70 MAYFAIR NURSERIES, Box 87, Hillsdale, N. J. 
Potentilla verna nana. A thick, dense cushion of small 3 to 5 parted leaves about 2 
inches high, completely covered with a solid sheet of gold in April and May. One 
of the best and prettiest of the tiny tufted varieties, It is good for rock crevices 
and dry walls and also for between flags in walks, An easy grower in any ordinary 
garden soil in full sun. (pH6-8) 
Potentilla villosa. A fast growing species from Alaska that forms neat, thick carpets of 
woolly gray, velvety leaves about 3 inches high, surmounted with showy clusters 
of bright yellow flowers in May and June. An excellent rock garden and wall plant. 
It likes a well drained garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) 
Primula auricula 
PRIMULA, Primrose. (Primulaceae, Primrose Family) 
Primula auricula. (Auricula) A charming and very desirable Primrose from the Swiss 
Alps, It forms attractive clumps of thick evergreen leaves that produce large showy 
clusters of bright flowers in May and June. The flowers from seedling plants vary 
from yellow or buff to all shades of pink, purple and even brown. The flowers have 
a thick velvety appearance. It likes a very tich humus soil that has a good lime 
content. (pH 6-8) It should be planted in shade or half shade and the soil kept 
moist in summer. 
Primula denticulata. Pretty globular heads of lavender flowers on stout 10 inch stems 
in early April before the deep green leaves completely unfurl. The leaves make 
attractive clumps of large leafy rosettes that stay neat all through the summer, This 
early flowering species from the Himalayas thrives in a moist, peaty, rich acid soil 
in shade or filtered sunlight. (pH 5-6). Excellent for edges of pools and streams. 
Primula japonica. Vivid flowers in shades of red and pink in tiers from May to August 
on erect stems about 18 inches or more high, springing from neat clumps of light 
green leaves about 6 inches high. Our plants are grown from seed taken from red 
flowered plants but the color varies quite a bit, An excellent plant for naturalizing 
along streams or ponds, in sun if the soil is always moist, or in light shade in 
dryer places. It requires a rich, peaty, acid moist soil. (pH 5-6). See the picture on 
the back cover. 
Primula juliana Dorothy. A dwarf hyprid primrose that grows into little clumps of 
small leaves about 3 inches high, gayly adorned with graceful stems about 6 inches 
high, bearing loose clusters of delicate pale yellow flowers in May. An irresistible 
beauty that likes a rich acid soil in partial shade or shade. (pH 5-6) 
