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



TURBAN RANUNCULUS 



These are the most hardy of the Ranunculus, and will succeed with much 



less care than is necessary for the Persian sorts. Doz. loo 



Grandiflora. Crimson 3forioc...$o 25 $1 50 



Romano. Scarlet Sforioc. .. 25 i 50 



Seraphique. Citron 3forioc... 25 i 50 



Souci Dore. Orange 3 for loc. . . 25 i 50 



Viridiflora. Scarlet; green center 3 for loc. . . 25 i 50 



Mixed Turban 3 for 5c . . . 15 90 



RICHARDIA (Calla) 



READY IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 



Add 3 cts. each or 20 cts. per dozen for postage, if wanted by mail 



Tall-growing, bulbous perennials of graceful habit, and handsome fo- 

 liage and flowers. They are easily cultivated in pots, requiring only 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. 

 White Calla, or Lily of the Nile {Calla ^thiopica). 



Large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers of great sub- 

 stance. One of the most popular ornamental house Each 



and greenhouse plants. Largest-size bulbs |o 20 



Second-size bulbs 15 



"Little Gem" Calla. Very neat, dwarf habit; makes 



an excellent pot-plant 10 



Black Calla. See Arum Palcestinum sanctum 15 



Red Calla {Arum cornutum). Flowers red, spotted 



black; stem mottled; a handsome pot-plant 



ELLIOTTIANA, Yellow, Spotted Leaf. Dark green leaves, spotted silvery white 



Doz. 100 

 $2 00 $14 00 

 I 50 10 00 



90 

 I 25 



6 00 

 9 00 



Scilla Sibirica 



Each Doz. 

 . . .|0 15 $1 25 

 30 3 00 



100 

 $g 00 



SCILLA READY IN SEPTEMBER 



If ordered by mail, add 5 cts. per dozen for postage, except Peruviana, for which add 2 cts. each 



S. 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 intensely rich blue, early-flowering Scilla, contrasting with the snow-white 

 of the snowdrop and the varied hues of the crocus, is very striking; most valuable for permanent edging, or planted 

 in bunches of a dozen or so. E^ch Doz. 100 



Sibirica. Blue. Extra-large bulbs So 05 $0 35 Si 75 



alba. White-flowered variety of the above 05 40 2 50 



Bifolia. Blue 05 35 i 75 



Campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). Blue 05 30 i 50 



" alba. White 05 35 i 75 



rosea. Rose 05 35 i 75 



Nutans alba 05 35 2 00 



coerulea (Nodding Squills). Blue 05 35 2 00 



rosea. Rose 05 35 2 00 



Peruviana alba CWhite Cuban Lily) 15 i 50 



coerulea (Blue Cuban Lily) 15 i 50 



SNOWDROPS {Galanthus nivalis) 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



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



Perhaps no spring flower is a more general favorite than the Snow- 

 drop. The earliest flowering of its varieties is the common single sort, 

 which is also very graceful and beautiful, commencing to bloom before 

 the snow is fairly off the ground in spring. This is succeeded by the dou- 

 ble-flowered variety, with its elegant drooping, snow-white blossoms. 

 Should be planted 2 to 3 inches deep in a shady location. 

 Single -flowering Snowdrops. 20 cts. per doz., Si per 100, S7 per 1,000. 

 Double -flowering Snowdrops. 25 cts. per doz., Si. 50 per 100, S13 per 1,000. 

 Giant Snowdrops of Asia Minor {Galanthus Elwesii). 20 cts. per doz. 

 Si per 100, S6.50 per 1,000. 



Snowdrops 



SPIR^A, or ASTILBE 



READY IN NOVEMBER 

 Transportation charges extra 



Tall, graceful, branching, herbaceous perennials, thriving in rich soil 

 and damp positions. Those we list are extensively used for forcing for 

 winter decorative purposes, for which they are eminently adapted, either 

 as cut-flowers or in pots for window and table decoration. They should 

 be potted when received and buried outside till they begin to form roots. 

 They may then be taken in and forced as required. They require abun- 

 dance of water. 



