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



From time to time the firm of Thorburn has 

 been obliged to seek larger quarters. Today we 

 occupy an entire building, extending from Barclay 

 Street through to Park Place. 



On our staff are some of the strongest horti- 

 culture men in the seed business. 



Our list of customers includes many thousands 

 who buy from us each year — as have their fathers 

 before them. 



The purchases run from a small and careful 

 assortment for a commuter's garden, all the way 

 up to large shipments for great estates. 



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We hear much in these days about "service." 

 The steady growth of the Thorburn business has 

 always been founded upon this 

 thought. 



The giving of good seeds, 



For the Commuter's Garden 



Or the Big Estate 



good advice, and real assistance in the selection 

 and planning of the garden. 



Remembering always the long, straight road which 

 we have traveled for more than a hundred years, 

 we push forward, seeking the business of those who 

 believe that careful, earnest, intelligent work is 

 wanted in garden building as well as in all the 

 affairs of life. 



You are familiar with seed catalogues, but 

 possibly not with ours. It will be a pleasure to you 

 to look it over and note the moderateness of state- 

 ment, the lack of superlatives in the descriptions 

 and the wealth of good suggestions. 



We shall be glad to enter your name for a copy 

 of our seed catalogue for 191 5. 



BULBS may be grown indoors in the winter months, when flowers are 

 most appreciated. By successive plantings a constant supply of 

 blooms can be had from December until May. The finest outdoor 

 displays of the early spring months are also from bulbs planted in the autumn. 

 The cultural directions found under the respective headings are worthy of 

 careful attention. 



Our bulbs are all selected, coming from the best growers, and should not 

 be confounded with the cheap "case" bulbs sent to this country on specula- 

 tion, and often sold at auction and otherwise, at very low prices. 



NAME AND ADDRESS. We often receive orders with either the name or 

 the address of the sender omitted. As we can do nothing with such orders, the 

 customer thinks his order is being neglected. We therefore beg our correspondents 

 to be careful to write on each order their name and full address. 



ORDERS should be sent as soon as possible after receipt of this cata- 

 logue. The bulbs will be shipped in proper time for planting. They are ready 

 from August to November, according to the time of ripening and the country from 

 which they come. Orders received earliest are sure of being filled in full. If left 

 too late, the supply of some of the varieties may be exhausted. 



The prices quoted include transportation charges except where noted. 



Please address all orders and remittances to 



F. W. BRUGGERHOF. President 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



S3 Barclay Street and S4 Park Place, NEW YORK 



