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NEVILL PRIMROSE FARM 
DELPHINIUMS—Continued. 
King George— Royal blue splashed with 
royal purple. Very large flowers; bronze 
bee. Astonishingly long laterals. Black 
stems. $2.00. 
Lady Eleanor —Sky blue with light shades of 
pale mauve, the blue dominating. The 
flowers are double, the inner petals, being 
waved, give a wonderful effect on the long 
shapely spikes. 50c. 
Lady Lavender —Large rosy lavender double 
with large self colored bee, perfect flow¬ 
ers, perfect spike, exquisite coloring. 4 to 
5 feet. $2.00. 
Midnight Blue— The darkest of all delphin¬ 
iums, a mixture of intense dark blue and 
purple that gives a velvety appearance. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Mrs. Paul Nelke —The best and purest corn¬ 
flower blue, so blue it is almost glowing. 
A glorious variety. 2 feet. $1.00. 
Ophelia —Baby blue. Deep cream bee. Single. 
50c. 
Queen Mary —Exquisitely glowing clear sky 
blue; white bee; double. Regal like its 
namesake. $2.00. 
Royal Spray —A new departure in delphin¬ 
iums, it is of pendulous habit, color med¬ 
ium blue and mauve, semi-double. The 
plant is not so effective in the garden, but 
makes a very graceful cut flower; the in¬ 
dividual sprays somewhat resembling a 
wisteria. Very free flowering. $1.50. 
Delphinium—The Swan —A delphinium of 
great merit. This is by far the most beau¬ 
tiful white we have ever seen, wonderfully 
large feathery blossoms of the purest 
white, beautifully placed. The plant in 
bloom has the mysterious serene dignity 
of the swan, so is well named. A fine com¬ 
panion to Yellow Wonder. 4-5 ft. $2.50. 
Yellow Wonder —A deep cream, double with 
large predominating yellow bee, beautiful 
and compact. The numerous laterals de¬ 
velop so perfectly that the plant has the 
appearance of a large candelbra; it is 
about 4 ft. high and so sturdy that it needs 
very little staking. The foliage is dark 
green and disease resistant. If cut to the 
ground after blooming will throw up new 
growth and bloom three times where the 
season is long. $5.00. 
Valeria — Self-color heavenly blue. Double. 
Yellow bee. Extra fine. $1.00. 
Venetian Skies —Bright sky blue, white bee. 
Single. 50c. 
White Canary —White, yellow bee. Double. 
Fine. $1.00. 
Special Offer —One each of Yellow Wonder. 
The Swan, Lady Lavender, Mrs. Paul 
Nelke and Queen Mary, $8.00. 
FUCHSIA Riccartonii — Hardy, extremely 
graceful, grows 4 to 5 ft. in one season. 
Flowers scarlet. 35c. 
FUNKIA (See HOSTA). 
GENTIANA angustifolia (R)—The most daz¬ 
zling of all the gentians, mats of shiny 
dark green foliage studded with the most 
gorgeous bright blue deep trumpets, with 
five emerald green stripes radiating from 
the throat. A well established plant of this 
is a never-to-be-forgotten sight. $1.00. 
PARRYI (R)—Clustered heads of fine blue 
trumpet-shaped flowers. Rare and very 
fine. 4 in. Summer. 50c. 
septemfida (R)—Dense evergreen mats of 
green leaves with erect heads of sapphire- 
blue flowers, white toward center. 9 in 
July-Oct. 50c. 
sino-ornata (R)—See Novelties. 
HELLEBORUS (Christmas Rose) —An an 
cient legend tells that it was the only flow 
er which Adam and Eve were permitted to 
take with them from the Garden of Eden. 
A later story, however, is better known and 
makes the plant a part of the Yuletide sea¬ 
son. At the hour when the Christ Child 
was born in the manger at Bethlehem, the 
mountain folks say, this blossom first 
sprang up into the light. And ever since 
that time it has been known as the Christ¬ 
mas Rose. 
But the Christmas Rose is not really a 
rose; for no rose could be happy growing 
out-of-doors in a chilly atmosphere. In 
fact, it is one of the relatives of the Hepat- 
icas and the Marshmarigolds and the 
Anemones and the Buttercups. Unlike 
them, however, it has dark, leathery foli¬ 
age that stays green the year round, and 
its waxy blossoms actually thrive with 
snow and ice round them. It seems a 
miracle of the garden. 
Have you seen the beautiful blue poppies? (Meconopsis Baileyii) 
