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MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK. 



Giant Perfection. 



The flowers of 



Chinese Primrose-Primulas. ^,^o^4\Y? 



the most beautiful of all house and pot plants. Flowers 

 immense, from intense scarlet to delicate shades of pink 

 and white. The foliage is like a beautiful fern, and the 

 perfume is subtle and pleasant. Sow seed in a pot and 

 water small plants until thevget half an inch high, then 

 pot, as they are out of danger. Packet, 10c. 



Plants, 15 cents each; 2 for 25c. 

 Chinese Primrose, Snow Queen— 30 seeds, 10c. 

 Chinese Primrose, Velvet Scarlet— 30 seeds, 10c. 

 Chinese Primrose, Blue— New, Very Scarce, 10c. 



Chinese Primrose. 



this new strain of Primroses are much larger, 

 beautiiully fringed, and of far more charming 

 colors than those usually sold— in fact, it is the 

 grandest strain of these flowers ever grown. 

 Packet, In 15 colors, ISc. 



Chinese Primrose. Thi^^J:L^^^^: 



inis magnificent 

 variety has large, double, beautifully fringed 

 flowers, white, pink, red, lavender, etc.; very fine 

 indeed. This seed is of the very best qualitv 

 Packet, 15c. -s h ^ 



Primula Forbesii. J^t.'.'^^^^ '*'^™' 



Blooms in three 7nonths from seed and all the time. 

 This is unquestionably one of the prettiest pot 

 plants. It begins to bloom in three months after 

 sowing and continues to produce flowers for ten 

 months in successicfn. The flowers are very grace- 

 ful, half an inch across, and are of a most pleasing 

 rose color with a yellow eye. Packet, 5c. 



Primula Forbesii. S^*g^e'n?"?e*3' 



Packet, 10c. 



Primula Obconica Grandifiora. 



(With Fringed Flowers.) 



This new variety has the same continuous bloom- 

 ing qualities and hardiness the original Obconica 

 has, only the flowers are twice as large and much 

 handsomer in every way — silvery lavender and 

 gUght blush pinkc nearly white. Packet, lOCe 



Primula St^ll/lfn (New.) A distinct and 

 frirnuia ^leiiaia. valuable variety for pot 

 culture, for greenhouse or table decoration and for 

 winter cutting. Two feet high, requiring same treat- 

 ment as the ordinary Frimula Sinensis. Flowers 

 Firetty, attractive, star-shaped, forming large, grace- 

 ul pyramids. Packet, all colors mixed, 10c. ; pore 

 white, ISc. 



Park's Star Flower. 



The leaves are often over 

 three feet long and two 



feet broad, while the stalk, bearing the immense panicles of 

 creamy, sweet-scented, tubular flowers, reaches, under fav- 

 orable conditions, the marvelous height of ten or twelve feet. 

 Packet, 5c. 



A[icotiana Sanderoe Hybrids. 



Flowering from early summer to late autumn. 



Purple. Snow White, Pink, Dark and Light Red, Crimson, 

 Violet. Salmon. 



Gold Medals awarded by the Roval Horticultural Society 

 at London and Manchester. All colors, mixed, 10c. 



Nicotiana Sanderce. 



Individual flower, color, brilliant carmirse red, plants 2 feet 

 high, the whole plant laden with flowers from base to summit 

 — literally ablaze with the most handsome carmine-red 

 fragrant blossoms, thousands of which are produced Oi* a 

 single plant- Packet ^ SSc 



