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



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RANUNCULUS 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



The main soil for these should be loam or claj-, with a good dressing of rotted manure and leaf-mould ; if 

 heavy, add a little sand. The soil should be well drained, cool, deep, ricli anfl moist. Plant late in the autumn, 

 claws downward, from 4 to 6 inches apart and 3 inches deep, covering with fine, pulverized soil. 



If ordered by mail, add 3 cts. per dozen for postage 



PERSIAN RANUNCULUS 



Each Doz. 100 



Belladonna. White $0 05 $0 35 $2 00 



Commodore Napier. Yellow and brown 



border 05 35 2 00 



California Gold. Yellow 05 35 2 00 



Favorite des Dames. Striped 05 35 200 



Jaune Supreme. Splendid yellow 05 35 2 00 



Kiskoy. Purple 05 35 2 00 



Each 



Mont Blanc. White $0 05 



Queen of the Netherlands. Violet-black. 05 



Saturnus. Crimson 05 



Fireball. Brilliant scarlet 05 



Persian Mixed, all sorts ... 3 for 5 cts. . . 

 French Mixed 3 for 5 cts. . . 



Doz. 



$0 35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 15 

 15 



100 



$2 00 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 80 

 80 



TURBAN RANUNCULUS 



These are the most hardy of the Ranunculus, and will suc- 

 ceed with much less care than is necessary for the Persian sorts. 



Each Doz. 100 



Black, or Brown $0 05 $0 40 $2 



Grandiflora. Crimson 05 40 2 



Romano. Scarlet 05 40 2 



Nerveilleuse. Orange-yellow 05 40 2 



Seraphique. Citron 05 40 2 



Striped 05 40 2 



Viridiflora. Scarlet, green center 05 40 2 



Mixed Turban 2 for 5 cts. . . 20 i 25 



RICHARDIAS or CALLAS 



READY IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 



Tall-growing, bulbous perennials of exceedingly graceful 

 habit, and very handsome foliage and flowers. They are easily 

 cultivated in pots, requiring only a rich soil and plenty of water. 

 A compost of one part good loam and one part cow manure is 

 recommended. It is a good plan to plant them out in the garden 

 each summer, in rich, well-manured soil, giving them plenty of 



water, taking them up and carefully repotting in September. spotted-leaf calla 



White Calla or Lily-of-the-Nile {Calia ^thiopica). Large, white, 



trumpet-shaped flowers of great substance. One of the most popular and ornamental Each 



house and greenhouse plants. Largest size bulbs %o 20 



"Little Gem" Calla. Very neat, dwarf habit ; makes an excellent pot plant 08 



Black Calla. See Arum Palcestinum sayictnrn 25 



Red Calla [Arum cormUum). Flowers red, spotted black; stem mottled; a handsome pot- 

 plant 20 



YELLOW-FLOWERED. SPOTTED LEAF. Grows about 2 feet high with immense dark green leaves 

 _ spotted and blotched with silvery white; flowers of 



medium size, pure, bright yellow, with a black-purple 

 blotch at base. Fine for spring planting. Blooms outside 



all summer 20 



ELLIOTTIANA. Yellow, spotted leaf. On same style as the pre- 

 ceding, but the color is a deeper yellow. Both are ex- 

 ceedingly desirable 60 



Doz. 100 



|2 25 $16 00 



4 00 

 [4 00 



2 00 12 00 



2 00 12 00 



6 00 



SCILLA SIBiRICA 



SCILLAS READY IN SEPTEMBER 



5. Peruviana requires slight protection ; all the others are quite hardy, and 

 may remain in the ground several years. The effect in early spring of the in- 

 tensely rich blue, early-flowering Scilla, contrasting with the snow-white of the 

 Snowdrop and the varied hues of the Crocus, can hardly be overestimated ; are 

 most valuable for permanent edging, or planted in bunches of a dozen or so. 



If ordered by mail, add 5 cents per dozen for postage, except those marked with an (*) to 

 which add 2 cents each p^^,^ j^^^ 



Sibirica. Blue $0 05 $0 35 $1 75 



" alba. White-flowered variety of the above 06 45 3 00 



Bifolia. Blue 05 35 2 00 



Campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). Blue 05 30 i 50 



alba. White 05 35 2 00 



rosea. Rose 05 35 2 00 



Nutans coerulea (Nodding Squills). Blue 05 35 200 



alba. White 06 50 3 00 



" rosea. Rose 06 50 3 00 



-Peruviana alba (White Cuban Lily) 20 2 00 



lutea (Yellow Cuban Lily) 50 5 00 



" coerulea (Blue Cuban Lily) 15 150 



