RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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Primrose, primula veris 
POLYGONUM affine — Valuable carpeting 
plant with evergreen leaves which turn 
bright crimson in fall. The pink flowers 
on slender 8 to 10 inch stems all sum¬ 
mer. 25c and 50c each. 
*vaccinifolium —Choice little creeper, with 
huckleberry-like leaves. Dainty spikes 
of soft pink flowers in Sept, and Oct. 
6 to 8 inches. 25c and 35c each. 
POTENTILLA *aurea —Bright golden flow¬ 
ers, orange at base, over tufts of glossy 
leaves, all summer. Full sun in gritty 
soil with leaf-mold. 2 inches. Choice. 
50c each. 
♦breweri — The finest of the American 
Potentillas. Comes from a small carrot¬ 
like root with much-dissected, ferny 
basal leaves and flopping stems carrying 
open sprays of bright yellow flowers 
which are large and showy, from spring 
until fall. 50c each. 
♦cinerea —A dainty creeper, not at all ram¬ 
pant, with lovely yellow flowers in 
spring and again in fall. About one inch 
high. 25c each. 
♦nevadensis —Pretty Spanish species with 
silky leaves and brilliant yellow flowers, 
on 2 to 3 inch stems, all summer. 35c ea. 
’^nitida —A rare species, making neat cush¬ 
ions of silvery leaves and large flowers 
of pink, short stems. Requires full sun 
and starvation diet. The scree would 
suit. 50c each. 
♦tonguei — A prostrate form, not over 4 
inches high, with foot long stems, cov¬ 
ered with apricot colored flowers, 
blotched crimson. Blooms from June to 
Oct. 35c each. 
PRIMULA. Hybrids of P. Juliae —Known in 
gardens collectively as P. Juliana forms. 
They prefer a moist loam, with shade 
during the hot summer months. They 
form spreading mats, by creeping rhiz¬ 
omes, thickly clothed with pretty, glossy 
leaves and a profusion of starry primrose 
flowers, on 2-3 inch stems. 
Blaukissen — Seedling of Hellenae, with 
violet blue flowers. 75c each. 
Borschs Crimson —Neat flowers on 4-inch 
stems (acaulis type) of a color never 
seen in Primroses of this type. A bright, 
glowing crimson. $1.50 each. 
Dorothy —A distinct break in this section. 
Pale primrose yellow flowers. $1.00 each, 
son flowers with golden eye. 75c each. 
Edelstein —Another seedling of Hellenae 
with red flowers. 75c each. 
Gloria —Large, magnificent, magenta-crim¬ 
son flowers with golden eye. 50c each. 
Hellenae —Very dwarf, with burgundy-red 
flowers. 50c each. 
Jewel •— Neat, small intense magenta 
blooms. 50c each. 
Juliae —Starry flowers of claret with gold¬ 
en eye. 35c each. 
Juliae Seedlings —Mixture of colors, rang¬ 
ing from purples to light pinks. 35c ea. 
Kin lough Beauty^ —Recent importation with 
deep rose pink flowers. 75c each. 
Lavender Pink — Acaulis type with large 
lavender pink or lavender rose flowers. 
50c each. 
Morton hybrid —Flowers of purplish crim¬ 
son. 50c each. 
Mrs. King —A robust grower with mauve- 
pink flowers. 75c each. 
