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does not grow more than G inches high, with finely pinnate leaves 
of a deep green colour. Flowers in umbels from four to six in 
number, about half an inch across, of a deep magenta colour and 
very striking. E. olympicum is also very pretty. The leaves are 
more or less ovate in outline and finely divided, on long petioles 
covered with fine white hairs. Umbels few-flowered, not more 
than 6 inches high, with flowers of a pale lilac colour. They are 
both quite hardy, and flourish in a well-drained and sunny posi¬ 
tion on the rockery, and, like all the other Heron’s-bills, they are 
charming rock plants. They are readily increased by cuttings, 
which can be rooted in a cold frame if a portion of the old wood 
is left upon the cutting, or they can be raised from seed. Neither 
of these species were noticed in the article on Erodiums which 
appeared recently in the Journal, although quite as pretty as 
some there described. 
Not many of the Primulas are in flower just now. P. involu- 
crata is, however, very pretty, with smooth foliage and slender 
peduncles from 6 to 9 inches high, terminated with an umbel of 
pure white sub-pendulous flowers about half an inch across, freely 
produced. It is a very attractive species, very similar to P. Munroi, 
Fig. 39— Haupaliuh rigidum. 
which I am not certain is not a variety of it. They are both from 
the Indian Mountains, and the difference between them scarcely 
warrants specific distinction. Among other Primulas in flower 
for the second time are P. Cashmeriana—(Is not this P. purpurea 
of Royie ? Judging from specimens I have examined in the 
British Museum I should think the plants are identical)—P. capi- 
tata, P. decora, P. ciliata in various forms, and the charming 
double yellow-flowered P. auricula. The latter is always welcome, 
as it is certainly a most beautiful plant of easy culture and 
sweetly scented. 
Amongst bulbous plants noticeable are Colchicum speciosum, 
which is a very lovely species. The flowers produced by the 
bulbs under notice are about G inches high, of a clear magenta 
colour, not so deep as some of the varieties I have seen, as it is an 
extremely variable plant in point of colour, but always very 
charming. The varieties of C. autumnale are also cropping up, 
and will soon be in full bloom. These are all very showy, as well 
as all the other Colchicums, Allium pulchellum is pretty ; the 
flower heads are not so crowded as in many of the species, with 
pendulous flowers of a pinkish-purple colour. It is very dwarf in 
habit, growing not more than 9 inches high either in pots or 
planted out. Crocosma aurea is very bright with its racemes of 
orange-red flowers freely produced, and as the plants are well 
established they are particularly attractive in clumps or in large 
pots. By the side of it is the curious-coloured Alstromeria pele- 
grina, with its umbels of cardinal red and green tubular flowers. 
