THE HARDY PRIMROSES 
I have tried to choose the Primroses that will 
best fit our American climate. Give rich moist 
soil and a bit of shade if possible. 
UNIFORM PRICE, pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
PRIMULA KINGI—ry8. Splendid bells of satiny 
claret are hung above tufts of fat leaves. 
P. KISOANA—rylO. Soft, crumply, oval leaves 
and blossoms of brilliant deep rose. 
P. COCKBURNI AN A—rbh24. A candelabra 
Primose with powder-white stems and radiant 
flowers of raspberry pink to autumn russet. 
P. LITTONI AN A — rby24. Soldier Primrose 
Crimson-tipped powdery stems carry six-inch 
hyacinth spikes of violet blue flowers. Splendid. 
P. MODESTA—rmy9. Gold-dusted leaf rosettes 
and loose heads of perfumed pink flowers, each 
with twinkling yellow eye. 
P. FLORINDAE—rbmy36. Fragrant pendulous 
flowers of butter yellow, hung from tall stems. 
P. REINI—rstylO. A dainty woodlander, with 
loose sprays of soft pink flowers, each with a 
well-defined and radiant center star of deep rose. 
P. VEITCHI—rstyl8. Whorl above whorl of 
lively purple flowers, each with a golden eye. 
P. ELWESIANA—rmstylS. The very large flow¬ 
ers of richest violet, are deeply fringed. 
P. FAURIEI—rdy6. A charming little gold-pow¬ 
dered Primrose for drier soils. Pink blossoms. 
OFFER 53A5—One pkt. each of above for $1.75. 
PRIMULA AVALON BLEND—Contains all of 
the kinds here offered, blended with seeds of 
selected Irish Hybrid Primulas, and others. It 
will produce splendid bloom over a long season 
in cream, terra cotta, apricot, pink, rose, salmon, 
orange, scarlet, crimson and purple. Pkt. 20c; 
spec. pkg. 50c; 1-16 oz. $1.25. 
DIANTHUS 
The Pinks are excellent and dependable plants 
for rockery or edging, some of them large 
enough even for the hardy border. Easy germin- 
aters. 
DIANTHUS SYLVESTRIS—erdh9. A tufted 
alpine with arching sheaves of stems that bear 
very large flowers of purest, brightest pink. 
Likes full sun. Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
D. KNAPPI—erhl2. Unique lemon yellow. See 
page 2 for full description. Pkt. 20c; sp. pkg. 50c. 
D. SQUARROSUS — erhlO. Many large pink 
blossoms of an excessive lacy fringiness. Pkt. 25c. 
D. ARENARIUS—erh6. Dense and very dwarf 
spreading mats of gray-green foliage, with many 
cream white and lace-edged flowers all summer. 
Pkt. 20c. 
DIANTHUS ALLWOODI — ecrdhl6. The true 
Clove Pink-Carnation hybrid. Varied colorings. 
Splendid for rockery, border or cutting. Long sea¬ 
son. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c; % oz. 80c. 
D. GIGANTEUS—ebh36. A showy border Goli¬ 
ath with clusters of brilliant rosy violet flow¬ 
ers. Spectacular. Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
D. ARMERIA—ebnh26. An easy tall annual with 
jagged crimson pink flowers, white dotted. Very 
free. Naturalizes well. Pkt. 10c; spec. pkg. 25c. 
OFFER 54A5—One pkt. each of above for $1.10. 
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