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



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Eremurus, continued Each 

 Himalaicus. Beautiful white flowers on racemes 4 to 



8 feet high. Blooms in May and June $1 00 



Robustus. Rosy lilac flowers on racemes 6 to 10 feet 



high, flowering in June i 00 



Mixed Seedlings. White, Cream and Rose 60 



Erythronium 



Grandiflorum robustum. Yellow 



Hartwegii. Pretty yellow flowers, each on a separate stalk; good for pots . . . 



Hendersonii. Pale lilac, purplish center 



Dens-Canis (Dog's-Tooth Violet). Mixed; leaves blotched brown and white. 



Erythronium (Dog's-Tooth Violets) 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



Very ornamental, hardy bulbous plants of neat and dwarf 

 habit. They succeed in almost any light soil, b\it prefer a 

 mixture of loam and peat. They should be planted in groups, 

 and do well in a sheltered position on rockeries, or in mixed 

 flower- or shrubbery-borders. Each Doz. 100 



Americanum. Bright yellow flowers; 



mottled leaves; segments recurved . . .$0 

 Californicum. Cream-yellow, with 



maroon band at base; leaves mottled. 

 Giganteum (Giant Dog's-Tooth Violet) . 



Large, straw-colored flowers, orange 



centers, borne on long, slender stems. 



Foliage richly mottled; fine pot-plant. 

 Citrinum. Leaves mottled; flowers 



yellow 



3 for IOC 



10 



$1 00 



56 



50 



05 



45 



2 



75 



08 



7.S 



4 



75 



08 



7.S 



4 



75 



08 



75 



4 



75 



05 



45 



2 



75 



08 



70 



4 



50 





25 



I 



50 



Fritillaria ready in September 



Each 



glowing red color |o 10 



10 



Doz. 

 $1 00 

 I 00 



100 

 $6 50 

 6 50 



Graceful, hardy, spring-flowering bulbous plants, thriving in good, rich, well-drained soil. They are effective 

 in mixed flower-borders, and they also make excellent pot-plants both for their ease of cultivation and the quaint- 

 ness of their flowers. 



Coccinea. Narrow, tubular flowers of a deep 

 Lanceolata gracilis. Purplish black flowers 

 Lilacea. Flowers white; easily grown. 10 cts. 



each, %i per doz., 56. 75 per 100. 

 Meleagris alba (Guinea-fowl Flower). White. 



3 for 10 cts., 25 cts. per doz., I1.75 

 per 100. 

 Mixed Colors. 3 for 10 cts. 

 per doz., I1.50 per 100. 

 Fritillaria imperialis. See Crown Imperials, 

 Page 17. 



25 cts. 



Freesia 



The justly popular Freesias are greatly prized 

 for the delightful fragrance of their delicately 

 colored flowers, which, when cut, will remain in 

 good condition for a long time in water. They 

 are easily grown or forced in good, loamy soil, 

 with an admixture of leaf-mold and sand, in a 

 frame or greenhouse, and are excellent for 

 window culture in winter. For the information 

 of all not acquainted with these bulbs, we may 

 say that they are quite small, but produce large 

 blooms in comparison to their size. 

 Freesia refracta alba. The body of the flower 



is a pure white, with lower segments spotted 



lemon-yellow. Their fragrance is remarkable 



and very lasting. 



Mammoth-size bulbs. 35 cts. per doz., 



I2.50 per 100, $15 per 1,000. 



First-size bulbs. 25 cts. per doz., $1.75 per 



100, $12 per 1,000. 



Second-size bulbs. 20 cts. per doz., fi.25 



per 100, S9 per 1,000. 

 Freesia, "Purity." Magnificent, glistening 



pure white flowers of large size, borne on strong, 



lengthy stems, each truss bearing eight to 



ten buds, five or six of which are frequently 



open at the same time. 



First-size bulbs, so cts. per doz., $3 per 100. 

 Mammoth bulbs. 90 cts. per doz., $6 per 



100. 



Freesia Leichtlinii major. Creamy white, 

 shading to yellow, with orange blotch; dis- 

 tinct. 40 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



Freesia refracta alba 



