I46 POLIANTHES TUBEROSA — PRIMULA CHINENSIS. 



an easy matter in the green-house, when the pipes 

 or flues can be used, but it will require some in- 

 genuity to form a substitute for this in the house. 

 The Waltonian case will answer and the reservoir 

 of the kitchen stove, pans of hot water, or pieces 

 of stone heated are sometimes used, though a uni- 

 form, regular heat is what" is required. A conve- 

 nient way for those who have not the time to at- 

 tend to the proper cultivation of this plant is to 

 buy bulbs with the flower stalks started. 



PpUanthes iitberam plena,) is the species mainly grown ; but the 

 single variety is valuable for its earliness, blooming in the open 

 ground two weeks before the double. 



Pearl, is a dwarf variety with flowers nearly double the size of 

 the older sort. 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS. 



(CHINESE PRIMROSE.) 



Primula, from primus, the first, is in allusion to 

 the early flowering of the genus. The Chinese 

 Primrose is a small but beautiful and constant 

 blooming plant. For nine months in twelve they 

 will yield flowers, a single plant producing 500 

 florets. They bloom most profusely from Decem- 

 ber to May, and with their colors, red, white, crim- 

 son, purple, and pink, are of great value for the 

 window. 



SOIL, WATERING AND GENERAL TREATMENT. 



The Primrose grows well in equal parts of loam 

 and leaf -mold. 



