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



READY IN SEPTEMBER ■ 



S. Peruviana requires slight protection; all the BL/r 



others are quite hardy, and may remain in the ^"^^ ^P^^ 



ground several years. The effect in early spring of f i^^B^ %f 



the intensely rich blue, early-flowering Scilla, con- V^^t-^- ^ 



trasting with the snow-white of the snow- ^^^l^ft 



drop and the varied hues of the crocus, is ^ t^^^^^ ^ Mw^^lm^.t AJ ^AiMIi 



very striking; most valuable for perma- ' ' ^^KW^I^SV. 'V^^k~ tB* r^^Hp 



nent edging, or planted in bunches \ '^^-J^^^ ''-^MW^ I *^ Wh-^^ 



of a dozen or so. (v^ * v ^T^BIR ^.J^Bliiclte^i^A i '< < ^ 



Sibirica. Blue. Extra-large bulbs. ^^Hfc^^fc^j;*^^®^ "^'MI^^^KI^^K^ 4< 



30C. per doz.. I1.75 per 100. iC^^^^^itefc^^rf'' ^^^^BII!H^^fei|te-'\ 



Sibirica alba. White-flowered va- "4|^aLw» i^m^^^^^sk^^^hh^'^ 



riety of the above. 30 cts. per ^^9^|^^^HH|^^n|l 



doz., ^5i.75 per 100. • w 



Bifolia. Blue. 30 cts. per doz.. $1.75 

 per 100. 



Campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). Blue. 



30 cts. per doz.. I1.75 vjciUa and Chionodoxa Luciliae and Sardensis 



per 100. Each 



alba. White 



" rosea. Rose 



Nutans alba 



" coerulea (Nodding Squills). Blue 



" rosea. Rose 



Peruviana alba (White Cuban Lily) $0 25 



coerulea (Blue Cuban Lily) 20 



Doz. 

 o 30 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 2 50 

 2 25 



5i 75 

 I 75 

 I 75 

 I 75 

 I 75 



Snowdrops 



Snowdrops {Calanthus nivalis) 

 READY IN SEPTEMBER 



Perhaps no spring flower is a more general favorite than the 

 Snowdrop. 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 double-flowered variety, with its elegant 

 drooping, snow-white blossoms. Should be planted 2 to 3 inches 

 deep in a shady location. 



Single-flowering Snowdrops. 25 cts. per doz., Si. 25 per 100, 



S7.50 per 1 .000. 



Double-flowering Snowdrops. 30 cts. per doz.. Si. 75 per 100, 

 $14 per 1,000. 



Giant Snowdrops of Asia Minor (Calanthus Elwesii). Extra- 

 size bulbs. 30 cts. per doz., $1.75 per 100, Si 2 per 1,000. 



Spiraea, or Astilbe 



READY IN NOVEMBER 



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 abundance of v/ater. 



Each Doz. 



Astilbe Arendsi, Ceres. Bright rosy lilac; very fine So 50 S5 00 



Astilboides floribunda. Very large, pure white plumes; neat habit; v?ry abundant bloomer 30 300 



GLADSTONE. A hybrid Spiraea, with beautiful, snow-white plumes, borne on strong stems iK feet 

 long, standing erect above the foliage. The plant is perfectly symmetrical in shape, the foliage 



very handsome and the flowers exquisitely fragrant. Fine forcer 35 3 25 



Japonica (Hoteia). Excellent pot-plant for winter-blooming. Large, branching panicles of pure 



white, feathery flowers; fine for cutting. Clumps for forcing or outdoor planting 25 2 50 



compacta multiflora. The neat, compact habit and profusion of large, handsome, pure 



white flowers make it a most elegant pot-plant 30 3 00 



