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SPECIALITIES 
SEED FROM PRIZE STRAINS. 
10 PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA “ Bull’s Premier Mixture.”— 
Seed of Mr. William Bull’s select and unrivalled strain of this useful and favourite 
plant is now offered in mixture, containing all the new and most distinct colours and 
varieties; the many unsolicited testimonials received at Mr. W. Bull’s Establishment 
point conclusively to the fact of its being appreciated among growers as of unusual 
excellence. To distinguish this from the ordinary mixture of P. alba and rubra 
generally supplied, Mr. W. B. designates this choice mixture as above. Is. Gd. and 
2s. Gd. per packet. 
From Mr. T. Godfrey, Gardener to Lady Joi.- 
LlFFE, Soulhwood Kouse, St. Laxvrencc. 
“ From the Primula Seed 1 Iiad from you I have 
such a variety of colour I never saw before : white, 
violet, pink, a beautiful rose, lilac, and a brick 
red, without exception I never saw tlioir eiiual.” 
FVom Mr. Wynn, Gardener to 3. R. Lowe, Esq., 
IVothorpe, Stamford. 
“The strain of Primula Seed I had from you 
last spring have turned out to be extremely fine, 
many of the single flowers being about the size of 
a crown piece, the colours being exceedingly rich.” 
Fr<m Mr. G. Bymer, Sherwood Gardens, 
Mamfield. 
“Enclosed I forward to you specimens of Pri- 
mula blooms from your seed, they are very good in 
colour and size of truss, the ejre too, is very dis- 
tinct ; we never had a finer lot.” 
From Mr. John Ei.li.ss, IVincohank Nxirscry, 
Sheffield. 
“Will you send me a trade packet of Crimson 
Primula, one of white Primula, one of dwarf 
Herbaceous Calceolaria, if they turn out as good 
as the last I shall be well pleased.” 
From Mr. James Cox, the Gardens, Seaton Carew, 
West HartU'pool. 
“Your Primulas have been a splendid lot, 
strong in growth, throwing their flowers well 
above the foliage ; a capital strain.” 
From Mr. 11. Evan.s, The Hall Gardens, Bushey. 
“Your Primulas were all that one could wish 
for, fine flowers and robust gi'owers, some of the 
plants were nearly two feet through.” 
From Mr. Appi.in, Gardener to 11. J. Simonds, 
Esq., Caverslmm. 
“1 have h.ad your strain of Primula admired 
by several gardeners.” 
From Mr. G. Steven.s, Gardener to Sir Robert 
Affleck, lit., Dallmm Hall, Newmarket. 
“The strain of Primula was very good indeed.” 
From Mr. Metcalf, The Gardens, Norwood Hall, 
Aberdeen. 
“ The Primula seed 1 had from you last spring 
has given great satisfaction, the produce has been 
admired by all who have seen the plants.” 
From Mr. C. Hill, Bewley Nursery, Oxford. 
“ My customers who bought seedling Primula 
idants of mo from your seed, tell me they have 
turned out well, and a good strain.” 
From Mr. W. Lock, The Gardens, Neweombe, 
Crediton. 
“Your strain of Primula is the best 1 have ever 
gi’own, the flowers are very large and beautiful in 
colour.” 
Extract from “GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE,” Feb., 8th, 1879, p. 178. 
“ PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIA'TA . — We have received from Mr. W. 
Bull samples of bis prize strains of fringed Chinese Primrose, which are of excellent 
quality, and afford considerable choice of variety . The ordinary forms, alba z.rxd rubra, 
are equal to any which have been sent to us, being large, stout, and finely fringed, the 
crimson high-coloured and the white pure, each with a distinct yellow eye. Similar 
in size and quality is leermesina splendens, the colour of which is of a very attractive 
carmine rose shade. One called lilacina albo-marginata is a deep lilac with a pale eye 
and narrow white border, very distinct, as also is alba lutoo~oculata , which is remarkable 
for its substance, and has the yellow eye extending over half the diameter of the 
flower, giving an entirely novel character. Both these are quite outside the usual types 
of Chinese Primulas. One named Village Maid is a fine pale sort flushed with pink, 
and here and there striped with rose carmine. Two doubles complete the batch, these 
beintr especially desirable to cut from as they do not drop their flowers like the single 
ones”: they have a corolla of the usual form, with a tuft of petaloid bodies springing 
from the eye ; one called rubra /lore plena is of of a bright magenta rose, the other 
leermesina splendens flare plena, of a brilliant carmine red. They are altogether a 
remarkably fine lot,” 
