*PORTULACA DOUBLE MIXED—erex(8)5. Vivid little 
double ‘roses’? all summer long, pink, red, white, salmon, 

yellow, buff, apricot, ete. A few flowers will be single. 
feat, Succulent mats. Full sun. Pkt. 10c; 1/1g oz. 35c. 
- *PORTULACA SINGLE MIXED—Like last, but blossoms 
are cups. Particularly recommended for naturalizing. Pkt. 
5e; 4 oz. 25c. 
~*PORTULACA MARGINATA—eix(8)6. The Edging Portu- 
; laca. Unlike the others, it grows in sturdily upright tuffets, 
not the slightest trailing tendency. Pleasing succulent foli- 
age. Pretty flowers of tawny buff all summer. Pkt. 10e. 
21 FOR PRIMROSE ADVENTURE 
If you would glorify your garden with Primroses, give 
them coolness, a bare trifle of shade, and rich moist soil. 
Eyen the shallowest of depressions, a mere scooped basin 
an inch deep, that will gather more than its share of rain, 
may make all the difference between struggling survival 
and splendid fulfillment. No undrained sogginess, though. 
Seed is naturally slow-germinating, but with patience, sure. 
Illustrated page 30. AURICULA BLEND—Clusters of frag- 
rant flowers in early spring. Many bright hues, orange, 
copper, purple, maroon, always with white eye. Pkt. 20c. 
BEESIANA—16 inches. Carmine purple with yellow eye. 
Fragrant. Pkt. 20c. BULLESIANA HYBRIDS—18 inches. 
Amazing variability, orange, blue, violet, cream, pink, car- 
mine, with shades and tones between. Pkt. 15¢; 7/32 oz. 50c. 
. CAPITATA—10 inches. Fragrant flowers of intense violet in 
close heads. Himalayas. Pkt. 15ec. CHIONANTHA—18 
inches. Whorls of fragrant white. Pkt. 15c. . DENTICU- 
LATA—12 inches. In very early spring,'clusters of large 
flowers in lilac, blue or rosy violet. Pkt. 15¢c. ELWESIANA 
—12 inches. Big flowers of rich violet, deeply fringed. Sik- 
kim State. Pkt. 15¢c. ELONGATA—Handsome _ jyellow- 
flowered moisture-loving Himalayan. Pkt. 15c. FLORIN- 
DAE—40 inches. Spectacular. Fragrant bell-flowers of soft 
yellow. Likes moisture. Pkt. 15c, JAPONICA BLEND— 
Blossoms in towering sprays: white, rose, cherry, rose-scar- 
let, copper-red, crimson. One of the easier Primulas, and 
very beautiful. Pkt. 15c; 1/18 oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.10. Mixture only.) KINGI— 
6 inches. Clustered bells of satiny claret-toned black-purple. 
Pkt. 20ec. OBTUSIFOLIA—Variable, purple, violet, crimson 
velvet, but always attractive. Pkt. 15ec POLYANTHUS 
GIANT MIXED—9 inches. Very large flowers in heavy 
truss-clusters. Gorgeous colorings, cream, yellow, rosy 
orange tones, mahogany, crimson, violet. Hardy and adapt- 
able. Pkt. 15c; !/ig oz. 85c. (Plants each 25c; 3 for 70c.) 
PULVERULENTA—20 inches. Rich crimson, rose, even pink 
at times. Pkt. 15c; 3/32 oz. 80c. SIKKIMENSIS—25 inches. 
Loose clusters of fragrant honey-yellow bells. Himalayan 
streamsides. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 80c. VERIS—The delightful 
little wild Cowslip of northern Europe. Clusters of frag- 
rant, variably yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. (Plants each 20c; 
8 for 55c; 10 for $1.65.) OFFER 133A1—One pkt. each of 
above for $2.25. Ask for Treasure Chest List for other 
Primula offerings. 
21 PRIMULA AVALON BLEND—kt. All the kinds above, 
blended with seeds of selected Hardy Hybrid Primulas, and 
others. It will give gay flowers over a long season in about 
every possible Primrose hue and tone. Only reasonably 
winter-hardy kinds are in this blend. It’s really an amazing 
mixture. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 35c;3; 1/1 oz. 60c. 
25 PRIMULA MALACOIDES—w. Baby Primrose. For 
house culture. Free blooming and not difficult. Whorls of 
pretty lilac flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
25 PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA—w. For pot cul- 
ture. Very large clustered flowers in white, pink, rose and 
crimson. Splendid mixture. Pkt. 20c. 
55 PROTEA CYNAROIDES—w. Enormous flowers, to 8 
inches across, deep pink with crimson tips. Spectacular. 
Glass culture north. Large seeds, 6 for 25c. 
21 PRUNELLA GRANDIFLORA—The Rose Brunella. There 
are imbricated mats of flat leafage, set over by armies of 
short thick spikes, these filled with big labiate-flowers of 
bright rosy pink, the whole not over eight inches high. It 
is in bloom all summer long, and of full winter hardiness. 
Quite sure you will like it. Plants only, each 25c; 3 for 
65c; 10 for $2.00. If you want same thing in purest white, 
order PRUNELLA GRANDIFLORA ALBA, same price. 
21 PSOROLEA ONOBRYCHIS — ebkt(3)30. Stem-thickets 
topped with blue cluster-flowers. Pkt. 10c. (Plants each 25c.) 
21 PTEROCEPHALUS PARNASSI—rk(2-3)5. Downy sil- 
very cushions set with big lilac ‘‘Scabiosas.””’ Pkt. 20c. 
21 PULMONARIA MOLLIS—erkt(1)12. The very earliest 
perennial of real and showy floriferousness to open each 
spring at Old Orchard. The plants are hills of bloom, 
blossoms of rich plum color from late March, on through 
April. 10 seeds for 20c. (Plants, each 35c.) 
21 PULMONARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA AZUREA — Called 
April Opals. It is one of the very early spring flowers, in 
bloom all through April. Blossoms of dazzling Gentian blue 
that open from rosy pink buds in opaline color sequence. 8 
inches. A highly desirable shade-tolerant hardy perennial. 
Incidentally, it forces very well, dug and potted in late 
autumn with little root disturbance, and then brought on in 
a fairly cool east window. Plants only, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
21 PYRETHRUM SINGLE RUBY — cbkt(2)28. Largest 
flowers of richest ruby-red, long in the stem, over tufted 
fern foliage. Rarely there may be semi-double blossoms, 
or color variants. Technically, Chrysanthemum coccineum. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1/se oz. 35c. (Plants each 35c.) 
PUYA ALPESTRIS 
The hills of Chile have given us many remarkable plants ; 
none more startling than this. The flowers are strikingly 
decorative, sometimes a brilliant Irish green with metallic 
burnish, or again odd blue azure, with sheen of polished 
bronze. They are carried in dense pyramidal panicles on 
tall stems, rising from foliage in itself ornamental, pow- 
der-green above, white below. Long in bloom. Seed germ- 
inates readily. Grow as large pot or tub plant north, or 
out of doors from Carolina south. Pkt. 20c. 
RANUNCULUS 
Here are the Buttercups; they are better than you think, 
32 RANUNCULUS ASIATICUS IMPERIAL — erbkt(w)24. 
Wonderful strain; flowers mostly of fullest doubleness and 
largest size; colors that range amazingly through yellow, 
buff, orange, rose and scarlet, pigments laid on in spectacular 
contrasts. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
RANUNCULUS SPECIES — Splendid perennials of many 
uses. “kt’’ cultures BULBOSUS—16 inches. True golden 
Meadow Buttercup. Pkt. 10c; 1/ig oz. 25c. (Plants, 3 for 
40c; 10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00.) CAUCASICUS—30 inches. 
Airy yellow. Pkt. 10c. FASICULARIS—8 inches. Very 
early. Soft yellow. Free-blooming. Rock garden. Pkt. 
15¢c; GLABERRIMUS—4 inches. Big flattened flowers like 
gold coins. Pkt. 15c. GRAMINEUS—12 inches. Showy 
yellow flowers. Foliage grass-like. Pkt. 15ec. NELSONI—28 
inches. High-flung yellow sprays. Long in bloom. Pkt. 
15e. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 70c.) OFFER 134A1l—One 
pkt. each of above for 75c. 
21 SPECIAL ROCK GARDEN BLEND 
Near to 400 of the world’s most delightful rock garden 
flowers are hiding in this blend, waiting call to your 
garden. We put into the mixture a bit of seeds of almost 
every perennial we offer that is of temperament and figure 
to neighbor pleasantly with rocks or stony ledges. We 
have put a lot of pride into it, too, and we have a feeling 
that you are going to be very glad that you have made a 
liberal sowing of our Special Rock Garden Blend. Caution, 
remember that some kinds will come quickly, while others 
assort from mid-speed germinators, to slow or very-very 
slow. Special large pkg., 25c; 4/16 oz. 7T5c; % oz. $1.25; 
Y% oz. $2.00. 
Those who chase White Rabbits must follow winding 
ways. The straight path is the shorter line. 
21 RHEUM NOBILE — bk(2)60. Stately yellow-thatched 
spires tower over luxuriant foliage. Strikingly decorative, 
Use it for vivid accent. Hills of Sikkim. Pkt. 10c. 
21 RHEXIA VIRGINICA — rbmyt(3-4)18. Here is vivid 
brilliance for weeks on end, a glorious encarmined purple, 
each four-petaled blossom set with gold-laden anthers. Will 
thrive in any good garden soil, and it is fully winter-hardy, 
but it is often grown as a pot plant because of its beauty. 
Illustrated page 14. Pkt. 15c; 4/y6 oz. 40c. (Plants, each 
25c; 3 for 70c.) 
51 RHODODENDRON SPLENDID HYBRIDS—akt. Seeds 
saved only from finest hybrid Rhododendrons, largely named 
sorts. Big flowers, full color range. Wonderful seedlings 
should show from this. Pkt. 25c. 
OO nea eee — For separate species, see Treasure 
Chest. 
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