PEAS, PERENNIAL, (Lathyrus,) Nat. Ord. Leguminosa. 



The Perennial Pea, to our fancy, is one of the prettiest climbers that grows, and peculiarly 



adapted to our climate. When in Europe, we saw it cover- 

 ing hundreds of hum- 

 ble cottages, causing 

 the otherwise un- 

 sightly buildings to 

 bloom with beauty. 

 We determined to 

 grow this fine climb- 

 er and advise others 

 to do the same. It is 

 perfectly hardy in 

 this climate, dies 



down to the ground every winter and starts again in the spring, making a rapid growth, and 

 properly trained, reaching ten or more feet in height, and flowering for a long time. The seed 

 does not grow very readily sometimes, but roots can be obtained, and at a very moderate price. 

 The engraving shows something of the habit of the plant, and also the size of the flowers, which 

 grow in large clusters. 



PRIMULA, Nat. Ord. Primulacfa. 



The Primulas do not succeed in our climate, either North or South, East or West, in any 

 locality that we are aware of. In the moist, mild 

 climate of England, and particularly of Scotland, 

 the Primula family present a gorgeous array in the 

 early spring. The Polyanthus is the favorite spring 

 flower of English cottage gardens. Indeed, we 

 found Spring Flower to be the common name in 

 many localities for the P. polyanthus. The P. au- 

 ricula is extensively grown in Europe in conserva- 

 tories, or, more generally, houses exclusively de- 

 voted to the culture of this flower. In this country 

 all do well in a cold house, but in the open ground 

 succeed best in a Northern border, as the winter's sun is injurious. P. veris is the English Cow- 

 slip, and P. vulgaris is the sweet and beautiful English Wild Primrose, that every one who spent 

 his childish days among the green lanes and copices of England, ardently loves. Seed in our 

 country must be sown under glass. 



PYRETHRUM, Nat. Ord. Composite. 



The Pyrethrum, like the Aster, which it resembles, once was a rather poor single flower, and 



though somewhat showy, could claim but little 

 beauty. The old Feverfew, with a small, double, 

 yellowish white flower, was for a long time the best 

 of the family, but recently many new varieties have 

 been introduced, mainly from France, double, and 

 ^ bright colors. They come only partly double 

 from seed, but are well worthy of cultivation. We 

 have found the plants to be entirely hardy in this 

 section. It would be well to sow seed under glass, 

 but we have grown it by sowing seeds in the open 

 ground. A good double Pyrethrum is as desirable as a good Aster, quite as large and as double, 

 and if seed would uniformly or even generally produce double flowers, we would advise even, 

 one to introduce it to their gardens ; but from the best seed we could ever obtain from the most 

 reliable growers of France, the proportion of good double flowers was very small. We shall 

 continue to trv. and hope for better results. 



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