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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
POLEMONIUM, “Jacob’s Ladder.” (Polemoniaceae.) 
Lavender-blue flowered plants, with pretty, fern-like foliage, 2 feet 
high, flowering in May and June. Likes rich deep soil in either 
sun or shade. Seed or division with a white form that has 
variegated leaves. 
POLYGONATUM, “Solomon’s Seal.” (Liliaceae.) 
A handsome plant with a graceful habit of growth and white and 
green bells pendent from an arching stem with light green leaves, 
2 to 4 feet high, flowering in May and June. Prefers a damp, shady 
place with moist loam and leaf-mould and a little sand. Propagated 
by division. 
POTENTILLA, “Cinquefoil.” (N.O. Rosacese.) 
A good plant for the border, requiring light loamy but deeply 
worked soil. Will succeed in any exposed situations, growing 18 
inches to 2 feet high, and requiring staking, the double varieties 
being the most showy. Propagation by division or seed, the 
following being some of the best varieties : — 
P. atrosanguinea (Gibson’s Scarlet). New, bright scarlet, a 
free-flowering and effective variety. 
P. Etna. Scarlet double. 
P. Miss Willmott. Clear, rose-pink, single flowers, very good. 
P. Wm. Robinson. Scarlet, shaded orange. 
P. Gold Dust. Yellow, double. 
PRIMULA (Hardy Alpine Species). (N.O. Primulaceae.) 
A very handsome and hardy plant for the border, 6 to 12 inches 
high, liking a cool, moist, and shady situation, but with drainage, or 
the crowns will damp off in the winter. Any garden loam, but pre- 
ferably enriched with leaf-mould. Propagation by seed or by 
division immediately after flowering, except in the case of Primula 
Sieboldi. The common yellow primrose has now many other 
colours — pink, mauve, white, crimson, purple, and the blue “Wilson ” 
variety. 
P. auricula. In many colourings of yellow, crimson, brown, 
and green, much grown under frames for showing, but 
quite hardy in any cottage garden ; needing shade, and 
division in spring with top-dressings of leaf-mould. 
