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be used for the rockery as well as for the border. Sandy 

 loam suits. Propagation is by division or seeds in 

 spring. 



POTENTILLA (CINQUEFOIL) . Nepalensis (syn. for- 

 mosa) with salmon - rose flowers ; and its form or 

 hybrid Miss Willmott, with satin-rose flowers, and 

 magnifica, crimson ; also nitida, with pale pink flowers 

 and silvery leaves, and its varieties, are good for the 

 rockery. Dubia, of cushiony growth and with small 

 yellow flowers, may be mentioned too, as it thrives in 

 poor soil on a dry site. 



PRIMULAS. It is possible that in the minds of most 

 lovers of Alpine gems the genus Saxifraga ranks first, 

 but the Primula follows it closely, and to those who 

 look beyond the rockery to the flower garden and the 

 greenhouse the latter will be the more important of the 

 two great plants. Always full of interest, the Primulas 

 have grown vastly more absorbing during the past 

 few years owing to the introduction from the East 

 of several distinct and beautiful species by the 

 two famous British collectors Forrest and Wilson. 

 The former, travelling in the interest of the firm 

 of Bees, Limited, Liverpool, has made many dis- 

 coveries of great beauty ; while the latter, collecting 

 for Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, London, has found 

 some remarkable plants. Practically all the Primulas, 

 except the non-hardy Sinensis and its forms, are suitable 

 for the rock garden, but it is common to prescribe Japonica 

 for the bog, owing to its great love of a moist, shady place; 

 and to use the coloured Primroses, Polyanthuses, and 

 Oxlips all allied plants for spring bedding. The latter, 

 it is true, are charming rock plants, and, were there 

 any shortage of beautiful and interesting species, could 



