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



CALOCHORTUS 



(Mariposa Lily, or Butterfly Tulip) 

 READY IN SEPTEMBER 



Very handsome bulbous plants from California. They 

 are remarkable for the brilliancy and variety of their color- 

 ing, and their gracefulness of habit. They grow freely in 

 light, sandy loam ; though hardy, they should be protected 

 during winter with litter. They may also be successfully 

 grown in frames and in pots. 



If ordered by mail, add 5 cents per dozen for postage 



Each Doz. 



Pearly white, rich blotch |o 05 $0 45 



Very pretty golden yellow 05 45 



~ 05 45 



Vesta. Immense flowers, 

 Nixed mariposa Tulips — 



" Star Tulips 



" Globe Tulips 



" Eldorado Tulips — 



Albus 

 Amabilis 



Benthami. Rich yellow, with black spots 

 Howellii. White-flowered species, with deli- 

 cate green hair-lines passing to white at 



:)uter edges of petals; very fine 25 



Leichtlinii. Creamy white ; very fine 08 



Lilacinus. Large, finely formed lilac flowers. 05 

 Naweanus major. White ground, open cup 



filled with fine blue hairs 05 



Nitidus. Handsome lilac flowers, with large 



indigo blotch in middle of petal 08 



Splendens ruber. Fine dark red 10 



atroviolaceus. Flowers purplish 



lilac ; stems tall and floriferous 08 

 purpurascens. Flowers 3 inches 

 across; purplish lilac outside, 

 creamy white and purple inside 

 oculatus. Creamy white flowers, 

 varying to sulphur and pur- 

 plish tints 



" var. Citrinus. Deep rich lemon, 

 with vivid dark maroon eyes. . 

 " roseus. White inside, carmine 



outside 



3 to 5 inches across ; white, suffused with lilac to rose-purple. Hardy. 



2 25 

 75 

 45 



60 

 I 00 



Venustus 



08 



100 



$2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 



14 00 

 5 00 



2 50 



45 2 50 



4 00 

 6 50 



75 4 50 



75 4 50 



05 



45 



2 50 



05 



45 



2 50 



08 



75 



4 50 



08 



75 



4 50 



05 



35 



2 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



CYCLAMEN 



MOST OF THEM READY IN 

 NOVEMBER 



When well grown, it is difficult to find 

 a more useful plant than this for green- 

 house, room and window decorations. The 

 various species produce flowers varying 

 from deep red to pure white, and of much ele- 

 gance of form in flower and plant. The soil 

 best suited to them is a fresh turfy loam 

 with a fourth to a fifth of well-rotted horse 

 manure to which add some clean sand if 

 the soil is heavy. Plant so as to leave the 

 top of the bulb just below the surface. We 

 offer seed of our superb strain of C gigan- 

 teum at the end of this Catalogue. 



Each Doz. 



Coum. Crimson, round-leaved So 15 $1 50 

 Europaeum roseum. Very showv, 



rosy red. Hardy 15 i 50 



Giganteum Rose 20 2 00 



" Dark Crimson 20 2 00 



" White Mont Blanc"... 20 2 00 



" Mixed 20 I 75 



Hederaefolium album. Autumn- 

 flowering 35 3 50 



" rubrum. Autumn- 

 flowering 20 2 00 



Neapolitanum. The Ivy -leaved 



Cyclamen. Hardy 15 i 50 



Repandum. Rosy red, with pur- 

 ple eye 15 I 50 



CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM 



