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J. M. THORBURN 8c CO.'S CATALOGUE OF BULBS 



PJEONIES 



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 

 Paeonies 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 CHINESE PEONIES 



{Paeonia Sinensis) 



Each Doz. 



Alba plena. Pure white; fragrant $o 25 $2 50 



Alba superba. (Potsii.) Creamy white center, 



rosy border 30 3 00 



Asa Gray. Rosy carmine. Superb 50 5 00 



Boule de Neige. Sulphury white ; center leaves 



with rosy borders 35 3 50 



Comte de Niepperg. Bright carmine ; early. 35 3 50 



Duchesse de Nemours. White 30 3 00 



Festiva Maxima. White. Very fine 40 4 00 



Gigantea. Fine pink ; early ; fragrant 40 4 00 



Hamlet. Pink flowers on long stems. Fine. 40 4 00 



Humei Carnea. Pale rose, passing to white... 30 3 00 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Rose, sulphur and rosy white 



center 35 3 50 



Louis Van Houtte. 



reflection 



Madame Geissler. 



early 



Each 



Cherry color with purplish 

 $0 30 



Rosy lilac; large flower; 

 45 



Nobillissima. Bright rosy lilac ; large flower ; 



early 30 



Queen Victoria. Rose, dark rose center 30 



Rose d'Amour. Rose ; fine shape 35 



Solfatare. Dark sulphur 35 



Thorbecki. Tender rose, center deep rose .. . 30 



Double Mixed White 20 



Double Mixed Crimson 20 



Double Mixed Rose 20 



Double Mixed Many Colors 20 



Doz. 



$3 00 



4 50 



JAPANESE TREE PEONIES {Paeonia arborea) 



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. 



$1.50 each 



Comtesse de Tuder. Tender rosy 

 white; very double. Fine shaped 

 flower. 



Guillaume Tell. Bright carmine ; large 

 flower. 



Mont Vesuve. Bright cherry. 

 Rubra odorata plenissima. Rose and 



wine color ; very double. 

 Triomphe de Gand. Bright rose with 

 white border ; large flower ; very 

 early. 



P^ONIA TENUIFOLIA 



Very elegant plants with narrow- 

 leaved feathery foliage. 

 Double-flowering. Rich crimson. 40 



cts. each, S4 per doz. 

 Single-flowering. Rich crimson. 25 cts. 

 each, $2.50 per doz. 



P^ONIA OFFICINALIS 



Anemonaeflora. Crimson; single 

 anemone-flower shape. 40 cts. each, 

 $4 per doz. 

 Atro-rubra plena. Dark red ; double. 



25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Mutabilis plena. Tender rose, passing 

 to white; double. 35 cts. each. $3.50 

 per doz. 



Splendens. Dark red; half -double 

 HERBACEOUS p^ONY flower. 40 cts. cach, $4 per doz. 



