652 PRIMULA. THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. PRIMULA. 



P. STUARTI (Stuart's P.). A noble 

 and vigorous yellow Primrose, about 

 1 6 inches high. It has leaves nearly 

 i foot long, and many-flowered umbels. 

 A light deep soil, never allowed to get 

 dry in summer, suits it well ; but the 

 most suitable place for it is some per- 

 fectly drained and sheltered slightly 

 elevated spot in the rock garden. It 

 may be planted against the base of 



sheltered and well-drained niche of the 

 rock garden. 



P. UNIQUE. A magnificent hybrid of 

 P. Cockburniana and P. pulverulenta, 

 and one of the finest of the whole genus. 

 Combining the perennial character and 

 vigour of the last named with the rich 

 cinnabar-red flowers of P. Cockburniana, 

 the flowers are produced in whorls on 

 tall graceful stems in early summer. 



Primula. Sicboldi. 



rocks, to shelter it from cutting winds, 

 though, when sufficiently plentiful, this 

 precaution is unnecessary. Mountains of 

 India. 



P. SUFFRUTESCENS. A plant growing in 

 small tufts on the heights of the Rocky 

 Mountains, with narrow spoon-shaped 

 leaves and large flowers of rosy-purple 

 with a yellow eye, carried in small clusters 

 during April and May. It is best in a 



When in flower a group of it constitutes 

 a glorious picture. ^ Rich soils in cool 

 situations. Easily raised from seeds. 



P. VILLOSA. A lovely little Primrose. 

 The leaves have close-set teeth, and are 

 covered with glandular hairs, and are 

 viscid on both sides. Its flower-stems, 

 also viscid, barely elevate the sweet 

 blooms above the foliage. It is well 

 adapted for the rock garden, in which 



