In a mysterious land where mountains of incredible height are etern- 
ally wrapped in snow and clouds, where stupendous gorges cleave the 
earth to a depth of two miles, and where the great, high plateaus and 
Candelabra type Primula 
valleys are turned to floral tapestries in the months between snows, 
there is the cradle of the Primula family. Colorful, bold and extrava- 
gant in many sizes, shapes and scents, the oriental Primroses crowd 
Poppies, Iris and Roses along stream banks, in alpine meadows, 
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