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A New Evening Primrose Ice King. 
The evening primroses (CEnothera) are a 
class of profuse 
blooming plants of 
easy culture that 
are often overlook- 
ed in the selection 
of plants for the 
border and other 
similar situations. 
They are mostly 
quite hardy and 
produce abundant- 
ly, large, fragrant 
flowers of various 
colors. Belonging 
to this d jsirable 
class is the new 
pri n i rose here i I lus- 
trated— named Ice 
King for its exces- 
sive and enduring 
hardiness; it is said 
to have endured, 
without injury, a 
temperature of 
about 40° below' 
zero. It seems 
equally indifferent 
to the heat and 
drought of summer 
for it grows and 
blooms freely un- 
der conditions 
which many other 
herbaceous plants 
could not survive. 
It comes fromMon- 
tana where the 
vicissitudes of cli- 
mate are such 
that only a sturdy, 
hardy plant can 
exist and flourish. 
The Ice King has ornamental, finely cut 
foliage, forming dense tufts from which it 
throws up its handsome flowers in great 
The plant is a low grower and the flowers 
are elevated high above it. W e have grown 
a bed of them this 
summer with con- 
siderable pleasure 
and we know’ of 
few plants of the 
kind that w'ill com- 
pare with them for 
abundance of 
bloom, sweet frag- 
rance, and for the 
ease with which 
they maybe grown. 
Hyacinths. 
There are few 
plants that will 
give so much satis- 
faction in house- 
culture at so little 
cost and trouble as 
a dozen or more 
Hyacinth bulbs. 
They often fail to 
bloom satisfactor- 
ily, however, from 
a lack of know- 
ledge how to grow 
them properly. 
They may be 
grown in pots of 
soil, in water in 
glasses made for 
the purpose, or 
even in moist moss, 
but the best meth- 
od is in pots of soil. 
The soil should be 
light and rich; in- 
sert the bulb about 
tw'o-thirds, and 
place the pots in a 
cool dark cellar 
! to make roots. Secure an abundance of 
roots before the leaves are allowed to start 
and there will be no trouble as to bloom. 
profusion from early spring until late in the 
autumn. The flowers are large, quite fre- 
New Evening Primrose— Ice King. 
quently exceeding four inches in diameter, 
very beautiful and attractive, clear white 
in color and w'ith a delightful fragrance. 
