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



SCILLA SIBIRICA 



SCILLAS 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



No garden can be complete witliout these beautiful flowers. S. Peruviana 

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

 the ground several years. The effect 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. 



If ordered by mail, add 5 cents per dozen for postage, except those marked with a 

 ) , to which add 2 cents each 



Each Doz. loo 



Sibirica. Blue $o 05 $0 35 $1 75 



" alba. White-flowered variety of the above 06 45 300 



Bifolia. Blue 05 35 2 00 



Campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). Blue 05 25 125 



alba. White 05 35 2 00 



" rosea. Rose 05 35 2 00 



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



alba. White 06 50 3 00 



" rosea. Rose 06 50 3 00 



Each Doz. 



•^Peruviana alba (White Cuban Lily) |o 20 $2 00 



" lutea (Yellow Cuban Lily) 50 5 00 



" coerulea (Blue Cuban Lily) 15 i 5^' 



SNOWDROPS 



[Qalanthus nivalis) 

 READY IN SEPTEMBER 



Perhaps no spring flower is a more general favorite than the Snow- 

 drop. The earliest flowering of its varieties is the common single sort, 

 which is also very graceful and beautiful, commencing to bloom before 

 the snow is fairly off the ground in spring. This is succeeded by the dou- 

 ble-flowered variety, with its elegant drooping, snow-white blossoms. 

 Should be planted 2 to 3 inches deep in a shady location. 



If ordered by mail, add 3 cents per 

 dozen, or 25 cents per 100 

 for postage 



Single-tlowering Snowdrops. 20 cts. 



per doz., $1.25 per 100, $9per 1,000. 

 Double-flowering Snowdrops. 35 cts. 



per doz., $2 per 100, $15 per 1,000. 

 Giant Snowdrops of Asia Minor (Ga- 

 lanthus Elwesii). 20 cts. per doz., 

 $1.25 per 100, $9 per 1,000. 



SNOWDROPS 



DWARF DOUBLE PEARL TUBEROSE] 



TUBEROSES 



READY IN DECEMBER 



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

 In this latitude, May i 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 surface of the soil. 



Each Doz. 100 



Dwarf Double Pearl. Dwarf habit; large, fine flowers of 



great substance $0 06 $0 40 |2 00 



Albino. Purest white ; single flow^ers 08 50 3 00 



Variegated Leaf. Foliage striped white and green ; single 



white flowers 08 50 3 00 



