2 TENDER PRIMULAS 
Here are kinds for pot culture, in sunny window or green- 
house. MALACOIDES—x. The Baby Primrose. Airy whorls 
of pretty flowers, mauve to heliotrope. Pkt. 20c. OBCONICA 
GRANDIFLORA MIXED—A profuse long-bloomer, Big flow- 
ers in big clusters. Widely color varied, rich in salmons, pinks, 
reds. Pkt. 25c. 
1 THE PULMONARIAS 
Early-blooming low perennials of much beauty, tolerant of 
both shade and sun. ANGUSTIFOLIA AZUREA—April Opals. 
7 inches. Blossoms of purest Gentian-blue open in opaline 
color sequence from rosy buds. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
SACCHARATA—9 inches. Sprays of pretty silvery rose 
flowers over white-marbled foliage. Plants, each 50c; 3 for 
$1.40. 
Peru and Persia may meet in the garden. 
* PORTULACA DOUBLE MIXED—ex. Blossoms like little 
roses. Vivid scarlet, crimson, soft pink, white, buff and apri- 
cot, along with varied yellow and rose tones. Pkt. 15e; Ye 
oz. 40c; %& oz. T5e. 
* PORTULACA SINGLE MIXED—ex. Big cup-flowers in 
full gorgeous color range of the'doubles with certain addi- 
tional pleasing tones. Pkt. 15c; Wg oz. 30c; % oz. 60c. 
* PROBOSCIDEA BLEND (Martynia) — ex(3-4)20. Rather 
easy Annuals with richly hued Gloxinia-like flowers in pink- 
toned ivory, rich rose with coppery bars, or glossy yellow 
marked cinnabar. The weird devil claw pods may be dried for 
winter decoration. Illustrated page 27. Pkt. 15c. 
6 PROTEA CYNAROIDES—w. Great, oddly formed flowers 
to 8 inches across, deep pink with crimson tips. Spectacular. 
Glass culture North. Large seeds, 4 for 25c. 
6 PROTEA PULCHELLA—vw. Beautiful flower-heads in vary- 
ing shades of pink. Lower growing than the last, but with 
Same needs. 4 seeds for 25c. . 
1 PRUNELLA GRANDIFLORA ALBA—r(2-3)6. Many wide, 
thick spikes of pure white flowers rise from flat foliage mats. 
Very good rock garden or edging perennial. Plants only, each 
45c; 3 for $1.20. 
PRATIA BEGONIFOLIA—utrw(2)2. Pretty little Nepalese 
trailer with attractive bright green foliage. Pink-tinged 
flowers are followed by showy purple berries. Outdoor hardi- 
ness not determined, but it makes a pretty pot, hanging 
basket, or terrarium plant. Pkt. 35c. Plants, each 45c. 
2 PUYA ALPESTRIS COERULEA—w. Dense, pyramidal 
panicles of decorative flowers in an odd blue-azure with sheen 
of polished bronze. Foliage white-powdered. 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. Pinch back to keep compaet. Pkt. 
20c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
2 DWARF POMEGRANATE—vw. It makes a handsome large 
pot or tub plant for cultivation under glass. Seedlings will 
mostly have flowers of brilliant scarlet, but may vary to 
yellow. white or variegated. Pkt. 20c. 
1 RAMONDA PYRENAICA—rw(2)5. Rare rock garden 
perennial with rosettes of shaggy, crinkly leaves and pretty 
blossoms of blue purple, each with golden center. Pkt. 25c. 
1 RANUNCULUS REPENS DOUBLE—8 inches. Good mat- 
forming, semi-decumbent perennial with intensely double 
flowers of bright yellow. Plants, each 40c: 8 for $1.10. 
4 RANUNCULUS IMPERIAL—rcbkt(w)20. (Ranunculus 
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; 4g oz. 60c. Tubers, 
spring or fall, 4 for 25c; 18 for $1.00. 
2 REINWARDTIA INDICA—w. Showy, salver-shaped flowers 
of glossy yellow. One of the few really good yellow-flowered 
pot plants for winter bloom. Pkt. 20c. 
1 RHEUM—bkt(3). The ornamental Rheums are strikingly 
decorative perennials. ACUMINATUM—3 feet. A showy in- 
florescence of red-purple rises above big basal leaves. Pkt. 15c. 
NOBILE—5 feet. Stately, yellow-thatched spires tower over 
luxuriant foliage. Pkt. 15e. 
* 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. 80c. 
(51) 
3 RHEXIA VIRGINICA—rbmkt(3)16. Blossoms of a glorious 
purple-carmine, with swinging golden anthers. Long bloom- 
ing. Decorative, too, in autumn effect. Hardy, but will force. 
Illustrated page 21. Pkt. 15c. (RHEXIA MARIANA, silvery 
pink, same price.) 
2 RHOEO DISCOLOR—Moses-in-a-Boat. Decorative pot plant 
in reminder of a broader-leafed Pandanus, the leaves dark 
green above, but rich, glowing purple below. Little white 
flowers in boat-like bracts. Plants, each 50c. 
2 RIVINIA HUMILIS—w. Rouge Plant. Grown as a pot plant 
for the brightly colored berry effects. Little white flowers are 
followed by many showy sprays of coral red berries. Plants, 
each 35c. 
1 VIVID PYRETHRUM 
This is the colorful Pyrethrum of the gardener, but to the 
botanist it is Chrysanthemum coccineum. A fully hardy, 
summer-flowering perennial for border decoration or cutting. 
“kt”? culture. SINGLE MIXED—Great single daisies in pink, 
rose, red, crimson or white. Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 85c; % oz. 60c. 
Plants of Single Mixed, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. DOUBLE 
MIXED—Same color range as last, but a high proportion, 
not all though, will be double with crested ‘‘Anemone” 
centers. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. RED AND CRIMSON 
SINGLES—tThe desired better reds in mixture, ruby to crim- 
son. Pkt. 20c; Y%g6 oz. 50c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
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 several of the more 
desirable species, too. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 0c. (See 
TREASURE CHEST for separate Rhododendron species.) 
NAMES OF FRIENDS—We shall be grateful to those who 
will send names and full addresses of two or three garden- 
interested friends. As we grow, so does the list of rare 
species that we can offer. 

1 RUELLIA CILIOSA — *erkt(2-4)15. 
Though it belongs to the Acanthus 
family, the blossoms remind of Petunias 
in silvered sky blue. Each day there is a 
new flower display. Long in bloom. 
Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 15e; Ye oz. 35c. 
Plants, each 465c. ~ 
1 RUELLIA STREPENS—Flowers of 
rich, deep purple, still in the Petunia 
form. Pkt. 15c. Plants, each 465c. 
2 RUELLIA MAKOYANA—Charming pot plant with leaves 
olive-green above with white veinings, but below royal purple. 
Pretty blossoms of bright carmine. Does best in an east 
window, not too much sun, Plants, each 50c. 
2 ROCHEA COCCINEA—w. Showy pot plant with imbricated, 
succulent foliage and wide, dense clusters of bright scarlet 
flowers, these fragrant. Fine seeds. Pkt. 35c. 
2 ROELLIA CILIATA—w10. Upfacing beils, the bottom of 
each bell cream-white, then a circlet of blue-black, next a 
white ring, with, last of all, a lavender edge. North, handle 
as a pot plant. Pkt. 20c. 
1 ROMNEYA COULTERI—bdyt(4)60. Matilja Poppy. It 
can be spectacular. Blue-silvered foliage, big blossoms of 
silky white above, each centered with a golden tassel. Give 
well-drained position in full sun. Protect with mulching in 
winter. At Old Orchard we have had plants live and bloom 
for as long as ten years. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
2 RODGERSIA TABULARIS—mtkt(3)36. Handsome peltate 
foliage with high sprays of pretty little white flowers above. 
For pool or stream side. Pkt. 20c. 
4 ROMULEA BLEND—w. Easy bulbs for winter blooming in 
pots. Small, Crocus-like flowers in pink, rose, buff, terra 
cotta and lavender. Pkt. 20c. 
1 RUMEX VENOSUS—ecrkt(2)15. The Silver Rumex is grown 
for the decorative seed-plumes, great, wide. loose spikes, filled 
with flakes of rose-flushed silver. Ornamental and interesting 
in any rock garden or border planting. Often eut and dried 
for winter bouquets. Pkt. 15c; 8 pkts. for 40c. (Plants, 
fragments of slender, tuberous roots, each 85c: 3 for $1.00.) 

