RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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PRIMULA VERIS. The old fashioned Hardy 
Garden Primroses — Large flowers of 
many beautiful colors and color combi¬ 
nations. Can supply only in mixture. 
25c each. 
The following have been propagated 
vegetatively and are guaranteed as to 
form and color. 
acaulis fl. pi. Lavender —Double lavender 
flowers on 6 inch stems. 35c each. 
acaulis fl. pi. Sulphur Yellow —A pale yel¬ 
low form, still very scarce. 50c each. 
acaulis fl. pi. White — White flowering 
form of preceding. 35c each. 
Gold Star —Large deep yellow, flowers with 
large orange yellow eye, on 10 inch 
stems. Very robust grower. 50c each. 
kleyni —Has very heavy stems, from 10 to 
12 inches long, carrying immense heads 
of 15 to 20 florets, each floret from 1 to 
1 V 2 \ inches across. Rich golden yellow, 
shaded apricot towards center. 50c each. 
Ozon — A Polyanthus in shades of good 
blue, with large flowers, all with a gold¬ 
en eye. 50c each. 
Queen of Heaven —Acaulis type with nice 
blue flowers on stems 6 to 8 inches long. 
The color plate on outside back cover 
will give you an idea of the color. 50c 
each. 
PRIMULA. Various species and hybrids. 
*auricula —Rosettes of thick smooth leaves. 
Large flowers of various colors, all with 
a distinct eye, on 6 to 10 inch stems, from 
April to June, and often again in the fall. 
They like a limy soil, with a little shade 
during the summer months. 25c each. 
*auricula, in separate colors, shades of 
blue, yellow and pink —We can supply a 
few of each of the above colors. 35c and 
50c each 
*capitata mooreana — Heads of sweetly 
scented tyrian purple flowers on 10 to 
15 inch stems, which are covered with 
farina. A summer flowering species, 
from July to Oct. Light, well-drained 
soil, in light shade. 35c each. 
*carniolica —Very rare and beautiful spe¬ 
cies from the Idrian Alps, but not at all 
difficult in any cool, rich soil. The oval, 
smooth, almost glossy, brilliantly green 
leaves have a special charm all their 
own, only surpassed when up come the 
4 to 6 inch scapes, carrying from 3 to 6 
large blossoms of soft rose, with a solid 
~ound eye of white meal at their throat. 
'1.00 each. 
*clusiana —Another very rare species from 
the high Austrian Alps, where it grows 
on the high limestones. Very easy in 
the garden in an open position, with a 
soil that is light and well drained, and 
which is composed of peaty loam mixed 
with sand and limestone chips. Makes 
nice rosettes of glossy, pointed leaves 
and 5 or 6 large flowers of glowing car¬ 
mine with a white center, on 2 to 4 inch 
stems. 75c and $1.00 each. 
*marginata — Lovely rosettes of grey 
toothed leaves, edged with white, and 
handsome trusses of lavender-blue flow¬ 
ers, deliciously scented, on 6 to 8 inch 
stems. A sun and lime lover, and should 
be planted in the wall or in crevices be¬ 
tween rocks, so that plants may hang 
down. Still very rare. $1.00 each. 
*rosea grandiflora —Likes a fairly moist 
soil, which should be rich and deep. Also 
a little shade during the hot summer 
months. Glossy tufts of foliage and clear, 
deep pink flowers on 8 inch stems, which 
appear before the foliage in early spring. 
50c each. 
sieboldi—A rare species from Japan. This 
species has been confused with P. cort- 
usoides, with which it has nothing to do. 
It has masses of soft crumply leaves, 
which are scalloped, and heads of flow¬ 
ers in almost every conceivable design 
of fringing segment. It likes a cool, rich, 
light soil and blooms during the sum¬ 
mer months. We can supply in separate 
colors of reddish pink or white, at 75c 
each, or in mixed colors at 50c each. The 
flowers are very large, on 10 to 15 inch 
stems. 
*spectabilis —A very rare species from the 
Venetian Alps and Mt. Baldo. Rosettes 
of glossy marbled leaves and heads of 
large rosy flowers on 3 to 5 inch stems. 
Likes a rich deep loam or peaty mixture, 
in full sun. $1.00 each. 
PRIMULA *winteri —A glorious species from 
the Himalaya, flowering from Feb. to 
April. It has toothed, mealy leaves, in 
close rosettes and large lavender, golden¬ 
eyed flowers on 3 to 4 inch stems. For 
a cool north crevice. A few to spare. 
$2.00 each. 
PTEROCEPHALUS *parnassi (syn. Scabiosa 
parnassi)—This species from Greece is 
attractive from 8 to 10 months of the 
year. Makes compact mounds of grey 
foliage, not over 4 inches high, with 
large mauve-pink Scabiosa-like flowers 
on 3 inch stems from June to Nov. A 
very drought resistant plant. Full sun 
in well-drained soil. 35c each. 
