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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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i2 j. M. Thorburn & Co.—Catalogue of Bulbs. Narcissus
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Narcissi are Ready for Delivery in September. The very beautiful species and varieties of Narcissus are among the most popular and largely grown of spring- flowering bulbs, and that deservedly, too, for they are certainly "the fairest among them all." Their exquisite grace, beauty and charm of habit have been immor- talized in the poetry of all times. No garden should be without them. To know them is to love them, and to love them is a liberal education. They are all of the easiest cultivation, thriving in al- most any soil and situation, and they may be left alone for several years after once being planted. They do best, however, in a deep and somewhat stiff soil, and in a par- tially shaded position. They are well adapted for plant- ing by the sides of streams, or lakes, or ponds, and in mixed flower or shrubbery borders. They are also suit- able for naturalizing in the grass, by the side of wood- land walks or in open spaces between trees and shrubs. With the exception of the Polyanthus section, they are all perfectly hardy. Narcissi are also very suitable for growing in pots, re- quiring about the same treatment as hyacinths, with 3 or 4 bulbs in a 5-inch pot. Some of the varieties are grown in large numbers by florists for winter cut-flowers. SINGLE NARCISSUS, or DAFFODILS. If ordered by mail, add 13 cents per dozen for postage. Each Perdoz. Achilles. Long yellow trumpet; handsome; very early $0 05 $0 50 Albicans. The "Swan's Neck" or "White Spanish " Daffodil. Large white trumpet, tinged cream-color, and beautifully fringed at brim 10 1 00 Ard Rigfh (Irish King). Magnificent golden yellow trumpet; very large and graceful. One of the earliest and finest for forcing 15 1 50 Barri COUSpiCUUS. Lovely shape; broad sulphur petals, heavily stained orange-scarlet. 10 100 Bicolor Horsfieldii. "Queen of Daffodils." Rich golden yellow trumpet; pure white and well expanded perianth ; a magnificent flower; fine forcer 10 1 00 BlCOlor Empress. Flowers similar to the Horsfieldii, but larger; an excellent forcer... 15 1 50 100 $3 GO 00 8 00 7 00 G 00 8 00

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