FLOWERING PLANTS 121 
PRIMROSE 
The English yellow primrose (Primula vulgaris) is a 
good plant for a shady border or for a north exposure. 
Its color is pale yellow, and it grows from six to eight 
inches high. The soil should be light and well supplied 
Fic. 58. Primrose (Primula vulgaris) 
with leaf mold. During the winter it should be protected 
with a covering of leaves, straw, or coarse material. 
Sow the seeds in September in a seed bed or a cold 
frame. Transplant once in the seed bed, to keep the 
plants from crowding and to encourage a stronger root 
growth. In the spring set out the plants in well-prepared 
soil. Flowering usually occurs the first summer, but the 
blooms are more beautiful the second year. 
