Historic, archived document Do not. assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. THORBURN’S ANNUAL CATALOGUE F DAHLIAS, FUCHSIAS, VKRBENAS, PETUNIAS, Chrysanthemums, cr. FOR SPRING AND AUTUMN, 1841 ; GROWN AT ASTORIA, LONG ISLAND, AND FOR SALE AT THE GARDEN, OR SEED STORE, No. 15 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. ———— iS NEW YORK: PRINTED BY WILLIAM S:. DORR, No. 101 Nassau Street. 1851. CATALOGUE. DAHLIAS. J. M. THorsurn & Co. intend sending out the follow- ing New Dautias on the Ist June, 1851—may be relied on as very superior flowers and true to description—have all been tested and taken the highest prizes at the great Dahlia Shows of London and onthe Continent. All the. varieties of last year (1850) will be ready for delivery on the Ist of May; the new varieties cannot be ready sooner than the Ist June, owing to an unforeseen acci- dent in their shipment. ‘The first week of June, how- ever, has been found, after fifteen years experience, to be the surest time to be successful, the weather being then perfectly settled. Ic Those termed “Fancy,” are strongly variegated varieties. ApmiraTion, Fancy, (Batteur,) yellow buff, striped and a ic with carmine, large and fine, : - Price per plant, $2 00 ANTOINETTE, (Bushell,) light blush, good show flower, constant and well up in centre, - 200 Battic, (Bushell,) beautiful clear amber, fine form and constant, a splendid flower, - - 3 00 Beauty or Kent, (Trentfield,) lilac, edged with purple, one of the finest flowers ever sent out— perfect in every respect, and constant, 3 QQ 4 THORBURN’S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. ‘Beauty or Oszorne, (Ansell,) mottled orange, fine form and constant, - - 2 Duke or Campripes, (Fellows,) silvery lilac, con- stant and good habit, - - - : Eart or Crarenpon, (Hansard,) light orange, novel color, excellent form, - : = Fancy Boy, Fancy, (Legg,) mottled orange, fine, Forcet-me-not, fancy, (Hooper,) crimson, tipped with white, - - - - : Lapy Cuxiitum, Fancy, (Barnes,) yellow, Upped white, fine and constant, - - Miss Compton, Fancy, (Liddiard,) scarlet, dope with white, beautiful show flower, - - Miss Pops, Fancy, (Dodds,) yellow tipped with — white, constant and superior show flower, - Miss Newman, (Legg) dark lilac, extra form, - Mrs. Setpon, (Turner,) superb yellow, very fine form, has taken numerous prizes, - - NepavuLese Cuier, Fancy, (Dodd,) extraordinary color, gold, yellow, and crimson ; uncertain, but ~ when caught, the most beautiful flower ever seen, Primrose Invincisuge, (Dubras,) fine primrose, good form and constant, - - - Queen or Litacs, (Turner,) pale lilac, delicate color, full size, noble show flower, - - Reine DE Jour, Fancy, (Batteur,) orange, striped with crimson, large showy flower, - - Serapu, (Fellows,) bright novel orange, compact -form, beautiful bold flower, - - - Summit or Perrection (Keynes,) dark velvet pur- ple, finest flower of its class ever raised, - Victory, (Proctor,) crimson purple, fine form = - Ww 00 00 00 50 DAHLIAS. 5 The following fine show Dahlias, at $1 each, or $10 per doz., every one superior in form, habit, and constancy, being a selection from several hundreds: >» Beauty of Hastings, blush, tipped with crimson; exqui- site form. Black Prince, dark shaded crimson. Buffalo Girl, copper; exquisite form. Duke of Wellington, orange scarlet. Duchess, pure white; good form. Grenadier, deep rosy crimson; noble show flower. Gem, cherry red; very small and pretty. Grant Thorburn, rosy lilac. Louis de France, blush white. Mrs. Anderson, pale lilac. Madame Valiere, blush. Magnificent, amethyst lilac ; fine. Mr. Seldon, rosy purple; best of its class. Princesse Louise, shaded salmon. Queen of Primroses, primrose yellow. Queen of the East, blush; fine form. Sir F. Bathurst, finest dark flower out. Snow-flake, pencilled white. CHOICE FANCY or VARIEGATED DAHLIAS. $1 each—10 per doz. Belle de Paris, blush, tipped with lavender. Conspicua, violet purple, tipped with white. Comte de Flandres, red, tipped with white. 1* 6 THORBURN’S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. Duchesse Sutherland, rosy lilac, white tip Elizabeth, amethyst lilac, tipped with blush white; one of the finest fancy flowers ever raised. Flying Dutchman, dark red, tipped with white. Flora Superba, sulphur yellow, tipped with white. Gen. Cavaignac, rosy purple, tipped with white Gasperine, dark maroon, tipped with clear white ; fine Highland Chief, salmon, tipped with white. Keepsake, deep velvetty crimson, tipped with white. Lady Grenville, clear red, tipped white. Miss Jane, rosy purple, tipped with white. Miss Stevens, buff, orange and white. Mons. Affré, cherry, tipped with white. Striata Perfecta, lilac, striped with crimson. The following good old varieties—all fine quality—fit to exhibit on any stand, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. Antagonist, white. Box, scarlet ; fine form. Beauty of Sussex, rosy crimson and white. Baron Tretau, scarlet, white tip. Bijou de Closhault, blush, tipped lilac. Cardinal Feretti, bright red, noble flower. Comus, shaded rose. Constantia, white, mottled with pink. - Colonel Baker, dark claret. Duchesse d Orleans, white, edged lavender. Eugenia, salmon buff. Eximea, rosy pink. Fulwood Scarlet, rosy scarlet. Florence Dombey, yellow, tipped white. Gen. Negrier, fine buff. Hyppolite, deep purple ; large and fine. DAHLIAS. Hans Miguet, blush, lilac tip. Zon, lilac, mulberry tint; fine form. Indispensable White, blush white. Isis, lemon, tipped with bronze. Jenny Lind, ruby purple, peach tip. Kossuth, maroon purple. L’ Empereur d@’ Maroc, very dark crimson, edged lilac. Lilac Standard, lilac. Lady Charleville, fine blush. Lady of the Lake, blush, lilac tip. La Tour d'Auvergne, large clear red. Lily, yellow, rose tip. Marguerite de Paris, light shaded. Miss Chaplin, peach, red tip. Miss Blackmore, light purple, white tip. Mont Blanc, unsurpassed white. Metropolitan Queen, white, lavender edge. Marchioness of Lorn, white. Miss Vyse, white, lavender tip; fine. Madame Zahler, buff, amber edge ; fine. Model, deep scarlet ; exquisite form. Mrs. Edwards, pinkish white, golden tip. Melanie Adam, cream, rose tip. Marquis of Worcester, white, rose edge. Nannetie, mottled lilac and pink. Oeillet Parfait, orange, striped with crimson. Orange Constantia, mottled orange. Princess Radzville, white, laced purple. Prince Albert, white, lavender edge. Queen of Roses, pale rosy lilac. Remembrancer, rosy red, white tip. Rainbow, rosy scarlet, white tip. Roi de Pontille, maroon, tipped peach pink. 5 THORBURN’S ANNUAL CATALORUE. Richard Cobden, shaded crimson. Samuel Girling, glossy plum color. Satirist, dark shaded crimson ; fine. Standard of Perfection, maroon erimson. Star, white, crimson edge. Sunbeam, deep red, white tip. Triumph de Magdeburgh, scarlet, white tip. Toison d Or, buff; noble flower. Viscount Ressiguer, rosy purple, tip white. Victoria Regina, mottled lilac. Walter Hilson, fine orange. War Eagle, dark scarlet. SELECT FUCHSIAS. Those marked + are new imported varieties. tALDROVANDES, (Layton,) light red sepals, dark blue corolla—very pretty variety, - - $1 00 Admuirable, light rose sepals, deep pink corolla, ' 50 Beauty Supreme, waxy white, vermillion corolla, 50 Beauty of Leeds, light sepals, dark scarlet corolla, 50 Beauty of Salisbury, blush, deep rose corolla, 50 tCHATEAUBRIAND, (Miellez,) rosy blush, very large dark vermillion corolla, - - - 100 Coralinna, deep crimson, purple corolla, - . - 50 Delicata, white, rosy purple corolla, : - 50 Dr. Jephson, white, pink corolla, - - 50 tEviza Mirtuez, (Miellez,) white and pink, with rosy corolla; extra fine, - - 2 00 SELECT FUCHSIAS. 9. Exquisite, pink, with purplish corolla, = - Z 50 Elegantissima, (Story,) dark earmine, indigo co- rolla ; beautiful habit and free bloomer; an ex- quisite variety, : - - - 50 Flavescens, waxy white, scarlet corolla, extra fine, 50 Gaylad, light pink, dark corolla, - - - 50 Gen. Negrier, salmon pink, cherry corolla; fine robust habit ; a superior variety, - - 50 Goliath, pink, rosy lilae corolla, ~ - 50 Hero, blush white, rosy corolla, - - - 50 tJenny Linp, (Smith,) rosy carmine, large cherry colored corolla; well displayed; very fine, - 1 00 Magnificent, pink with crimson corolla ; fine, 50 Napoleon, large white, rosy corolla; very fine, 50 One in the Ring, pure white, bright pink corolla, 50 tPurity, (Mayles,) pure white, pmk corolla ; very fine, and constant bloomer, - - - 1 00 tSir Joun Faustarr, (Hocken,) crimson tube, rich dark plum corolla; a magnificent variety ; has taken several prizes, - - - 2 00 Serratifolia, beautiful pink tube and sepals, tipped with green, the corolla brilliant vermillion, 50 Serratifolia Multiflora, novel and pretty, - - 50 tSappHire, (Lucombe,) purple corolla; very fine ; well reflexed ; sepals, waxy coral color, - 100 Snowdrop, clear white, purple corolla, = - - 50 t+Srriata, (Story,) crimson corolla, striped with purple; very abundant bloomer, - - 1 00 A selection of a dozen of any of the above Fuchsias, (except t), $5. 10 THORBURN’S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. NEW VERBENAS. Selected from the first collections in Europe. ApELE, (Chauviere,) rosy lilac, purple centre, - 50 ARIADNE, (Salter,) creamy buff, pencilled with cherry, 50 Beauty or Rye, (Turner,) . . - 50 CLoTILDE, (Dufoy,) lilac, with purple eye, - 50 EcutpseE, (Dufoy,) light rose, shaded with purple, 50 Gen. Brea, (Salter,) mulberry crimson, - 50 Graciosa, (Dufoy,) mottled blue ; strong grower, 50 Heroine, (Dufoy,) lilac blue, dark purple centre, shape and habit of ‘‘ Defiance,” extra fine, . 50 Kossurtu, (Sayers,) bright pink, clear white centre, 50 Matvina, (Nivert,) light rose, dark centre, - 50 Mapame TaLueyranp, (Defosse,) mottled lilac, 50 Morpne, (Dufoy,) dark purple, white eye, - 50 PauLet Vireinie, (Demoreau,) peach pink, dark Tosy eye, very pretty, - - - - 50 Royat Purpte, (Young,) dark rich purple, - 50 Sir Seymour Bianco, (Turner,) blush white, - 50 Striped Ecuipss, (Turner,) pale rose, crimson eye, 50 Sunset, (Turner,) fiery scarlet, - - -. 60 Wuite Perrection, (Turner,) pure white, - 50 WonDeErFUuL, (Perry,) blush white, fine eye, - 50 A selection of one dozen from the above, $5. The following excellent Verbenas, $1 50 per doz. : Anacreon, salmon rose; Beauty Supreme, pink; Blue Bonnet, bluish lilac; Iphigene, lilac; Reine de Jour, blush, withrosyeye ; Rosy Morn, deep rose, crimson eye ; Defiance, finest scarlet ; S¢ Marguerite, shaded crimson ; Satellite, vermilion; Queen, sweet scented white ; Suzette, blush white; Harlequin, mottled pink; Major Ringgold, rosy red. | PETUNIAS—NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. il PETUNIAS. New imported varieties from the best English collections. Beauty or Stow, (Barnes,) rosy pink, white cen- tre; extra fine, - - : - 50 Ecuipse£, (Henderson,) rose striped, fine - - 50 ENcHANTRESS, (Barnes,) peach, striped with rose, 50 Mavonna, (Barnes,) peach pink, wlth crimson veins and throat, extra fine, - - - 50 Nortu Lonpon, (Smith,) bluish pink, striped with deep blue, very fine, - - - - 50 Prince or Wates, (Henderson,) light crimson, 50 The following good varieties of Petuntas at 25 cents each, or $1 50 forthe set of eight: Beauty Parfait ; Duke of Bedford; Hebe; Jenny Lind; Grandiflora Superba; La Reine; Smithi; New Haven Beauty. Ir Petunias planted out either separately or in beds, enliven the flower garden the whole summer and autumn. All the above are fine sorts and free bloomers. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. ANGENORA, rose, shaded with claret, fine, - 100 BozarD, fine yellow, : - - - 100 Crortu or Go tp, light golden yellow ; very large, fine and beautiful foliage, - - - 1 00 Lavy Tatrourp, splendid white; large and fine, 1 00 La Reine d’Or, bright orange ;compact form, 1 00 La France, fine buff, extra fine - . 1 00 I? The above set of six for $5; separately, $1. 12 THORBURN’S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. The following good varieties of Chrysanthemums, at $8 per dozen : ; Brez; Bonaparte; Boisgerard; Celestial; Charle- magne ; Coronet; Calabasse; Daphne; David; Flecheer ; Matricariordes; Nazar; Orion; Saladin; Snow-flake ; Temple ad’ Solomon;. Wm. Penn, and others, to fifty sorts. ACHIMENES. Coceinea Rosea, cherry red, « a 2 50 Grandiflora, rosy lilac, - - - - 50 Gloxineflora, new superb variety, = - 100 Ignescens, orange scarlet, “ 2 - 100 Liebmanii, rosy crimson, - - . - 50 Longiflora, amethyst blue, - - 4. ae Picta, superb orange, - - - - 50 hth i MISCELLANEOUS. A large collection of Roses, of sorts, including ire finest Hybrid Perpetuals ; Bourbon; Tea; Bengal ; China, &c. Also, Running Roses, of sorts, as Beauty of the Prairies; Baltimore Belle; Champney Pink Cluster ; White Cluster Musk ; Madame d’Arblay, white; Madame Caradori Allan; Boursault Elegans, and others, at $6 per dozen. Also, a select collection of Phloxes, Anti- rhinums, and other herbaceous plants. iz A select collection of, “fine by name Geraniums. Astoria, lsé¢ April, 1851. oe: i a eo -_ _— - . 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