Plate 59 . 
PRIMULA JAPONICA, vars. CARMINATA AND ALBA. 
This queen of primroses has received, as most good things do, a vast amount of praise, 
while, as is always the case, it has not been without its detractors. Some have said that it 
does not produce its whorls so much in bloom together as has been asserted ; but we have 
ourselves seen it in the greatest perfection, while we have met with those who have assured 
us that they have had it with four whorls in bloom at the same time. 
Not the least pleasing thing about it, is the number of varieties that it contains, and 
that these varieties are produced true from seed. We have already figured that which is 
regarded as the nominal colour of the flower — a bright magenta, and also the variety called 
lilacina, which as its name implies is of a delicate lilac shade : we now figure two others 
which Mr. Bull has had the kindness to send us, and we believe they will be appreciated as 
a welcome addition to those already figured. 
Primula Jajwnica carmiaata is of a very bright rosy carmine shade, and is of the same 
habit as those already figured, although there may be detected, perhaps, some slight 
difference in the foliage. P. Jajmnica alba, is a pure white, and for that reason will be much 
valued. As the original variety is so widely distributed, w^e need say nothing more in its 
favour, and we are confident the varieties of it we now figure will be quite as popular as 
their predecessors. 
Plate 60 . 
WELFIA REGIA. 
Palms are beginning to assert their claims to that position amongst horticulturists in 
England, that they have long held amongst our neighbours on the Continent, where their 
veiy graceful and varied forms, and their fresh colour, have long made them favourites 
amongst all who rely on elegance of structure for decorative purposes. Whether in the 
stove or the greenhouse, there are many forms of surpassing beauty which, especially in the 
3’oung state, are extremely attractive. 
Mr. W. Bull, of King’s Eoad, Chelsea, with that appreciation of the wants of the day 
which characterizes him, has introduced from the Continent several very handsome sjjecies, 
and amongst them that which we now figure, JFelfa regia. It is a very distinct and beautiful 
Stove Palm, recently named by Mr. Wendland, and is thus described by Mr. Bull in his 
catalogue : — The stipes are smooth and slender, supporting a handsome bilobed leaf, which is 
parted almost down to the base into a pair of oblong acuminate lobes. The fresh leaves are 
(h‘ a pleasing bronzy hue, which adds much to the beauty of the plant in a young state. 
Sometimes these leaves are much more red than at others, becoming more and more bronzy 
as they advance in age. It has been exhibited at several meetings of the Eoyal Horticultural 
Society, and has received a first-class certificate from the Floral Committee of that Society. 
