HARDY PRIMROSES - 
Hardy primulas comprise one of the most colorful and downright beautiful peren- 
nial flower families you can grow. Their adaptability to many locations and purposes 
—under trees, in the perennial border, naturalized in woodland, or in the rock garden 
—their long succession of blooms, from one strain to another through the season, 
and their masses of blooms in a whole kaleidoscope of colors make them beloved 
by everyone who grows them. 
In moderate climates you can have bloom the year around; in severe climates the 
hardy Siberian and Alpine strains are well-nigh indestructible. Grow both the 
European types, listed on these two pages, and the Asiatic species, on the next two 
pages. Don't be content with the familiar Polyanthus alone! 
POLYANTHUS PRIMULAS 
This ‘many flowered’’ primula has beautiful, large flower clusters on tall stems. 
It is the best known primula species, and is what most folks think of when they say 
primrose’. Descended from Acaulis and the Cowslip of European woodlands, it is 
most at home beneath trees and shrubs, and is hardy in all parts of the country. 
Plants grow about one foot high and bloom during the spring and early summer. 
POLYANTHUS COLOSSAL MIXED 
Our strain of this famous primrose is designed for American preferences, and 
unlike imported strains, it places heavy emphasis on earliness, purity of colors, 
and impressive size of flowers. The years we have invested in this labor of love 
are clearly visible when you compare these beauties with any primroses you 
have ever seen. 
The massive flower umbels are carried on 10 to 12 inch stems, well above the lush 
green foliage. Individual florets measure from 1¥2 to 2 inches across. The color 
sequence is wide and varied, with many unusual shades. These include white, 
yellow, red, pink, lavender, peach, salmon, rose, blue, gold, henna, tile shades, 
burgundy, fuchsia, and violet. Can you imagine a more completely satisfying array 
of color? 
Now these are hardy, outdoor primulas, but they make superb potted plants, too. 
Use them in window boxes or in your lath house. The clusters of flowers make 
wonderful corsages, and delightful small bouquets or nosegays. Separate shades 
are offered below, but if you want an unbelievably beautiful assortment of all the 
colors we have been able to breed into the species, then buy seed of this Colossal 
Mixed strain. Pkt. (200 seeds) $1.00. 

POLYANTHUS PASTEL SELECTIONS 
By selections we mean field selection of superbly beautiful pastel colors from the 
Colossal strain, the harvesting of seed from these choice plants, and the painstaking 
hand pollination of thousands of blooms of this gentle-colored group to add a host 
of shades to the mixture. Here you will find pink, lavender, peach, apricot, salmon, 
rose, lilac, and many soft two-tone flowers of infinite variations. Definitely blue- 
ribbon quality. Pkt. (200 seeds) $2.50. 
POLYANTHUS BLUE SHADES 
Rigorous selection has practically freed this strain from magenta, leaving 
a lovely range from forget-me-not through medium and sapphire to darkest 
blue. To obtain richest blue colors, grow these plants in acid soil, or use 
an acid fertilizer. Provide partial shade. Pkt. (200 seeds) $2.00. 
POLYANTHUS WHITE 
Carefully selected pure white from the Colossal polyanthus strain. Com- 
bine this white primula with the blue Ullswater or pink Blumlisalp pansies 
for striking and effective contrast. Pkt. (200 seeds) $1.50. 
POLYANTHUS RED SHADES 
Perfect, big clusters of flame red to darkest, velvety red florets. Individual 
florets sometimes exceed 2 inches in diameter; their size and brilliance 
draw quick and heartfelt admiration. Pkt. (200 seeds) $1.50. 
POLYANTHUS YELLOW GOED 
A sunny collection of the largest, choicest yellows, and the deepest golds. 
This series produces flowers and plants of the same high standards of 
texture and quality as the Colossal Mixed. Pkt. (200 seeds) $1.50. 
POLYANTHUS YELLOW, COPPER, RUST SHADES 
A fine sequence of brilliant tones that belong together. These colors with- 
stand heat and strong sunlight easily, and are therefore ideal for hot, sunny 
regions. The shades included are illustrated in a field planting, shown at 
Polyanthus Henna (Part of Colossal Mixture) the top of this page. Pkt. (200 seeds) $1.50. 
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