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Primula (Primrose) 



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Hardy Poppy, 



Giant Oriental AW i/' 



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Among hardy perennials these 

 hold an unrivaled position for , 



gorgeous effectiveness in gardens ^VS:t *±A t~, &»-* ' 

 and hardy borders; height, 2 to 3 &aP ,''«,. " ^ - * -mMk^m 



feet; (lowers immense, often 6 %if^H(^'S % v jT ^\ '** ***^ 



inches or more across. They are ™ ijflL?'- W_* at 



also grand, cut in bud state, for <Wr < * i 



vases. The seed should be sown Ifl |& : JH ' jm 



in the open ground in June or July w|MreM^^||g'l 

 in order to bloom the following y^* v 



summer. (See illustration.) *5r>»* W 



3482 Beauty o£ Livermere. Crim- '' 9L ' " ' \ **>* 

 son with black blotch. Pkt. 15c. ., 'J^j/b ."'/'•'" 



3483 Colosseum. Flowers 8 inches M " - 

 across. Color, rich shiny dark wxjtwc 



scarlet, with a black spot at the base of < »*S w g 



each petal Pkt. 15c. 



3484 "The Feltham." This variety is a new de- 

 parture in hardy perennial Oriental Poppies. It 



has all the various shades of the type, viz. ; scarlet, orange, 



apricot, etc., but with no black blotches at the base of the petals. The 



flowers' are thus self-colored. 



A brilliantly decorative border plant Pkt. 35c. 



3485 Princess Victoria Louise. Salmon-scarlet Pkt. 15c. 



3487 Rembrandt. Orange-scarlet Pkt. 15c. 



3489 Salmon Queen. Salmon-yellow .-.' Pkt. 15c. 



3490 Oriental Hybrids. Mixed Colors.. ..Per 1,000 seeds, COc. ; Pkt. 15c. 



Portulaca 



Brilliant garden annuals, 6 inches high, luxuriating in warm; dry, sunny situ- 

 ations and blooming profusely from early summer to autumn. For low beds and 

 massesof color, fromspringuntilfrost, they areindispensable; colors range through 

 innumerable shades of red, yellow, pink striped, white, etc. (See illustration.) 

 3500 Double, Mixed Colors. These make perfectly gorgeous masses of color; 



the flowers are like little roses. Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 15c. 



3505 Parana. Immense single blossoms, averaging 2 inches; color bright 



ruby-red. ." Pkt. 10c. 



3510 Single, Mixed Colors . .Per }i oz., 50c. ; per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c. 



Primula Malacoides. This new race of Primroses from the 

 mountains of China has proven most profuse-flowering for pot 

 culture. The plants form rosettes of light green leaves from which 

 numerous wiry stems — 8 to 10 inches in height — gracefully carry 

 whorls of flowers Yt to % of an inch across. They are easily grown 

 from seed flowering in about 4 months from sowing, and continue 

 to bloom for many weeks. A Cool situation indoors suits them to 

 perfection. 

 3522 P. Malacoides Alba. Pure white flowers Pkt. 25c 



3524 P. Malacoides. Lilac-colored flowers Pkt. 25c. 



3525 Primula Obconica Gigantea. These "Ever-flowering Prim- 

 roses" are favorite pot plants for house and xonservatory. 



This new giant Obconica race produces flowers of great size, many 

 of them measuring 1 V* inches across, equaling the flowers of the 

 Chinese Primrose with the added merit of being more easily grown 

 and having a longer duration of bloom. Several colors in mixture, 



white, crimson, rose, violet, lilac, pink-eyed sort, etc Pkt. 25c. 



3542 Primula Acaulls or Hardy Blue Primrose. A beautiful, 

 blue-flowered type, hardy, and splendid for naturalizing 



among shrubs in turf or the herbaceous border Pkt. 25c 



3545 Primula Japonica Hybrids. These grand new Japan Prim- 

 roses are perfectly hardy — forming stately, robust plants that 

 carry large trusses of bloom standing 3 to 3 Vi feet above 

 the ground. The colors range from pure white through 

 shades of pink to deep crimson Pkt. 25c. 



Pyrethrum 



3552 Aureum or Yellow-Leaved Golden 

 Feather. Dwarf plants about 8 inches 

 high, extensively used for ribbon and 

 carpet bedding, foliage of bright yel- 

 low. Usually grown as annuals, al- 

 though perennials. Yellow foliage, 

 % foot. 

 Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



Pyrethrum Hybridum 

 or Painted Daisy 



Valuable, hardy, herbaceous 

 garden plants with large single 

 or double flowers, 3 to 4 inches 

 across, of rose, flesh, pink, white, 

 crimson, etc., freely borne on 

 stems about 2 feet high ; they re- 

 main in bloom for a long time. 

 3555 Double. Large-flowering, 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



3560 Single, Large-flowering, 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 15c. 



3501 Imported Collection of Double Portulaca, 8 varieties 75c 



Primula Primrose 



Giant Fringed Chinese. (Primula Sinensis Grandiflora Fimbriata.) Chi- 

 nese Primroses are among our finest winter and spring blooming pot plants ; of 

 healthy, sturdy growth, 8 to 12 inches high, and free from insects; while they 

 produce for weeks large trusses of flowers, which, in our new Giant varieties, 

 average 4 X A to 6 inches in circumference. 



3520 Giant, Double, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 50c 



3540 Giant, Single, Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



Giant Star. (Primula Stellata HybridaGigantea.) 

 The dark foliage on purple stems makes a striking contrast to the innum- 

 erable star-shaped flowers borne in clusters. The flowers are much larger than 

 the old type Stellata and of greater substance. 

 3530 Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



The glorious Oriental Poppy and the charming Pyrethrum or Painted Daisy, described on this page, are included in the Forget- 

 Me-Not Collection of 1? Hardy Perennials for $1.50. Shown in colors on the second page of cover. 



