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



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50 

 30 

 60 



30 

 60 

 60 

 30 

 35 

 60 

 40 

 25 



25 



100 



$1 75 



4 50 

 3 00 

 I 75 

 3 50 

 I 75 

 3 50 



3 50 



1 75 



2 00 



4 00 

 2 





Do7. 



TOO 



each 8c. 



So 70 



$4 



50 



each 8c. 



70 



4 



50 



each 6c. 



50 



3 



00 



3 for IOC. 



30 



I 



75 



3 for IOC. 



25 



I 



50 



each 7c. 



60 



3 



50 



each 5c. 



35 



2 



00 



3 for IOC. 



25 



I 



50 



3 for IOC. 



25 



I 



50 



SINGLE EARLY TULIPS, continued Height in. Doz. 



B Rose Tendre. Rose and white; splendid 6 . . . . 3 for loc. $0 30 



B Sir Thomas Lipton. Beautiful brilliant scarlet; one of the best for bedding ... 8 ... .each 8c. 70 



B Standard Royal Silver. White, crimson striped 7. . . .each 6c. 



B Thomas Moore. Terra-cotta, shaded golden; fine bedder 9. . . .3 for loc. 



A Van Berghem. Rosy pink; large; fine for forcing 7 . . . .each 7c. 



B Van Goijen. Rose; very beautiful; forcer 7. . . .3 for loc. 



B Verboom. Scarlet 6.... each 7c. 



A Vermilion Brilliant. Most brilliant vermilion; fine for pots and for forcing . .8. . . .each 7c. 



B Wapen Van Leiden (Arms of Leiden). White, rose shaded 9. . . .3 for loc. 



B Washington. Silvery white; fine bedder and forcer 7. . . .each 5c. 



B Wouverman. Splendid; claret- violet 6.... each 7c. 



A White Hawk. Large; pure white; fine for forcing 7. . . .each 5c. 



B White Swan. Pure white; true egg-shaped variety 8 . . . . 3 for loc. 



Mixed Early Single, Thorburn*s Special Mixture. Extra. 



choice per 1,000. Sio 3 for loc. 25 i 40 



Single Late- or May-Flowering Tulips 



Six of a kind at dozen rate, 25 of a kind at 100 rate 



These are all tall-growing May-flowering Tulips, with very large, most brilliantly colored fiowers of perfect 



form. They will be found invaluable for garden work. The named Bizarres and Bybloems are the sorts grown 



by florists for show purposes. Splendid for cutting rather than for design bedding. 



Bizarres. Crimson, violet-purple, etc., on yellow ground (25 named varieties). . . 



Bybloems. Rosy on white (25 named varieties) 



Beauty of America. Pale yellow and white, rose border 



Bridesmaid. (Maid of Holland). Cherry rose, flaked white 



Bouton d'Or (Ida). Pure deep yellow; very beautiful; fine for cutting 



Caledonia. Orange-scarlet; globular form; fine 



Gesneriana Major. Scarlet, with blue base; effective in beds; fine for cutting. . 



Golden Crown. Deep yellow, edged red; fine for cutting 



Golden Eagle, or Yellow Gesneriana. Golden yellow 



Isabella (Blushing Bride, or Shandon Bells). Cream, turning carmine-rose; fine late 

 sort. 5 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz., $2 per 100. 



La Merveille. Salmon-rose, shaded orange-red; flowers ot 

 great size; elegant pitcher-shaped when closed; sweet- 

 scented; magnificent, 5 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz., 

 $2 per 100. 



Narbonensis alba. White, edged rose; egg-shaped; splen- 

 did. 5 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz., $2 per 100. 

 Nigrette. Dark brown. Very strong. Striking. 7 cts. 



each, 60 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 

 Parisian White. Pure white; very fine. 5 cts. each, 40 cts. 



per doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 Parisian Yellow. Deep yellow; fine for cutting. 5 cts, 



each, 40 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 Picotee (Maiden's Blush). White, with rose edge. 3 for 



IOC, 30 cts. per doz., $1.75 per 100. 

 Rosalind. Rose, with white base; very lovely. 3 for loc. 



30 cts. per doz., Si. 75 per 100. 

 Rose Pompon. Semi-double; cream and pink. 5 cts. 



each, 40 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 Sweet Nancy. White, edged rose. 5 cts. each, 35 cts. 



per doz., $2 per 100. 

 Striped Beauty. Rose, flaked deep crimson, and white. 



6 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., S3 per 100. 

 Mixed Late Single. 30 cts. per doz., I1.40 per 100, Sio 



per 1,000. 



PARROT TULIPS (May-flowering) 



Six of a kind at dozen rate, 25 of a kind at 100 rate 



For outdoor cultivation. The petals of these have 

 feathered edges, and in addition to other colors combine 

 shades of green — a peculiarity confined to this class. The 

 flowers are very singular and picturesque, of large size 

 and brilliant color, and form very effective groups for the 

 flower border. To get the best results they must have the 



full effect of the sun. Very late-flowering. parrot tllips 



