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THE YOUNG FLORIST. 



was busy looking over the pots of flowers. — 

 Among them was a pot of Chinese Primroses, 

 with which he was so much 

 pleased, that he thought he 

 would make a drawing of 

 it. After an hour's close 

 application, he presented 

 the work to his sister, who 

 was much pleased with it, 

 and wished him to give a 

 history of the plant. 



Henry said, that the botanical name Primula 

 was derived from the word primus, the first 

 to flower. The delicate blossoms of many of 

 the species appear in their native regions, 

 when ail nature is otherwise inert* The 

 genus includes a great variety of beautiful 

 dwarf alpine plants, among which are the Eng- 

 lish Primrose, Cowslip, Polyanthus and Au- 

 ricula ; some of which will stand our winters, 



