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



PEONIES 



READY IN OCTOBER 



The old-fashioned double Paeonies are too well known to require description. Their popularity is due to their 

 great merits — their easy culture, the handsome appearance of the plant, and the brilliant and striking effect of 

 their massive, finely formed, richly colored flowers. Among hardy herbaceous perennials, the Chinese PcEonies 



rank about first for lawn or flower- 

 border or shrubbery decoration. They 

 are all hardy. The roots we offer have 

 not less than three strong eyes each. 



HERBACEOUS P.EONY 



Queen Victoria. Rose, dark rose center 



Rosea superbissima. Bright rose; sweet-scented. 



Thorbecki. Tender rose, center deep rose 



Double Mixed White 



Double Mixed Crimson 



Double Mixed Pink 



Double Mixed Many Colors 



HERBACEOUS 

 CHINESE PEONIES 



{Paeonia Sinensis) 



Alba plena. Pure white ; fragrant. 30 



cts. each, $3 per doz. 

 Alba superba. (Potsii.) Creamy white 



center, rosy border. 30 cts. each, 



$3 per doz. 

 Asa Gray. Rosy carmine. 65 cts. each, 



$6.50 per doz. 

 Charlemagne. Creamy white, center 



lilac and chamois. 35 cts. each, $3.50 



per doz. 



Comte de Niepperg. Bright carmine; 



very early. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 

 Delachei. Purplish red; sweet-scented. 



30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 

 Edulis. Bright rose ; fragrant. 25 cts. 



each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Festiva Maxima. White. 50 cts. each, 



$S per doz. 

 Gigantea. Fine pink ; early ; fragrant. 



50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 

 Hamlet. Pink flowers on very long 



stems. 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 

 Humei Carnea. Pale rose, passing to 



white. 30 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Rose, sulphur and rosy 



wliile center. 30 cts. each, $3 per 



doz. 



King of ihe Reds. Crimson. 30 cts. each, 



$3 per doz. 

 Madame Geissler. Rosy lilac; large 



flower ; early. 50c. each, $5 per doz. 



Each Doz. 



$0 30 



35 



30 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 



$3 00 

 3 50 

 3 00 

 2 00 

 2 ;oo 

 2 00 

 2 00 



JAPANESE TREE PEONIES [Paeonia arbor ea) 



These are very beautiful and free-flowering, and bloom two or three weeks earlier than the herbaceous sorts. 

 We are importing an assortment of the following fine'named varieties. 



Comtesse de Tuder. Tender ; rosy white ; very 



Fine shaped flower. 

 Monsieur Jules Orban. White, center wine-color 

 Purity. White, very large, half-double flower. 



$1.50 each 



double 



Salmonea. Salmon and' white ; round shaped medium 

 flower. 



Van Houttei. Rosy carmine, with brownish center ; very 

 large flower. 



P^ONIA TENUIFOLIA 



Very elegant plants with narrow-leaved feather}- foliage. 



Double-flowering. Rich crimson. 



Single-flowering. Rich crimson 



P^ONIA OFFICINALIS Each 



Anemonaeflora. Crimson; single anemone-flower shape So 40 



Atro=rubra plena. Dark red ; double .' 25 



Mutabilis plena. Tender rose, passing to white ; double 35 



Splendens. Dark red; half-double flower.,-.., 40 



Each Doz 

 $0 40 $4 00 

 ...25 2 50 



Doz. 



S4 00 



2 50 



3 50 



4 00 



