. Flowering roots and bulbs for fall planting, 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 16 J. M. Thorburn & Co.—Catalogue of LILIUM HARRISII. (BERMUDA EASTER LILY.) Bulbs ready now. The Bermuda Easter Lily is perhaps the finest and most popular of winter-blooming plants. The large, handsome, pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers are very sweet-scented and of great substance, and last a long time after cutting. Its stately and graceful habit renders it a per- fect pot-plant for table or window decora- tions. It gets its popular name from
. Flowering roots and bulbs for fall planting, 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 16 J. M. Thorburn & Co.—Catalogue of LILIUM HARRISII. (BERMUDA EASTER LILY.) Bulbs ready now. The Bermuda Easter Lily is perhaps the finest and most popular of winter-blooming plants. The large, handsome, pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers are very sweet-scented and of great substance, and last a long time after cutting. Its stately and graceful habit renders it a per- fect pot-plant for table or window decora- tions. It gets its popular name from the fact that it is so largely used for church decora- tion at Easter. It is easily grown and can be forced into flower in a remarkably short time. It is also well adapted to garden culture, but in this latitude the bulbs should have a good covering of ashes or litter to protect them over winter. If ordered by mail, add from 10 to 20 cents per dozen for postage, according to size. Each Per doz. 100 5 to 7 inches in circumference $0 10 $100 $6 00 7 to 9 " " 20 2 00 12 00 9 to 11 " " very 35 3 50 26 00 11 to 13 " " extra 50 5 00 CHINESE SACRED LILY. (THE WATER-FAIRY FLOWER.) IAlium Earrisii. Ready in September. 12 cts. each, $ per dozen. If ordered by mail, add 30 cents pet dozeyi for posta A variety of the Polyanthifh Narcissus, imported from China. The Chinese have the following interesting fable con- nected with this flower: "Once upon a time a father left his property to his two sons, with the understanding that it should be equally di- vided; but the elder son seized all the tillable land and left the younger nothing but an acre covered with rocks and water. The younger son, failing to obtain justice, sat at the water's edge bemoaning his misfortune. A benevolent fairy appeared, and, giving him these Narcissus bulbs, told him to drop them into the water. Shortly afterward their flowers were de- veloped, and the neigh
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