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desirable ; dwarf kinds, and ordinary ones. Sow in April or 
May to obtain winter-blooming plants, in light sandy soil, 
cover lightly, keep moist and partially shaded until sprouting. 
Cover seed-pots with glass. When large enough, prick out 
singly in 2-inch pots, grow on, and re-pot frequently. Must 
be kept during summer as cool as possible, and are benefited 
by frequent sprayings. Keep off insects! Pot in rich, fibrous 
soil, water plentifully every day—twice if necessary. 
Chinese Primulas are very neat winter-blooming plants, 
raised from seeds or, in the case of some double varieties, by 
cuttings. Either method is 
easy. ‘There are numerous 
varieties from white to lilac. 
Sow in pots or shallow pans 
successively from March to 
July, cover lightly, keep 
moist and partially shaded 
until growing, leave the 
plants for some time in 
seed-pots. Plant singly in 
2-inch pots; when large 
enough keep on re-potting 
as soon as well rooted. Soil 
rich fibrous, same as rec- 
Chinese Primula. Pr2veula sinensis, 
ommended for Cinerarias. 
Flower in 4- or 5-inch pots. A cold frame where available is 
best for the summer, for this as well as for Cinerarias, Cycla- 
mens, Calceolarias, and Marguerites. 
Cyclamens. Persian Alp-violet. Beautiful plants of the 
Primula family in a variety of colors. Buy corms or propa- 
gate by seeds. Sow fresh seeds in September in pots well 
