THOMAS J. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE 
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No. Pkt. 
PRIMULA or PRIMROSE. Hardy and half- 
hardy sorts. The following Primulas are 
exceedingly charming and useful plants 
for growing under glass or in the open 
air. Most of the hardy sorts require, in 
our climate, protection during winter. 
6725 auricula. Saved from a large and varied 
collection of choice colors.$0.25 
6730 Garden Primrose, New Hybrids (Acaulis). 
An excellent, large flowering strain of 
bright colors. y s oz. $3.00 .25 
6735 Blue. Clear blue color .25 
6740 Yellow. English Primrose . . y 8 oz. $1.50 .25 
6745 polyanthus, Giant Mixed. New large 
flowering strain of the brightest colors .25 
6755 Gold Laced. Yellow edged sorts.15 
6759 Large-flowered Bedding Hybrids. Dwarf 
upright.25 
PRIMTJLA chinensis (Chinese Primrose). 
All chinensis and stellata Primroses are 
grown for us by an English specialist 
who grows nothing but Primulas. For 
excellence in every point they cannot 
be equalled. 
6760 Grey’s Giant Mixture. A mixture of giant 
Primroses.1.00 
6770 Grey’s Giant White. The largest and best 
white ever sent out; flowers of great 
substance. 1.00 
6785 Grey’s Giant Salmon. A distinct and valu¬ 
able sort with massive trusses of sal¬ 
mon-pink flowers well above the foliage l.Oo 
6790 Grey’s Giant True Blue. Beautiful fringed 
blossoms of immense size, fine sub¬ 
stance and freely produced; the best 
blue .. 1.00 
6795 Grey’s Orange King. A grand new sort, 
said to be an entirely new color in 
Primulas, a beautiful orange color in 
bud and when open of a terra cotta 
shade with orange-salmon around the 
edge; very large and free. 1.00 
Primula Vulgaris—English Primrose 
Primula Chinensis 
No. Pkt. 
6820 Dazzler. New. The most vivid of all 
flowers. The flowers are brilliant 
orange-red, produced well above the 
attractive foliage. About 20 blooms 
open at one time.$1.00 
6825 Double Dazzler. Vivid orange-scarlet, 
comes true from seed. 1.25 
6835 Giant King George V (New). The darkest 
crimson yet offered, of giant size, beau¬ 
tifully fringed, very free flowering and 
of massive substance.75 
6840 Giant Queen Mary (New). One of the fin¬ 
est ever raised, erect, free flowering, 
of great substance, and of a lovely del¬ 
icate flesh-pink color.75 
PRIMULA stellata, or Star Primrose. This 
valuable and very distinct variety 
should be extensively grown for green¬ 
house and table decoration. The in¬ 
numerable star-shaped flowers make an 
effective contrast to the attractive dark 
foliage. 
6855 Blue Star Improved. A strain of very 
large dark blue flowers and pale green 
foliage .75 
6860 Brilliant Rose Star. Bright rose flowers 
and graceful, dark green fern leaf 
foliage, which is red underneath.75 
6870 King of Star. Deep crimson .75 
6872 Princess Marina. Dark coral.75 
6875 Salmon Pink Star. Improved strain.75 
6880 White Star. Improved large, pure white .75 
6885 Mixed Star. A special mixture.75 
PRIMULA obconica. A beautiful and con¬ 
tinuous blooming variety with hand¬ 
some spikes of flowers and pretty fol¬ 
iage. For winter blooming, seed 
should be sown in April or May in good 
porous loam. The grandiflora sorts are 
the freest blooming, but the individual 
flowers are not as large as the gigantea 
type. 
