POLYANTHUS 
or COWSLIP ( Primula ) 
T HIS charming spring blooming plant belongs to the 
Primrose family, the hardy varieties of which are 
so very popular in England, but are rarely seen in 
this country, owing partly to an impression that they 
cannot be grown in this climate. This is a mistake, as 
they do very well here. For the front of the borders 
and shrubbery, for spring bedding, and for naturalizing 
in moist and partly shaded places nothing can be finer. 
The coloring in the flowers is especially rich and fine. 
At this writing we have a long border of these plants in 
bloom in our garden, and nothing gives us greater pleas- 
ure. They are so charming in habit, rich and varied in 
coloring, and so early to bloom, coming with the spring' 
flowering bulbs, that nothing can be more acceptable. 
We use them freely for decorating the dining table and 
library windows, taking plants up from the border and 
putting them in fern dishes and pots, where they go on 
blooming as if they had never been disturbed. Their 
hardiness has been pretty well settled by the severe win' 
ter of 1933 and 1934. The minimum temperature at our 
country place was 24 degrees below zero. Not a single 
Polyanthus was injured, and they were planted in wet 
soil at that. 
Polyanthus, Munstead Giant 
Primula Auricula. Rather neat and formal plants forming rosettes of 
thick meaty leaves from the center of which rise flower stalks 6 
to 8 inches tall bearing heads of bloom in an assortment of colors 
all of which are exceedingly fragrant. 3 for $1.00; $3.00 per doz. 
If wanted by parcel post, add 13c for each three plants; 27c per 
dozen plants. 
Eupatorium 
Coelestinum 
HARDY ' 
AGERATUM 
Munstead Giant. A new and very lovely strain of bunch-flow- 
ered Primroses. The flowers are all shades of yellow, cream, 
dark orange, pink and dark red. Can be furnished in mix' 
tures only. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
The Spechley. A lovely new strain of Giant Flowering Prim' 
roses created by the late Mrs. Berkley of Spechley Park 
in England. The plants are strong and robust and the 
lovely flowers are immense, with colors ranging through 
a tremendous variety of beautiful art shades and tones. 
3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
Veris. A vigorous and lovely bunch-flowered strain, the flow¬ 
ers of which are colored lilac, purple, violet, buff, orange, 
salmon and rich reds. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
Veris alba. Similar in habit to Veris except the flowers are 
colored white. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
Eupatorium Coelestinum 
Of the hundreds of varieties of plants in our display 
gardens none are so popular as the so-called Hardy Ager- 
atum. Almost without exception every customer who calls 
here and sees it in bloom orders it. Its color, a lovely light 
purple, is almost identical with the famous annual Ageratum 
but unlike its namesake, it is perennial and hardy, standing 
in our gardens temperatures down to thirty degrees below 
zero. It is even a more 
prolific bloomer than 
the tender Ageratum 
and develops literally 
myriads of its lovely 
flowers. A truly won¬ 
derful border plant 
which is exceptionally 
fine for cut flowers. 3 
for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
If wanted by parcel 
post, add 13c for each 
three plants; 27c per 
dozen plants. 
PLEASE NOTE 
are all of 
{u/ott Quality 
STOCK 
offered at VERY 
unusual prices 
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