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Primula Malaceiaes “VWPROVED ERIKSSONI” 





Primula Malacoides “Glory of Riverside” 
NEW GIANT MALACOIDES 
Enchantress. A beautiful soft salmon-rose. Flowers are 7% to 1 
inch in diameter; produced in profusion. A well-grown plant will have 
50 or more heavy stemmed spikes, supporting plentifully produced 
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Lavender Glory. Lavender Glory is a soft mauve lavender bearing 
the largest flowers of any in the group. The individual florets are up 
to 1% inches in diameter, beautifully formed and abundantly pro- 
duced on longna wily siemsaeLengoewln skis eran is etlsriasrerr rts $1.00 
Snowflake (Pictured on front cover). Snowflake has flowers of the 
purest shimmering white. Its beautfully formed l-inch florets adorn the 
stately stems like glistening jewels sharply highlighted by the lush 
green foliage. Large Tr. Pkts......... $1.00 VANCES oo a cla ad $2.00 
Sweetheart (New). Sweetheart adds a distinct bicolor to the group. 
The blooms are a bright salmon-pink bordered with a wide band of 
white softly flushed flesh pink. In the center is a tiny but distinct 
touch of golden yellow. The individual florets are 1 inch in diameter, 
produced in many whorls on the long, heavy, wiry stems. Excep- 
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Mixture. The Mixture contains all of the above single varieties, to- 
gether with a good many others still in the developmental stage. 
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Double Fairy Jewels. Fairy Jewels has literally hundreds of florets, 
% to 1 inch in diameter, which lend a gay, cheery note to a fine 
pot plant or to the early spring garden in mild climates. The color 
is a lovely rich rose-pink, slightly deeper in the center than the 
older outside petals. The doubleness consists of a crested center of 
two or three extra rows of petals appearing at first as a tuft in the 
center of the flower, but later lying flat in double rows when the 
flowers fully open. Fairy Jewels comes 90% to 95% double from 
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Double Twinkles (New). Exquisitely dainty in coloring, Twinkles is a 
very soft flesh pink, each petal accented with a picotee penciled 
edging of rich rose. Exceptionally free blooming, %4 to 1 inch florets 
on wiry stems. This strain comes 90% to 95% double from seed. 
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e After years of painstaking effort, Mr. Ernst Eriksson, the well-known 
pot plant grower of Riverside, Illinois, has developed a strain that is 
truly “'perfection’’ in this family. We cannot over-emphasize the im- 
portance of using only greenhouse-produced new-crop seed, in 
ERIKSSON'S ORIGINAL PACKETS, with Mr. Eriksson's cultural directions. 
*Indicates generally preferred varieties. 
ERIKSSON’S OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
*Eriksson’s New Red (1942 Introduction). A very unusual salmon-red— 
particularly suitable for Valentine combinations. Highly recommended. 
*Glory of Riverside Improved. True rose-pink, a strong grower and 
without a doubt, the most valuable variety for all purposes. A real 
pot plant, especially for 6 or 7 inch pot production, here we suggest 
placing three plants to the pot. 
*Riverside Red Rose (New). A brilliant red rose of very even color. 
A valuable introduction. 
*Eriksson’s New Giant. Color resembles closely Glory of Riverside. 
Very robust habit, with flower size approximately 14% inches. It is a 
late bloomer, thereby assuring the florist-grower a longer Primula 
season. 
Eriksson’s White Giant (New). An exceptionally strong grower and 
well adapted to combinations in place of Hyacinths. Color a real 
pure white. 
Lilac Beauty. The color is a pure soft lilac, absolutely fixed. This is 
another fine color for making up artistic combinations. 
Peach Blossom. Color a real deep peach blossom pink. It has a 
more compact habit than ‘‘“Appleblossom,”’ and it is also an excellent 
keeper. 
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2: OOD SCSUSin ce see asia eters $3.00 6,000 Seeds i eers se ceestene 2 $8.00 
ERIKSSON’S STANDARD VARIETIES 
*Eriksson’s Pure White (Improved). A real improvement in a pure white 
Malacoides. Flowers profusely on numerous stems. 
*New Baby (Improved). An outstanding glowing deep pink, individual 
in color. Large flowered, heavy producer on strong stems. 
*Brilliancy. The flower opens lavender but changes to a brilliant red 
in one or two days in a sunny greenhouse. A very attractive and 
unusual combinaticn. 
Baby Rose. Good medium pink color, free flowering, compact. 
Appleblossom. A true appleblossom pink, very worth while. 
Wonder Baby. Beautiful pink, rather tall but good producer. 
ALT ot therabove pricediat7800) seeds me scrraeem ei icienersiaciets $1.00 
A000 Seeds hese e $2.00 6000%seedstren cn sacs csc: $5.00 
Eriksson’s Special Mixed. A real choice selection of the above varieties. 
BOOiseeds Pe Ree es Ren eas ete enero ee Pe tee ee ere $1.00 
ZO00ISeedS zn seer te. $2.00 6000 seeds scyanicaieecieiers $5.00 
OBCONICA 
1/64 1/32 
SINGLE Tr. Pkt. oz. oz. 
Mohnsteiniss Darke Rederiet ene ee eee $1.25 $2.50 $4.50 
Mueller’s Rose. Pure rose; choice................ iby eat) EY) 
Better Days. A valuable new color; deep car- 
mine-red, the darkest of the Obconicas........... Way AAS) aes 
Coeruleas Clean blucsepre eee eee ee 1259) 2-00) 4.50 
Fasbenders Richideepi red aia cenit 1.25, > 2.50) 4.50 
Lachrosa.a oc mon-rose ian inn nine nee ere tenets 125 2.50 4.50 
SNOWSOrMi ge UrSm Whiteners irene tenner ete 1225 e Ola O0 
Wyaston Wonder. Huge flowers of bright crimson 
color. One of the largest flowering varieties...... 1.25 3.75 ar 
M a6. M2 Mixed 72 tis a ice er ae eee 12 SU ao 
Mixture, all colors of above..... Bier cities Serre 100 2.25 4.00 
DOUBLE 
Portland Beauty. Mixed. (About 750 seeds)....... 1.50 
MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES 
SINENSIS STELLATA 
Giant) Blue’ Star} es sso see ee ee eee $0.50 
Giant:Salmon: PinkiStar @ sac oe eee 50 
Giant White. Star .5452.0.4 he ee eee 50 
KEWENSIS 
Yellow Primrose. Verbena scented. Of strong growth; long spikes of 
yellow flowers. For greenhouse culture. Tr. Pkt................- 50c 
