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Primula (Primrose) 



Primula Malacoides. This new race of Primroses from the mountains 

 of China has proven most profuse-flowenng for pot culture. 1 he 

 plants form rosettes of light green leaves from which numerous 

 wirv stems— 8 to .10 inches in height— gracefully carry whorls 

 of flowers V> 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 coo' situation indoors suits them to 

 perfection. 



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



3524 P. Malacoides. Lilac-colored flowers Pkt. 23c. 



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

 roses" are favorite pot plants for house and conservatory'- 1 his 

 new giant Obconica race produces flowers of great size, manyof 

 them measuring \]A inches across, equaling the flowers ol 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. Obc 



3542 Primula Acaulis or Hardy Blue Primrose. A beautiful, blue - 

 flowered tvpe, hardy, and splendid for naturalizing amongsnrubs 



in turf or the herbaceous border "«■ ^Sc 



3545 Primula Japonica Hybrids. These grand new Japan Prim- 

 roses are perfectly hardy— forming stately, robust plants that 

 carrv large trusses of bloom standing 3 to 3y 2 feet above tie 

 ground. The colors range from pure white through shades 

 of pink to deep crimson Pitt- «3c> 



Pyrethrum 





Hardy Poppy, 



Giant Oriental W m 



(Papaver Orientale) 



Among hardy perennials these ^^| ^ • 



hold an unrivaled position for 

 gorgeous effectiveness in gardens 

 ana hardy borders: height. 2 to 3 



feet; flowers immense, often 6 k «A i^g- 



inches or more across. They are 



also grand, cut in bud state, for ^F*""'* ' 



vases. The seed should be sown ^HH ^^T t*' ^B - ^f 



in the open ground in June or July 

 in order to bloom the following 

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3482 Beauty of Llvermere. ^T^-^BF ■/ *^ i 

 Crimson with Black blotch. I ' 



Pkt. 15c .*. \ A» _ 



3483 Colosseum. Flowers 8 inches "*--,: ^ - *m-. 

 across. Color, rich, shiny, dark ' r I 

 scarlet, with a black spot at the base 

 of each petal Pkt. 15c ^™ 



3485 Princess Victoria Louise. Salmon- 

 scarlet Pkt. 15c 



348T Rembrandt. Orange-scarlet Pkt. 15c 



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



3490 Oriental Hybrids. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 60c; Pkt. 15c 



Portulaca 



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

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

 masses of color, from spring until frost, they are indispensable; 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 of the double sorts are like little roses. 



Per 1,000 seeds. 50cj Pkt. 15c. 

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

 red • , Pkt. 10c. 



3510 Single, Mixed Colors. Per V 4 " oz., 50c: per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c. 



3552 Aureum or Yellow-Leaved Golden 

 Feather. Dwarf plants about 8 inches 

 high, extensively used for ribbon and 

 carpet, bedding foliage of bright ye.- 

 low. Usually grown as annuals, al- 

 though perennials. Yellow foliage, 



/ Per°°l'.000 seeds, 2Sc; 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, crim- 

 son, etc., freelv borne on stems 

 about 2 feet high; they remain 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 60c. 



Primula (Primrose) 



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

 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}£ to 6 inches 

 in circumference. 



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



3540 Giant, Single, Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



Giant Star. (Primula Stellata Hybrida Gigantea.) This distinct and beautiful 

 type is an unrivaled winter and spring flowering pot plant for table decoration. The 

 dark foliage on purple stems makes a striking contrast to the innumerable star-shaped 

 flowers borne in clusters. The flowers are much larger than the old type Stellata 

 and of greater substance. 

 3530 Mixed Colors Pkt. 2Sc. 



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

 Forget-Me-Not Collection of 17 Hardy Perennials for $1.25. Shown in colors on the second page of cover. 



