dh,r\i\ell & 0or\^’ Coir\|)lete ^eed G^tiitle. 
SWANLEY PURPLE — No Primula is more 
beautiful and attractive ; was admired probably 
more than any other variety at most of the large 
shows during the autumn; it received a First- 
Class Certificate. 2s. 6rf. per pkt. 
SWANLEY WHITE, IJffPROVED — 
Pure pearly-white colour. 2s. Gd. per pkt. 
SWANLEY BLUE — Identical, or nearly so, 
with what has been shown as blue colour ; it is a 
The above mixed, 6s. per 
beautiful mauve, perfectly distinct, and one of ' 
the most uncommon coloured Primulas of the 
whole collection ; very striking. 2s. Gd. per pkt. 
THE QUEEN — One of the largest White Pri- 
mulas in cultivation ; the strongest grower, and 
one that should and will be in every collection. 
When well grown it is the giant and pride of the 
house ; very free and a splendid kind. First- 
Class Certificate from the Floral Committee of 
the Royal Horticultural Society. 2s. Gd. per pkt. 
pkt. ; half-pkt., 2s. Gd. 
DOUBLE PRIMULA SINENSIS PIMBRIATA, FLORE PLENA. 
Fringed, double white. Per pkt., 2s. Gd. and 6s. 
,, ,, brilliant magenta-red. Per pkt., 2.<. 6</. and 5s. 
,. ,, white, fern-leaved. Per pkt., 2s. Gd. and 6s. 
, ,, magenta- red, fern-leaved. Per pkt. , 2s. Grf. and S.s. 
,, ,, Prince of Wales (Prince Arthur), flowers glowing scarlet; exquisite variety. 
Per pkt., 2s. Gd. and 6s. 
,, ,, white, striped carmine, distinct new variety. Per pkt., 2s. Gd. and 6s. 
., ,, brilliant glowing scarlet, fern-leaved. Per pkt., 2s. 6<f. and 6s. 
., ,, mixed from above, beautiful colours. Per pkt., 2s. 6<f. and 6s. 
Our four houses, each 100 feet, from November to May presents the most wonderful 
sight ever seen. 
HOW TO GROW PRIMULAS. 
e OW often and how true it is remarked that England could double its present produce if the art of 
cultivation was better understood. The precisely same remark applies to Primulas — and, in 
fact, to all flowers, three-parts of which are positively starved and ill-treated. First, make yourself 
master of what creates health and vigour in a plant, and what will injure it, and its effect, and what 
loss is sustained by that injury. To thoroughly understand all this, see all our cultural remarks, 
particularly “ How to grow soft-wooded plants to the height of perfection.” Sow the seed in May, 
and again in June, on a level surface of soil, composed of two parts rotten turfy loam, one of partly 
rotten leaf mould, one of decayed cow-manure, and a small quantity of sea-sand; this mixture of 
soil will do for all growths and potting. J nst cover over the seed with some light material (sifted 
cocoa-nut fibre is the best), water lightly, but thoroughly, place in total darkness, and in about ten 
days examine, and give light and air ; the moment the seed leaves appear gradually expose, and 
prick out, as soon as they can be handled, into small pots ; shade, and at all times keep them as near 
the glass as possible (a cold frame is the best place up to the first cold weather in September) ; 
slightly shade from hot sun, and as soon as the roots make their appearance in the drainage-hole 
shift into 5 or 6 inch pots; be careful that this is done in a clean skilful manner, by not dirtying the 
foliage nor injuring the roots; pot firmly, pressing the soil down as tightly as you can with the 
forefinger ; be sore that the soil is neither too wet nor too dry ; sprinkle well, and shade and shut 
up rather closely for a few days ; water with perfectly clear rain-water ; aud as soon as the plants 
show the flower-stem give them weak liquid manure once a week, and all the moistureyou can without 
creating any damp or mould ; keep in a temperature of from 60“ to 60°, and one regular moisture at 
the root is the great secret of success, so that the soil never shows the least crack or vacancy round 
the inside of the pot ; if this is allowed to occur, vigour is gone for the season. Often seedsmen and 
nurserymen are blamed for sending wrong and inferior kinds, and their engravings and descriptions 
set down as puff. W e invite one and all to 
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For other valuable cultural remarks, see Cyclamen, Calceolarias, and Cinerarias. 
It is well known that our collection, solely for seeding purposes, is the choicest in the world, 
and are throughout the winter a sight worth seeing, for the new kinds possess such brilliancy 
of colour that they totally eclipse the older ordinary rose-coloured varieties ; were it needed, we 
could append numerous extracts from every Horticultural Journal and other testimonials. (See 
Report of the Royal Horticultural Floral Committee Meetings.) 
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