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Title: Bulbs and flowering roots for fall planting, 1899
Identifier: CAT31284168 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: J. M. Thorburn & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs
Publisher: New York : J. M. Thorburn & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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J. M. Thorburn & Co.—Catalogue of Bulbs. 19 ANEMONE, or WINDFLOWER. Very ornamental, hardy perennials, producing beautifully colored flowers in spring and summer. They do best in rich soil and in a sheltered and well-drained position. Plant in autumn. May also be grown in pots or forced in frames for early flowers. If ordered by mail, add 15 cents per hundred for postage. CORONARIA, or POPPY- FLOWERED ANEMONES. Ready in September. Caen. New Giant Poppy- Each Perdoz. 100 flowered. Very large, single flowers, in the rich- est colors, including scar- let and carmine shades..$0 05 $0 35 $2 00 Blue Incomparable. Azure- blue; double 05 40 2 50 " King of the Blues. Large, double 05 50 3 50 " Single. Light colors ... 05 25 1 50 Scarlet, Feu Superbe. Bright; double 05 45 3 00 " L'Eclair. Large flow- ers ; double 05 45 .'5 00 " Cardinal's Hat. Double; very early.. 05 40 2 50 ", King of the Scarlets. Double 05 45 3 00 " Single Mixed 2 for 5 cts... 25 1 25 " Double Mixed 05 40 2 50 White Ceres. Double; tinted rose 05 50 3 50 " The Bride. Single; pure white 05 25 1 50 Rose, Rosette. Double, rose; extra large 05 35 2 00 " Leverrier. Double 05 45 3 00 " Mignonne. Double ... 05 45 3 00 05 40 2 50 05 25 1 50 2 for 5 cts... 20 1 00
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Anemone Coronaria. Thalia. Striped; double Double. All colors mixed Single. All colors mixed ANEMONE SPECIES. Ready in November. Appenina, " Blue Star." Very charming clear blue, star-shaped flowers; excellent for Each Perdoz. 100 naturalizing; early flowering $0 0G $0 50 $3 50 Appenina, White. A variety of the above 0G 50 3 50 Chrysanthemiflora Mixed. Large, imbricated, double flowers ; very early, vigorous and free-blooming 12 1 25 8 00 Fulgens. Dazzling vermilion or scarlet; flowers very early in the spring. It does best in good loam and in a moist situation. A fine pot plant for house decoration 0G 50 3 50 Japonica alba. Large, pure white flowers; invaluable for cutting 0G 45 3 00 " rosea. Large, rosy carmine flowers, 2 to 2% inches 0G 45 3 00 " rubra. Resembling above, but much darker in color 08 50 3 50 " Lady Ardilaun. A greatly improved "Alba," with larger flowers of greater substance. 15 1 50 10 00 " Whirlwind. It bears in profusion large, semi-double, pure white flowers of great substance ; splendid for cutting 08 75 4 00 TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. Ready in November. Splendid pot plants for the house or greenhouse; also for bedding in summer. For bedding they should be started in hotbed in March and April. The hollow end of the bulb should be up and but slightly covered. They should get very little water until the plants are growing. Each Per doz. 100 $0 10 $1 00 $6 00 1 00 G 00 10 1 00 6 00 10 1 00 G 00 10 1 00 6 00 10 1 00 5 00 20 2 00 12 00 20 2 00 12 00 20 2 00 12 00 20 2 00 11 00

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