PKAS, PERENNIAL, (Lathyrus,) Nat. Orel. Leguminosce. 
The Perennial Pea, to our fancy, is one of the prettiest climbers that grows, and peculiarly 
adapted to our climate. When in Europe, we saw it cover- 
/ I , q ing hundreds of hum- 
ble cottages, causing 
the otherwise un- 
sightly buildings to 
bloom with beauty. 
We determined to 
grow this fine climb- 
er and advise others 
to do the same. It is 
perfectly hardy in 
this climate, dies 
•down to the ground every winter and starts again in the spring, making a rapid growth, and 
properly trained, reaching ten or more feet in height, and flowering for a long time. The seed 
does not grow very readily sometimes, but roots can be obtained, and at a very moderate price. 
The engraving shows something of the habit of the plant, and also the size of the flowers, M'hich 
grow in large clusters. 
PRIMULA, Nat. Ord. Primulacea;. 
The Primulas do not succeed in our climate, either North or South, East or West, in any 
locality that we are aware of. In the moist, mild 
-climate of England, and particularly of Scotland, 
the Primula family present a gorgeous array in the 
-early spring. The Polyanthus is the favorite spring 
flower of English cottage gardens. Indeed, we 
found Spring Flower to be the common name in 
many localities for the P. polyanthus. The P. au- 
ricula is extensively grown in Europe in conserva- 
tories, or, more generally, houses exclusively de- 
voted to the culture of this flower. In this country 
all do M'ell in a cold house, but in the open ground 
succeed best in a Northern border, as the winter's sun is injurious. P. veris is the English Cow- 
:slip. and P. vulgaris is the sweet and beautiful English W^ild Primrose, that every one who spent 
his childish days among the green lanes and copices of England, ardently loves. Seed in our 
•country must be sown under glass. 
PYRETHRUM, Nat. Ord. Compositce. 
The Pyrethrum, like the Aster, which it resembles, once was a rather poor single flower, and 
though somewhat showy, could claim but little 
beauty. The old Feverfew, with a small, double, 
yellowish white flower, was for a long time the best 
of the family, but recently many new varieties have 
been introduced, mainly from France, double, and 
of bright colors. They come only partly double 
from seed, but are well worthy of cultivation. We 
have found the plants to be entirely hardy in this 
section. It would be well to sow seed under glass, 
but we have grown it by sowing seeds in the open 
ground. A good double Pyrethrum is as desirable as a good Aster, quite as large and as double, 
and if seed would uniformly or even generally produce double flowers, we would advise every 
one to introduce it to their gardens ; but from the best seed we could ever obtain from the most 
reliable growers of France, the proportion of good double flowers was very small. We shall 
•continue to try, and hope for better results. 
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