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vWM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 

PRIMULA ACAULIS fi pl. MARIE CROUSSE 
PRIMULA, Continued... 
and 5 or 6 large flowers of glowing car- 
mine with a white center, on 2 to 4 inch 
stems. 75c and $1.00 each. 
*marginata — Lovely rosettes of grey 
toothed leaves, edged with white, and 
handsome trusses of lavender-blue flow- 
ers, deliciously scented, on 6 to 8 inch 
stems. A sun and lime lover, and should 
be planted in the wall or in crevices be- 
tween rocks, so that plants may hang 
down. Still very rare. $1.00 each. 
mistassinica — The Arctic Primrose. Re- 
sembles Primula farinosa in both foliage 
and flower. Small and very choice, with 
mauve pink flowers in early spring. 75c 
each. Requires lime. . 
*rosea grandiflora—Likes a fairly moist 
soil, which should be rich and:deep. Also 
a little shade during the hot summer 
months. Glossy tufts of foliage and clear, 
deep pink flowers on 8 inch stems, which 
appear before the foliage in early spring. 
50c each. 
sieboldi—A rare species from Japan. This 
species has been confused with P. cort- 
usoides, with which it has nothing to do. 
It has masses of soft crumply leaves, 
which are scalloped, and heads of flow- 
ers in almost every conceivable design 
of fringing segment. It likes a cool, rich, 
light soil and blooms during the sum- 
mer months. The large flowers are borne 
on 10 to 15 inch stems. Mixed colors, 
50c each. We can supply in white, rosy- 
purple, light pink and lavender pink, 
separate, at 75c each. 
sieboldi Arimayama—The nearest to a red 
P. sieboldi we have been able to get. © 
Plants imported several years ago, and 
stock very limited. $1.25 each. 
*spectabilis—A very rare species from the 
Venetian Alps and Mt. Baldo. Rosettes 
of glossy marbled leaves and heads of 
large rosy flowers on-3 to 5 inch stems. 
Likes a rich deep loam or peaty mixture, 
in full sun. $1.00 each. 
PTEROCEPHALUS *parnassi (syn. Scabiosa 
parnassi)—This species from Greece is 
attractive from 8 to 10 months of the 
year. Makes compact mounds of grey 
foliage, not over 4 inches high, witb 
large mauve-pink Scabiosa-like flowers 
on 3 inch stems from June to Nov. A 
very drought resistant plant. Full sup 
in well-drained soil. 35c each. 
PULMONARIA angustifolia azurea — Low 
growing tufts of dark green foliage, with 
many heads of deep sky-blue flowers in 
earliest spring. 8 to 12 inches. For moist, 
shady places. 25c each. 
