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are hard seedlings for an amateur to deal with. 
I was consoled for my failures by reading an 
article by Adolph Jaenicke, whose advice 
to amateurs was in effect, “Don’t try it.” I 
am going, however, to make my last attempt 
with seeds this year, by sowing them in the 
bed in early summer, and leaving them un- 
disturbed. I have a raised bed, rather 
moist, which gets the spring sunshine, and is 
shaded in summer. 
The English cowslip (Primula veris), the 
vulgaris, and the Japanese primrose, all need 
deep, moist soil, and shade, and are called 
perfectly hardy. The Siberian variety (Prim- 
ula cortusoides) requires a warm, dry, sunny 
place. This primrose has rose - coloured 
flowers and blooms in May. 
I have some plants of the vulgaris with 
pale yellow flowers, and they bloom very 
well. They are like spring sunshine, ex- 
quisitely clear. If I fail again with seeds 
I shall get some plants from the florist of 
different varieties, but it would be a tame 
ending to my ambitious dreams. 
