13 and 13 , King Strut, Cvutnt Garden, 1886 .] 3B 
POPPY (Papa'ver), Nat. Ord. Fapavera'cem. Remarkably sbowy hardy annuals/',! 
These are fine fivwers for distant effect and for flower borders, shrubberies, woodland walks, etc. 
1938 Poppy, French, or Ranunculus, double choice mixed, i ft o 
1936 „ „ pink and white, very beautiful, i ft o 
Marseilles splen'dens, white and red, double, 2 ft o 
Pssony-flowered, choice mixed, double, 2 ft ° 
Pseony-flowered, striped red and white ° 
Chinese dwarf varieties mixed, rose, cherry, flesh, and white, i ft o 
Flag of Truce, single, pure white, 2 ft o 
„ „ double, /arc K/ArVe, 2 ft 
mixed from the above ig- “ ° 
Munstead Iceland Popples, see Novelties. Indian Popples, see Meconopsis. Welsh Poppy, see Papaver. 
POETULA'OA, Nat. Ord. Fortulaca'ceoe. Splendid half-hardy annuals. 
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Per pkt. 
d. 
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1982 
Portula'ca splendid single varieties, ^ ft. 
fine mixed varieties 
white, striped crimson. 4 ft 
yellow, striped red, 4 ft 
crimson, 4 ft 
orange, 4 ft 
In brilliancy and beauty of colour, Portu. 
lacas turpatt all other out.door plants. 
They delight in sunny situations and light 
sails, where they rapidly carpet the ground. 
On rochwork, stumps of trees, rustic 
oases, dry banks, tfe., they are guile at 
home. 
6rf.& 
3<f.& 
large-flowered choice mixed, beautiful American varieties, J ft 6d. & i 
splendid mixed double varieties, i ft. ) T/ie double Portulacas are of the mosti ir. « 2 
fine mixed double varieties, ^ ft. ...... ) brilliant and beautiful colours^ ^ td, & i 
POTENTIL'LA, Nat. Ord. Eosc^ceoe. Beautiful showy hardy perennials. 
1953 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1967 
Potentllla, choice mixed single varieties 
„ fine mixed single varieties . 
These beautiful border plants ^ _ 
, “ • . . , ar. \ are almost always in flower, and \ - g 
multlflo'ra, semi-double, scarlet and crimson, ih. ^ profitably grown to cut] ° ° 
double, choice mixed large-flowered varieties, I ft. i ° 
double, fine mixed J ' * t. o ° 
PRIMROSE. Nat. Ord. Primula'ceoe. Hardy perennials. 
These popular hardy Spring flowers should have a place in every^ garden, and every opporlunity iaken to 
naluralize them in orchards, on banks, and in hedgerows, they delight in shade, 
1988 Primrose, Dean’s highly coloured, fine varieties, often referred to in the garden papers, Jft. is.& 
1989 
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1961 
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1969 
Ware's Hybrids, described as surpassing all other strains, J ft. 
Crimson Beauty, brilliant in colour and beautiful in form, i ft. 
Gilbert’s beautiful varieties crossed with Harbinger, equally beauiilul in the garden 
.li. & 
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or as pot plants, i ft. 
,. 'Vlrginle, pure white, a beautiful variety, i ft. 
,, Irish varieties, in many beautiful colours, 4 ft ts.& 2 6 
,, German varieties, in many sorts, J ft ® ° 
, , mixtures from the foregoing, J ft ^ ° 
PRIMEOSE-POLYAWTHTJS. Nat. Ord. FrimuIacecB. Hardy perennials. 
The characteristic feature in this beautiful race of spring floioers is that, early in spring the plants have the soli- 
tary /lowers of the primrose, and later on the bunch flowers of the Polyanthus. In beds and borders they are attractive, 
1966 Primrose-Polyanthus, choice mixed, saved from a fine assortment of large-flowered beautiful 
varieties, and sure to give the greatest satisfaction, i ft ^ ” 
,, fine mixed varieties, I ft i o 
PEINOE’S FEATHER, Nat. Ord. Amaranta'ceoe. Ornamental hardy annuals. 
Prince’s Feather, large-flowered crimson, ft. ) Exceedingly ornamental in flowers o 3 
„ new /«>//«, 3 ft \ bordos, also effective pot plants.^ I o 3 
PRIM'TTLA, Nat. Ord. Primula' cece. Charming greenhouse perennials, etc. 
For Winter decoration Primula sinensis is amongst the most important of greenhouse platits, it is of the 
first moment that the seed should be saved from the finest flowers. Several growers for Covent 
noted for their Primulas, the flowers are rich in colour and of good substance, while the habit of the plant is 
. r e, . ,• _ f'sT J7-. T *t,4o e-t.eJe, xif-hi/yptfi f/jsr cpp /1 nifprfid hfi.i be.efi saved. 
robust, the flowers standing well above the foliage, and from this style of plant the seed offered has been 
1970 Prlm'ula Sinen'sls mixed, Barr’s select Covent Garden strain, the finest, J ft. z/o « 
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alfifa, Barr’s select white Cervent Garden strain, the finest, f ft 2/6 & 
ru'bra, Barr's select red Covestt Garden strain, the finest, | ft 2/6 a 
fine mixed, J ft 
al'ba, a very fine variety, } ft 
ru'bra, a very fine variety, | ft ••• 
Purity, pure while, large and beautifully fringed flowers, jf ft tr. & 
Village Maid, white speckled and striped carmine, ^ ft ss.k 
double white, i ft " ' 
„ Prince of Wales, rich magenta, j 
mixed, | ft 
valuable acquisition, 
they do not drop thdr j 
Jlowers lulicu cut. 
2 / 6 & 
fem-leaved white, J ft. '1 The foliage of these is elegantly divided, and t is.& 
,, rod, I ft. ... > in this differ from the preceding variehe.s.<is.& 2 
!! mixed, ^ ft. j The flowers are large and finely fringed, fir. & 2 
mixed, from the whole of the foregoing single Primulas ® 
cashmerla'na (new), purple, 4 ft. 
cortusol'des, rose-lilac, J ft 
dentlcula'ta, purple, 4 ft 
farlno'sa, pink, a charming Alpine, i ft. ... 
Japon'lca, purple, English saved seed, i ft. . 
„ mixed, be.autiful colours, i ft 
Parry'l, a fine new species 
obcon'lca, in the way of P. cortusoides 
pulcher'rlma, lilac-red 
ro'sea (new), rose-purple, Jft 
Slebold'l, saved from beautiful vars., i ft.... 
W/NX'as«a't,\.'i, yellow and fragrant, i ft. ... 
vertloUla'ta, yellow, i ft 
mixed, from hardy varieties 
These are all perfectly hardy, and 
are exceedingly valuable for rock- 
work and seleei Alpine gardens. 
Japonica produces massive whorls 
of flowers, and is extremely decora- 
tive either as a pot plant or in the 
Jhywer garden. Cashmeriana and 
Rosea are new Indian species of 
great beauty. Sikhimensis delights 
in shady moist places, where it 
will throw up strong stems, with 
as many as sixty blossoms, each 
about 1 inch long and 4 inch 
broad. 
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