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P. Parryi, native of Rocky Mountains ; flowers purple, yellow 
centre, spring; height 6 to i2in. ; shady rockery or bed; moist 
sandy loam and peat. P. pubescens, a hybrid ; flowers rosy- 
crimson, April ; height 3 to 6in. ; rockery ; moist loam. Alba 
(Syn. P. nivalis) is a rare and pretty white variety of the 
latter. P. Purpurea, a native of Nepaul ; flowers purple, March 
to June; height 6 to Sin.; sunny rockery or border; sandy 
loam and leaf-mould. P. rosea, a native of Kashmir ; flowers 
rosy-carmine, yellow centre, spring ; height 4 to 6in. ; partially 
shady rockery or bed ; moist loam and leaf-mould. P. Sieboldi 
(Syn. P. amoena), native of Japan; flowers rose with white eye, 
April and May; height 6 to 12m. ; partially shady bed; well- 
manured sandy loam and leaf-mould. There are a large 
number of varieties of this species with flowers ranging 
through all shades of white, lavender, mauve, pink and 
crimson. A very beautiful class of hardy primulas. P. sik- 
kimensis, a native of Sikkim ; flowers pale yellow, drooping, 
fragrant. May and June; height i8in. to 2ft. ; shady beds or 
margin of water ; deep, moist peat and leaf-mould. P. specta- 
bilis, Eastern Alps; flowers rosy-purple, July; height 3m. ; 
sunny rockery ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. P. Stuarti, N. 
India ; flowers golden-yellow, summer ; height 9 to 1 sin. ; 
shady rockery or bed ; moist sandy loam and leaf-mould. P. 
viscosa (Syn. P. villosa), a Pyrenean species; flowers rosy- 
purple with white eye ; spring ; height 4m. ; shady rockery ; 
sandy loam, peat and leaf-mould. P. altaica, mentioned above, 
is, according to the Kew Hand-list, a variety of P. vulgaris, 
named Sibthorpii. 
Recently introduced species from China are : P. angusti- 
dens, purple-violet ; Beesiana, velvety-purple ; Bulleyana, buff, 
orange, apricot and scarlet; Forrestii, golden-yellow; Lit- 
toniana, lilac to purple; muscarioides, Tyrian-purple; pul- 
chelloides, pale lilac ; and secundiflora, rich purple. All very 
beautiful kinds for the choice rockery. 
Auricula (P. auricula). — The parent species of the plants 
known as Auriculas is a native of the Swiss Alps, grows 3m., 
and bears yellow flowers in April. The Auricula in general 
cultivation consists of two distinct types. There is the florist’s 
Auricula, with green-edged, grey-edged, white-edged, and self- 
coloured flowers, stems and leaves. These, however, are 
chiefly grown in pots for exhibition purposes, but they may 
also be grown in the garden. The other and far more beautiful 
type for garden culture is the Alpine Auricula. The varieties 
of this type are of freer growth, have no meal or paste on 
the flowers or the foliage, and the flowers are of two colours 
only, the centre being white or yellow, and the remainder of 
various shades of other colours. A wonderful variation of 
