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shaped calyx. Leaves, succulent, obo- 

 vate, smooth, serrated, mealy at the 

 edges. There are a great number of 



varieties. Alps of Switzerland. 



Borders, in moist, open, rich soil. 

 The fine variety, known as " alpine" 

 in gardens, deserves to be abundantly 

 grown on rockwork, and on the 

 margins of the mixed border. Division 

 and seed. 



Primula cortusoides (CortusaP.)-A. 

 rather tall and distinct kind; 6 to 

 10 in. high ; with leaves like those of 

 Cortusa. Flowers, in early summer; 

 deep rose, in umbels. Leaves, large 

 aud soft, heart-shaped, almost lobed, 

 crenated, wrinkled, on stalks 2 to 



4 in, long. Siberia. Borders, and 



the rock-garden, in sheltered posi- 

 tions, or among low shrubs and ever- 

 green herbs, where it may not suffer 

 much from winds, and in light vege- 

 table soil. Division and seed. 



Primula denticulata (Toothed Prim- 

 rose). A pleasing and distinct kind, 

 not unfrequently seen cultivated in 

 pots, but less so in the open air ; 8 in. 

 to 1 ft. high. Flowers, in spring and 

 early summer ; numerous, bright lilac, 

 small, in neat, dense umbels; divi- 

 sions of the calyx blackish. Leaves, 

 oblong-lanceolate, wrinkled, toothed, 

 hairy on both sides, and densely so 

 underneath, where they are also more 

 or less covered with a white mealiness. 

 Mountains of Nepaul. The rock- 

 garden, in well-drained deep loam, 

 and leaf -mould ; also in pots in cold 

 frames, for early blooming in the 

 greenhouse. Division. 



Primula erosa (Fortune's Primrose}. 

 P. Fortunei. Nearly related to P. 

 denticulata, but distinguished from 

 it by the smoothness of its leaves; 

 8 to 12 in. high. Flowers, in spring ; 

 purplish, with yellow eyes, in 

 flattish heads, borne on stems 

 usually very mealy, as is also the 

 calyx. Leaves, obovate - lanceolate, 



obtuse, quite smooth and shining, 

 generally without mealiness. Native 



of Nepaul. The same treatment 



and positions as those for the preced- 

 ing kind. 



Primula farinosa (Bird's-eye Prim- 

 rose). A charming native species, 

 with silvery leaves, in small rosettes, 

 and flower-stems from 3 to 12 in. 

 high, sometimes more. Flowers, in 

 early summer; lilac-purple, with a 

 yellow eye, in a compact umbel, on a 

 stalk longer than the leaves ; corolla 

 small, tube about equalling the mealy 

 calyx ; lobes narrow, deeply notchedl 

 Leaves, obovate-lance-shaped, broadest 

 near the top, toothed, small, often 

 not more than 1 in. long, smooth 

 above, and clothed beneath with a 

 white, mealy down. P. farinosa, 

 acaulis is a diminutive variety of the 

 preceding, with the flowers nestling 

 down in the hearts of the leaves. 



Northern England and Scotland. 



The rock-garden, or artificial bog, in 

 moist peat, or fine sandy loam. It 

 may also be grown to perfection in 

 pots, plunged in sand, in the open 

 air in fully exposed positions, supplied 

 with plenty of water all through the 

 spring and summer months. Division 

 and seed. 



Primula glutinosa (Glutinous P.} 

 A very beautiful and distinct species, 

 deciduous in winter, growing about 

 4 in. high. Flowers, early in summer ; 

 brilliant bluish-purple, in clusters, 

 nearly sessile. Leaves, lanceolate- 

 wedge-shapSd, erect, obtuse, smooth, 

 margin serrated from the middle up- 

 wards. Styria, Carinthia, and the 



Tyrol. Rockwork, in rich, moist, 



well-drained loam and grit ; also in 

 pots in cold frames, or plunged out of 

 doors in beds of sand. Seed or divi- 

 sion. 



Primula integrifolia (Entire-leaved 

 P.) A neat kind, with glistening 

 leaves, in rosettes close to the ground. 



