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NATURAL HISTORY. 
PRIMROSE. 
TP HIS flower very early graces the lap of 
nature. Its golden leaves are frequently feen 
rifing from the fnowy beds. So welcome is 
this flower to man, that in Europe it is fre- 
quently reared in pots ; which are placed to 
adorn the windows, when fcarcely any ver- 
dure is to be feen abroad. When planted, 
it fhould be placed in good garden mould, 
and in a warm fituation, among the fmalleft 
flowers, or elfe to edge the compartments of 
the parterres with its golden tilTues. As no 
flower is more cheering, or agreeable to the 
fight, it generally graces the mofl choice and 
beautiful gardens. 
FLOWER OF PARNASSUS. 
TP HIS plant is called parnaflia, or gramen 
parnafli, by the botanifts, from its being 
found on the mountain of ParnalTus. It bears 
leaves very like thofe of the violet ; from 
amidft thefe leaves rife feveral fteins, about 
fix inches high : on the top is a rofy flower, 
compofed of feveral unequal leaves, fringed, 
and difpofed in a circle. This plant is annual, 
and confequently multiplied by feed, which 
fhould not be thrown too thick. It thrives belt 
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