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



Miscellaneous Bulbs and Roots 



Those marked with an asterisk ( ' ) will not be ready till October. 



'^Achimenes. Mixed. Lovely greenhouse pot-plants $ 



ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR. Ready in November. A gladiolus-like plant, growing two feet high ; 



flower-spikes pure white and sweet-scented, with a large triangular blotch in the center. 



Blooms during July and August. The bulbs must be kept warm and dry over winter 



Aconite. See Eranthis, page 33. 



Allium. Perfectly hardy bulbous plants of the easiest cultivation. They are excellent for the 

 flower border or for naturalizing in masses. The varieties offered below are also 

 suitable for forcing for winter cut-flowers. 



" Azureum. Beautiful sky-blue flowers in large umbels ; fine for pots or garden 



" Neapolitanum. Large umbels of pure white flowers, borne on large stems ; valuable for 



Each Doz. too 



Moly luteum. Golden yellow flowers in large umbels ; very showy and attractive ; fine 

 for growing in the garden in groups or for naturalizing in masses 2 for 



Hermettii grandiflorum. Makes a splendid pot-plant for winter blooming in the house, 

 the handsomest, large, pure white flowers being produced abundantly and for a 



Ostrowskyanum. 



Alstroemeria aurea. Golden yellow 



" Brasiliensis. Deep red, with 



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" Mixed. Tall plant, beautiful 

 flowers; for pots or frames 

 Amorphophallus Rivieri. A species of 

 arum with ornamental leaves; flow- 

 ering without soil or water 



Anomatheca cruenta. Rich crimson flow- 

 ers ; neat, dwarf habit ; excellent for 



Antbericum. Ornamental border plants, 

 also fine for pot culture. Do 

 best in light, rich soil, and 

 require plenty of ^water 

 while growing. 

 Liliago (St. Bernard's Lily). 

 Pure white flowers ; i % 



liliastrum major (St. Bruno's 

 Lily). Pure white, fragrant 



Ramosum. Of branching 

 habit; white flowers; 2 



Antholyza, Mixed. Like Gladioli. Take 



ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM 



Apios tuberosa. Hardy climber, with 

 clusters of fragrant purple flowers. . 

 Asphodelusramosus. Hardy perennial ; 



large, white flowers; pretty 



" luteus. Bright yellow 



Babiana. Mixed colors ; for pots 



^-Bessera elegans (Coral Drops). Bright 



coral-scarlet, with white cups 



Bloomeria aurea. Light yellow 



Bravoa geminiflora. Orange and 



Bulbocodium yernum. A very pretty little bulbous plant, with rosy purple, crocus-like flow- 

 ers; it is one of the earliest spring plants, blooming even before the Crocus 



Callas. See Richardia, page 29. 



Camassia Cusickii. Superb variety with very large leaves and lovely pale sky-blue flowers, 



produced in racemes 2 to 3 feet long 



" esculenta. Pretty violet-blue flowers ; fine for cutting 



" Leichtlinii. Fine cream white variety 



Chionodoxa gigantea. Very large lilac-blue flowers, with large white eye 



" Luciliae (" Glory-of-the-Snow"). Porcelain-blue, white eye 



" Sardensis. Lovely deep blue flowers, produced in great numbers 



Cinnamon Vine. See Dioscorea 06 



Clematis coccinea. A hardy herbaceous perennial climber ; flowers rich scarlet 



" Jackmani alba. Blush white 



" " superba. Purple 



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