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NEW, RARE AND DESIRABLE HARDY PLANTS. 
PRIMULA AMCENA LILACINA. 
Another very beautiful variety of P. ammna, of the same habit, and quite as free-flowering,, but 
with flowers of a most lovely shade of lilac mauve colour ; exceedingly effective and pretty. 5s. 
PRIMULA CARNIOLICA, 
A species with pretty lilac blue flowers, from the Krainich Alps, where it is found growing at a 
height of 3,000 feet, in deep crevices on the north side. 2s. 6<f. 
PRIMULA CORTUSOIDES ALBA. 
This variety freely produces fine trasses of pure white flowers. 2s. 6d. 
PRIMULA CORTUSOIDES HYBRIDA. 
A pretty and interesting h.ardy variety, with rosy purple flowers. Is. 6d. 
FRIMULA INTERMEDIA, a hybrid between 
Primula ciliata and P. minima, blooming in 
the most profuse manner, and throwing strong 
trusses of flowers, on each of which is a very 
large number of pips. It is sweet scented, the 
colour a brilliant plum or rosy purple. 3s. Od. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA EMBLEM, a 
distinct variety ; flowers reddish brown, with 
bright yellow centre. 3s. 6d. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA ETHEL, a beau- 
tiful riolet peach colour, with large and con- 
spicuous primrose eye. 3s. 6<i. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA HEROINE, 
purplish blue, with small but bright yellow eye ; a 
very free bloomer, trusses large and fine. 3s. 6d. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA IONA, reddish 
brown, with bright yellow centre ; a very dis- 
tinct and beautiful variety. 3s. 6d. 
PRIMULA 
This distinct hardy Japanese Primrose produces 
9d., Is. and Is. 6d. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA ALBA, this variety 
produces white flowers, ^vith a golden yellow 
zone round the eye. 3s. 6d. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA ALBO-MARMORA- 
TA, white flowers maculated with rosy crimson ; 
yellow e^c ; very distinct and pretty. 3s. Sd. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA CARMINATA, pure 
carmine red, with a maroon crimson ring round 
the eye. 3s. 6d. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA CARMINATA 
VARIEGATA, an attractive variety ; the rich 
carmine flowers being beautifully striped and 
marked with white and blush white. 3s. 6d. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA LUCIA, bright 
puce, darkly shaded towards the base of the 
lobes, very large primrose centre. 3s. 6d. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA MENTOR, a 
large and well-formed flower, colour blue, 
shaded with rose, primrose centre. 3s. Sd. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA MINSTREL, a 
fine plum-coloured flower, with yellow centre ; 
an attractive variety. 3s. Sd. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA PHOEBE, puce 
purple, with yellow eye. 3s. fid. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA SCEPTRE, red- 
dish purple, with yellow centre ; good ti'ussc.s 
of fine large flowers. 3s. fid. 
PRIMULA INTERMEDIA SONNET, violet 
maroon, with sulphur centre ; a fine and very 
beautiful flower. 3s. fid. 
JAPONICA. 
fine spikes of flowers, of a deep rich magenta colour’. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA LILACINA, eye 
suiTOuuded by a zone of orange red, shading 
outwards to a beautiful rosy lilac, the outer 
portion of the corolla lobes being white. 3s. fid. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA ROSEA, very distinct, 
with flowers of a lilac rose colour, and having a 
crimson ring round the eye. 3s. fid. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA SPLENDIDA, 
flowers of a deep bright magenta, the zone of a 
rich bright crimson colour. 3s. fid. 
PRIMULA NIVALIS. 
A very desirable species, of dwarf and neat habit, freely producing dense trusses of pure white 
flowers. 2s. fid. 
PRIMULA PARRYI. 
This extremely handsome Primrose is a native of the Rocky Mountains. In growth it is densely 
tufted, with very stout rootstock, and narrow obovate-oblong leaves. The flowers are of a bright 
purplish crimson colour ; very attractive. 5s. 
RETINOSPORA LEPTOCLADA, 3s. fid. & 5s. 1 RHAPHIOLEPIS OVATA, 3s. fid. 
RHEUM OFFICINALE. 
Very much interest attaches to this plant, as being the ascertained source whence is derived the true 
Turkey Rhubarb. iJ. officinale, which inhabits and is cultivated in Tibet and Western China, is a very 
distinct and well-marked plant, of ornamental character. It is a perennial producing shallowly threc- 
lobed to seven-lobed leaves, and flowering stems 4 feet to 10 feet high, branching in a paniculate manner, 
the branches spreading and so densely packed with the greenish flowers as to appear spiciform. 10s. fid. 
