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



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Gladiolus Colvillei. 



Dwarf Gladiolus 



KEADV IN NOVK.MBER 



If to be sent by mail add postage at zone rates — 

 doz. 6 oz.. 100 3 lb. 



Tlie following varieties are the sorts generally to 

 be bad at this season of the year, and they are 

 usually planted in pots in autumn, and require to be 

 kept in a warm room or greenhouse. Some varieties 

 are successfully forced and may be had in full 

 beauty in April and May. 



These form a family of bulbs of rare beauty 

 and of most exquisite tints and shades; and, from 

 the time of year during which these bloom, and 

 the long continuance of their flowers in perfec- 

 tion, they become one of the greatest ornaments 

 of the garden at a season when flowers of vivid 

 tints are scarce. They are valuable for bedding. 

 Named varieties will be found in ouc General Cata- 

 logue, published January 1. 



Doz. 100 



Ackermanni. Salmon-orange with white 



blotch $0 30 $175 



Blushing: Bride. Beautiful ivory-white, 



with crimson flakes 30 1 50 



Crimson Queen. Deep crimson .30 175 



Peath Blossom. Beautiful rose 30 175 



Queen AVilhelmina, White, with crimson 



and scarlet margins Each 10 cts... 75 4 50 



Mixed 25 125 



Colvillei rubra 30 1 75 



Colvillei alba, "THE BRIDE." White; 



for forcing 25 1 75 



Colvillei rosea 35 2 00 



Kamosus, Ne Plus Ultra. Crimson and white blotch. 



50 cts. per doz., $3.00 per 100. 

 Ramosus in Mixture. 40 ctS. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



Gloxinias 



READY IN NOVEMBER 

 If to be sent by mail add postage at zone rates — 

 doz. 1 lb., 100 7 lbs. 



Gloxinias are among the most beautiful of greenhouse plants, being remarkable for the intensity 

 and variety of their colorings and the exquisite manner in which they are often blotched, mottled, 

 penciled and blended. The plants are extremely floriferous, and, by making successive pottings, they 

 may be had in bloom the greater part of the year. They thrive best in a soil composed of leaf-mold 

 and peat in equal parts, with a little sand added. When growing, plenty of water should be supplied, 

 but it should always be tepid. The bulbs we offer are large, and of erect-flowering strain : 



CRASSIFOEIA ERECTA— 



Doz. 



..3 for 20c .$0 75 



Red 



White 3 for 20c. 



Blue 3 for 20c. 



Spotted ...3 for 20c. 

 3Iixed 3 for 20c. 



75 

 75 

 75 



65 



100 



$4 50 

 450 

 4 50 

 450 

 4 00 



Iris 



(Fleur-de-lis) 

 READY IN OCTOBER AND NOVEM- 

 BER, EXCEPT JAPAN IRIS, 

 WHICH WILE NOT BE READY 

 UNTIE DECEMBER AND INTO 

 SPRING 



Iris, the Greek name for the rain- 

 bow, was applied to this flower in al- 

 lusion to the manner in which many 

 beautiful colors are blended together. 

 Irises are of easy culture. They do 

 best in a light, rich, sandy soil, and in 

 a sunny situation. With the exception 

 of Moroea Pavonia, all varieties are 

 hardy. Good drainage is important. 

 The varieties of Iris Kaempferi, from 

 Japan, are remarkable for the beauty 

 of their colors and their stateliness of 

 habit. Some of these send up 10 to 12 

 flower-spikes 3 feet high, each bearing 

 2 to 4 enormous blossoms measuring 

 8 to 10 inches across. These require a 

 liberal supply of water when growing. 



Japan Iris (Iris Kaempferi) 



