HENRTADREER -PHILADELPHIA PA 



RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



115 



Large- flowering Chinese 

 Primrose. 



Large=flowering 

 CHINESE 



PRIMROSES. 



PEK PKT. 



3782 Alba Hagnifica. A 



magnificent pure white. 25 



3783 Covent Garden 



Red. A fine rosy red. 25 



3785 Covent Garden 



White. A very free- 

 flowering and popular 

 pure white 25 



3787 Rosy Morn. Beauti- 

 ful delicate pink 50 



37b4 Holborn Blue. 



Unique shade 50 



3790 Stellata. A very 

 pretty form with large 

 heads of star-shaped 

 flowers of various col- 

 ors; a splendid type for 

 decorative purposes. . . 50 



3800 Dreer's Choicest Mixed. This mixture con- 

 tains nothing but the finest-fringed free-flowering 

 sorts, and cannot fail to give entire satisfaction ... 25 



HARDY PRIMROSES. 



These are among the best of the early spring-blooming 

 plants. With a slight protection they will stand the winter, 

 but will do better if protected by a cold frame. 

 1500 Auricula. A well-known favorite of great 

 beauty; seed saved from splendid choice mixed 



varieties; 6 inches 20 



3825 Japonica (Japanese Primrose). Bright and 

 showy flowers, borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 



inches long; mixed colors 10 



3830 Vulgaris (Encjlish Primrose). Canary-yellow, 



fragrant. 1 oz., 50 cts 10 



See also Cowslip and Polyanthus. 



PRIMULA (P«mrose). 



The charming and beautiful Chinese Fringed Primroses and 

 obconica varieties are indispensable for winter or spring decorations 

 in the home or conservatory. They are one of the most important 

 winter blooming pot plants. The seed we offer is cf the highest 

 merit, and has, as usual, been saved from the best strains of 

 English and Continental growth. Florists and others report that 

 they have never seen finer flowers than those produced from our 

 seed. Sow in March, April or May. The hardy varieties are 

 also deserving of wide cultivation. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA. 



These are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or light window of 

 dwelling house, flowering abundantly and continuously with little 

 care, and should be sown during the spring in good porous loam. 

 They will not germinate well in any compost containing peat or 

 leaf mould. To develop the colors to the highest degree, grow in 

 heavy soil, and at a temperature as near 60 degrees as possible. 

 The Grandiflora varieties are the freest-flowering, but lack the very 

 large individual blooms of the newer Gigantea type. 



PI R PKT. 



3811 Gigantea Kermesina. Rich crimson 25 



3812 Gigantea Rosea. Pure rose color 25 



3815 Gigantea Mixed. All colors -j0 



3816 Grandiflora Alba. Pure white 20 



3817 Grandiflora Kermesina. Bright crimson 20 



3819 Grandiflora Appleblossom. 

 Soft pink 20 



3818 Grandiflora Rosea. Beau- 

 tiful clear rose 20 



3820 Grandiflora Mixed. All 

 colors 10 



3823 Forbesi (Baby Primrose). 

 This is the freest-flowering 

 primula we know of. The 

 little plants throw up tiny 

 flower stalks when only a few 

 weeks old. These should be 

 pinched off and the plants 

 kept growing until October, 

 and from then on until late in 

 spring they produce their sprays 

 of beautiful rosy-lilac flowers 

 in profusion 25 



3822 Floribunda. Of the same 

 general character as Obconica, 

 differing only in color of the 

 flower, which is a lovely shade 

 of yellow "25 



3824 Kewensis. This variety is 

 most attractive, with pleasing 

 bright yellow flowers borne on 

 long stems. It is delightfully 

 fragrant and stands well as a 

 house plant 25 



Primula Obconica 

 Grandiflora. 



Primula Vulgaris ("English Primrose). 



Chinee Fringed and Obconica Primrose, stand close to the head of the list of winter-blooming plants, which can be grown by the amateur. 



