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various combinations of crimson, yellow, sulphur, and dark- 

 brown, either plain or shaded. It is easily propagated by 

 dividing the roots after blooming. 



Primula veris, Cowslip, is a native of Great Britain. 

 The flowers are produced in trusses, but are not so elegant 

 as those of the polyanthus, but look pretty in the border. The 

 flowers generally are of a pale-yellow, but there is a variety 

 with red flowers ; they are propagated the same as the poly- 

 anthus. There are many other pretty species and varieties, 

 some with double flowers. All may be introduced into the 

 garden, in cool, shady locations. 



PULMONARIA. 



Lungwort. 



Pulmonaria derives its name, some say, from the speckled 

 appearance of the leaves, resembling diseased lungs ; but others 

 think that its name has arisen from the plant having been used 

 with success in pulmonary complaints ; whence, also, perhaps, 

 the English name, Lungwort. 



Pulmonaria Virginica, or Virginian Lungwort, occurs 

 pretty commonly in the shady woods of Pennsylvania, and 

 most other of the southern and western States. Its flowers, 

 which appear in May, look like so many small, bright-blue, 

 pendulous funnels, internally open at the orifice, after the man- 

 ner of the genus, each springing out of a prismatic, pen- 

 tagonal, five-toothed calyx. 



After flowering, the plant to appearance dies, as it is not 

 seen until the following spring ; propagated by divisions of the 

 root. This is one of the most elegant ornaments of the flower- 

 garden in May. 



P. qfficinalis, Medicinal Lungwort, is a pretty dwarf 

 species, in bloom from April to June, with clusters of red and 

 bluish-purple flowers, with spotted leaves ; six inches high. 



P. Sibirica and maritima are elegant perennials, greatly 

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