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NEVILL PRIMROSE FARM 
Hemerocallis 
H EM EROCALLIS—Continued. 
Cressida (New)—Deepest orange of all with 
reddish band around throat and segments 
bronzed at edges when first open. Very 
distinct and pretty. $1.50. 
Curlypate (New)—Charming late golden with 
much curled-back tips, not large but very 
dainty. Free bloomer. $1.00. 
flava (Lemon Lily)—Fine fragrant lemon 
yellow. 2 ft. June. 25c. 
fulva —Coppery orange. 3 to 5 ft. July. 25c. 
gracilis (R)—Dainty small early. Pale yel¬ 
low. Very slender foliage. 25c. 
minor (R)—Narrow grass-like leaves and 
lovely lemon yellow flowers. Early. 1 ft. 
25c. ' 
HOSTA (Funkia, Plantain Lily)—Handsome 
massive foliage for the shady border with 
lavender or white lily-like flowers. Very 
effective by the sides of ponds and grows 
to a great size in half-shady places. 
coerulea lanceolata —Handsome leaves, pale 
lavender blue flowers in summer. 35c. 
glauca — Foliage bluish with lovely white 
flowers. 35c. 
lancifolia undulata variegata — Beautiful 
cream and green wavy foliage, flowers lilac 
blue. 35c. 
plantaginea grandiflora — Large and very 
fragrant pure white lily-like flowers. Aug. 
to Oct. 35c. 
INCARVILLEA brevipes (R)—Large glox- 
inia-like flowers, deep carmine and pink. 
8 in. Must be kept dry during winter. This 
is one of the wonders of the garden. 35c. 
DWARF IRIS (R)—One of the most bewitch¬ 
ing flowers for the rock garden is the dwarf 
Iris. The colorful brilliance of these little 
gem and jewels is unsurpassed; they are 
so easy to grow and respond so joyously 
to a little care that one cannot afford to 
be without them. Dwarf Iris are still un¬ 
common and give a picturesque appear¬ 
ance to a rock garden. Here is a collection 
of them that we can safely recommend and 
that we will add new ones to as fast as we 
can find them and try them out. 
Betsy Presby — A fine bright yellow with 
darker falls. 5 in. 50c. 
Bouquet —White and heliotrope. 6 in. 25c. 
Bride —White self, very fragrant. 6 in. 20c. 
Bucharica —(Bulbous) Flowers creamy with 
the blade of the falls a deep yellow. Very 
early bloomer, lasting for a long time. 12 
in. Delivery Aug. to Nov. $1.00. 
Buzzer —Light lavender blue with falls hav¬ 
ing a pinkish tone. 9 in. 25c. 
Coerulea —A delicate soft blue. 4 in. 25c. 
Comtesse d’Hauteville — Smoky heliotrope 
suffused with red. Extra good. 6 in. 35c. 
Cristata —An iris for semi-shdae. Flowers 
lavender blue marked with orange crests. 
4 in. 25c. 
Gracilipes —This choice and dainty little iris 
comes from Japan and likes a cool shel¬ 
tered spot; it has light green grass-like 
foliage and the daintiest of pinkish mauve 
flowers with a bright orange crest and 
slender stems. 50c. 
Hoogiana — Fine blue with bright golden 
beard. Very fine and delicate. 18 to 30 in. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Pumila —Mixed in shades of blue and yellow. 
25c. 
Tricuspis —Branching stems of blue-purple 
flowers, 12 to 15 in. high in spring. 50c. 
LEWISIAS (R)—These glorious plants are 
natives of Western America and are 
amongst the very best rockery plants. They 
need good drainage. 
Finchii — Has a rosette of emerald green 
leaves with numerous stalks bearing 5 to 
30 flowers. Buds are bright orange. The 
open flowers are soft pink with rose 
stripes. 50c. 
Tweedyii —Larger than Finchii. Has salmon- 
pink flowers often 2 in. across. A treasure. 
75c. 
LITHOSPERMUM prostratum (Heavenly 
Blue) (R)—Mat of evergreen foliage with 
intense blue jewel-like flowers. One of the 
most wonderful blues in the garden. May- 
June. 50c. 
MECONOPSIS baileyii (Betonicifolia)—The 
glorious new sky-blue poppy from Tibet, 
semi-double with yellow anthers. 3 ft. Early 
summer. 35c. 
MICHAELMAS DAISIES (See Asters). 
PHLOX adsurgens (R)—Creeping evergreen 
with pink flowers. June-July. 35c. 
Try Juliae hybrids in your rock garden 
