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J. M. THORBURN & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF BULBS 



BEAUTIFUL JAPAN 

 LILIES 



These do not generally arrive until 

 November and December. We import 

 our supply direct from Japan every 

 year. Every garden should have some 

 of these most beautiful and easily 

 grown Lilies. 



Postage on these varieties from 2 to 10 



cents each, according to size 

 Auratum (Gold-banded Lily). ' The 

 grandest of all hardy Lilies ; flowers 

 white, spotted with maroon, having 

 a bright yellow band through the 

 center of each petal. The plant 

 grows from 3 to 6 feet high. 



Each Doz. 100 



8 to 9 in. cir. ..$012 $1 25 $8 00 



9 to II in. cir... 20 2 00 12 00 

 II to 13 in. cir.. . 35 350 2000 



Auratum macranthum, or platyphyllum. 

 A spendid variety of the above, with 

 much larger fiowers; of perfect form 

 and great substance; 5 to 8 feet. 

 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 



Auratum rubro -vittatum. Enormous 

 flowers, sometimes measuring 10 

 inches across; pure white, beauti- 

 fully spotted, and with a deep crim- 

 son stripe through center of each 

 petal; very fragrant. 65 cts. each, 

 $7 per doz. 



Auratum pictum. Flowers like those of 

 the common Auratum, with yellow 

 band through each petal. It is beau- 

 tifully spotted with rich crimson. 

 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 



Auratum Wittei. Very large, pure white 

 flowers, with raised spots of satiny 

 white; a grand Lily; 4 to 6 feet. 

 75 cts. each., $8 per doz. 



Auratum Virgioale. Very large, pure 

 white flowers, with yellow band 

 through center of each petal ; a 

 magnificent variety, growing from 4 

 to 6 feet high. 50c. each, $5 per doz. 



Speciosum album Kraetzeri. Beautiful 

 pure white flowers of large size ; 2 

 to 4 feet high; one of the hand- 



TYPES OF LILIES 



somest and easiest grown Lilies we have. 8 to 9 inches, 



20C. each, $2 per doz. ; 9 to 1 1 inches, 30c. each, S3 per doz. 

 Speciosum rubrum. White, shaded rose and spotted deep 



red ; 2 to 4 feet high. 9 to 1 1 inches, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 Speciosum rubrum Melpomene. Very dark crimson-spotted 



flowers of large size and striking appearance ; 2 to 4 feet 



high. 9 to II inches, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Batemanni. Richly colored, unspotted flowers of bright 



apricot tint; a most beautiful variety; 3 to 4 feet high. 



25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Krameri. White, slightly tinged with red; sweet-scented. 



20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 Leichtlinii. Orange-red, with crimson spots ; 2 to 3 feet high. 



25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



VARIOUS LILIES 



Postage on these sorts 2 to 10 cts. each, according to size 

 Atrosanguineum {Fiilgens). Dark crimson, black spots. 



20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 Atrosanguineum maculatum. Orange-red. 20 cts. each, $2 



per doz. 



Bloomerianum. Orange, spotted dark maroon, with a crim- 

 son circle around each spot. 45 cts. each, $4.50 per doz. 



Bolanderi. Bell-shaped, deep crimson flowers, dotted wnth 

 purple. Grows I to 3 feet high. Rare. 70c. each, j57 per doz. 



Brownii. Most beautiful flowers of immense size, inside 

 creamy white, outside shaded chocolate-purple ; a splen- 

 did pot-plant; 2^ to 3^ feet high. 55 cts. each, $5.50 

 per doz. 



LILIUM AURATU 



