Cannell & Sona’ Complete Seed’ Giiide 
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THE ^GARDENE R S’ MAGAZINE. 
Messrs. II. Cannell & Sons occnpied the whole lem-th of one side o' 
the hall with thoroughly well-grown Primulas, n inugnificent set, in a large 
variety of colours — Pi/ravt/dah's nfha^ Pi/rumiflnlis grnndijiora aU)a, n 
splendid, grower, and fhp. Lathj^ a free, white-Howered, red-stemmed form 
with a purplish flowered i ompanion, were all most attractive, strong, and 
well funi'shed with handsome foliage and plenty of bright flowers. The 
Swanley firm gained a Silver-Gi't Bauksian Medal, U.II.S. Show. 
* garden and forest fNew York). 
A special feature of the last meeting of the Unya! Ilortichltura! 
Societv (London) was a large collection of Prtmul'i exhibited hv 
Messrs. IT. Cannell & Sons. Swanley, who have long hold a foremost place 
among the trade grower-i and breeders of ibis useful i)lant. Light largi- 
liouses are filled with it in all its best forms, about 10,000 plants beine 
grown annually for seeds. Messrs. Cannell are, however, alive to iju' 
defect common to all the improved strains — the short Howor stalks whicti 
give the plants a srpiat, stnhby look — and for several years they havi' 
aimed at producing a race with looser, taller trusses. 'I'hey have ma<lc 
considfrahle progress in this <Urection, Their Pyramidalis strain, bred from 
a loose, tail-stalked variety known as WhiU. Lfidflt crossed with the 
short-stalked; large-How. red fonrs, being a decideil improvement. Thc.«c 
fine varieties come true from seeds— a remarkable fact, hnt OTie about w'hich 
there can he no question, -~W. Watson. 
8;i2. H P. Primula Elatior Duplex (TTose-in-IIose), Polyanthus^ 
Curions and pretty. I v. and 2.s. per pkt. 
823. H.p. Primula Japoniea, dapanese Trimrose— A superb Alpine 
species, w^hich luus proveil itself perfectly hardy ; well known. ft. 
6r/. and \s, per pkt. 
831. H.H.p. Primula Obeoniea, syn. PoeuIiformis^Tf sown in 
Spring. Pn iiui^d 0hcf)ni('a blooms in the latter half of Summer, but it 
from December to June that in a conservatory or cold frame it attains its 
height of attrac-tiveness atid beauty, and all the while furnishes a very 
plentiful and useful material for cutting. Flowers vary beUveen w'hite and 
pale lilac, j ft. IW. and Lv. per pkt. 
;RBBI^t4A OOOOMICA. 
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