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garden in a sheltered situation, and be watered as they 
require it. In August, they should be turned out of 
the pots, and after shaking the old soil partly from 
the roots, be repotted in fresh soil. By being repot¬ 
ted thus early, the plants will be in good condition 
when the season arrives for taking them into the 
house. 
PRIMULA PRiENITENS. 
The Chinese Primula, from its free blooming hab¬ 
its, and pretty appearance in the winter months, is a 
desirable plant for a room window. It is usually rais¬ 
ed from seed, which should be sown early in Spring, 
in a pot of rich sandy soil, placed on a shelf near a 
window, and the soil kept a little moist. When the 
plants are of sufficient size, they should be potted in 
separate pots, in any rich light soil, and in Summer, 
may be plunged in the flower beds in a shady place, 
or they may be planted out in moist ground, and they 
will often flower throughout the season. They must 
be taken in before frost, and potted, and kept in the 
shade till they have" recovered; and those kept in 
pots should be shifted into larger ones, before fall, and 
be kept in a cool room window, till they show their 
flower buds, then placed in a warm room and water¬ 
ed freely, and they will soon come into bloom. 
