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THE MART1N-PRATT SEED CO. 
Primula, Polyanthus, Teicher’s Giants, Flowers larger than a Half Dollar Coin 
Hardy Primulas 
Auricula, Alpine Primrose 
An excellent rock garden species. 4-6 
inches tall with pretty spring flowers. 
The florets are arranged in rounded heads. 
Auricula Choice Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 35c. Yi 
OZ. 70c, % o*. $1.20, 03!. $4.00. 
Auricula Prize Flowered Giant Mixed. 
Greatly improved strain of many choice 
shades. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Ya oz. $1.50, % oz. 
$2.75, oz. $10.00. 
Various Primulas 
Bulleesiana HybrUla. Yellow, orange, ap¬ 
ricot and red shades. Very showy.. 1% 
ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. $1.00. 
Bulleyana. Large spikes of apricot yel¬ 
low. 1 % ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Va oz. 75c, Y* 
oz. $1.40. 
Cashmiriana. Very early flowering with 
dense heads of lilac flowers. 2 ft. Tr. 
Pkt. 50e, A oz. $1.00. 
Cortusoides. Very dwarf, 6-8 inches tall 
with rosy purple flowers. Seed quick 
and strong in germination at most any 
season. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. 75c. 
Jnponica—Japanese Primrose. Deep pur¬ 
ple flowers on long spikes. 20 inches. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, Y* oz. $1.00. 
Japonica Atrosanguinea. Rich blood crim¬ 
son. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Ya oz. $1.00. 
Japonica Mixed. Purple, lilac crimson 
shades. Tr. Pkt. 35c, % oz. SOc, oz. 
$3.00. 
Littoniana. A striking variety with long 
slender spikes. The buds are crimson, 
the flowers opening up to an attractive 
mauve shade. 1% ft. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Lissadell Hybrid, Red Hugh. Bright or- 
,ange red. 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. SOc, A oz. $1.50. 
Officinalis. The yellow English cowslip. 
10 inches. Ya oz. 35c, Y* oz. 65c, oz. $2.20. 
Officinalis Hybrida. Sweet scented cow¬ 
slip in various shades of yellow and 
gold. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Y* oz. SOc, oz. $2.80. 
Pulverulenta. Rosy purple flowers. 20 
inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. $1.00. 
Sikkimensis. Sweet scented, drooping yel¬ 
low flowers. 18 incres. Tr. Pkt. SOc, 
is oz. $1.20. 
A Very Popular Primula 
Vulgaris. The true yellow primrose. 6 
inches. Tr.Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. SOc, oz. $3.00. 
Saxifraga 
Valuable rock garden plants not difficult 
to grow and not particular as to soil. 
Hybrida Bedding Queen. Fine variety with 
deep carmine flowers. 8 in. Tr. Pkt. 
50c, is oz. $1.00. 
Cordlfolia (Megasea) (R). Masses of deep 
green foliage with bright pink flowers 
in early spring. 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Mossy Varieties Mixed (R). An excellent 
mixture of the dwarf mossy varieties. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, A oz. $1.00. 
Polyanthus Primrose 
Primula Veris Elatior 
The Polyanthus group of hardy Primulas 
is of great value to the florist and nur¬ 
seryman. Early spring flowering, they 
are at their best on the partially shaded 
border or rock garden in rich moist soil. 
Choice Mixed. Yellow, gold and mahog¬ 
any shades. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Y* oz. 60c, oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Martin’s Excellent Mixed. An outstanding 
strain with large flowers, set well 
above the foliage and a fine assortment 
of fancy colors. Grown under first 
class conditions they make excellent cut 
flowers. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. SOc, Y* oz. 
$1.20, oz. $4.00. 
Giant Munstead Strain. Large flowered, 
in fine colors, mostly of the lighter 
shades. Tr. Pkt. 35c, % oz. SOc, % oz. 
$1.20, oz. $4.00. 
Special Giant Strain (Teicher’s). Very 
large flowers on long stems set well 
above the foliage. Effective as pot 
plants, and for cutting as well as bed¬ 
ding. All shades, white, yellow, pinks, 
red, lilac and violet. Tr. Pkt. 50c, % oz. 
$1.20, % oz. $2.00, oz. $7.50. 
Veris Acaulis, Giant Mixed. Round bushy 
plants, full of flowers and excellent for 
potting. Shorter stemmed than our 
Polyanthus (Veris Elatior). A splen¬ 
did forcing strain for bloom from Feb¬ 
ruary until late May. Flowers 1 inch 
in diameter in choicest mixed colors. 
. . Tr. Pkt. 35c, % oz. $1.20. 
Separate Colors 
Blue Flowering. Rare. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Giant Bright Eyes. Yellow with orange 
eye. Tr. Pkt. 50c, % oz. $1.20. 
Giant Crimson and Scarlet Shades. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. 90c, % oz. $1.60. 
Giant Orange. Rich shade. Tr. Pkt. 50c, 
Ya oz. $1.20. 
Giant Purple Shades. Tr. Pkt. SOc, % oz. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
Giant White. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. 90c, Y* 
oz. $1.60. 
Giant Yellow. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. 90c, Y* 
oz. $1.60. 
Gold Laced. Mahogany brown edged yel¬ 
low. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ya oz. SOc, Y* oz. $1.50. 
Ivleynii. Rich golden yellow, shaded apri¬ 
cot. A wonderfully good variety. 100 
seeds 50c, 500 seeds $2.25, 1000 seeds 
$4.00. 
Senecio 
The Clivorum varieties make excellent 
border plants. Like moist soil. 
Clivorum Orange Queen. Large flowers 
with rich orange petals and dark cen¬ 
ters. 3-4 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, % oz. 60c, 
oz. $2.00. 
Ciiv. Othello. Purple foliage, deep orange 
flowers. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Yk oz. 60c, oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Pyrethrum 
Painted Daisy 
Valuable plants for the border and for 
cutting. They are perfectly hardy and 
easv to grow. The flowers are borne dur¬ 
ing May and early June and occasionally 
a second crop may be cut later in the 
summer. Plants 2-2% ft. 
Atrosanguineum. Dark Red shades. A oz. 
25c, % oz. 40c, % oz. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Roseuni. Shades of rose and pink. Ya oz. 
SOc, % oz. SOc, oz. $1.60. 
James Kelway. Velvety scarlet with con¬ 
trasting golden yellow centers. A oz. 
SOc, Ya oz. 50c, % oz. 80c, oz. $2.80. 
Single Mixed. Includes white, flesh color, 
pink and rose shades to deep crimson. 
Ya oz. 25c. % oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Grandiflora Single Mixed. A better col¬ 
or assortment of extra large flowered 
varieties. % oz. 30c, Yi oz. 50c, oz. $1.80. 
Double and Semi-Double Mixed. The very 
finest strain of double available and 
including some beautiful specimens. 
However, it is impossible to offer you 
a strain approaching the 100% double 
type. Tr. Pkt. 35c, % oz. $1.00, oz. $3.60. 
Ptarmicaellorum (R). Entirely distinct 
typo with silvery white, graceful feath¬ 
ery foliage. Nice for pots, for bedding 
and edgings, so valuable in florists 
work. Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
Rudbeckia—Cone Flower 
Provide a wealth -of flowers for cutting 
and the plants thrive most anywhere. 
Newmanii (Speciosa). Blooming in the 
autumn. Large orange flowers with 
black centers. 2 ft. % oz. 25c, % oz. 
40c. oz. $1.20. 
Hirta—Black Eyed Susan. Summer flow¬ 
ering variety of orange flowers with 
dark brown or black center. 2 ft. % 
oz. 20c, % oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Hirta Hybrids. Shades of-yellow, golden, 
buff — self colors, and others zoned 
orange, maroon and mahogany shades. 
2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Y* oz. 50c, oz. $1.80. 
Purpurea and Purpurea Hybrid. See Ech¬ 
inacea. 
Hardy Salvias 
The Salvias or Meadow Sages are valu¬ 
able border plants and for the most part 
easily grown, doing well in most soils. 
Argentca. Large silvery white leaves and 
white flowers. 3-4 ft. % oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Azuren Grandiflora. An interesting mass 
of clear Belladonna blue flowers in 
August and September. Long racemes 
of blue reaching up to 5 ft. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, Y* oz. 50c, oz. $1.60. 
Pratensis. Neat border plant about 2 ft. 
high with spikes of deep blue flowers-.- 
% OZ. 25e, Yi OZ. 40c, oz. $1.50. 
Pratensis Tcnori. An improved form, long 
blooming with larger bright blue flow¬ 
ers. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Y* oz. 50c, oz. $1.80. 
Turkestaniea. Effective white flowers 
tinged pink and lilac. 3-3% ft % oz. 
25c, Y* oz. 40c, oz. $1.50. 
S. Farinacea Blue and Patens. We reconii- 
mend growing as annuals. See Page 23. 
Saponaria—Soapwort 
Easily grown perennial for the border or 
rock garden. Try them on most any soil. 
Ocymoides Splendens (R). Trailing, 
branching plants covered with rosy pink 
flowers May to July. % oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Officinalis, Bouncing Bet. Loose spikes 
of white flowers. 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 20c, oz. 
SOc. 
Officinalis Double. Much improved with 
fine double pure white flowers. 2 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c, Y* oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
