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



Iris Hispaiiica. 



Various Iris 



If to be sent by mail add postage at zone rates 

 as per weight indicated. 



Anglica (English Iris) Bleu Ce- 

 leste. Sky blue S 



Anglica, Mont Blanc. Pure white 

 English Iris. 1 lb. 100 9 lbs. . . 



Anglica, Rosa Bonheur. White 

 splashed, dark carmine 



Anglica, Tricolor. White, blue 

 and red 



Anglica, Mixed 



Alata (The Scorpion Iris). Sweet- 

 scented, sky-blue flowers. Also 

 fine for pots. 6 oz. 10, 3 lbs. 100 



Cristata. Lilac, with yellow throat 



Florentina alba. Beautiful satiny 

 white flowers. 6 oz. 10, 3 lbs. 100. 



Germanica. Mixed German Iris. 

 6oz. JO, 3 lbs. 100 



Moraea Pavonia (Peacock). Pretty 

 Not hardv. G oz. 10. 3 ll)s. 100 



Susiana major (Chalcedonian Ins) 

 Bluishk tinted brown, dark lines 



2 lbs. 10 Each 30 cts.. . 



New Dutch Iris 



Very Earlv Large flowering race, resembling the 

 Spanish "iris but more vigorous, the buds open at 

 least two weeks earlier than the Spanish. 

 Frans Hals. Fall's pale primrose 10_ 



standards, pale blue SO 75 



Rembrandt. Wide dark Ijlue stan- 

 dards falls, rich deep blue with fine 

 orange blotch; vigorous grower.. . . 1 00 



Ixias 



10 



100 



$0 40 



$3 00 



40 



3 00 



40 



3 00 



40 



3 (HI 



30 



2 00 



) 



75 



0 00 



b 45 



3 50 



40 



3 00 



1 00 



7 00 



40 



3 00 



2 50 





100 



S6 00 



7 00 



[RIS, continued 

 Spanish Iris (iris, Hispanica) 



Not less than 



50 of 

 G oz.. 



a kind at 100 rates. 10 

 100 lbs. 



Very profitable for florists, who are planting th(!m 

 largely for cut-flowers. Plant in beds in the open 

 as soon as received in the autumn, and protect 

 diu-ing the winter months. In the beginning of 

 .April cover the beds with glass, so as to have the 

 flowers ready for cutting in May. 



10 



100 



.10 20 



$1 



25 



20 



1 



25 



20 



1 



25 



20 



1 



25 



20 



1 



25 



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20 



1 



25 



20 



1 



25 



20 





25 



20 



1 



25 



1 15 





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Belle Chinoise. Yellow; extra. . . . 

 British Queen. Large ; pure white 



Chrysolora. Bright yellow 



Darling. Bright blue; small, but 



pretty flower 



Midley. Finelight blue 



Prince of Orange. Bronze and 



orange 



Reconnaissance. Bronze and orangt 

 Snowball (Blanche Fleur). White 



slightly tinted lilac 



Solfatare. Purplish blue and yellow 

 Superfine Mixed Per 1,0 



Spanish Iris — Novelties 



Per 10 ;JOc, per 100 per 1,000 $16. 



Beauty. Porcelain blue; fine tips; very large flower. 

 King of the Blues. Fine deep, i)uri)lish blue. 

 King of Whites. Very large; pure white; fine. 

 La Nuit. \'ery dark ])lue, nearly black; extra fine. 

 L'Innocence. Pure white; fine flower. 

 L'lJnique. Violet-))lue, golden blotch; large flower 



and quite distinct from other varieties. 

 Mr. Walter I. Ware. Primrose yellow ; fine formed 



flowei'. 



Prince Henry. Large purplish bronze; fine. 

 Queen Wilhelmina. White yellow blotch; beautiful. 

 Surbiton. Very dark yellow; fine. 



Iris Anglica 



READY IN OCTOBER 



If to be sent by mail add postage at zone rates. + ^-v,^rv. 



The named Hvbrid Ixias are so beautiful and rich in tints that no lover of flowers should be without ^^em. 

 They are equallv adapted for pots or the open ground, exceedingly free-flowering, and invaluable lor cmtin^^^ 

 If planted out thev require rather more covering during winter than hyacinths. In pots their culture is tne 

 same as that usually recommended for other bulbs. By reason of their curious forms and strange coloring, 

 the Ixias attract much attention. «n of^ 



Ambassador. Carmine violet 



Bridesmaid. White, carmine-eye 



Bucephalus major. Crimson: fine 



Crateroides major. Bright crimson ^" 



Duchess of Edinburgh. W^ute, red-stiiped 



Favorite. Sulphur-yellow 



Golden Drop. Golden yellow, dark center 



Mozart. Dark yellow, black eye • • • • • 



Marvellous. Yellow, violet eye 



Princess Alexandra. Pale straw-color^ 



Sarniensis fl.-pl. White and red; double 



Vulcan. Orange-red, black center .... 



In Splendid Mixture 1,000, $b 



100 



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