THE WINTER 



The good old Chinese Primrose deserves a 

 place in all collections. It is one of the 

 "stand-bys," blooming constantly and freely. 

 It ranges in color from pure white to red, car- 

 mine, cherry, and violet. It requires only 

 ordinary care, so far as soil and general atten- 

 tion is concerned, but you must be sure to pot 

 it "high" that is, to see that the crown of 

 the plant is so far above the soil that water will 

 not collect and stand about it. If water does 

 collect there, decay almost invariably sets in, 

 and that means the death of the plant in a short 

 time. This plant does well in comparative 

 shade, as does Primula obconica and the Baby 

 Primrose. They are therefore well adapted to 

 places which the larger plants in the window 

 keep the sun from. 



The scarlet Salvia is fine for winter use if 

 showered so frequently that the red spider can- 

 not establish itself on it. I would advise tak- 

 ing a shoot from an old plant in the garden, 

 just before frost comes. There will be plenty 

 of these shoots, as a general thing, that can be 

 separated from the parent plant in such a man- 

 ner as to secure some good, strong roots with 

 them. Pot them in a moderately rich soil. 

 They will make rapid growth as soon as they 



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