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PRIMULA (PRIMROSES). 
Obconica. A lovely perpetual blooming Primrose, needing about same culture 
as the Chinese varieties. The flowers are borne profusely, in trusses, on long stems, 
color white, delicately tinted rosy lilac. Of 
easy culture, thriving with little care and 
attention. The blooming qualities are won- 
derful, in full flower from October to 
August, fully nine months in the year, pro- 
ducing twice the quantity of flowers of any 
plant with which we are acquainted. Can 
be planted in open ground in summer and 
potted again in fall. (See cut.) 
Price 15 < 5 ts. 
Chinese Primrose (single). This flo- 
rists’ flower is held in great esteem, and is 
one of the most desirable winter blooming 
plants, flowering during the winter and 
spring months. Choice fringed varieties in 
many colors. Primroses prefer rather cool 
treatment and need but little sun, even doing 
finely in a north window. Our plants in 4-inch pots are now just commencing to 
bloom ; are the finest lot we have ever seen. They will bloom until July. 
Price 25 dls. ; three varieties, 60 dls. ; smaller plants, 15 dts. 
Forbesi (the Baby 
Primrose). Wepronounce 
this one of the most valu- 
able plants for flower lov- 
ers introduced foryears. It 
begins to bloom in thumb 
pots, when the leaves are 
scarcely two inches high, 
and continues to bloom 
for ten months in suc- 
cession, the plants soon 
forming dense clumps of 
foliage crowded with 
dozens of long flower 
spikes. The blossoms are 
very dainty and graceful, 
not quite one-half inch 
across, of a most pleasing 
rose color, with eye or 
center of pale gold. They 
are carried in tiers, on 
erect but delicate stems, 
twelve to fifteen inches 
long, and positively re- 
main fresh for two weeks 
after being cut. (See cut). 
Price 15, 25 and 40 dls. 
