Primula Veris (Elatior) 
PRIMULA, hp. These hardy Primroses are excel¬ 
lent garden firs and should be better known. 
Once started most of them will last for years 
and afford a showy and beautiful display every 
Spring, the clustered firs appearing in many 
lovely colors and lasting for weeks. The seeds 
are often tardy in starting. 
Acaulis Grandiflora, 6 in. Splendid mixture. 
Anisodora, 18 in. Rich crimson firs in whorls. 
Auricula, finest strain from prize firs; mixed. 
Beesiana, 1 ft. Velvety purple, gold eye, free- 
flowering. 
Bullesiana, Hybrida, 18 in. Effective mixture, 
yellow to carmine shades. 
Bulleyana, 2 ft. Bright chrome yellow, beautiful. 
Burmanica, 2 ft. Lovely rosy purple firs with a 
showy golden eye. Very free-flowering. 
Cashmeriana, 1ft. Lilac, compact umbels, earliest. 
Cockburniana, deep orange-scarlet, very hand¬ 
some. 
Cortusoides. Charming deep rose umbels; dis¬ 
tinct. 
Denticulata Grandiflora, 1 ft. white, lilac, rose, 
red in mixture; firs in dense heads. 
Farinosa, 6 in. Bird's Eye Primrose, compact 
umbels light purple with a gold eye, avoid hot 
sun. 
Florindae, 4 ft. New Chinese Giant, lovely gold¬ 
en firs. 
Helodoxa, 3 ft, long spikes of golden firs in 
whorls. 
laponica, 2 ft, splendid, white to crimson spikes. 
Lisadel, Red Hugh, fiery red firs in large whorls. 
Officinalis Hybridus, 1 ft., sweet-scented Cow¬ 
slip. 
Pulverulenta, 2 ft, like Japonica, shining red firs. 
Rosea Grandiflora, 6 in, bright rose with gold 
eye. 
Sikkimensis, 1 ft, yellow, fragrant, drooping firs. 
Veris Aurea, golden yellow in fine big umbels. 
Elatior, various colors, fine umbels in spring. 
Elatior, Bright Eyes. Firs yellow to orange with 
a distinct scarlet eye; hardy. 
Duplex, Hose-in-Hose, 60 per cent true, finest 
colors. 
Grandiflora, huge firs, big umbels, mixed colors. 
Gold-edge, brown edged gold, beautiful, showy. 
Munstead Strain, big showy umbels in spring, 
firs largest in size, wonderful shades of colors. 
Veitchi, 18 in. umbels of deep rose firs, distinct. 
Vulgaris, 6 in. True yellow Primrose, profuse in 
Spring. 
Complete Mixture of Hardy Primroses, 5 cts. 
PRUNELLA Grandiflora, hp, 9 in. A handsome 
prostrate per. with large firs in terminal clusters. 
Rosea, hp, 1 ft. A pretty free and long-blooming 
plant; fine for borders; firs large bright rose. 
^YRETHRUM Cinerariafolium, hp, 2ft. Lovely white 
^ daisy-like firs; used in making Pyrethrum 
powder. 
Roseum, Painted Daisy, Vis Brothers Single, hp, 
2ft. A very popular perennial thriving in any 
good garden soil where there is good drainage 
and full exposure to the sun. Firs large daisy¬ 
like, from white to red with yellow centers, pro¬ 
duced freely on long strong stems, lasting well 
when cut. 
Vis Brothers Double, hp, 2 ft. Splendid double 
firs in showy rich colors; fine for cutting. 
James Kelway, hp, 2ft. Bright Vermillion red with 
golden center; very showy. 
Park's Rose (New). Lovely rose shade, long 
stems, free-flowering. 
Park's White, 3 ft. Excellent large white. 
Tchihatchewii, hp, 6in. Tufts of white firs with 
gold disk, profuse; plants thrive in dry unfavor¬ 
able places; start seedlings and transplant. 
RANUNCULUS Aconitifolius, hp, 2 ft. Branching 
plants with pretty white cup-shaped firs. 
Asiaticus Superbissima, hp, 1 ft. Showy dble firs 
in handsome colors; fine for the rockery. 
Claremont Hybrids, hp, 2ft. The finest Ranuncu¬ 
lus known; starts readily from seeds; the big 5 
inch dble firs showing a glorious riot of colors 
so numerous as to literally hide the plant. 
Giant Camellia-Flowered. Brilliant double firs 
on 2 ft. stems. 
Gramineus, hp, 9in. Easily grown perennial with 
long narrow silvery foliage and large golden 
buttercup-like firs. 
Ranunculus Claremont Hybrids 
RHEUM Excelsior or Victoria Improved, hp, 6ft. 
Stems make delicious sauce and pies. 
Monarch, hp, 4ft. Large leaves on huge long stems. 
RODGERSIA Pinnata, 21/2 ft. Hardy herbaceous 
perennial with rose-red branches and terminal 
clusters of pinkish firs. Very ornamental. 
ROMNEYA Coulteri, Matilija Poppy, hp, 3 ft. Firs 
white, 5 in. across, delicate and transparent, yet 
enduring in a good state for several days; de¬ 
lightfully fragrant, blooms during late Summer 
and Fall. 100 s. 
Trichocalyx, hp, 3 ft. A new bush Poppy; firs 
very large, snow-white with golden stamens. 
SANTOLINA Tomentosa (Lavender Cotton), hp, 2 
ft. Ornamental fragrant silvery foliage, yellow 
disk flowers. Good for dry sunny border. 
SAPONARIA Ocymoides Splendens, hp, 1ft. An el¬ 
egant trailing perennial with showy rose firs, 
an excellent rock plant. 
SAXIFRAGA (Rock-foil), hp. Particularly useful 
for the rockery. The plants will thrive in good 
moist soil. Prefers semi-shade. 
Caespitosa, 2 in.-6 in. Luxuriant green tufts of 
foliage, small white firs. 
Decipiens Grandiflora, 6 in. Rare, charming 
Campanulate rosy-pink firs. 
Mossy Sorts, 4in. Lovely variety with mossy fo¬ 
liage, numerous pretty firs in excellent variety. 
Ronsdorf Beauty, 6in. Carpet fir of deep carmine. 
Mixed Perennial Species. A fine selection for 
naturalizing or rock work. _ 
POLYGONUM Sachalinense, hp, 8 ft. A graceful 
vigorous plant sometimes used for forage in 
poor soil; yellow firs. 
Sieboldii, hp, 8 ft. Pretty foliage and white firs. 
POTENTILLA Apennina Aurea, hp, 6 in. Yellow. 
Calabra, hp, 8 in. Silvery rock garden species. 
Gibsoni, hp, 1 ft. A lovely scarlet-flow'd creeper. 
Hybrid Double, hp, 2 ft. Showy double firs mixed. 
Hybrid Single, hp, 1 ft. Strawberry-like plants, 
firs, yellow, brown, scarlet and rose; mixed. 
Miss Wilmott, hp, 1 ft. Firs glossy magenta-rose. 
Warrensii, hp, 2 ft. New; large bright yellow. 
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