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



CRINUMS 



Splendid large-flowering bulbs, closely allied to the Amaryllis. The 

 most suitable soil is a compost of turfy loam, cow manure and some sand. 

 They should be grown in large pots or in tubs, about three-fourths of the 

 bulb being out of the soil. In late fall they should be removed to a cool- 

 house and allowed to rest till new leaves begin to appear in February. 

 The bulbs should receive a top-dressing each year when starting, and 

 manure water during the growing season. They may be placed outside 

 when warm weatlier begins, and will flower all through the summer, 

 making splendid lawn or veranda plants. Each 

 Giganteum. Giant White. Immense bulbs; large white flowers ; bloom 

 all summer ; very fragrant. They should be watered plentifully 



while growing $2 00 



Amabile, Giant Pink. Extra large, bright pink, with white stripe ; splen- 

 did flower ; enormous bulb. This and the Giant White are unsur- 

 passed for growing in tubs, blooming profusely outside all 



summer 2 00 



Kirki. Large umbels of beautiful pure white flowers, with purple 



stripe in center of each petal 65 



Powelli. It produces long stems bearing at the top five to eight large, 



dark rose, bell-shaped flowers 3 to 4 inches long 40 



" album. Pure white 70 



" intermedium. Light rose 3 00 



IXIAS 



Ready in October 



The Named Hybrid Ixias are so beautiful and rich in tints that no 

 lover of flowers should be without them. They are equally adapted for 

 pots or the open ground, exceedingly free-flowering, and invaluable for cut- 

 ting. If planted out, they require rather more covering during winter than 

 hyacinths. In pots their culture is the same as that usually recommended 

 for other bulbs. By reason of their curious forms and strange coloring, the 

 ""'"""^ Ixias attract much attention, 



Azurea. Blue, with purple center; very beautiful 



Barbara. Creamy white, black center 



Bucephalus major. Rich crimson; very fine 



Crateroides. Bright crimson 



Excelsior. Reddish bronze 



Emperor of China. Golden yellow, purple eye 



Favorite. Sulphur-yellow 



Calathea. White, with blue eye 



Lady of the Lake. Magenta, dark eye 



Lady Slade. Light rose 



Viridiflora. Green, black center 



White Swan. White, with blush-violet eye 



William the Conqueror. Large ; white, with purple eye 



Wonder (Rosea plena). Rose 



In Splendid Mixture per 1,000, $4 50; 2 for 5 cts... 



Each 



Doz. 



100 



$0 05 



$0 35 



$2 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



06 



50 



3 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



06 



50 



3 00 



06 



50 



3 00 



08 



75 



4 50 



06 



50 



3 00 



05 



35 



2 00 



05 



40 



2 25 



05 



40 



2 25 





20 



70 



ERYTHRONIUMS 



(DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLETS) Ready In September 



Very ornamental, hardy, bulbous plants, of neat and dwarf 

 habit. They succeed in almost any light soil, but prefer a mix- 

 ture of loam and peat. They should be planted in groups, and 

 do well in sheltered positions on rockeries, or in mixed flower 

 or shrubbery borders. Each Doz. 100 



Californicum. Cream-yellow, with maroon band 

 at base ; leaves very richly mottled. The 



finest of all So 07 



Californicum, White Beauty. Flowers more nearly 

 white than Californicum; leaves richly 



mottled 08 



Giganteum (Giant Dog's-tooth Violet). Very 

 large, straw-colored flowers, with orange 

 center, borne on long, slender stems ; the 

 foliage is richly mottled in dark brown and 

 its elegant habit makes a very attractive 



pot-plant for window decoration 08 



Citrinum. Leaves mottled ; flowers yellow 08 



Grandiflorum. Leaves unmottled; flowers bright 

 vellow, with recurved petals 08 



$0 60 $3 50 



65 



4 00 



65 4 00 



ERYTHRONIUM 



Hartwegii. Fine new variety; light yellow flowers like those of B. giganteum, but each borne Each 



on a separate stalk $0 07 



Hendersonii. Flowers pink, with very dark purple center; leaves beautifully mottled in dark 



brown ; petals strongly recurved ; rare 08 



Mixed '. 05 



Dens-canis ( Dog's-tooth Violet) . Mixed colors ; very pretty ; leaves blotched in brown and white, 05 



Doz. 

 $0 60 



65 

 40 

 30 



100 

 $3 50 



4 50 

 2 50 

 I 50 



