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



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TULIPS 



TUlIPS are ready for delivery in SEPTEMBER 



For beauty of form and brilliancy of coloring Tulips are unequaled. For bedding they are the 

 most popular and effective of all hardy bulbous plants. In our descriptions we give the color and 

 average height to which they grow, so that purchasers can select suitable sorts for forming display beds 

 in design. The most gorgeous effects can be produced by harmonious massing of contrasting colors. 

 For pot culture and forcing for winter cut-flowers, they are also invaluable. 



CULTURE.— The cultural directions given for hyacinths, on page 2, are equally applicable to 

 Tulips, except that the bulbs, being smaller, must not be planted quite so deep. Four inches to the 



