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



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MUSCARI 



Commonly called Grape, Nutmeg, Feathered, Etc., Hyacinths 



If wanted by mail, add 5 cts. per doz. or 30 cts. per 100 for postage 



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. 



Each 



Doz. 



100 



Muscari, Botryoides coeruleum. Blue Grape Hya- 













cinth 2 for 5 cts. . . 





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20 



So 



80 



*• " album. White (irape Hyacinth . . 













3 for 10 cts. . . 







2.S 



I 



2.S 



" " pallidas. Large Pearl Hyacinth . 



So 20 



2 



00 







" commutatum. Dark blue 



o.S 





3.S 



2 



O) 



" comosum. Blue Tasseled Hyacinth 



10 





8.S 



5 



0 ) 



" moschatuminajor. Large Nutmeg Hyacinth. 



5^ 



.S 



00 







" " minor. Small Nutmeg Hyacinth. 



40 



4 



00 







" plumosum. Large Feathered Hyacinth 













3 for lo cts. . . 







2.S 



I 





monstrosum. Purple Feathered Hyacinth. . . 



OS 





3.=; 



2 



f)() 



raeemosum. Blue Starch Hyacinth 



05 





40 



2 



.S'> 



Hyacinthus candicans. A snow-white, summer-fiower- 















06 





50 



3 



00 



NERINE 



READY IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 



If wanted by mail, add 4 cts. each for postage 

 \>ry beautiful greenhouse bulbous plants succeeding best in pots in light 

 soil —say a compost of loam, leaf-mould and sand. PVequent repotting is not 

 advisable, but an annual top-dressing of new soil before the flowering season is 

 recommended. During the growing season they succeed best in a frame with 

 some bottom heat. After the leaves die they should be kept quite dry in a cool 

 place until they begin to grow again. Each 



CDmsoa major. Brilliant scarlet flowers Si 50 



Crispa. \'ery handsome scarlet flowers i 00 



Flexuosa. Bright crimson-scarlet, tinged with orange i 40 



Fothergilli. Bright glittering scarlet, in many-flowering umbels i 40 



major. A magnificent plant for house or conservatory. 

 Intense shining scarlet, by artificial light the crystalline 

 cells of the petals sparkle like jewels. 



GR.\PE HY.A.CINTHS 



Each 



Flowers freely Si 40 



Sarniensis (True Guernsey Lily). Flowers brilliant crimson, in large clusters. The best knowm sort 50 



Undulata. Rosy purple, wavy flowers; very handsome 75 



OXALIS 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



If wanted by mail, add 3 cts. per doz. or 15 cts. per 100 for postage 

 A very pleasing class of small bulbs, producing vast quantities of brilliant flowers during the autumn and 

 winter months; they are especially desirable for planting in hanging baskets. They are easily grown in a sandy 

 soil, seven or eight bulbs in a 4- or 5-inch pot. Pot in September, and remove indoors early in October; keep in 

 moderate temperature. 



Buttercup. A splendid winter-blooming plant for pot-culture. The flowers are pure bright Each Doz. 100 

 yellow, and produced in great abundance. It is very easily cultivated and. being a 



strong grower, only one or two bulbs should be planted in a 5- or 6-inch pot. First-size. .So 05 So 40 S2 00 



Bowiei. Crimson 05 30 i 50 



Grand Duchesse, grandiflora alba. White 05 40 2 00 



lavender 05 40 2 00 



pink 05 40 2 00 



yellow 05 30 I 



Lutea, Single. Yellow 2 for 5 cts.. . . 20 i 00 



Double. Yellow 05 40 2 00 



Multiflora alba 05 40 2 00 



Rubella. Purple 05 35 i 75 



Versicolor. Red, violet and white 2for5cts. ... 25 i 00 



Mixed ..3 for 5 cts ^ 15 75 



