A Bed of English Primroses or "Cowslips" 



This bed of flowers grew last season beside Mr. Bar- 

 bank's greenhouse at Santa Rosa. It shoivs how Mr. Burbank, 

 even when not working for a specific end. delights in getting a num- 

 ber of variations before him. Be inspected these flowers dailu during 

 'heir time of blossoming, and made selections among them; and 

 though at the time he had no verg specific purpose in so doing. 

 It is more than likely that interesting results will 

 come of the primrose experiments before these 

 flowers are banished to make room 

 for some other claimants 

 of space. 



