 10 05 4 00 



Nutans coerulea (Nodding Squills). Blue 05 35 1 75 



alba. White 00 50 3 00 



rosea. Rose 00 50 3 00 



Each Doz. 



*Peruyiana alba (White Cuban Lily) $0 20 $2 00 



" lutea (Yellow Cuban Lily) 50 5 00 



" coerulea (Blue Cuban Lily) 15 1 50 



SNOWDROPS 



(GALANTHUS NIVALIS) 



Read}) in September 



Perhaps no spring flower is a more general favorite 

 than the Snowdrop. The earliest flowering of its varie- 

 ties is the common single sort, which is also very graceful 

 and beautiful, commencing to bloom before the snow is 

 fairly oflf the ground in spring. This is succeeded by the 

 double-flowered variety, with its elegant drooping, snow- 

 white blossoms. 

 Should be planted 2 

 to 3 inches deep, in a 

 shadv location. 



Snowdrops 



Dwarf Double Pearl Tuberose 



// ordered by mail, add 3 cents per dozen, or 25 cents per 100 for postage. 



Doz. 100 1,000 



Single-flowering Snowdrops $0 20 $1 00 $8 00 



Double-flowering Snowdrops. .. : 35 2 00 15 00 



Giant Snowdrops of Asia Minor {Gahinthus Elwesii) 20 1 00 8 00 



TUBEROSES 



Read^ in December 



The purity of color and rich perfume of the Tuberose are well known. 

 In this latitude May 1 is early enough to plant in the open ground, but the 

 bulbs may be started in pots much earlier if desired. They do best in a 

 rich, warm soil and in a sunny situation. Cut off about a quarter of an 

 inch from the bottom of the bulb before planting, and set so that the top 

 will be one inch below the soil. 



Each Doz. 100 

 Dwarf Double Pearl. Dwarf habit; large fine flowers of 



great substance $0 00 $0 40 $2 00 



Albino. Purest white, single flowers 08 45 2 50 



Variegated Leaf. Foliage striped white and green; single 



white flowers 10 60 3 00 



