LIST OP CHOICE PRIMULA SEEDS POR 1915. 



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CURRIES SUPERB PRIMULAS 



The Strains We Offer of Primroses Have a Widespread Reputation, 

 and Deservedly so, Being Unsurpassed in Siz.e and Brilliancy. 



The Seed is grown and selected for us from the finest prize varie- 

 ties by one of the largest European growers, and the many testi- 

 monials we receive every year from florists and amateurs throughout 

 the country is an evidence of the excellence of our stock. They 

 have no equal in any country for size of bloom, richness of sub- 

 stance or brilliancy of colors. Sow the Seed in February, March 

 or April. 



SINGLE GIANT FRINGED CHINESE 



PRIMROSES. 



1/2 pkt. Pkt. 



GIANT FRINGED PRIMULA. 



EVER- 

 BLOOMING 

 PRIMROSES. 



PRIMULA OBCO- 



1VICY riKANDI. 



FLORA. 



A very pretty and 

 free-flowering class 

 extensively grown 

 by lloi ists; flowers 

 borne in umbels on 

 long slender stems; 

 blooms almost con- 

 tinuously thro'ughout 

 the year. They make 

 excellent pot plants, 

 of a dwarf and coin- 

 pact habit and very 

 easily grown. 



Pkt. 

 Grandiflora, Mixed 



Colors 10 



Ornniliflora, 



White 10 



Grandiflora, 



Rose 10 



Grandiflora, "Ve- 

 suvius," Bright 

 carmine red. . . 10 

 Grandiflora Coe- 

 rulea — Blue . . 15 



Giant Blue — The best true blue Primrose 15 25 



Giant Scarlet (Emperor) — A superb, most brilliant scarlet. 15 25 

 Giant Pink — The finest of the Giants. Delicate carmine- 

 pink of great substance 



Giant White ((iueen Alexandra) — Conspicuous for size, 

 substance and purity of flowers. Largest white in ex- 

 istence 



Giant Crimson — Very deep, rich crimson; enormous flowers 



Giant Rose Queen — Very striking 



color; delicate salmon-rose; large, 



solid flowers 



Giant Salmon — Immense flowers of 

 very fine substance; deep salmon- 

 rose 



Orange King — A color never before 

 seen in fringed Primroses. Buds a 

 beautiful rich orange; when fully 

 expanded the petals are orange- 

 salmon shaded with terra-cotta. 

 Of splendid habit and very free 



flowering 



Giant Fringed Mixed — A superb mix- 

 ture, composed of the choicest 

 Giant flowering named varieties; 



cannot be surpassed 



Fringed White. 10 Fringed Mixed 10 



Fringed Red. . . 10 Fern-Leaved Mixed. 15 



DOUBLE LARGE-FLOU'ISBMIU FRINGED 



PRIMULA. 

 The double varieties produce a large per- 

 centage of superb double flowers. Pkt. 

 Double Red, Double White, Double Choice 

 Mixed, each 25 



STAR PRIMULA. 



A grand house plant of the easiest cultivation. 

 The dark, red foliage and flower stems form a 

 very pleasing contrast to the star-shaped flow- 

 ers, which are produced very freely and are of 

 long duration. Pkt. 



Choice Mixed Colors 15 



15 



15 



15 



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15 



15 



25 



25 

 25 



25 



25 



25 



EVERBLOOMING I'M M ROSE. 



Pkt. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA. 



The finest of the Obconica or Everblooming Primroses. The blooms 

 are extremely large, borne on strong stout stems. A splendid plant 

 for window or conservatory decoration. Rose, Crimson, Lilac, Gi- 

 gantea Hybrida Mixed 15 



PRIMULA FORBESI. (Baby Primrose.) 



An exceedingly interesting plant, coming into bloom, when only a few 

 weeks old, and producing its small graceful flowers of a rosy lilac 

 hue m apparently never-ending profusion. The flowers are borne in 

 tiers on straight, stiff stems about 10 inches high. It is a vigorous 

 grower, suiting itself to almost all conditions 10 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES. 



A very pretty new Primula introduced from China. It is somewhat 

 Jlke the dainty Baby Primrose (P. Forbesi) but its growth is much more 

 sturdy. The light green leaves form a rosette, from which the tall flower- 

 spikes rise in great profusion. The flowers, a delicate shade of lavender, 

 keep remarkably when cut and are very graceful. The plants will flower 

 in four months from sowing and may be grown in sheltered locations out- 

 side or as pot plants indoors. Pkt. 10c. 



P. Malacoides Alba — The white proto-type of the foregoing, and a great 

 acquisition , . . . .7! ...",. 15 



HARDY PRIMROSES. 



POLYANTHUS— Primula Elatior. 



Early spring flowering plants, suitable either for outdoor or pot culture. 



Extra Choice Mixed — Saved from splendid named sorts 10 



COWSLIP — Primula Veris. 

 In spring this is a very useful plant for borders, but is of little beauty 

 after warm weather sets in. 



Yellow — The common English variety 10 



Fine Mixed — Many beautiful colors 10 



Primula Japonica — Flowers bright and showy, borne in whorls on' stiff 



stems 6 to 10 Inches long; mixed colors 10 



Primula Vulgaris (English Primrose) — The common, hardy English 

 Primrose with fragrant canary yellow flowers 10 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES. 



