HARDY PRIMULAS polyanthus-primroses 
Trivett’s Carefully Selected List of Choice Strains 
Charming subjects for naturalizing, alpine, rock and woodland gardening. Most varieties prefer a damp, shady 
position, and a rich loam soil. All varieties on this page are perennials, blooming during the Spring and early 
Summer. Many of them are not easy to raise from seed. We prefer not to recommend them to the average amateur. 
Auricula, Prize Show Mixed. Saved from show varieties. The 
most beautiful color combinations. Blooms in April-May. 
5 pkts. $5.50 Pkt. $1.25 
Beesiana. Glowing, velvety purple flowers with yellow eye. 
Very free flowering. Height 2 feet. 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Bartley Strain. See under Pulverulenta. 
Bulleyana. Wonderful sort with bright orange colored flowers. 
Height 2 feet. ... ... 5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Calycina. A beautiful Alpine, rich red flowers, fine for rockery. 
Q Height 4 inches. ... 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Capitata. Rich tyrian purple, leaves whitish beneath. A lovely 
species. Height 1 foot. ... 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Cashmiriana. Rosy lilac, fine rock plant. Eiarly Spring flower- 
12 ing. Height 12 inches. ... 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Cashmiriana Hybrids. Large, globular heads of bloom in 
[3 choice colors. 12 inches. 5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Cockburniana. Umbels of brilliant orange scarlet, easily grown. 
Very beautiful. Height 6 inches. 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Cowslip. See page 39. 
Denticulata grandiflora. Color varies from white to rosy lilac. 
Large, globular heads. Height 18 inches. 
5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
English Primrose. See Primula vulgaris, this page. 
Florindae. Chinese species, butter yellow flowers. A giant 
Sikkimensis. Height 1 foot. 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Frondosa. Charming Spring flowering sort, rosy lilac flowers 
and silvery foliage. 6 inches. 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Helodoxa. Beautiful clear yellow flowers, similar to P. japonica. 
Height 2 feet. . 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Hose-in-Hose. Attractive type, flower within a flower. Mixed 
colors. Height 1 foot. ... 5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Ipswich Hybrids. Derived from P. bessiana and P. cockburniana 
and P. bulleyana. Many lovely colors mixed. Height 2 feet. 
5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Japonica Hybrids. Quite hardy, splendid for naturalizing near 
water and for rock and Alpine gardens. Very choice strain. 
Mixed. Height \)/2 feet. Blooms in May-June. 
5 pkts. $2.75 Pkt. 60c. 
Lissadell Hybrid, Red Hugh. Intense fiery red flowers pro¬ 
duced tier above tier. A most outstanding variety of recent 
introduction. Height 2 feet. 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Microdonta alpicola. A beautiful variety, pale primrose yellow 
flowers. Very fragrant. \]/2 feet. 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Menziesiana. Deep purple blue flowers on mealy covered stems. 
Very rare. Height 1 foot. ... 5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Polyanthus Munstead Strain. Many shades of cream, yellow 
and also white. Splendid strain. Height 1 foot. Blooms in 
May-June. 
Polyanthus, New Blue. Lovely shades of blue. 
Polyanthus, Trivett’s Gold Laced. Rich deep purple and blue 
colors. Beautifully laced with gold. 
Polyanthus, Trivett’s Red. Large, deep rich crimson flowers. 
Polyanthus, Trivett’s Yellow. Splendid, large, rich yellow 
flowers in massive bunches. 
Polyanthus, Trivett’s Bronze Shades. Most attractive shades 
of bronze, apricot, dark orange, etc. 
Polyanthus, Trivett’s White. Fine, large flowers produced in 
large bunches. 
Polyanthus, Superb Mixed. An excellent strain, saved only 
from the largest flowers and finest colors, comprising rich shades 
of orange, red, bronze, yellow, white, etc., in choice mixture. 
Height about 1 foot. 
Any of above eight Polyanthus sorts: 5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Pulverulenta. Rich ruby crimson similar to P. japonica. Very 
effective. Height 2 feet. ... 5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Pulverulenta, Bartley Strain. A splendid strain of hardy 
Primula, in lovely pink shades. Habit similar to P. japonica. 
Height 2 feet. Illustrated. ... 5 pkts. $4.00 Pkt. $1.00 
Rosea grandiflora. Clear bright rose 
E flowers, dwarf habit. Height 6 inches. 
5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Sikkimensis. Beautiful hardy Primula, 
drooping Primrose yellow flowers produced 
in clusters. Sweetly scented. The Hima¬ 
layan Cowslip. Height 1)4, feet. 
5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Smithiana. A grand Himalayan species 
with tall stems and whorls of soft yellow 
flowers. Robust grower and hardy. 
Height 3 feet. 5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Veitchi. A Chinese species, freely pro¬ 
duced flowers of rich rose. Height 1 foot. 
5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Vulgaris Yellow. Common English Prim¬ 
rose. Blooms in April-May. Ideal for rock 
and wild gardens, banks of pools, etc. Pale 
primrose yellow. Height 4 inches. 
5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Vulgaris, Trivett’s True Blue. Rich, 
velvety blue, same habit as the yellow. 
5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Vulgaris, Trivett’s Red. Rich crimson 
red. Height 6 inches. 
5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Vulgaris, Trivett’s White. White, yel¬ 
low eye. Height 6 inches. 
5 pkts. $3.50 Pkt. 75c. 
Vulgaris, Choice Mixed. A fine mixture 
of many nice shades of the English Prim¬ 
rose. Height 6 inches. 
5 pkts. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
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