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



SPANISH IRIS {Iris Hispanica) 



Very profitable for florists, who are planting them 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 $005 $025 $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 00 



Each 



Leonidas. Dark violet-blue $005 



Louise. Pale blue, slightly spotted... 05 

 Prince of Orange. Bronze and orange. 05 

 Reconnaissance. Bronze and orange . . 05 

 Thunderbolt. Velvety dark bronze. 



Large flower 05 



Superfine Mixed, .per 1,000, $3, 2 for 5c. 



VARIOUS IRIS 



Each 



Anglica Mont Blanc. Pure white English Iris $0 08 



Anglica (English Bulbous). Mixed colors 05 



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



Atrofusca. Purplish lilac 35 



Cristata. Lilac, with yellow throat 08 



Florentina alba. Beautiful satiny white flowers 05 



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



" Bouquet Royal. Creamy white 10 



" Gloire de Hillegom. Porcelain-blue 10 



" Edward Vn. Standards blue ; falls reddish violet 10 



" Grachus. Crimson, reticulated white ; very fine 10 



" Madame Chereau. White, elegantly frilled, azure-blue 08 



" Maori King. Golden yellow standard ; velvety crimson falls, margined gold 10 



" Finest Mixed. All colors 05 



Histroides. Large, light blue spotted flowers 25 



Iberica. Gray, striped violet-purple 25 



Morea pavonia (Peacock). Pretty 05 



Persica. (The French Fleur-de-Lis). Early dwarf Persian ; fine for forcing 30 



Pumila. Blue 10 



" Yellow 12 



Reticulata. Violet, spotted white, yellow and black 20 



Siberica. Mixed 06 



Stylosa. Blue 15 



" alba. White, fine winter cut-flower 20 



Susiana major (Chalcedonian Iris). Bluish, tinted brown, dark lines 20 



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



Doz. 





$0 25 



$1 00 



25 



I 00 



25 



I 00 



25 



I 00 



25 



I 00 



15 



DO 



Doz. 



100 



|o 75 



l4 25 



35 



2 00 



75 



5 00 



3 50 





65 



4 00 



40 



2 50 



90 



6 00 



90 



6 00 



90 



6 00 



90 



6 50 



90 



6 00 



75 



4 50 



90 



6 00 



35 



2 00 



2 50 





2 50 





30 



I 75 



3 00 



20 00 



90 



6 00 



I 25 



7 53 



2 00 





50 



3 00 



I 50 





2 00 





2 00 





40 



2 50 



(JRAPE HYACINTHS 



GRAPE, FEATHERED, ETC., 

 HYACINTHS 



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

 naturalizing in sunny 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, five or six bulbs in a pot. 



Muscari, Botryoides coeruleum. Blue Grape Hyacinth Each Doz. 100 



2for5cts. .. $020 $100 



" " album. White Grape Hyacinth $005 30 i 50 



" " pallidus. Large Pearl Hyacinth 20 2 00 



commutatum. Dark blue 05 40 2 25 



" comosum. Blue Tasseled Hyacinth 06 50 3 00 



" moschatum major. Large Nutmeg Hyacinth 55 5 50 



" minor. Small Nutmeg Hyacinth 65 6 50 



" plumosum. Large Feathered Hvacinth 05 35 2 00 



monstrosum. Purple Feathered Hyacinth 05 45 250 



racemosum. Blue Starch Hyacinth 06 50 3 00 



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



Hyacinth 05 45 3 00 



LACHENALIAS 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



Very pretty, spring-flowering, greenhouse bulbous plants of elegant habit 

 and with brightly colored flowers. 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 plenty of light and air, and keep near the glass to ensure 

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



Each Doz. 



Luteola. Pale 3'ellow flowers, flushed with green $0 30 $3 00 



Nelsoni. Rich golden yellow ; very fine , 40 4 00 



