PEIMULA 



PBIMBOSE OBDEB 



PRIMULA 611 



including a white one — ^but none is so 

 good as the type. 



Culture dc. as above. Grown in 

 masses in deep rich loam, in moist and 

 partially shaded spots, P. japordca is 

 very effective, and lasts a long time in 

 bloom. It is very free and vigorous in 

 growth, and may be raised readily from 

 seeds, although they are sometimes slow 

 in germinating. This process, however, 

 may be facilitated by steeping the seeds 

 in warm water for a few hours previous 

 to sowing. 



P. kaufmanniana. — A pretty species 

 6-12 in. high, native of Turkestan. 

 Leaves long-stalked, roundish, softly 

 downy, with irregularly toothed basal 

 lobes. Flowers ia summer, glossy violet, 

 1 in. across, 10-18 in a whorl. 



Culture dc. as above. Border or 

 rockery, in well-drained sandy loam and 

 leaf soil. 



P. Kerneri. — A natural hybrid between 

 P. Auricula and P. viscosa. Leaves 

 broadly obovate, or spoon-shaped, toothed, 

 bright green, covered vfith black hairs. 

 Flowers in April and May, bright purple, 

 with a yellowish centre, several on stout 

 scapes 2-4 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. Sandy loam in 

 the rockery. 



P. khasmiriana. — A smooth, hand- 

 some Himalayan species about 6 in. high, 

 related to P. sihirica. Leaves long- 

 stalked, ovate, eUiptio. Flowers in June, 

 rosy-lilac, in stalked umbels. 



Culture dc. as above. 



P. kitaibeliana. — A charming Croatian 

 species near P. spectahilis, with ovate 

 pointed, serrate leaves, densely covered 

 with short white hairs. Flowers in April 

 and May, rosy-purple, freely produced. 



Culture dc. as above. Eich loam and 

 leaf soil in sunny parts of the rockery. 



P. latifolia. — A handsome Pyrenean 

 species 4 -8 in. high, related to P. viscosa. 

 Leaves broadly oblong or obovate, 3^ in. 

 long, sharply toothed towards the apex, 

 hairy on both surfaces, and fringed. 

 Flowers in early summer, about 1 in. 

 across, violet, fragrant, with a powdery 

 throat and calyx, 1-20 m an umbel. 



Culture dc. as above. Moist sandy 

 loam and leaf boU in the rookery. 



P. lebliana. — A beautiful hybrid 

 between P. Auricula and P. wulfeniana. 

 Leaves in dense rosettes, ovate lance- 



shaped, 1-2 in. long, sharply toothed, 

 smooth and shiny above. Flowers in 

 April and May, rose-purple, 3-8 on a 

 scape 3-4 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. Bich sandy loam 

 and leaf soil in the rockery. 



P. longiflora. — A species resembling 

 P. farimosa in general appearance, native 

 of grassy regions of the higher Alps. 

 Leaves 1-2 in. long, ovate-oblong, pointed, 

 irregularly notched or toothed, slightly 

 covered with a whitish powder beneath. 

 Flowers in May and June, over ^ in. 

 across, bright violet or purple, powdery, 

 several on stout scapes 1-1 J ft. high. 



Culture dc. as above. Bich moist 

 sandy loam in the border or rookery. 



P. longobarda. — A distinct plant, 

 native of the Tyrol, Lombardy &c. 

 Leaves obovate lance - shaped acute. 

 Flowers in April, rose-purple, about f in. 

 across, several on a scape. 



Culture dc. as above. Chalky sandy 

 soil in the rockery. 



P. luteola. — A handsome Caucasian 

 species 1^-2 ft. high. Leaves 6-12 in. 

 long, oblong, toothed, and tapering towards 

 the base. Flowers in summer, pale yellow, 

 deeper in the centre, in round heads on 

 scapes 1 ft. or more high. 



Culture dc. as above. Eich moist 

 loam and leaf soil in borders or the 

 rockery, in exposed situations. 



P. magiassonica. — A tufted Tyrolese 

 hybrid between P. spectahilis and P. 

 minima. Leaves about 1 in. long, ovate 

 or obovate, smooth, slightly serrated. 

 Flowers in May, rosy-purple, on short 

 scapes. 



Culture dc. as above. Sharp sandy 

 soil in the rockery. 



P. marginata. — An attractive species 

 2-4 in. high, native of the Swiss Alps, 

 recognised by the whitish margins of its 

 oblong or obovate, deeply and unequally 

 toothed leaves. Flowers in April and 

 May, violet-rose, or pale purple, about f 

 in. across, with a powdery throat; 6-9 

 on a scape. There are varieties known 

 as ccerulea major, densifiora, and grandi- 

 flora. 



Culture dc. as above. Moist sandy 

 loam in chinks in the rockery, 



P. minima {Fairy Primrose). — A tiny 

 species 1-2 in. high, native of the moun- 

 tains of S. Europe. Leaves wedge-shaped, 

 about i in. long, smooth and shining, 



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