PRIMULA OBCONICA. 



Fig. 1317. — Phimula Obconica. 



NE of the most beautiful and 

 reliable of winter-blooming 

 house-plants is the new large- 

 flowered fringed variety of 

 Primula obconica, a plant and flower 

 cluster of which are shown in the en- 

 graving. The foliage is neat and hand- 

 some, and the numerous clusters of ex- 

 quisite flowers are produced upon long 

 stems throughout the winter and spring 

 months. A four-mch pot will accom- 

 modate a fine specimen, and half a 

 dozen such grouped together in a win- 

 dow will make a mass of delicate bloom 

 that will elicit unbounded admiration 

 from every person of refined taste who 

 may enjoy the sight. 



The Primula obconica was introduced 



from China some years ago, but has not 

 as yet become popular, owing probably 

 to the fact that it has never been largely 

 advertised. As a winter-blooming plant 

 it is certainly as valuable as the well- 

 known and justly popular Chinese Prim- 

 rose. The enlarged and improved flow- 

 ers of the plant as now grown, make it 

 much more desirable than the typical 

 species, and as propagation is readily 

 effected from seeds there is no reason 

 why anyone should fail to grow it. It 

 is of the simplest culture, requiring only 

 the treatment of the old Chinese species. 

 This plant should be placed upon your 

 list for trial from seeds the coming sum- 

 mer. — Parks F. Mag. 



