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



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Crown Imperials, continued 



desirable in every respect. They are all 

 the better for being planted in good 

 ricli, well-drained soil; the tlowers will 

 be larger and of finer coloring, as well 

 as more enduring. 



Each Doz. 





25 



$2 50 





25 



2 50 



Gold-striped-leaved. Crimson 







tlower; variegated foliage. 



85 



3 50 





25 



2 50 





40 



4 00 





35 



3 50 



Fine Mixed Varieties, 







per 100, $10. 



20 



1 75 



Crinum 



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Splendid, large-flowering bulbs, close- 

 ly allied to the amaryllis. T'lie most 

 suitable soil is a compost of turfy loam, 

 cow-manure and some sand. They 

 should be grown in large pots or tubs, 

 about three-fourths of the bulb being 

 out of the soil. In late fall they should 

 be removed to a coolhouse and allowed 

 to test until new leaves begin to appear 

 in February. The bulbs should receive 

 a top-dressing each year when starting, 

 and manure-water during the growing 

 season. They may be placed outside 

 when warm weather begins, and will 

 flower all through the summer, making 

 splendid lawn or veranda plants. 



Cyclamen Persicum Gigranteum. 



Each 



.-Vsiaticum. Pure white. Large bulbs. 5 lb. rate $100 



Amabile, Giant Pink. Extra large, bright pink, with white 

 stripe ; splendid flower ; enormous bulbs. Unsurpassed 

 for growing in tubs, blooming profusely outside all 

 summer, and forming a most excellent porch decoration. 

 11 lb. rate : 2 50 



Kirki. Large umbels of beautiful pure white flowers, with 

 purple str,ipe in center of each petal. 1 lb. rate 150 



Powelli. Produces long stems, bearing at the top five to 

 eight large, dark rose, bell-shaped flowers, 3 to 4 inches 

 long. 2 lb. rate 25 



Powelli album. Pure white. 2 lb. rate 50 



CycId.ITlCn MOST or THEM READY IN NOVEMBER 



When well grown, it is difficult to find a more useful plant 

 than this for greenhouse, room and window decorations. The 

 various species produce flowers varying from deep red to pure 

 white, and of much elegance of form in flower and plant. The 

 soil best suited to them is a fresh, turfy loam, with a fourth 

 to a fifth of well-rotted horse manure, to which add some clean 

 sand if the soil is heavv. Plant so as to leave the top of the 

 bulb just below the surface. Given the proper conditions, the 

 Cyclamen is remarkably easy to grow. (We offer seed of our 

 superb strain of C. giganteum at the end of this catalogue.) 



Each Doz. 



Coum. Crimson; round-leaved $0 25 



Europaeum roseum. Very showy, rosy red; hardy. 20 



Persicum gigranteum, Rose 20 



Persicum giganteum, Dark Crimson 20 



Persicum giganteum, White, >»"Mont Blanc" 25 



Persicum giganteum. Mixed 



Ilederaefolium album (Neapolitanum) . Ivy-leaved 

 Cyclamen. Autumn flowering; quite hardy in 



sheltered situations. Doz. 2 lb. rate 



Bepandum. Rosy red, with purple eye 



10 



$2 54^ 

 175 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 2 50 

 2 00 



175 

 1 75 



Eremurus ready in septe^iber 



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A noble, bulbous plant from northern India, especially 

 attractive, peerless in its majestic magnificence, compelling 

 admiration by its gigantic proportions and the sweetness of 

 its perfume, a plant not easily forgotten when seen well grown. 

 It is a hyacinth-like perennial, starting growth quite early in 

 the spring. Coming from a cold country it is perfectly hardy, 

 but enjoys good, rich soil, and responds handsomely to liberal 

 treatment. They thrive admirably in deep, rich, sandy loam 



