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



Each 



Doz 





.$o lO 



|o 75" 



$4 00 



lO 



75 



4 00 



lO 



75 



4 00 



lO 



75 



4 00 



lO 



75 



4 00 



lO 



75 



4 00 



lO 



75 



4 00 



• 15 



I 25 



7 00 



15 



I 25 



7 00 



15 



I 25 



7 00 



• ^5 



I 25 



7 00 



. 15 



I 25 



7 00 



BEGONIA GRANDIFLORA, tuberous-rooted 



READY IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 



Splendid pot-plants for the house or greenhouse, and especially valuable for bedding, flowering in the great- 

 est profusion throughout the summer. For bedding they should be started in hotbed in March and April. The 

 hollow end of the bulb should be up and but slightly covered. They should get very little water until the plants 



are growing. 



Single Crimson $0 



Scarlet 



" Rose 



" White 



" Yellow 



' Pink 



" Mixed 



Double White 15 



" Yellow 



Scarlet 



Rose 



Mixed 15 



BEGONIA CRISP A (Single-fringed Begonias) 



These new Begonias have beautifully shaped, gracefully 

 frilled and crested flowers borne above the foliage on long 

 and erect stems. A fine strain with a great future. Red, 

 Rose, White, Yellow and Salmon. Each, 35 cts. 



READY IN 

 SEPTEMBER 



Pretty, hardy, bulbous plants from the Pacific coast. 

 They have narrow, grassy leaves, slender stems, and 

 umbels of lily-like flowers. For forcing or outdoor culture. 

 Do best in rich, sandy loam. If grown in pots, a compost of 

 loam, leaf-mold and sand is best. Each Doz. 

 Bridgesii. Rich reddish purple flowers. .$0 08 $065 

 Californica. Often 2 feet high, with large 



pinkish purple flowers. Fine 



Candida. Pale blue flowers in spreading 



umbels, exceedingly beautiful 



Coccinea (Floral Fire Cracker). Rich 



blood-crimson, tipped white 



Congesta. Tall-growing ; purple flowers 



Grandiflora. Deep purple flowers ; large and showy 



Ixioides splendens. Large, light yellow flowers 



Lactea. White, with green stripes 



Laxa. Tall, with large blue flowers 



Peduncularis. Porcelain-white flowers in immense umbels 



Stellaris. Intense purple flowers, with white center, borne on short stems and forming a starry 

 clump 



BRODIAEAS 



100 

 $4 00 



TUBEROUS-ROOTED 

 BEGONIAS 



08 



65 



4 00 



12 



I CO 



6 00 



06 



50 



3 50 



05 



30 



I 75 



05 



40 



2 50 



05 



45 



3 00 



05 



40 



2 50 



05 



40 



2 50 



08 



65 



4 00 



08 



65 



4 CO 



05 



30 



I 50 



CROWN IMPERIALS 



{Fritillaria imperialis) 



A stately-growing plant, with dark green foliage, and 

 flowers of "all intermediate shades between yellow and 

 crimson; effective for centers of beds; hardy and perma- 

 nent, and not so generally planted as they should be. Their 

 flowers are produced quite early in spring, and are very 

 ornamental and decorative in the center of a bed of other 

 bulbous plants. The old, dull red variety, while hand- 

 some, does not give anything like the effect that the newer 

 sorts do. The double varieties are especially conspicuous 

 and desirable in every respect. They are all the better for 

 being planted in good, rich, well-drained soil ; the flowers 

 will be larger and of finer coloring, as well as more 

 enduring. 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



If ordered by mail, add 3 cents each for postage 



Each Doz. 



Aurora. Red $0 25 $2 50 



Crown on Crown. Red 25 250 



Single Red 25 2 50 



Single Yellow 30 3 00 



Gold-Striped leaved. Crimson flowers ; varie- 

 gated foliage 40 4 00 



Silver-Striped leaved 60 



Large Double Red 65 



Large Double Yellow 65 



Naximus, Bright Yellow 60 600 



„ " „ Red 45 4 50 



Orange Brilliant 45 4 50 



Fine Nixed Varieties per 100, $7.50.. 15 i 25 



CROWN IMPERIAL 



