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of flowers all through the winter season, if properly 

 treated. It comes in various shades of red, mauve 

 and pure white. There are single and double varieties. 

 The doubles are finest, but the single sorts bloom 

 more freely. On account of their rather short stalks, 

 the flowers are not very useful for cutting, but they 



FIG II — SINGLE CHINESE PRIMROSE 



make a most delightful show in the window, and no 

 collection is what it ought to be unless it includes at 

 least one double white and one each of the white 

 and red single kinds. The flowers are about the size 

 of a quarter of a dollar. Some have a petal with a 



