Hardy 
Primrose Plants 
for 1948 
Polyanthus 
Primroses (Acaulis) 
HNoubles 
Guliae Hybrids 
cAuriculas 
Guropean cAlpines 
Selected in bloom and shipped from March to mid-May depending 
upon type. Shipped out of bloom from mid-May to October. Orders 
booked the year round and filled in rotation as regional planting 
seasons open. 
“Ask me why I send you here 
This firstling of the infant year; 
Ask me why I send to you 
This Primrose all bepearled with dew.” 
: Carew 
All of the Primrose types in this section are used for bedding and 
edging or as specimen plants in partly shaded situations; north and 
east exposures; light woodland settings and all garden spots shaded 
from the afternoon sun. In hot-summer climates only the early morn- 
ing or to mid-morning sun is advisable. 
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