OTHER DESIRABLE PLANTS 



This plant likes a turfy soil. It has thou- 

 sands of fine roots, and must be watered very 

 liberally. 



I would advise the purchase of young plants 

 each season. 



Primula Forbesii is the variety better known 

 as Baby Primrose, because of its small flowers. 

 It is a charming plant, with blossoms that re- 

 mind you of the wildwood. It will win its way 

 to your friendship if given a chance to do so. 

 Grow it for a season and you will not willingly 

 be without it thereafter. 



It requires the same treatment as P. obcon- 

 ica. Both these varieties do well in sunless 

 windows. 



Cineraria. — One of our most brilliant and 

 showy winter-bloomers. Its flowers of violet, 

 crimson, and maroon, marked with white, are 

 freely produced in large spreading panicles 

 that cover the top of the plant and give it the 

 appearance of being a large bouquet. 



I would advise stocking up with seedling 

 plants from the florist each fall. It is not 

 worth while to depend upon home-grown 

 plants. 



Hydrangea. — ^This plant is too well known 

 to need a detailed description here. When 



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