Country Life _
A PRIMULA FROM THIBET.
Something was said the other day on this page about the blue poppy (Meconopsis Bayleyi) brought back by Mr. Ward from Thibet, of which the seed may now be had of most of the bigger seedsmen. From the same journey Mr. Ward brought back a primula which for the first time this season has been shown in its full splendour of growth. One was exhibited last week (by Baker's, of Wolverhampton) at Nottingham, which had leaves as big as a flourishing dock and the flower-heads stood on stalks as thick as a good pencil. In semi-marshy ground this giant primula should grow four feet or more in height, and almost rival a burdock in lustiness. You may, if you like, call it a vulgar flower, compared with the many delicate and delicately coloured primulas now procurable ; but in the right place it is supremely decorative, and unlike any other in size and strength. Like the lovely blue Meconopsis (which, incidentally, is only lovely if very well grown) it seeds very readily and is completely hardy. Primula Florindae is a very real addition to the garden. A tolerably moist soil is all it asks.
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