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NEVILL PRIMROSE FARM 
Aubrietia 
AUBRIETIA (R)—If one were asked to name 
the plant above all others giving the great¬ 
est return for the least effort, one would 
name the Aubrietia. The following atten¬ 
tions do repay themselves a hundredfold. 
Plant in good limy soil, cut back right after 
blooming and top dress with loam with a 
little manure added. Unrivaled for rock 
walls and crevices. May to July. The fol¬ 
lowing varieties have been carefully select¬ 
ed and are true to color. 
Glor iosa (R)—Beautiful large rosy-pink flow¬ 
ers. 50c. 
Godstone (R)—Best purple Aubrietia. Large 
flowers, very floriferous. 50c. 
Lavender Queen (R)—Has the largest flow¬ 
ers and blooms a little later than the 
others. Very fine. 35c. 
Rosea splendens (R)—Very unusual bright 
rose. 35c. 
Rose Queen (R)—Beautiful clear rose. 35c. 
Mixed (R) — In varying shades of purple, 
blue, lavender and pink. 20c. 
CAMPANULAS —A race of hardy rock plants 
indispensable to every rock garden, as 
they bloom during the summer months 
when the flush of the rock garden bloom 
is over. 
Barbata (R)—The lovely bearded bell-flower 
of the Alps on 8 to 12-in. stems. China 
blue. May-July. 25c. 
Carpatica (R)—Erect open cup-like flowers. 
Violet blue. 10 in. 25c. 
Carpatica Dwarf Hybrids (R)—The plants 
are practically smothered with large broad 
bell-shaped flowers in colors ranging from 
white through the various shades of blue. 
Make a wonderful show in the rock garden 
during July and Aug. 4 in. 35c. 
Carpatica nana (R)—A dwarf form of Car¬ 
patica. 35c. 
Excisa (R)—Dainty narrow-tubed bells of 
lavender cover green mats of foliage. 50c. 
Garganica Erinus (R)—Compact rosettes of 
shiny foliage from which trail branches 10 
to 12 inches long, covered with light blue 
star-shaped flowers with a double white 
eye. June to Oct. 25c. 
Hybrida Norman Grove (R)—A real alpine 
gem; rich blue flowers. 35c. 
Portenschlagiana (muralis) (R)—Plant of 
bushy habit with large pale blue flowers. 
35c. 
Pusilla (R)—Mats of shiny green foliage cov¬ 
ered with little fairy blue bells, 3 to 4 in. 
high. Very hardy and likes full sun. One 
of the daintiest subjects for the rockery. 
25c. 
Pusilla alba (R)—Exquisite white form of 
the above. 25c. 
Rhomboidalis fl. pi. (R) — Forms a wide 
grassy mat with attractive double blue 
rosettes. 12 in. 35c. 
Rotundifolia (Blue Bells of Scotland) (R)— 
Flowers pale blue. Slender, graceful habit. 
10 in. 25c. 
Rotundifolia Mt. Olympus (R)—Similar to 
the above with flowers about twice the 
s.ze and more open. 25c. 
Turbinata (R) — Erect cupped flowers of 
violet blue. Makes fine tufts and is very 
showy and hardy. 25c. 
Turbinata alba (R)—White form of the above. 
25c. 
