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Title: Flowering roots and bulbs for fall planting, 1900
Identifier: CAT31284927 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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 Pef doz- 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 " Lord Nelson. Double.. " Prince Albert. Double
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" Single. Light colors. Anemone (Joronaria. 05 06 05 05 Scarlet, Feu Superbe. Bright; double 06 " L'Eclair. Large flow- ers; double 05 " Scarlet Star. Double. 06 11 King of the Scarlets. Double 05 " Single Mixed 05 " Double Mixed 05 White Ceres. Double; tinted rose 06 " The Bride. Single; pure white 05 Rose, Rosette. Double, rose; extra large 05 " Leverrier. Double.. 05 " Mignonne. Double. 05 Striped, Thalia. Double 05 " Ivanhoe. Double 04 " La Charmante. Double. 04 Double. All colors mixed 05 Single. All colors mixed 2 for 5 cts... 30 35 45 45 40 40 40 30 60 4 00 50 3 50 1 50 20 1 00 ANEMONE SPECIES. Ready in November. Appenina, "Blue Star." Very charming clear blue, star-shaped flowers; excellent for natural- Each Per doz. 100 izing ; early-flowering $0 06 $0 50 $3 50 " White. A variety of the above 06 50 3 50 " Rose. Avery pretty variety of the above 08 85 5 00 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 06 50 3 50 Pulsatilla. The Pasque Flower 08 85 5 00 Japonica alba. Large, pure white flowers; invaluable for cutting 05 40 2 50 " rosea. Large, rosy carmine flowers, 2 to 2% inches 06 45 3 00 " rubra. Resembling above, but much darker in color 06 45 3 00 11 Lady Ardilaun. A greatly improved "Alba," with larger flowers of greater substance. 15 1 50 9 00 " Whirlwind. It bears in profusion large, semi-double, pure white flowers of great sub- stance; splendid for cutting . 06 50 3 00 TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. Ready in November. Splendid pot plants for the house or greenhouse and especially valuable for bedding, flowering in the greatest profusion throughout the summer. For bedding they should be started in hotbed in March and April. The hol- low 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 Single Crimson $0 10 $1 00 $6 00 Single Mixed " Scarlet 10 1 00 6 00 Double White " Rose 10 1 00 6 90 " Yellow 11 White 10 1 00 6 00 " Rose " Yellow 10 1 00 6 00 " Mixed Each .$0 10 ...20 ...20 ...20 ...20 Per doz. $1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 100 $5 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 11 00

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