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old hotlied or heap, chipiiy and diy. Tlic iviiuiiudei- must 

 bo three parts sifted red or yellow loam (Londou mud not 

 allowable) , one part perfectly pure leaf-mould iu a powdery 

 state, aud one part of the sharpest sand procurable. So 

 far for chaj)ter the second. The pans bcioy hlled to the 

 rim, aud moderately pressed down, the seed is tn be thinly 

 scattered and very lightly covered. If you cover it deejily, 

 you may at the same time say " farcwcU " t(i it, for you 

 will know no more about it, although it will nut "fare 

 well"" iu any sense of the term, but will simply perish. 



The seed-pans should be covered with a layer of sjihag'- 

 num, to keep the seed moist, without necessitating a fresh 

 supply of water. But sheets of pajier answer fairly well, 

 and if the soil in the pans gets a little dry, carefully diji 

 them, but do not let a drop of water flow over the surface. 

 It may be well here to remark for the ad\'a.ntage of the 

 reader, that any and every primula seed will perish if, 

 after being sown, it is allowed to be dry for anj^ length of 

 time. But with a little care the seedling plants will soon 

 appear,. and frame culture is all they require until winter is 

 at hand. Pot them off separately in small ])ots as snon as 

 they are large enough to handle, and keep them somewhat 

 coorand shady and moist, but with no stagnant water ov 

 souv soil about them, and ordinary franre ])rotection wdl 

 suffice until frost may be apprehended. Then house them 

 in the same way as advised for the lierbaeeous calceolarias, 

 the winter minimum to be 40'"', the early llowers to be 

 pinched ont as soon as they appear, aud the plants not 

 allowed to flower until they have made leaf-growth enough 

 to give promise of a fine display. Pots of seven to eight 

 inches in diameter are large enough for fine specimens. 



The double varieties, and any single varieties jiossess- 



