PEIMULA 



from seed. Primula Forbesi comes from China. It is 



a I Uvarf , compact plant, and its lilac flowers are producer! acaulis. 



in whorls on long, wiry stems, as they are in P. ^uja, 17. 



Japonica. It can be raised from seed or increased by amcena. 



division. P. obconica is a very showy plant and will Aimciila 



produce blossoms almost continually. It would make a '"' 



valuable florists' plant if it was not that it is slightly 



poisonous to the touch. It has been greatly improved 



since its introduction in 1882. The best form now in 



cultivation is P. obconica, Tar. grandiflora fimbriata. 



Young plants are easily obtained frcra sted :nid can 



be grown in the greenhouse in i.i;. minii r uniil they 



are large enough for 8-inch pr 't - . /' .ihillata 



is a desirable greenhouse pl:i!ii ilnwers 



which are produced in whorls .11, 1,,, 1. m . It has 



handsome foliage covered with a wluu iii> .il y [jowder. 



If this powder is washed off with 



plants ai-e never so handsome. 



Running Notes on Primuhi.- 0( the Ki-fenhouse 

 species, P. Snuii^ix is iln- .ilil -ini.i \.\ . '\'\<i- single 

 forms are i'a-il> -f-.w \v\i\ -1-: I i' im-^ ulxnit 

 seven months u-.-n, -liii.' "f -".' ■ ■ 1- 1. • , ' r..r fall 

 flowering, .sow in M:iitIi. S^i.ik -. > .1- :.'( Ii..ur~ in water. 

 This will insure a more even gerniiii;iti..ii. Ilieu sow 

 in pans filled with light sandy soil, covering the seeds 

 only very thinly with sand ; temperature 70° F. Keep 

 pans always moist and shady. In two or three weeks' 

 time, in case seeds were t'r.--l). v-liieh is most essential, 

 the young seedlings le.i |.. .! - ■ ..ut. For that pur- 

 pose flat boxes or eart I r 

 iwo parts peat and ow | 

 best; do not take puis. i. . : 

 do not dry out fast en..MLli. K. ■ 

 70°. When l:ir-r rnMii,-!,. iriiii-|ihi 

 loosely and not tc... .1.. p. Mivini 



them the same as seed 1 i 

 gating is in February .ui 

 this Chinese Priraros.- 



1. 



i, 20. 

 Boveana, 3. 

 Cachemiritina, 

 capitata. 18. 

 Ojtshemiriana, 

 caulescens, 15. 

 Ohinensis, 7. 

 cortusoides, 9. 

 Oourti. 3. 

 Cowslip, 13. 

 Cusickiana, 25. 

 dentietUata, 17, 

 elatior. 14. 



i-e too deep and 

 dy; temperature 

 tiiumb-pots very 

 soil and the tem- 

 Iv advised. Keep 

 I'll 1 rr,|iiireit. 

 I • ' I lieavier 

 I hooldbe 



ii"lr sura- 



liiiging 



- 'I to the 



. !■ I Double 



■ ni.iss at a 



III- r-..ir,l, treat 



tiiiir loi- jiropa- 



iH . ,1 In I, rids of 



rilir.ii,,. species. 



proraising cross 



is is figured in 



n as P. obconica 



iy as for P. Si- 



red greenhouse 



P. Sinensis. It 



/', / I )■ iiiii.-. ..f the Alps, has 



flowers varioti-ly eolor.d, neistly yellow. Hardy or 

 half-hardy, needs light soil, plenty of air and sunshine; 

 good forrockwork. The Auricula has never become 

 popular in America. 



Prim II hi cortusoides and P. Sieboldi are beautiful 

 species of Siberia, of dark rose color. Hafdy; give 

 plenty of air and a very sunny, rather dry exposure. 

 Very satisfactory spring flowers. 



Priimila capitata has flowers violet-liliie in dense 

 heads. It is one of tho most beautifni si" .ois of ilio 

 Himalayan region. It is dLfficult to cultiMii. h-v. In 

 eaus.- it needs a very cool temperature. S.ev v. , .1 in r. M 



in a eiiol place through the sumne I. 1 1 ill n . may be 

 IMitted, and. kept in the coldfran - 1 1,1 . 1,1. r: they 



will be beautiful pot-plants in -I I 1- . I 1 ; jud plant 

 for roL-keries if it gets a place •, In >i i- In Itm-,.,! from 

 the sun and yet not shady. /'. clentirntaia and v.ar. 

 Ciicliemiriana are hardy. Give a moist, sunny place. 



Primula .SViinWii has dark yellow flowers. 'This beau- 

 tiful species is halfhardy; it needs a light soil, but not 

 drv, with full sun. Covered with a box over winter, it 

 will come through safely. It is rarely seen in this 



conntry. .\DOI.F .lAEXlrKE. 



fl'licifolia.T 

 fimbriata, 7, 8. 

 tloribunda. 2. 

 Forbesi. 11. 

 grandiflora,8,10.; 

 imperialis, 5. 

 Japonica, 6. 

 Kasbmiriana, 24. 

 longifolia, 20. 

 Mistassinica. 23. 

 obconica, 8. 

 officinalis, 13. 

 Oxlip, 14. 

 poculiformis, 8. 

 Polyantha, 16. 



prwiiitens. 7. 

 prolit'era, 4. 

 pwlcherrima, 



Sioinca, 24. 

 Sieboldi, 10. 

 Simensis, 3. 

 Sinensis, 7. 

 stcUata, 7. 

 Stuartii, 27. 

 variabilis, 16. 

 • verticillata. 3. 

 vlnciflora, 12. 

 vulgaris, 15. 



Key to the Groups. 

 Younri lea res involute {rolled in- 

 wards or upwards). 

 B. Lvs. thick: f Is. umbellate: invo- 



liicra I bracts usually not leafy. 1. AtiKici'LA 

 SB. Lvs. thin: fls.vertieillate: bracts 



leafy 2. Flokibunu^ 



i'ottng lvs. revolute (rolled back- 

 wards ) . 

 B. Plant large, with yellow or pur- 

 ple fls. in successive whorls . . 3. Prolifek^ 

 3B. Plant with fls. in umbels or 

 heads, orifinwhorls theplants 

 small and slender (as grown 

 under glass) and the fls. lilac 

 to white. 

 C. Lvs. lobed, the lobes dentate or 



crenate 4. Sinenses 



cc. I/vs. not lobed, or only indis- 

 tinctly so. 

 D. Calyx enlarging after flow- 

 ering, leafy 5. Monocarpics; 



PD. Calyx not enlarging. 



E. Fls. not bracied .6. BABBAT.a: 



EE. Pis. bracted, either soli- 

 tary or many. 

 F. Poliage distinctly pi- 

 lose or pnhisceiit. 

 o. Each flower dis- 

 tinctly stalked 7. Vernales 



GG. Each flower sessile 



or very nearly so. 8. CAi'ITAT.ffi 

 FF. Poliage glabrous or 

 only minutely pu- 

 bescent. 

 G. Involucral bracts 

 gibbous or eared 

 at the base. 

 H. Capsule globose, 

 included in the 



calyx 9. Auriculat<e 



HH. Capsule oblong - 

 cylindrical, ex- 



serted 10. Farinos.*; 



OG. Involucral bracts 

 n t gibbose nor 

 eared : capsule 

 cylindrical : peti- 

 ole narrowly 

 winged 11. Nivales 



1. Auricula, Li 

 171, Vol. 1. Low, 

 cuneate glabrous 

 long, which are ■ 

 3-6 in. long, erer 

 in an umbel, sone 

 fragrant, short-stalke 



118 and Fig. 

 hick obovate- 



2 or 3 inches 

 ]• part: scales 



the lvs.: fls. 

 •lit yellow and 

 Lite oval mealy 



bracts, the segments obovate-cuneate and eraarginate : 

 stamens dimorphous.— This description represents the 

 wild form as understood and described by J. G. Baker 

 in B.M. 6837. "It is one of the most widely spread of 

 all the species," Baker writes, "as it extends in a wild 

 state from Dauphine and the Jura on the west through 



