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divisions to the crown and therefore spread more. 

 Primula obconica does better when grown in shallow 

 dishes ; a dish four inches deep and eight wide is much 

 better than the usual flower-pot. 



Florists start their Primroses each year from seed, 

 but there is no reason why, if one has a choice plant, 

 it should not be carried over to the second year, when, 

 being larger, it will give more flowers. 



