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Title: Bulbs and flowering roots for fall planting : 1898
Identifier: CAT31294534 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: J. M. Thorburn & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: New York, N. Y. : 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 100 for postage. CORONARIA, or POPPY-FLOWERED ANEMONES. ; Ready in September.
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Anemone " Whirlwind." Each Perdoz. Caen. New Giant Poppy-flowered. Very large, single flowers, in the richest colors, including scarlet and carmine shades $ Blue Incomparable. Azure-blue; double. " King of the Blues. Large, double . " Single. Light colors Scarlet, Feu Superbe. Bright; double... " L'Eclair. Large flowers; double. " King of the Scarlets. Double.. " Single Mixed 2for5cts.. " Double Mixed White, Ceres. Double; tinted rose " The Bride. Single; pure white... Rose, Rosette. Double, rose; extra large. " Leverrier. Double " Mignonne. Double Thalia. Striped; double Double. All colors mixed Single. All colors mixed 2 for 5 cts.. ANEMONE SPECIES. Ready in November. Each Perdoz. 100 Appenina, " Blue Star." Very charming clear blue, star-shaped flowers; excel- lent for naturalizing; early-flowering. .$0 06 $0 50 Appenina, White. A variety of the above.. 06 50 Chrysanthemiflora Mixed. Large, imbri- cated, double flowers; very early, vigor- ous and free-blooming 12 1 25 Fulgens. Dazzling vermilion or scarlet; flow- ers very early in the spring. It does best in good loam and in a moist situation. A fine pot plant for house decoration 06 05 i (50 35 $2 00 05 40 2 50 05 50 3 50 05 25 1 50 05 45 3 00 05 45 3 00 05 45 3 00 20 1 00 05 40 2 50 05 50 3 50 05 25 1 50 05 40 2 50 05 45 3 00 05 45 3 00 05 40 2 50 05 25 1 50 20 1 00 $3 50 3 50 8 00 45 45 Japonica alba. Large, pure white flowers; in- Each Perdoz. valuable for cutting $0 05 $0 35 " rosea. Large, rosy carmine flowers 2 to 2% inches " rubra. Resembling above, but much darker in color " Lady Ardilaun. A greatly improved "Alba," with larger flowers of greater substance " Whirlwind. This beautiful variety is shown in our illustration. It bears in profusion large, semi-double, pure white flowers of great substance; splendid for cutting 20 2 00 12 00 10 1 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 the 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 Single Orange $0 10 " Scarlet 10 " Rose 10 " White 10 " Yellow 10 " Mixed 10 Double White 25 " Yellow 25 " Scarlet 25 " Mixed 20

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