
Modern Giant POLYANTHUS PRIMROSE 
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SIEBOLDS PRIMROSE 
Lovely Primrose for Euery Garden 
PRIMULA—We wish to emphasize that we have selected the varie- 
ties below on the basis of beauty, usefulness in the garden, and 
ease of culture. There are now hundreds of species and varieties of 
Primroses under cultivation in this country. Many of them are 
exquisitely beautiful but they require special skill and cultural 
conditions not avilable to the average gardener. We do not list 
such Primroses but we shall be very pleased to supply on request the 
names of firms which offer them. 
The varieties we offer are hardy and easy! They all thrive and 
increase when given a spot with light, continuous or afternoon shade 
and a rather open, rich soil that contains humus. All perform better 
when given ample water during dry weather. Individual plants -of 
Primroses are beautiful but a group planting of three or more is 10 
times as effective. Use them freely for edging beds, borders, ter- 
races, and walks and informally massed in your rock garden and 
woodland garden. Primroses are prized for the memorable garden 
pictures they create in the spring. By choosing carefully from the 
types below you can have a wealth of bloom from the first warm 
days of spring to the first hot days of summer. Set the plants 6 to 8 
inches apart. 
Polyanthus Primrose . . . ‘Queen of the Spring Garden” 
*polyantha Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75 
The ever-popular, gloriously colorful Primrose we all know. Our 
plants are grown from seed of the best, modern, large-flowered 
strains produced right in our own section, ‘‘the Primrose center of 
America’’. The huge blooms, several to many in a cluster, come in 
every conceivable shade and have extra sturdy stems for cutting. 
These modern types are husky, the plants often reach | ft. 
*Blue Shades Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00 
A fine mixture of blues from light to dark that are mostly the poly- 
anthus type. Stunning in combination with the yellow shades. 

MARIE CROUSSE—Best of the Doubles 
* Marie Crousse Each $1.00, three $2.50, six $4.50 
The easiest to grow and best of the double Primroses. Full blooms 
of luscious burgundy red, each petal bordered with white. 6 in. 
Auricula Primrose ... True Patrician 
*Auricula (pubescens) Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75 
Regal aristocrats with a long and brilliant horticultural history. 
Natural and garden hybrids of several wild species they have been 
grown and crossed for nearly three hundred years. The modern type 
has large flowers in showy heads on 6 to 10 inch stems. The 
blooms are velvety and almost always have a conspicuous ‘‘eye’’. 
The color range is tremendous. The evergreen leaves are broad and 
thick and often are frosted with ‘’meal’’. Give a neutral or limy soil 
and mix in some sand or rock chips. Bloom in mid-spring. 
Siebolds Primrose . . . Hardiest of All 
*Sieboldi West Hills Strain Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.50 
No wonder we say “‘hardiest of all’’! The ‘‘rave notices’’ from all 
sections of the country keep coming year after year. This native of 
Siberia and Japan thrives with a minimum of care and is virtually 
immune to abuse by the weather. Even a small plant soon becomes 
a happy, ever-spreading clump producing in mid- and late spring 
dozens of stalks of fairy blooms, all with a distinctive fragrance. 
“Tinted in water colors’’ best describes the effect of their many 
elusive shades from spotless white through blush pink and soft 
lavender to almost crimson red. The flowers are often delightfully 
cut and fringed. The soft, crumpled, scalloped leaves are most orna- 
mental. Give the same culture and care as other Primroses but less 
water after they go dormant in summer. Satisfyingly free of pests! 
Height 8 to 12 inches. The choice varieties below are available in 
limited quantities. 
*Dora—Large soft lavender; fine form. Each 70c, three $1.85 
* Maidens Blush—Exquisite, delicate pink. Each 85c, three $2.25 
*Purity—Large; flat form; dazzling white. Each 75c, three $2.00 

Beauty Combined with Permanence . .. PRIMULA SIEBOLDI 
