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



SPANISH IRIS {Iris Hispanica) 



Very profitable for florists, who are planting tliem largely for cut-flowers. Plant in beds in the open as soon 

 as received in the autumn, and protect slightly in the winter months. In the beginning of April cover the beds 

 with glass, so as to have the flowers ready for cutting in May. 



Each Doz. loo 



Belle Chinoise. Yellow; extra $00^ |o 25 $1 00 



Blanche Superbe. Pure white 05 25 i 00 



British Queen. Large; pure white 05 25 i 00 



Chrysolora. Bright yellow 05 25 i 00 



Darling. Bright blue 05 25 i 00 



Helena. Pale blue, shaded lilac 05 25 i 00 



La Candeur. Pure white 05 25 i ou 



Each 



Leonidas. Dark violet-blue $0 05 



Louise. Pale blue, slightly spotted . . . 05 

 Prince of Orange. Bronze and orange. 05 

 Reconnaissance. Bronze and orange.. 05 

 Thunderbolt. Velvety dark bronze. 



Large llower 05 



Superfine Mixed, .per i,uoo, $3, 2 ior 5c. 



Doz. 

 $0 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 



25 

 15 



100 

 $1 00 

 I 00 

 I 00 

 I 00 



I 00 

 50 



VARIOUS IRIS 



Each Doz. 100 



Anglica Mont Blanc. Pure white English Iris $0 08 $0 75 $4 50 



Anglica (English Bulbous). Mixed colors 05 35 2 00 



Alata (The Scorpion Iris) . Sweet-scented, sky-blue flowers ; fine for pots 10 75 500 



Atrofusca. Purplish lilac 4') 4 00 



Cristata. Lilac, with yellow throat o<S 65 400 



Florentina alba. Beautiful satiny white flowers 05 40 2 50 



Germanica. Canary Bird. Yellow and bronze, striped white 10 90 600 



" Bouquet Royal. Creamy white 10 go 600 



" Gloire de Hillegom. Porcelain-blue 10 90 6 00 



" Edward VII. Standards blue ; falls reddish violet 10 90 6 00 



" Grachus. Crimson, reticulated white ; very fine 10 90 600 



" Madame Chereau. White, elegantly frilled, azure-blue oS 75 450 



" Maori King. Golden yellow standard ; velvety crimson falls, margined gold 15 i 50 900 



" Finest Mixed. All colors 05 35 2 00 



Histroides. Large, light blue spotted flowers 25 2 50 



Iberica. Gray, striped violet-purple 25 2 50 



Morea pavonia (Peacock). Pretty 05 30 i 50 



Persica. (The French Fleur-de-Lis). Pearly dwarf Persian ; fine for forcing 25 225 1400 



Pumila. Blue .' kj 90 600 



Yellow 10 I 00 7 00 



Reticulata. X'iolet, spotted white, yellow and black 15 i 50 



Siberica. Mixed 06 50 3 00 



Stylosa. Blue 15 i 50 



" alba. White, fine winter cut-flower 20 200 



Susiana major ( ChaU edonian Iris). Bluish, tinted brown, dark lities 20 2 00 



Tuberosa (Snake's Head Iris). Rich violet 05 40 2 50 



GRAPE, FEATHERED, ETC. 

 HYACINTHS 



Very pretty hardy bulbous plants, well adapted for mixed borders and for 

 naturalizing in suiuiy spots among short grass. They succeed in almost any 

 soil and situation, and require little care. Also suitable for growing in pots in 

 the house, fi\ e or six bulbs in a pot. Each Doz. 100 



Nuscari, Botryoides. Purple Grape Hyacinth 2 for 5 cts. . . $020 $1 00 



alba. White Grape Hyacinth 05 30 i 50 



" pallidus. Large Pearl Hyacinth 25 2 50 



" commutatum. Dark blue 05 40 2 25 



" comosum. Blue Tasseled Hyacinth 06 50 3 co 



" moschatum major. Large Nutmeg Hyacinth 35 350 



" " minor. Small Nutmeg Hyacinth 35 3 50 



" plumosum. Large Feathered Hyacinth 05 35 2 00 



" monstrosum. Purple Feathered Hyacinth 05 35 200 



" racemosum. Blue Starch Hyacinth 06 50 300 



Hyacinthus candicans. A snow-white, summer-flowering giant 



Hyacinth •■■■^ 05 45 300 



LACHENALIAS 



READY \H SEPTEMBER 



Verv pretty, spring-flowering greenhouse bulbous plants with l)rightly 

 colored "flowers and elegant habit. They should be grown in pots, four to six 

 bulbs in a 5-inch pot, in a compost of two parts loam, two parts leaf-mould and 

 one part each of peat, sand and well-rotted cow manure. Apply but little 

 water until growth is somewhat advanced, but give more freely as the foliage 

 develops ; give them plentv of light and air, and keep near the glass to insure 

 sturdy growth. Lachenalias are also excellent subjects for hanging baskets. 



Each Doz. 



Luteola. Pale yellow flowers, flushed with green Jo 35 $3 50 



Pendula. Very handsome, large and showy species, with broad 



GRAPE HYACINTHS 



foliage and rich red flowers, tipped with black 



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