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THEODORE PAYNE 
-Single, White, Golden, Crimson, Scarlet or 
Mixed. Each per pkt. 5c. 
-Double, fine mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Primula sinensis fimbriata. “Chinese Primrose.” 
Beautiful greenhouse plants, blooming in winter 
and spring. Sow the seed in August or September 
in pots or seed pans of rich loam mixed with sand, 
cover the seed lightly and keep in a greenhouse, 
when large enough pot into small pots and later 
to larger pots as required. The seed offered here 
is of the finest strains and is imported direct from 
one of the best European growers. 
-alba magnifica, pure white. Pkt. 25c. 
-rubra magnifica, bright red. Pkt. 25c. 
-Holborn Blue. A unique shade. Pkt. 
50c. 
-Choice mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
ROMNEYA COULTERI 
Primula obconica grandiflora. A charming little plant 
for pot culture. Perennial but blooming in a few 
months from seed; height 6 to 8 inches. A pro¬ 
fuse bloomer, bearing heads of 10 to 15 flowers 
on long stems; color white shading to lilac. Sow 
the seed in August or September in pots or seed 
pans of light, rich loam and keep in a frame or 
greenhouse, pot up when ready. Pkt. 15c. 
-Forbesi. “Baby Primrose.” A pretty little flow¬ 
er for pot culture, blooming all winter and until 
late in the spring. This is the freest flowering 
of all the Primulas and commences to flower in 
less than 3 months from sowing the seed. The 
plants throw up tiny flower stalks in great abun¬ 
dance, with sprays of minute but exquisitely beau¬ 
tiful flowers, rosy-lilac with yellow eye. Sow the 
seed the same as the preceding variety. Pkt. 25c. 
Polyanthus. (Primula elatior.) Perennial 6 to 8 in¬ 
ches; succeeding best in a partially shaded place 
and flowering during winter and early spring. 
Sow the seed in spring in seed boxes and trans¬ 
plant. Large flowered choice mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Pyrethrum. “Golden Feather.” Pretty foliage plants 
with deeply cut leaves, useful for edgings; peren¬ 
nial 6 to 9 inches. The plants should be kept 
trimmed and all flowers cut off as they appear. 
Sow the seed in boxes covering very lightly and 
when large enough transplant. 
-Aureum. Golden yellow foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
selaginoides. Yellow fern-like foliage. Pkt. 
Rhodanthe. A graceful little “Everlasting Flower,” 
annual 1 foot high. Treat the same as Acroclin- 
ium. Colors, pink, rose, white, crimson, etc., 
mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Ricinus. “Ornamental Castor Bean.” Rapid grow¬ 
ing plants with immense, rich colored leaves, pro¬ 
ducing a sub tropical effect planted on lawns or in 
clumps. Height 6 to 10 feet. Sow in spring when 
the weather has become warm and settled. 
-Camfcodgensis. Main stem and leaf stalks rich 
shining ebony; leaves, large, maroon with red 
veins. Pkt. 5c. 
-Gibsoni. Dark purplish red foliage and stems. 
Pkt, 5c. 
Romneya Coulteri. “Matilija Poppy.” A native of 
California, perennial 6 to 10 feet high and of 
shrubby growth. The queen of all California flow¬ 
ers, truly a majestic plant. The plant throws up 
numerous woody stems with handsome gray-green 
foliage, topped with large numbers of flowers. The 
blossoms are often 6 or 7 inches in diameter, of 
a crepe-like texture, pure glistening white with 
bright yellow centers. The seed is hard to germin¬ 
ate; some claim to have had success by soaking 
the seed in weak lye. Pkt. 10c. 
SAI.PIGLOSSIS GRANDIFLORA 
Salpiglossis grandiflora. Annual iy 2 feet. Free 
flowering plants for beds and borders; succeeding 
best in a sunny situation and blooming all sum¬ 
mer. The flowers are large, funnel-shaped and 
produced in great profusion; colors yellow, pink, 
rose, crimson, brown, steel blue, purplish violet, 
etc., beautifully veined and penciled. Sow the 
seed early in spring in seed boxes and transplant 
when large enough. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Salvia splendens. “Scarlet Sage.” For producing 
a dazzling mass of color all through the summer 
months there is probably no other flower that can 
equal the “Scarlet Sage.” It is a perennial but 
blooms in a shcrt time from seed. Much used for 
bedding and succeeding best in a sunny situation. 
Sow the seed in February or March in seed boxes 
and when large enough transplant. 
10c. 
