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Like the well known Pansy and the celebrated Rose the lovable Primrose long ago won the hearts of gardeners throughout 
the world. This charming family opens its flower show upon the heels of melting winter snows and the flower pageant 
continues for months until the first hot days of summer relentlessly bring down the curtain on one of Springs’ most colorful 
displays. We simply cannot picture a spring garden without Primroses. ‘ 
gardens. Many hybridizers, mostly on the Pacific coast, have been working diligently with this group during the past twenty 
years. The results of their efforts have created new strains far superior to those generally known only a few years ago. For 
those gardeners who are not yet acquainted with this large family there are other groups including Auriculas, Juliana hybrids 
and the Candelabras which in the right locations and under suitable conditions will afford as much pleasure as the Polyan- 
thus. Remember that there are primroses for the shady location, rockery or bog garden. You will find varieties for all 
purposes in our listing. 
Polyanthus, because of their ease of culture, myriad color combinations and large size are most popular in American 
CULTURE: Primroses will not endure excessive heat nor extreme aridity. Neither will they withstand sub zero 
temperatures without protection. With few exceptions they prefer a deep fertile soil that is cool and moisture retentive. In 
the Pacific Northwest primroses are successfully grown in full sun but for most sections of the country we advise consider- 
able shade. 
SHIPMENT: Spring or Fall. Plants shipped from March to 
May will be in bud or flower. 
Giant POLYANTHUS 
Our strain offers a color range unmatched 
by any other we have tested in our garden. 
There are vivid bronze, copper and tile 
shades, delicate pastels from creamy pinks 
through apricot to rosy buffs. All hues of 
red in scarlet, carmines and vermilions, 
cold blues from sky tints to deepest blues, 
gorgeous yellows from palest ivory to 
deepest orange, pure frosty whites with 
gold centers and in addition various art or 
smoky shades difficult to describe. Stems 
are about 9 to 10 inches in height and the 
many florets on sturdy stalks each average 
silver dollar size and often larger. Flower 
form is remarkable as florets may be 
lightly ruffled, or intensely shirred. Others 
are prim and formal in appearance with- 
out the slightest ripple on their smooth 
petals. Frankly these showy Polyanthus 
are about the nearest thing to perfection. 
SUPREME MIXTURE 
3 for 1.50; 6 for 2.75; 12 for 5.00 
PRIMULA ACAULIS 
Giant ACAULIS 
Similar in all respects to the Polyanthus except that the florets 
are produced on individual stems in place of pedicels attached to 
a central stalk. Acaulis may also begin flowering anytime from 
late fall throughout the winter and the peak of bloom is reached 
at the earliest possible moment in the spring depending on the 
weather. The plants are literally smothered with flowers and there 
is no lovelier sight in early spring than a large clump in full 
bloom. Height averages about 6 inches. 
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PRIMULA BLUE SHADES Each 755 3 for 2.00; 12 for 6.50 
POLYANTHUS From purest sky blue to deep ultra-marine. 
SUPREME MIXTURE Each .65; 3 for 1.75; 12 for 6.00 
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