82 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS FLORAL PARK QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
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Ask any llorist you will for a list of good house plants, 
and one of the very first plants he mentions will oe the 
Primula. Everyone counts them as one of the “must 
haves” of winter bloomers, and with good reason. Easy to 
grow, pretty in leaf, handsome in flower and continuously 
in bloom for months at a time. These merits alone would 
earn it a place in every window, but when we add that it is 
one of the plants never attacked by insects and that it 
will blossom in a sunless window, where a Geranium or 
Heliotrope would never show a bud, it is a clear that the 
smallest collection would never be complete without it. 
Young vigorous plants are always the best, and are easily 
grown if the seed is sown on light, porous soil, underlaid 
with charcoal, and kept moist, but not wet, until the seeds 
germinate, which will be in about two weeks. (Jive the 
young plants plenty of air and plunge pots in the summer 
in cool shady places. In potting see that the soil at rim of 
pot is lower than in the center, as water standing on the 
crown rots them. In the house they will stand plenty of 
light, but not hot sun. Our seed is saved from the choicest 
strains and can be relied upon to produce the largest flowers 
and finest colors. Per pkt. 
Mixed Very good; from a fine collection.5 & ID 
Fimbrlata Flliclfolia Mixed; (fern-leaved) beautiful 
cut-leaved foliage.10 & :3b 
Fimbrlata Clobosn Mixed colors. This is a new strain 
of Fimbriat.a, with unusually largo flowers of great 
substance, and colors very clear and pleasing, such as 
pure white with large lemon eye, deep red, carmine, 
white and pink, striped, flaked with other colors, etc. 
Extra fine for pot culture.10 & ’A) 
Fimbrlata Crlstata Hybrids—Fine new hybrid strain 
with, crisped foliage and producing a great diversity 
of colors from white to deep crimson.10 & 'JKj 
rlmbriata, fl. pi.. Double, Mixed Colors The double 
Primulas are among the choices of all window plants, 
and t.he admiration of all who see them. All colors, 
mixed, an extra choice strain.10 & <50 
Obconlca -Strong plants of this are everbloomers, 
flowering for ten or twelve months at a time with¬ 
out a day’s intermission. Flowers in umbels well 
above the foliage, white, tinted with pale lilac. 
Quite unlike other Primulas, being a distinct 
species.. . .10 & ^0 
Auricula, Mixed Hybrids— Elegant large flowering 
strain of rich colors.... 10 & M 
Special mixed Packet or selected primulas. 
Wo have secured some special selected seed of the tin- 
est Fimbriated Single and Double Primulas, a glorious 
mixture of the best colors from best flowers, which we can 
offer at 30c, per pkt. 
Violet. 
A one collection or 
I tine varieties and colors- 
lavender, white. Many of the 
finest scented varieties are 
included. 
Mixed Sorts.10 &. 20 
Sipilax. 
This elegant vine is easily grown from seed, whiclv, 
though slow to germinate, is sure to grow. Not only a fin* 
window vine, but exceedingly flue for outdoor planting 
wherever a small growing vine is wanted. In tho open 
ground itgrows luxuriantly, furnishing great quantities of 
its dainty, glossy-green sprays that are exquisite to use in cut 
flower work, and remains fresh and green until after early 
frosts. In the house it requires good light and freedom from 
dust. Its feathery little blooms are delicately fragrant, but 
its chief merit is its exquisitely beautiful foliage.10 
J Pea. 
Everybody is interested in the Tea plant o': China, and 
such a plant is always an attraction and a curiosity in any 
window. The Tea plant grows readily from seed, and makes 
a very ornamental foliage pot plant, as well as an interest¬ 
ing one. It often takes the seed, which are large, a month 
to germinate...10 & 30 
SWaiqsoqia. 
Lovely pot plants, bloom¬ 
ing freely all the time. 
Foliage as well as flowers is 
exquisitely handsome. One 
of the very finest of all pot 
plants for constant bloom¬ 
ing. Flowers closely resem¬ 
ble Sweet Peas,and are borne 
in large clusters. There are 
two colors, willt.e and pink. 
We offer fine plants of both 
sorts on another page. 
Mixed Colors White and 
pink.10 & 10 
