FLOWERING PLANTS 

 PRIMROSE 



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The English yellow primrose (Primula vulgaris) is a 

 good plant for a shady border or for a north exposure. 

 Its color is pale yellow, and it grows from six to eight 

 inches high. The soil should be light and well supplied 



FIG. 58. Primrose (Primula vulgaris) 



with leaf mold. During the winter it should be protected 

 with a covering of leaves, straw, or coarse material. 



Sow the seeds in September in a seed bed or a cold 

 frame. Transplant once in the seed bed, to keep the 

 plants from crowding and to encourage a stronger root 

 growth. In the spring set out the plants in well-prepared 

 soil. Flowering usually occurs the first summer, but the 

 blooms are more beautiful the second year. 



