J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s Catalogue of Bulbs 



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PEONIES 



READY m 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, with not less than three eyes. 



HERBACEOUS CHINESE 



P^ONIE^ iPaeonia Chinensis) 



Each Doz. 



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



Boule de Neige. Sulphury white; center 



leaves with rosy borders 35 3 50 



Canary. Sulphury white 40 4 00 



Charlemagne. Creamy white, center 



lilac and chamois 35 3 50 



Comte de Niepperg. Bright carmine; 



early 40 4 00 



Duke of Wellington. Sulphury white. . . 35 3 50 



Edulis superba. Bright rosy pink 30 3 00 



Festiva maxima. White 40 4 00 



Gigantea. Fine pink; early fragrant. ... 50 5 00 

 Humei carnea. Tender rose passing 



to white 30 3 00 



Jeanne d'Arc. Rose, sulphur and rosy 



white center 30 3 00 



L'Eleg^nte. Dark rosy; very large 



• flowef. 35 3 50 



Louis Van Houtte. Cherry-color, with 



purplish reflection 30 3 00 



Madame Geissler. Rosy lilac; large 



flower; early 45 4 5° 



Magnifica. Tender rose, center creamy 



white 35 3 50 



Nobilissima. Bright rosy lilac; large 



flower; early 35 3 5° 



Queen Victoria. Rose; dark rose center . 30 3 00 



Rubra triumphans. Carmine 30 3 00 



Triomphe de l^Exposition de Lille. 



Light rosy; fine-shaped flower; early. ... 35 3 50 



VanDyck. Rosy salmon 45 4 50 



Victor Hugo. Anemone-flowered; bril- 

 liant carmine 40 4 00 



Double Mixed, All White 20 2 00 



All Crimson 20 2 00 



" " All Rose 20 2 00 



All Pink 20 2 00 



" " All Carmine 20 2 00 



HARRISON'S PiEONY MANUAL. Paper cover; 

 64 pages, illustrated; 25 cts. per copy, postpaid. 



JAPANESE TREE PEONIES 



{Paeonia arbor ea) 



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. Si. 50 each. 

 Berenice. Rosy lilac; enormous flower. 

 Blanche de Chateau Futu. Pure white. 

 Comtesse de Tuder. Tender rosy white; very double, 



fine-shaped flower. 



Herbaceous Paeony 



Elisabeth. Brilliant pink; one of the largest flowers. 

 Guillaume Tell. Bright carmine with white border, 

 large flower. 



Madame Stuart Low. Reddish salmon, white center* 

 large flower. 



P^ONIA OFFICINALIS 



Anemonseflora. Crimson; single anem- Each Doz. 



one-flower shape So 40 S4 00 



Mutabilis plena. Tender rose, passing 



to white; double 30 3 00 



Rosea plena. Pink 35 3 50 



Splendens. Dark red; half-double 



flower 40 4 00 



Tenuifolia, Single -flowering. Rich 



crimson; narrow-leaved, feathery foliage. 20 2 00 



HARRISON'S PiEONY MANUAL. Paper cover; 64 

 pages, illustrated, 25 cts. per copy, postpaid. 



RANUNCULUS ready in September 



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



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

 add a little sand. The soil should be well drained, cool, deep, rich and moist. Plant late in the autumn, claws 

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



PERSIAN RANUNCULUS 



Jaune Supreme. Splendid yel- Each Doz, icq 



low $0 05 $0 30 $1 75 



Mont Blanc. White 05 30 i 75 



Orange Brilliant. Deep yellow, • 

 tinged orange; black center. . . . 



3 for loc.. . 25 I 50 



Queen of the Netherlands. Each Doz. 100 



Violet-black So 05 So 30 $1 75 



FirebaU. Brilliant scarlet 



3 for IOC. . . 25 I 50 



Persian Mixed 3 for 5c... 15 80 



French Mixed 3 for 5c.,. 15 75 



