
PRIMULA POLYANTHUS 
PRIMULA POLYANTHUS 
As its name implies, this Primula is many-flowered”, a large cluster of 
flowers on a tall stem. A well established plant bears several clusters, 
rising above dark green foliage, a picture of exquisite beauty. Colors in 
this collection include, Red, Yellow, White, Rose, Pink and Bronze; prob- 
ably no two exactly the same shade, but every one a gem. Please give us 
an idea of your taste in colors. We'll do our utmost to select exactly what 
you wish. 
Each 50c, Six $2.75, Dozen $5.00 
PRIMULA AURICULA 
This is an alpine plant requiring some lime, shade and good drainage. 
It is almost as popular as the Polyanthus. Blooms from April to June and 
again in the fall. When grown in borders, sharp sand and rock chips around 
roots and crowns is much to their liking. The plants in this collection are 
the most beautiful specimens we have ever seen. Colors include shades 
of Blue, Bronze, Rose, Purple, White and Yellow. 
Each 60c, Three $1.70, Six $3.40 
Plants of unusually fine form and color, Each $1.09 
PRIMULA JULIAE 
These are all hybrids of a charming Primrose found in the Caucasus 
Mountains many years ago. Very hardy, and multiplies rapidly. Planted in 
partial shade, it blooms from spring, thru summer and early fall. There 
are to be found in this collection many rare and beautiful varieties, all 
named, but some in very limited numbers. Therefore, we must beg of our 
customers to rely upon our judgment for selection of the colors and individ- 
uals until they can be segregated into the named varieties. Many will be 
sold, after segregation, at greatly increased prices. Colors: Claret, Lavender, 
Pink, Purple, Red, Pink, Crimson. 
Each 60c, Three $1.70, Six $3.40 
Unusually fine individuals, Each $1.00 
General Primrose Culture 
Primroses are very hardy, and need only the practices usually followed 
for perennials. In dry climates, mulch with peat or straw in winter. Damp 
which afford better 
Divide the plants every two years—except Auriculas—in order to maintain 
climates, use evergreen boughs, circulation of air. 
the large blooms, and to discourage strawberry weevils, which usually 
ittack old plants, in some sections. If weevils are found, spread a good bait 
round the plants at the proper time to poison them. 
Fertilizers recommended for 

primroses are barnyard manure, well dug 


in, or a well balanced commercial fertilizer. No one should have trouble 
with these lovely perennials if three rules are followed: partial shade, 
f water but good drainage, and well enriched soil. 
mu mph innot be placed upon the need of firm planting. 
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2d firmly around the roots of each plant. 
reaking the roots and leaving 
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s, the soil must again be pressed 

Plant 
your “Prims” 
in 
partial 
shade 

PRIMROSES 
ARDY Primroses are considered among the best known and 
most loved perennials. They offer excellent possibilities for 
color in that “hard to handle” shady garden, thriving equally 
well in northern or eastern exposures or where protected from the 
mid-day sun. Massed in a woodland setting or under flowering 
trees and shrubs, they present a picture of exquisite beauty frem 
early spring until well into the summer. Wherever planted, the soil 
should be deeply worked, enriched with humus and with plenty of 
water to prolong the period of bloom. In the moist cool climate of 
the Pacific Northwest it is possible to enjoy Primroses during the 
entire year with a minimum of labor. Such is the nature of this 
extensive and very interesting family. 
It was our extreme good fortune, this season, to acquire the en- 
tire planting of a well-known amateur Primrose grower near our 
gardens. This private collection contains many varieties of the very 
finest Primroses; they were grown under the most ideal climatic 
conditions, in perfect soil of the highest fertility. Every plant shows 
the infinite care and intelligent management of a grower who loves 
her work, and no expense has been spared in the production of 
this collection. The highest standards of quality were maintained; 
all inferior plants eliminated, giving positive assurance that every 
one remaining is of exquisite color, large flowering, of excellent 
texture, with vigorous root systems. 

A JULIAE HYBRID 

WILSON’S IMPROVED TIGRIDIAS 
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