New Burbnnk Gigantic Evening Primrose (reduced size) 
Burbank's New Gigantic Evening 
Primrose 
{Oenothera America) 
This is by far the largest of all the 
evening primroses, one single petal being 
as large as the Avhole flower of most other 
varieties of primroses. 
The blossoms are pure white, sometimes 
nearly a foot and a half in circumference, 
perfectly regular and flat. The effect of 
a field of them at once suggests a lawn 
covered with snow-white napkins. Mr. 
Burbank says as far as known, with the 
exception of his Shasta Daisies, no hardy 
plant bearing snow-white flowers pro- 
duces such a wealth of enormous blos- 
soms and continually for months in suc- 
cession as his new Gigantic Evening 
Primrose. Grown with the utmost ease 
and is suited with almost any soil. Any 
ordinary heavy frost has no effect on 
the plant. 25 cents the packet. 
Platycodon Mariesi 
{Japanese Balloon Flower) 
This is a dwarf variety of the large 
flowering lavender blue Japanese balloon 
flower, plants being about one foot high. 
The flower is three inches across, saucer- 
shaped, and is mostly blue, although some- 
times white. The cup-shaped flowers are 
like little balloons when in bud. It is not 
attacked by pests and is very healthy and 
has often nearly one hundred blossoms to 
each plant. 
It resembles the bellflower and is ideal 
for cutting or for border. It is very hand- 
some and easily grown. 
Needs good soil and covering in winter. 
Blooms from middle of July for six weeks. 
A beautiful plant not widely known. 
Strong, well rooted two-year-old plants 
are offered which will bloom this season. 
Plants, each 50 cents ; per ten, $2.50. 
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