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inches to 1 foot high, the flowers are purplish lilac, produced 
in abundance in April and May; a first-rate border plant. 
P. frondosa , a dwarf spreading plant, with pink flowers in 
April and May, very neat and pretty. P. reptans is a true 
alpine plant in habit, that will grow anywhere ; and if the 
air is only moderately pure, thrives through the winter on 
damp soils. It produces an abundance of pretty purplish 
pink flowers in April. This is the P. verna of trade cata¬ 
logues. P. setaceco and P. subulatcc are small neat-growing 
plants, with bristly leaves, wiry stems, and pink flowers. 
They do not stand the winter well on damp soils, but are 
good hardy plants, needing only a dry, open situation to 
make a most welcome addition to the flora of the spring. 
BEST TWENTY EARLY-FLOWERING PHLOXES. 
Adam Thomson , Duchess of Hamilton , Duchess of Suther¬ 
land , George Goodall , Her Majesty , James Laing , James Neils on, 
John Watson , Lady Abercromby , Lady Boss, Lewis Kidd , Airs. 
Austin , Airs. Laing , Mrs. Hunter , Airs. Murray , Airs. Thom , 
Princess of Wales , Robert Hannay, The Deacon , William Shand. 
BEST THIRTY-SIX LATE-FLOWERING PHLOXES. 
Aurantiaca sujperbct, Adelina Patti , Comtesse de GJiambord , 
Comtesse de la Pannouse , Duke of Sutherland , Dr. Leroy , Etoile 
de Neuilly, Geant des Batcdlles , John Laing , Liervalli , Madame 
Homage , Madlle. Aubert Turenne , Madame Thibaut, Madame 
Andry , Madame Darillet , Aladame A . Verschaffelt, Madame 
Alarie Saison , Madame Boempler , Alajor Stewart , Mows. IF. 
Pull , Alons. Malet , Alons. Veitcli , Mons. H. Low , Mons. Marin 
Saison , Alons. C. Turner , Alons. Linden , Alons. G. Henderson , 
Premices du Ponheur , Professor Koch , Pc^ des Roses , Queen 
Victoria , Souvenir des Femes , Souvenir de Soultzmatt , Virgo 
Alarie , IF. Blackwood . 
Pink.—S ee Dianthus, page 116. 
Polyanthus.—A s a border plant, Primula elatior is of the 
easiest growth imaginable. Plant at any time, if the plants 
are in pots ; but if taken up from the open ground, the best 
time is immediately after the fierce heat of summer has 
begun to decline, and before autumnal frosts set in. A deep, 
rich, moist loam, and a partially shaded position, are con¬ 
ditions favourable to this charming flower. The heat of 
