No, 54¢, 
PRIMULA LONGIFLORA, 
Class, Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This rare plant was raised by us from 
seeds received in 1818. It is a native of 
the Alps of Switzerland, Italy, &c. and 
flowers in the month of April. In size it 
is much larger than Primula farinosa, and 
the leaves are less powdered. The tube of 
the Corolla is extremely long, exceeding 
the calyx by a full inch. 
It is a hardy perennial, and may be cul- 
tivated in a pot in loamy soil. Sometimes 
it may be increased by offsets, which, ih 
ever, are sparingly produced: the be 
way is by seeds, if they can be eae 
