PRIM'ULA CARNIO'LICA. 
CARNIOLIAN PRIMROSE. 
Class. Order, 
PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
PRIMULACE^. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Introduced 
Carniola. 
i foot. 
Mar. April. 
Perennial. 
in 1826. 
No. 651. 
The derivation of the word Primula has frequently 
been noticed, and as its blossom is one of the earliest 
of spring to revive our floral enthusiasm, we may 
hope that our younger readers have not forgotten 
the application of the name. 
This beautiful little Primula is rarely met with in 
gardens of amateurs, nor, indeed, is it common in 
our nurseries. Unlike many attractive plants, of 
late introduction, it cannot be increased without 
limit, and spread over this island of flowers in a few 
months as if generated by the summer breeze. No 
circumstance so prominently shews the interest ex - 
cited amongst all grades of society in behalf of flo- 
riculture as the avidity with which newly-introduced 
plants are sought and distributed. 
The Primula Carniolica being hitherto scarce 
has usually been protected in the cold frame, during 
winter ; and to possess it in the greatest luxuriance 
this practice may still be adopted. It appears, how- 
ever, to be as hardy as others of its continental 
congeners, and may be planted in peat, on rock- 
work, with the shade of a stone to protect it from 
the mid-day sun. 
