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PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA. "Chinese Prim- 
rose." Beautiful greenhouse plants, blooming in 
winter and spring. Sow the seed in August or 
September in pots or seed pans of rich loam mixed 
with sand, cover the seed lightly and keep in a 
g-reenhouse; when large enough, pot into small pots 
and later to larger pots as required. Tlie seed 
offered here is of the finest strains, imported direct 
from one of the best European growers, 
alba magnlttcu, pure white. Pkt., 25c. 
rubra innsniHca, bright red. Pkt., 25c. 
Holborn Blue. A unique .shade. Pkt., 50c. 
Choi.e u.iM-d. I'Kt 
I'oypy, Carualiou Flowered 
PRIMULA OBCONICA GRANDIFUORA. A charming 
little plant for pot culture. Perennial but bloom- 
ing in a few months from seed; height 6 to 8 inches. 
A profuse bloomer, bearing heads of 10 to 15 flowers 
on long stems. Sow the seed in August or Septem- 
ber in pots or seed pans of light, rich loam and keep 
in a frame or greenhouse, pot up when ready. Mixed 
colors. Pkt., 15c. 
Forbesi. "Baby Primrose." A pretty little flower 
for pot culture, blooming all winter and until late 
in the spring. This is the freest flowering of all 
the Primulas and commences to flower in less than 
3 months from sowing the seed. The plants throw 
up tiny flower stalks in great abundance, with 
sprays of minute but exquisitely beautiful flowers, 
rosy-lilac with yellow eye. Sow the seed the same 
as the preceding variety. Pkt., 25c. 
PRIMULA MALACARDES. See Flower Seed Special- 
ties, page 21. 
POLVANTHUS. (Primula elatior.) Perennial, 6 to 8 
inches; succeeding best in a partially shaded place 
and flowering during' winter and early spring'. Sow 
tlie seed in spring in seed boxes and transplant. 
Large flowered choice mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
PYBETHRUM. "Golden Feather." Pretty foliage 
plants with deeply cut leaves, useful for edgings; 
perennial, 6 to 9 inches. The plants should be kept 
trimmed and all flowers cut off as they appear. Sow 
the seed in boxes, covering very lightly, and when 
large enough, transplant. 
aureuui. Golden yellow foliage. Pkt., 10c. 
selag'luoidcs. Yellow fern-like foliage. Pkt., 10c. 
RHODANTHE. A graceful little "Everlasting Flower," 
annual, 1 foot high. Treat tlie same as Acroclinium. 
Pink, rose, white, crimson, etc., mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
RICINUS. "Ornamental Castor Bean." Rapid growing- 
plants with immense, rich colored leaves, producing 
a sub-tropical effect planted on lawns or in clumps. 
Height 6 to 10 feet. Sow in spring when the wea- 
ther has become warm and settled. 
Canibodj^eusis. Main stem and leaf stalks rich, 
sliining ebony; leaves large, maroon with red veins. 
Pkt., 5c. 
Gibsoni. Dark purplish red foliage and stems. Pkt., 
X:tnxibarieusii<i. Very large, dark leaves, with red- 
dish stems. Plants grow to immense size. Pkt., 5c. 
ROMNEYA COULTER!. "Matilija Poppy." A native 
of California; perennial, 6 to 10 feet high and of 
shrubby growth. The queen of all California flow- 
ers; truly a majestic plant. The plant throws up 
numerous woody stems with handsome gray-green 
foliage, topped with large numbers of flowers. The 
blossoms are often 6 or 7 Indies in diameter, of a 
crepe-like texture, pure glistening white with 
bright yellow centers. The seed is hard to ger- 
minate; some claim to liave had success by soaking 
the seed in weak lye. Pkt., 10c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS GRANDIFLORA. Annual, 1% feet. 
Free flowering plants for beds and borders; suc- 
ceeding best in a sunny situation and blooming- all 
summer. The flowers are large, funnel-shaped and 
produced in great profusion; colors yellow, pink, 
rose, crimson, brown, steel blue, purplish violet, 
etc.; beautifully veined and penciled. Sow the seed 
early in spring in seed boxes and transplant when 
large enough. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. 
SALVIA SPLENDENS. "Scarlet Sage." For produc- 
ing a dazzling mass of color all through the summer 
months there is probably no other flower that can 
equal the "Scarlet Sage." It is a perennial, but 
blooms in a short time from seed. Much used for 
bedding and succeeding best in a sunny situation. 
Sow the seed in February or March in seed boxes 
and when large enough, transplant, 
splendeus. Long spikes of vivid scarlet flowers; 
height 2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
"Bonfire." Forms compact, bushy plants about 2 
feet high by 2 feet in diameter. The flower spikes 
stand erect, often bear 20 to 30 blossoms and 200 of 
these spikes on a plant is not unusual; color vivid 
scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 
Ron.neja Coulter! 
S.ALVIA PATENS. "Blue Sage." Perennial 2 feet, 
flowering tlie first season from seed, succeeding best 
in a partially shaded situation. Flowers tlie most 
perfect sliade of bright blue. Sow the seed the same 
as the preceding varieties. Pkt., 15c. 
SCABIOSA. "Sweet Scabious." "Mourning Bride." An- 
nual, 2 to 3 feet, flowering in summer and early fall. 
Flowers on long stems, produced in great profusion 
and especially valuable for cutting, lasting a long 
time in water. Sow the seed from February to 
April in seed boxes and transplant. The strain I 
am offering here is a great improvement on tlie old- 
fashioned sorts. The flowers are large, often 3 
inches in diameter, double and of the most exquisite 
shades. 
Larg'c-flowcrcd double. Axure Fairy, white, white 
aud lilae, rose, cherry red, cherry red and white, 
brick red, black purple or mixed. Each per pkt., 10c. 
SCHIZANTHUS. Annual, 1 y, to 2 feet, producing 
pretty, butterfly-like flowers in great profusion, ex- 
quisitely spotted and marked, resembling some 
orcliids in coloring. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c. 
SCHIZANTHUS WISETONENSIS. See Flower Seed Spe- 
cialties, page 21. 
