old stable manure. When fairly well satisfied in these re- 
spects they impartially diffuse their infectious gaiety from 
Alaska to Georgia and from Maine to California. 
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Work at Barnhaven 
This year an entirely new race of Polyanthus will bloom 
for the first time, a particularly rugged branch of the family 
designed for sheer fun in the garden. In them we have delib- 
erately departed from the giant form to that of the intermedi- 
ate which in our estimation is one of the most captivating 
and irresistible. Color? We will not know until April just 
what the various crosses will bring, but we have appreciated 
for some months the distinct beauty of the foliage, so neat 
and compact, so varied in design, texture and coloring. 
Our giant Polyanthus pollinated in 1950 for the current 
offering of seeds and transplants touched the fringe of our 
ideal for the first time. Each color series broke into countless 
clear shades and tints and it is doubtful that few, if any, would 
be missing if matched on the color sphere. The greatly in- 
creased size seemed not to rob them of their charm as it re- 
mained proportionate, those with florets measuring 24% 
inches across were carried in correspondingly bold umbels on 
much heavier, taller stalks. These giant Polyanthus together 
with the new specialty strains such as Kwan Yin and Cowich- 
an, the traditional Gold Lace and the Elizabethan forms 
known as Hose-in-Hose and Jack-in-the-Green were especial- 
ly admired by visitors here and at the various Primrose shows 
in the Northwest. Certainly they gave a great deal of pleasure 
to us. 
In the past year we have developed methods of propaga- 
tion and growing which have resulted in particularly thrifty 
plants and transplants. The satisfaction we take in sending 
you these vigorously grown Primroses with their well-known 
hardiness, vitality and beauty is heightened by the know- 
ledge of the pleasure they give you. 
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