. Bulbs for fall planting. Nursery stock, New York (State), New York, Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants), Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs. 16 J. M. Thorburn & Co.âCatalogue of Lilium Harrisii. LILIUM HARRISII. (BERMUDA EASTER LILY.) Bulbs ready now. V|| -Che Bermuda Easter Lily is perhaps the finest and most popular of winter-blooming plants. V â 'â The large, handsome, pure white, trumpet- f shaped flowers are very sweet-scented and of great substance, and last a long time after cut- ting. Its stately and graceful habit renders it a perfect pot-plant for table or window decora- | ISw ⢠tions.
. Bulbs for fall planting. Nursery stock, New York (State), New York, Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants), Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs. 16 J. M. Thorburn & Co.âCatalogue of Lilium Harrisii. LILIUM HARRISII. (BERMUDA EASTER LILY.) Bulbs ready now. V|| -Che Bermuda Easter Lily is perhaps the finest and most popular of winter-blooming plants. V â 'â The large, handsome, pure white, trumpet- f shaped flowers are very sweet-scented and of great substance, and last a long time after cut- ting. Its stately and graceful habit renders it a perfect pot-plant for table or window decora- | ISw ⢠tions. It gets its popular name from the fact that it is so largely used for church decoration 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 pos- tage^ according to size. Each Perdoz. J00 5 to 7 inches in circumference $0 10 $1 00 $6 50 7 to 9 " " 25 2 50 15 00 9 to 11 " " 40 4 00 CHINESE SACRED LILY. (THE WATER-FAIRY FLOWER.) Ready in September. If ordered by mail, add 5 cents each or 30 cents per dozen for postage. A variety of the Polyanthus Narcissus, imported from China. The Chinese have the following interes tin g fable con- nected with this flower: " Once upon a time a father left his property to his two sons, with the under- standing that it should be equally divided; 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 afterwards their flowers were developed, and the neighbors crowded to see the fairy's gift. In the course of a few y
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