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



PAEONIES 



READY IN OCTOBER 



If wanted by mail, add 5 cts. each for postage 

 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. We offer only strong, 

 flowering roots. 



HERBACEOUS CHINESE PAEONIES {Paeonia Chinensis) 



Each Doz. 



Alba plena. Pure white; fragrant. .. .$o 25 I2 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 40 4 00 



Comte de Niepperg. Bright carmine; 



early 40 4 00 



Duchessede Nemours. (Guerin). Violet- 

 rose, salmon center 35 3 50 



Festiva. White, with rosy spots 30 3 00 



Gigantea. Fine pink; early; fragrant. . 40 4 00 



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



Jeanne d'Arc. Rose, sulphur and rosy 



white center 35 3 50 



L^Elegante. Dark rosy; very large tlower.S 



Louis Van Houtte. Cherry color, with 

 purplish reflection 



Madame Geissler. Rosy lilac; large flow- 

 er ; early 



Monsieur Jules Elie. Rosy. Enormous 

 flower 



Nobillissima. Bright rosy lilac; large 

 flower ; early 



Queen Victoria. Rose; dark rose center. 



Rose d' Amour. Rose; fine shape 



Thorbecki. Tender rose, center deep rose 



Double Mixed, All White 



All Crimson 



All Rose 



Many Colors 



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Doz. 



40 



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JAPANESE TREE PAEONIES {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 



^ Athlete. White, purple center; large 



flower. 



Atropurpurea. Half-double flower; 

 purple. 



Berenice. Rosy lilac; enormous 

 flower. 



Comata. White and lilac mixed. 

 Comtesse de Tuder. Tender rosy 

 J. white; very double. Fine shaped 



'^^^^ flower. 



Elisabeth. Brilliant pink; one of the 

 largest flowers. 



PAEONIA TENUIFOLIA 



Very elegant plants with narrow- 

 leaved feathery foliage. 

 Double - flowering. Rich crimson. 



40 cts. each, S4 per doz. 

 Single -flowering. Rich crimson. 25c. 

 each, $2.50 per doz. 



PAEONIA OFFICINALIS 



Anemonaeflora. Crimson ; single 

 anemone-flower shape. 40 cts. each, 

 S4 per doz. 



Atro-rubra plena. Dark red; double. 

 25 cts. each, S2.50 per doz. 



Mutabilis plena. Tender rose, pass- 

 ing to white; double. 30 cts. each, 

 S3 per doz. 



Splendens. Dark red; half-double 

 flower. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 



Cofyrigh' , igio, by J M. Thorburn &■ Co. 



PAEONY 



