Cannell & Sons’ Complete Seed Goiide 
£tnd Novel . Departure'. 
Respecting the above New Primula, it is ([uite a departure. No doubt many will express their astonishment that, after having devoted so mucli time 
and attention to perfecting the form and size of this useful class of plant, we should suddenly revert back, as it were, to the wild and original species. True ; 
but it is no more astonishing than the new Single Roses that have so many admirers, and, again, the Single Cactus Dahlias, which owing to their light and 
gr.aceful forms adapt themselves for general decorative purposes, whore double, large, well-formed, and heavy-looking flowers would be utterly uiisuited. 
This new variety is the beau ideal of gracefulness and elegance. The accompanying illustrations unfortunately do not fully convey its actual beauty — 
in fact, we doubt if it is possible to do so. It has an attraction peculiar to itself, and however much a person may be prejudiced against it at first sight, it 
ultimately claims their admiration. We have had several laugh at it when seeing it for the first time, but they have invariably asked to view it again before 
leaving our Nursery, saying, no doubt, it will take with the ladies immensely, and so it does. 
It has beautiful dark foliage and stems — when in a young state the leaves are almost a purplish-black colour — the foliage and stems being a most 
effective contrast to its pure white flowers and bright yellow centre. When in a group of half-a-dozen or more plants it has a most fascinating appearance 
on the dinner table as a pot-plant it is perfection; and when in a cut state, iutermixed with a few fern fronds, it "is the very thing re-iuired for table 
decoration. By occasionally changing the water it will be found to keep fresh and effective for a fortnight or more.' The flowers do not drop so quickly as in 
other varieties of the Chinese. Primula. Per pkt., 2s. Od. and 3s. G b ; smaller pkts.. Is. (jJ. 
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