1 1 4 Choice Kinds Noted 



the ever wet soil presently resulting in seedlings by 

 the hundred, at no cost of time or labour to the gar- 

 dener, and of a vigfour greater than those raised by 

 hand. Not only are such object-lessons worth while 

 per se : they enable the gardener to grow these plants 

 on a worthier scale and at small cost. And to what 

 better use could the wet or moist places of the garden 

 be put than to adorn them with the best of the Primula 

 life of far-off Chinaand Japan ? The more indispensable 

 of them include P. Beesiana, glowing velvety purple; 

 the orange-golden P. Bulleyana, a species of wondrous 

 colour richness and beauty; P. littoniana, strangely 

 orchis-like in flowep efifect and charm; the unique 

 P. pulverulenta, which at its best towers above them 

 all and imposes its presence on the observer; and the 

 brilliant P. rosea, already noted in the rock-garden 

 set, and which is calculated to be just as happy as the 

 rest in the moist woodland. Where elegant grace is 

 desired, P. sikkimensis (yellow), and P. secundiflora 

 (wine red) should be added to the above ; not omitting 

 that wondrous race of hybrids which, having resulted 

 from the crossing of Beesiana and Bulleyana, and 

 providing pictures anew in salmon, apricot, pink, and 

 buff, is already impelling admiration by reason of 

 beauty and charm, ranking high with the best because 

 of a vigour and flower-freedom which none, perhaps, 

 excel. 



