


5 PRINSEPIA SINENSIS—kt72. Handsome, hardy Chinese 
shrub with bright yellow flowers in very early spring. Ed- 
ible, juicy fruits, black-purple, cherry-like, of very pleasant 
flavor. Pkt. 20c. : 
6 PROTEA CYNAROIDES—w. Great, oddly formed flow- 
| ers to 8 inches across, deep pink with crimson tips. Spec- 
tacular. Glass culture North. Large seeds, 6 for 25c. 
2 PUYA ALPESTRIS—w. Dense pyramidal panicles 
decorative flowers that may be metallic Irish green, 
again pure azure with sheen of polished bronze, white 
low. North, grow as large pot or tub plant. Pkt. 20c. 
2 PYCNOSTACHYS URTICIFOLIA—ew(6-7)30. Sapphire- 
flower. Large pot plant. Each branch ends in a dense, 
tapered spike of luminous blue-sapphire. Pkt. 25c. 
1 PYRETHRUM BRILLIANT—Large flowers of most vivid 
red, almost double. Showy, long-lived border perennial. A 
fine cut flower. Plants only, each 55c; 3 for $1.45. 
2 PYRETHRUM PTARMICAEFLORUM—w. Canary Isl- 
and species grown as a foliage pot plant. Finely fern-cut, 
white-silvered leaves. Small white flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
1 QUINCULA LOBATA—ergk(2-3)8. Decumbent hardy per- 
ennial for rock garden, ground cover or bedding. Brilliant 
purple flowers with white centers. Pkt. l5c. 
1 GARDEN OF PRIMROSES 
To enrich your garden with Primroses, give them deep, 
moist soil, coolness, perhaps a bit of shade. Mulching be- 
tween the plants with grass clippings or the like will help. 
“kt”? culture. AURICULA—In early spring come fragrant 
flowers in rounded umbels. Colorings are bright and varied, 
usually with center eye. We have a fine strain, selection 
made at a nursery in Britain. Pkt. 20c; 1/64 oz. 40c. 
BRISCOEI—tTiers of high-held flowers in vivid red. Pkt. 
lic; + oz. 40c. BULLEYANA—Fragrant flowers of red- 
orange. 18 inches. Pkt. 20c; 1/64 oz. 85c. BULLESIANA 
HYBRIDS—Crossings of Bulleyana and Beesiana. Amazing 
variability ; orange to purple, with pink, cream, carmine 
and violet. Pkt. 20c; 1/64 oz. 40ec. BURMANICA—Tier 
above tier of flowers in red-violet with orange eye. Pkt. 20c. 
CORTUSOIDES—Showy clusters of rose-colored blossoms. 
Adaptable. Pkt. 20c; 1/64 oz. 85¢. DENTICULATA—In 
early spring, dense clusters, lilac to blue. Pkt. 20c. FLOR- 
INDAE—A tall and striking Primula from Tibet with sul- 
phur-yellow flowers in big, terminal umbels. Pkt. 20c; 1/64 
oz. 85c; 1/32 oz. 60c. JAPONICA BLEND—This Primula 
is both easy and beautiful. Towering sprays, white, rose, 
cherry, rose-scarlet, coppery, crimson. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 
25c; ps oz. 40c; 1% oz. T5c. JULIAE WANDA—This dainty, 
mat-forming creeper likes some shade and will suffer in 
drought unless watered. Richly colored blossoms, velvety 
purple with yellow eye. Plants only, each 45c; 3 for $1.15. 
POLYANTHUS SPLENDID MIXED—Here are gorgeous 
colorings, along with full hardiness and adaptability, a 
Primula for everyman’s garden. The large flowers in heavy, 
upfacing clusters show self hues and tone variations in 
cream, yellow, mahogany, rosy orange, crimson, violet often 
with lacings of gold. Pkt. 20c; 1/32 oz. 35c; 7 oz. 60c; % 
oz. $1.10. POLYANTHUS MUNSTEAD—Giant flowers in 
shades and tones of yellow. Pkt. 20c. POLYANTHUS BLUE 
SHADES—Various shades and tones of blue, some bright, 
others deep and rich. Plants only, each 45c; 3 for $1.10. 
PULVERULENTA—A showy garden Primula, flowers rose- 
purple to red. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. PULVERULENTA 
BARTLEY STRAIN—Colorings range from blush, through 
pink and rose, to red, with white. Pkt. 20c; 1/32 oz. 40c. 
ROSEA—Great clusters of sparkling rosy carmine above 
glossy foliage. Illustrated page 23. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 
50c. SIEBOLDI—8 inches. Handsome Japanese species with 
flowers in white, pink, rose, true red, purple. Fine mixture. 
Pkt. 20c. VERIS YELLOW —tThe lovable little Primrose of 
English meadows. Easy and good, even in our somewhat 
difficult and intense coastal plain climate. Pkt. 15c; x oz. 
40c. Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c. OFFER 134A55—One pkt. 
each of the above as offered in seeds for $2.50. 
PRIMULA AVALON BLEND—Widely inclusive blend of 
the better hardy Primulas, the above, with others. Pkt. 20c; 
1/32 oz. 55c; x oz. $1.00. 
2 TENDER PRIMULAS | 
Here are kinds for pot culture, in sunny window or 
greenhouse. MALACOIDES—x. The Baby Primrose. Airy 
whorls of pretty flowers, mauve to heliotrope. Pkt. 20c. 
OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA MIXED—A profuse _ long- 
bloomer. Big flowers in big clusters. Widely color varied, 
rich in salmons, pinks, reds. Pkt. 25c. 
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4 RANUNCULUS' IMPERIAL—rcbkt(w)20. (Ranunuculus 
asiaticus). The semi-double to intensely double flowers can 
make a magnificent showing; straw to gold, orange, scarlet, 
crimson, with pink tones, and others ringed or petal-tipped 
contrastingly. Recommended for pot culture but can also be 
planted in garden in earliest spring, the tubers to be dug 
in late fall and winter-stored. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
(Tubers, spring or fall, 4 for 25c; 18 for $1.00.) 
2 REINWARDTIA TETRAGYNA—w/(5-7)20. Showy flowers 
of glossy yellow, in form of Linum flavum, but larger, bet- 
ter. One of the few yellow-flowered pot plants for winter 
blooming. South, may be grown outside. Pkt. 25c. 
3 RHEXIA VIRGINICA—rbmkt(3)16. Blossoms of a glori- 
ous purple-carmine, with swinging golden anthers. Long 
blooming. Decorative in the seed and autumn-leaf stage. 
Fully hardy. Will grow in any good garden soil. Also 
grown as a pot plant. Illustrated page 18. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 30c. 
5 RHODODENDRON 
Rhododendron, the Rose Tree of Greece, needs no praising 
beyond sight of the beauty of it when in full glorious 
bloom. We would, though, emphasize the need of this family 
for acid soil, for by a large majority the members vote 
against lime. Sour where they grow by adding decaying oak 
leaves, rotten wood, peat, old sawdust, or that low-cost 
chemical, aluminum sulphate. “‘kt’’ culture. We offer here 
a splendid mixture, largely of hybrid forms, but including 
a bit of the seeds of several of the more desirable species, 
too. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70ce. (See TREASURE CHEST for 
separate Rhododendron species.) 
One man may pull ten thousand, but ten thousand 
cannot always pull one man. 

* RICINUS MIXED—ebtx(9)100. Castor Bean or Palma 
Christi. Enormous leaves in varied, rich, deep tones. Tall 
annual for exotic decorative effects. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 
5 ROBINIA FERTILIS—k. Rose Acacia. An easy and showy 
shrub with pinnate foliage and great pendulous racemes of 
handsome rose-colored flowers. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 25c. 
2 ROELLIA CILIATA—wl0. Upfacing bells, the bottom of 
each bell cream-white, then a circlet of blue-black, next a 
white ring, last of all a lavender edge. Pkt. 25c. 
4 ROHDEA SELECTIONS — Ornamental foliage plants, 
showing wide differences in color, decorative markings and 
form. The collecting of the variations is said to be almost 
a horticultural cult in oriental lands. Rohdeas like plenty 
of moisture, and object to high temperatures. Seed will be 
available from a fine collection, late March and April de- 
livery, but since supply is decidedly limited, early ordering 
is suggested. Orders will be filled in rotation according to 
date of receipt. Not less than 6 seeds sold, nor more than 
12 to one customer. 6 seeds for 55c; 12 seeds for $1.00. 
